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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 13h

From July 2026 - Democratic Satisfaction and the Public Sphere - cup.org/4yP5gv2 "This article identifies three features of national public spheres – pluralism, information, and respect..." - @agustingoenaga.bsky.social #OpenAccess

BJPolS abstract of a study discussing public theories of democracy and satisfaction, focusing on pluralism, information, and respect in 175 countries from 2000 to 2020.

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perfandersson.bsky.social @perfandersson.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

31 countries. 1800–2012. Tax revenue, broken down by type: income, property, customs, excises, consumption. New paper out in @ejprjournal.bsky.social introducing the Govrev dataset. 🧵

Line chart showing tax revenue as a share of GDP and income tax share for Europe and Latin America from 1850 to roughly 2010. All four series start near zero. European tax/GDP rises steeply after 1940 to around 45%, while Latin American tax/GDP grows more slowly to around 15%. Income tax shares follow similar regional patterns. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, and the United States excluded.

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perfandersson.bsky.social @perfandersson.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Scheidel's "Great Leveler" argued equality has historically come from violence. Can peaceful redistribution do the same? In our lab experiment, redistribution doesn't reduce punishment — it shifts it from 'punish the rich' to 'punish free-riders.' 🧵 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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Inequality aversion and prosocial punishment: Evidence from a one-shot public goods game

The willingness to engage in costly punishment of free riders (prosocial punishment) is crucial to foster group cooperation and understand public goods provision. While prosocial punishment is common ...

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European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

🆕 Financing the state Per F. Andersson introduces the Government Revenue Dataset, which provides information on central government revenues in 31 countries in Europe from 1800 to 2012 to reanalyse the relationship between elite competition + taxation.

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Financing the state: Government tax revenue from 1800 to 2012 | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core

Financing the state: Government tax revenue from 1800 to 2012

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