Nicholas Kuipers

Nicholas Kuipers is assistant professor of politics at Princeton University. He is the author of States Against Nations: Meritocracy, Patronage, and the Challenges of Bureaucratic Selection (2025).
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April 2026, Volume 37, Issue 2

Pluralism, Polarization, and Political Voyeurism

Decentralized governance allows communities to enact policies that reflect their values. But in the digital age, when news spreads far and fast, what’s happening in one place may inflame citizens’ attitudes thousands of miles away, magnifying political differences and division.