Abstract Drawing on the Deleuzian theory of de-territorialization subject from center power, this article picks up controversy regarding Gao Xingjian’s misogyny with reference to his second novel One Man’s Bible and presents an alternative perspective gender treatment. With help textual analysis, it contends that far being anti-feminist as is generally assumed in critical circles, neutral, allo...

We estimate an equilibrium model of decision-making in the US Supreme Court which takes into account both private information and ideological differences between justices. We measure the value of information in the court by the probability that a justice votes differently from how she would have voted without case-specific information. Our results suggest a sizable value of information: in 44% ...

The article reflects the burgeoning academic interest in social cleavages and various ways of their politicization. It addresses origins, identification, interpretation also — to a limited extent they can be applied politics. shows that are historical constructs exist time. On other hand, confirm existence real divisions inequalities already present structure. discussed paper are, first all, di...

This article complements analyses of the partisan politicization European Parliament from roll-call votes with an analysis political groups' use parliamentary questions. Questions offer institutional opening for issue and differentiation. Parliamentary groups have incentives to shape EU policies by drawing attention their topics predilection controlling ongoing action. We make a new dataset on ...

in this paper, the writer explores the effects of the developments in the conceptual atmosphere of the terms politics and power from modern to postmodern eras on the comparative political sociology. to do so, the writer first discusses how the denotations and the conceptual atmosphere governing the terms under study have changed. the discussion shows that in line with politicization of non-poli...