Publications

• Tavits, Margit, Petra Schleiter, Jonathan Homola, and Dalston Ward. 2024. “Fathers’ Leave Reduces Sexist Attitudes.” American Political Science Review 118(1): 488-494, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055423000369.
• Damann, Taylor, Jeremy Siow, and Margit Tavits. 2023. “Persistence of Gender Biases in Europe.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120 (12): e2213266120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2213266120.
• Butler, Dan, Margit Tavits, and Dino Hadzic. 2022. “Gender Bias in Policy Representation in Post-Conflict Societies.” Political Research Quarterly, https://doi.org/10.1177/10659129211045020
• Jung, Jae-Hee and Margit Tavits. 2021. “Do Referendum Results Change Norm Perceptions and Personal Opinions?” Electoral Studies 71(June): 102307.
• Hadzic, Dino and Margit Tavits. 2021. “Wartime Violence and Post-War Women’s Representation.” British Journal of Political Science 51(3): 1024-1039.
• Tavits, Margit and Efrén O. Pérez. 2019. “Language Influences Mass Opinion Toward Gender and LGBT Equality.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116(34): 16781-16786.
• Hadzic, Dino and Margit Tavits. 2019. “The Gendered Effects of Violence on Political Engagement.” Journal of Politics, 81(2): 676-680.
• Pérez, Efrén O. and Margit Tavits. 2019. “Language Influences Public Attitudes Toward Gender Equality.” Journal of Politics 81(1): 81-93.
• Butler, Daniel M. and Margit Tavits. 2017. “Does the Hijab Increase Representatives’ Perceptions of Social Distance?” Journal of Politics 79(2): 727-731.
• Cheng, Christine and Margit Tavits. 2011. “Informal Influences in Selecting Female Political Candidates.” Political Research Quarterly 64(2):460-471.

BOOKS

• Pérez, Efrén O. and Margit Tavits. 2022. Voicing Politics: How Language Shapes Public Opinion. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

ARTICLES

• Tavits, Margit and Efrén O. Pérez. 2019. “Language Influences Mass Opinion Toward Gender and LGBT Equality.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116(34): 16781-16786.
• Pérez, Efrén O. and Margit Tavits. 2019. “Language Influences Public Attitudes Toward Gender Equality.” Journal of Politics 81(1): 81-93.
• Pérez, Efrén O. and Margit Tavits. 2019. “Language Heightens the Political Salience of Ethnic Divisions.” Journal of Experimental Political Science 6(2): 131-140.
• Pérez, Efrén O. and Margit Tavits. 2017. “Language Shapes People’s Time Perspective and Affects Support for Future-Oriented Policies.” American Journal of Political Science 61(3): 715-27.

• Homola, Jonathan, Miguel Pereira, and Margit Tavits. 2020. “Fixed Effects and Post-Treatment Bias in Legacy Studies.” American Political Science Review 118(1): 537-544, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055423001351.
• Aksoy, Deniz, Andrew Menger, and Margit Tavits. 2022. “The Effect of Curfews on Political Preferences.” Journal of Conflict Resolution 67(1): https://doi.org/10.1177/00220027221109788.
• Butler, Dan, Margit Tavits, and Dino Hadzic. 2022. “Gender Bias in Policy Representation in Post-Conflict Societies.” Political Research Quarterly, https://doi.org/10.1177/10659129211045020
• Schleiter, Petra, Margit Tavits, and Dalston Ward. 2021. “Can Political Speech Foster Tolerance of Immigrants?” Political Science Research and Methods, https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2021.37
• Butler, Daniel M. and Margit Tavits. 2021. “Shared Interests Increase Interethnic Cooperation: Evidence from Bosnia.” Political Science Research and Methods 9(3): 627-640.
• Hadzic, Dino and Margit Tavits. 2021. “Wartime Violence and Post-War Women’s Representation.” British Journal of Political Science 51(3): 1024-1039.
• O’Brochta, William, Margit Tavits, and Deniz Aksoy. 2020. “Western Political Rhetoric and Radicalization.” British Journal of Political Science, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123420000484.
• Homola, Jonathan, Miguel Pereira, and Margit Tavits. 2020. “Legacies of the Third Reich: Concentration Camps and Outgroup Intolerance.” American Political Science Review 114(2): 573-90.
  • • See also this follow-up study: Homola, Jonathan, Miguel Pereira, and Margit Tavits. 2024. “Fixed Effects and Post-Treatment Bias in Legacy Studies.” American Political Science Review 118(1): 537-544.
• Hadzic, Dino and Margit Tavits. 2019. “The Gendered Effects of Violence on Political Engagement.” Journal of Politics, 81(2): 676-680.
• Pérez, Efrén O. and Margit Tavits. 2019. “Language Heightens the Political Salience of Ethnic Divisions.” Journal of Experimental Political Science 6(2): 131-140.
• Homola, Jonathan and Margit Tavits. 2018. “Contact Reduces Immigration-Related Fears for Leftist but Not for Rightist Voters.” Comparative Political Studies 51(3): 1789-1820. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010414017740590 
• Hadzic, Dino, David Carlson, and Margit Tavits. 2017. “The Effect of Exposure to Violence on Ethnic Voting.” British Journal of Political Science, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123417000448. 
• Butler, Daniel M. and Margit Tavits. 2017. “Does the Hijab Increase Representatives’ Perceptions of Social Distance?” Journal of Politics 79(2): 727-731.

