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Inequality and democratization elite competition approach | Political economy

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Opinions | What if we are ranking wrong?

Opinions | What if we are ranking wrong? Daniel Drezner © Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) walks to his office on Monday. The Senate on Tuesday is scheduled to begin the second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump. One of the more intriguing areas of international relations research over the past decade has been the potent effect that global performance indicators ranking exercises such as the OECD Better Life Index, the annual State Department human rights reports, or the Legatum Institute’s Prosperity Index have on policymakers and the public. It might seem as though many of these rankings and blacklists are simply PR exercises in attention-getting and many of them are but they still matter. Ranking announcements generate news stories. Politicians and bureaucrats do not like learning that they are falling behind in rankings or getting named and shamed on blacklists. Some countries might

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Inequality and democratization elite competition approach | Political economy

Political science association apologizes for both sides statement

National Guard members stage in Washington Monday, amid heightened threats of violence. Facing questions and critiques from its members, the American Political Science Association on Monday released an updated statement on last week s attack of the Capitol. The statement apologizes for a previous APSA statement saying that public officials on “both sides” of the political divide need to do better. It also acknowledges the racial dynamics at play Wednesday and in Trumpism more broadly. “No tolerance should be given to the insurrectionists and the hatred and lies that motivate them,” says APSA’s new take, which is signed by Steven Rathgeb Smith, executive director, and the group’s three presidents, past, current and elect.

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