How to place non-majoritarian institutions and political actors in a common policy space? Together with: David M. Grundmanns & Thomas Gschwend Find the article here. Find the replication data here. Abstract: How can we estimate positions of non-majoritarian institutions in a common policy space? To answer this question, we take highest courts as examples of…
Scaling Court Decisions with Citation Networks Together with: Christian Arnold & Thomas Gschwend Find the article here. Find the replication data here. Abstract: To compare court decisions in a systematic way, it is typically necessary to first read these decisions and then apply legal methods to them. Measurement models that support analysts in this manual…
The Two Faces of Judicial Power Find the book here. Abstract: This book shows that constitutional courts exercise direct and indirect power on political branches through decision-making. The first face of judicial power is characterized by courts directing political actors to implement judicial decisions in specific ways. The second face leads political actors to anticipate…