BOOKS

• Schwindt-Bayer, Leslie and Margit Tavits. 2016. Clarity of Responsibility, Accountability and Corruption. Cambridge University Press. (Paperback in 2017.)
• Tavits, Margit. 2009. Presidents with Prime Ministers. Oxford University Press.

ARTICLES

• Bechtel, Michael, William O’Brochta, and Margit Tavits. 2022. “Can Policy Responses to Pandemics Reduce Mass Fear?” Journal of Experimental Political Science, https://doi.org/10.1017/XPS.2022.7
• Tavits, Margit. 2010. “Why Do People Engage in Corruption? The Case of Estonia.” Social Forces 88(3):1257-1279. Web Appendix.
• Tavits, Margit. 2008. “Representation, Corruption, and Subjective Well-Being.” Comparative Political Studies 41(12): 1607-1630.
• Tavits, Margit. 2007. “Clarity of Responsibility and Corruption.” American Journal of Political Science 51(1): 218-229.
• Tavits, Margit. 2006. “Making Democracy Work More? Exploring the Linkage between Social Capital and Government Performance.” Political Research Quarterly 59(2): 211-225.
• Tavits, Margit and Taavi Annus. 2006. “Agencification in Estonia.” Public Administration and Development 26(1): 3-14.
• Annus, Taavi and Margit Tavits. 2004. “Judicial Behavior after a Change of Regime: The Effects of Judge and Defendant Characteristics.” Law & Society Review 38(4): 711-736.
• Tavits, Margit. 2004. “The Size of Government in Majoritarian and Consensus Democracies.” Comparative Political Studies 37(3): 340-359.
• Tavits, Margit. 2003. “Policy Learning and Uncertainty: The Case of Pension Reform in Estonia and Latvia.” Policy Studies Journal 31(4): 643-660.

BOOKS

• Tavits, Margit. 2013. Post-Communist Democracies and Party Organization. Cambridge University Press.
• Tavits, Margit. 2009. Presidents with Prime Ministers. Oxford University Press.

ARTICLES

Party messages

• Somer–Topcu, Zeynep and Margit Tavits. 2023. “Message Distortion as a Campaign Strategy: Does Rival Party Distortion of Focal Party Position Affect Voters?” Journal of Politics, https://doi.org/10.1086/723817.
• Jung, Jae-Hee and Margit Tavits. 2021. “Valence Attacks Harm the Electoral Performance of the Left but not the Right.” Journal of Politics 83(1): 277-290.
• Muraoka, Taishi, Jacob Montgomery, Christopher Lucas, Margit Tavits. 2021. “Love and Anger in Global Party Politics: Facebook Reactions to Political Party Posts in 79 Democracies.” Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media 1, https://doi.org/10.51685/jqd.2021.005
• Somer-Topcu, Zeynep, Margit Tavits, and Markus Baumann. 2020. “Does Party Rhetoric Affect Voter Perceptions of Party Positions?” Electoral Studies, 65(June): 102153.

Voter behavior

• Ward, Dalston and Margit Tavits. 2019. “How Partisan Affect Shapes Citizens’ Perception of the Political World.” Electoral Studies, 60(August): 102045
• Schleiter, Petra and Margit Tavits. 2018. “Voter Reactions to Incumbent Opportunism.” Journal of Politics 80(4): 1183-1196.
• Tavits, Margit. 2009. “Direct Presidential Elections and Turnout in Parliamentary Contests.” Political Research Quarterly 62(1): 42-54.
• Duffy, John and Margit Tavits. 2008. “Beliefs and Voting Decisions: A Test of the Pivotal Voting Model.” American Journal of Political Science 52(3): 603-618.

