IPSR - Volume 46, Number 2, March 2025

Contents

Does world system theory rein in social media? Identifying factors contributing to country mentions on X
Michael G Elasmar, H Denis Wu and Jacob Groshek

Taking intra-executive politics into public arenas? Analysis of presidential speeches in six semi-presidential European countries
Maarika Kujanen, Vesa Koskimaa and Tapio Raunio

Do populists practice what they preach? Intra-party democracy in populist parties
Marco Lisi

Are men and women contacted differently by electoral campaigns? A cross-national examination of gender gaps
Katrine Beauregard

Do bilateral investment treaties help post-coup countries attract foreign investment?
Jia Chen, Ge Xin and Fangjin Ye

Policymaking under tough economic times: Parties, policy issues and the adoption of programmatic policies
Giorgia Borgnino

Industry comparative advantage and support for redistribution: A cross-country cross-industry analysis of the political economy of trade
Andr茅 van Hoorn

Voter reaction to the government鈥檚 refusal of natural disaster assistance: Experimental evidence from Turkey and India
Osman Sabri K谋ratl谋 and Selim Erdem Ayta莽

Democracy as a cause of semi-presidential regimes: On reverse causality between democracy and semi-presidential establishment
Jenny 脜berg and Thomas Denk