Party competition and strategies, advanced democracies

• Schleiter, Petra and Margit Tavits. 2016. “The Electoral Benefits of Opportunistic Election Timing.” Journal of Politics 78(3): 836-850.
• Ward, Dalston, Jeong Hyun Kim, Margit Tavits, and Matt Graham. 2015. “How Economic Integration Affect Party Competition.” Comparative Political Studies 48(10): 1227-1259.
• Tavits, Margit and Joshua D. Potter. 2015. “The Effect of Inequality and Identity on Party Strategies.” American Journal of Political Science 59(3): 744-758. Replication data available here.
• Potter, Joshua D. and Margit Tavits. 2015. “The Impact of Campaign Finance Laws on Party Competition.” British Journal of Political Science 45(1): 73-95. Replication data available here.
• Ezrow, Lawrence, Margit Tavits, and Jonathan Homola. 2014. “Voter Polarization, Strength of Partisanship, and Support for Extreme Parties.” Comparative Political Studies 47(11): 1558-1583.
• Tavits, Margit. 2009. “Geographically Targeted Spending: Exploring the Electoral Strategies of Incumbent Governments.” European Political Science Review 1(1): 103-123.
• Tavits, Margit. 2008. “The Role of Parties’ Past Behavior in Coalition Formation.” American Political Science Review 102(4): 495-507.
• Tavits, Margit. 2007. “Principle vs. Pragmatism: Policy Shifts and Political Competition.” American Journal of Political Science 51(1): 151-165.
• Barker, David C., Adam B. Lawrence and Margit Tavits. 2006. “Partisanship and the Dynamics of “Candidate Centered Politics” in American Presidential Nominations.” Electoral Studies 25(3): 599-610.

Party politics in new democracies

• Ezrow, Lawrence, Jonathan Homola and Margit Tavits. 2014. “When Extremism Pays: Policy Positions, Voter Certainty, and Party Support in Postcommunist Europe.” Journal of Politics 76(2): 535-547.
• Tavits, Margit and Natalia Letki. 2014.  “From Values to Interests? The Evolution of Party Competition in New Democracies.” Journal of Politics 76(1): 246-258. Replication data.
• Olivella, Santiago and Margit Tavits. 2014. “Legislative Effects of Electoral Mandates.” British Journal of Political Science 44(2): 301-321. Replication data.
• Tavits, Margit. 2012. “Party Organizational Strength and Party Unity in Parliament in Post-Communist Europe.” European Political Science Review 4(3): 409-431.
• Tavits, Margit. 2012. “Organizing for Success: Party Organizational Strength and Electoral Performance in Postcommunist Europe.” Journal of Politics 74(1): 83-97. Replication data.
• Tavits, Margit. 2011. “Power Within Parties: The Strength of the Local Party and MP Independence in Postcommunist Europe.” American Journal of Political Science, 55(4): 923-936. Replication data.
• Tavits, Margit. 2010. “The Effect of Local Ties on Electoral Success and Parliamentary Behavior: The Case of Estonia.” Party Politics 16(2):215-235.
• Tavits, Margit and Natalia Letki. 2009. “When Left is Right: Party Ideology and Policy in Post-Communist Europe.” American Political Science Review 103(4): 555-569.
• Tavits, Margit. 2009.  “The Making of Mavericks: Local Loyalties and Party Defections.” Comparative Political Studies 42(6): 793-815.
• Tavits, Margit. 2008. “On the Linkage between Electoral Volatility and Party System Instability in Central and Eastern Europe.” European Journal of Political Research 47(5): 537-555.
• Tavits, Margit. 2008. “Policy Positions, Issue Importance and Party Competition in New Democracies.” Comparative Political Studies 41(1): 48-72.
• Tavits, Margit. 2008. “Party Systems in the Making: The Emergence and Success of New Parties in New Democracies.” British Journal of Political Science 38(1): 113-133. Supplemental material.
• Tavits, Margit and Taavi Annus. 2006. “Learning to Make Votes Count: The Role of Democratic Experience.” Electoral Studies 25(1): 72-90.
• Tavits, Margit. 2006. “Party System Change: Testing a Model of New Party Entry.” Party Politics 12(1): 99-119.
• Tavits, Margit. 2005. “The Development of Stable Party Support: Electoral Dynamics in Post-Communist Europe.” American Journal of Political Science 49(2): 283-298.

BOOKS

• Pérez, Efrén O. and Margit Tavits. 2022. Voicing Politics: How Language Shapes Public Opinion. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
• Tavits, Margit. 2013. Post-Communist Democracies and Party Organization. Cambridge University Press.
• Tavits, Margit. 2009. Presidents with Prime Ministers. Oxford University Press.

ARTICLES

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Butler, Dan, Margit Tavits, and Dino Hadzic. 2022. “Gender Bias in Policy Representation in Post-Conflict Societies.” Political Research Quarterly, https://doi.org/10.1177/10659129211045020
• Butler, Daniel M. and Margit Tavits. 2021. “Shared Interests Increase Interethnic Cooperation: Evidence from Bosnia.” Political Science Research and Methods 9(3): 627-640.
• Hadzic, Dino and Margit Tavits. 2021. “Wartime Violence and Post-War Women’s Representation.” British Journal of Political Science 51(3): 1024-1039.
• O’Brochta, William, Margit Tavits, and Deniz Aksoy. 2020. “Western Political Rhetoric and Radicalization.” British Journal of Political Science, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123420000484.
• Hadzic, Dino and Margit Tavits. 2019. “The Gendered Effects of Violence on Political Engagement.” Journal of Politics, 81(2): 676-680.
• Hadzic, Dino, David Carlson, and Margit Tavits. 2017. “The Effect of Exposure to Violence on Ethnic Voting.” British Journal of Political Science, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123417000448.
• Butler, Daniel M. and Margit Tavits. 2017. “Does the Hijab Increase Representatives’ Perceptions of Social Distance?” Journal of Politics 79(2): 727-731.

Estonia

• Pérez, Efrén O. and Margit Tavits. 2019. “Language Influences Public Attitudes Toward Gender Equality.” Journal of Politics 81(1): 81-93.
• Pérez, Efrén O. and Margit Tavits. 2019. “Language Heightens the Political Salience of Ethnic Divisions.” Journal of Experimental Political Science 6(2): 131-140.
• Pérez, Efrén O. and Margit Tavits. 2017. “Language Shapes People’s Time Perspective and Affects Support for Future-Oriented Policies.” American Journal of Political Science 61(3): 715-27.
• Tavits, Margit. 2010. “Why Do People Engage in Corruption? The Case of Estonia.” Social Forces 88(3):1257-1279. Web Appendix.
• Tavits, Margit. 2010. “The Effect of Local Ties on Electoral Success and Parliamentary Behavior: The Case of Estonia.” Party Politics 16(2):215-235.
• Tavits, Margit and Taavi Annus. 2006. “Agencification in Estonia.” Public Administration and Development 26(1): 3-14.
• Annus, Taavi and Margit Tavits. 2004. “Judicial Behavior after a Change of Regime: The Effects of Judge and Defendant Characteristics.” Law & Society Review 38(4): 711-736.
• Tavits, Margit. 2003. “Policy Learning and Uncertainty: The Case of Pension Reform in Estonia and Latvia.” Policy Studies Journal 31(4): 643-660.

Hungary, Poland, and regional

• Olivella, Santiago and Margit Tavits. 2014. “Legislative Effects of Electoral Mandates.” British Journal of Political Science 44(2): 301-321. Replication data.
• Ezrow, Lawrence, Jonathan Homola and Margit Tavits. 2014. “When Extremism Pays: Policy Positions, Voter Certainty, and Party Support in Postcommunist Europe.” Journal of Politics 76(2): 535-547.
• Tavits, Margit and Natalia Letki. 2014.  “From Values to Interests? The Evolution of Party Competition in New Democracies.” Journal of Politics 76(1): 246-258. Replication data.
• Tavits, Margit. 2012. “Party Organizational Strength and Party Unity in Parliament in Post-Communist Europe.” European Political Science Review 4(3): 409-431.
• Tavits, Margit. 2012. “Organizing for Success: Party Organizational Strength and Electoral Performance in Postcommunist Europe.” Journal of Politics 74(1): 83-97. Replication data.
• Tavits, Margit. 2011. “Power Within Parties: The Strength of the Local Party and MP Independence in Postcommunist Europe.” American Journal of Political Science, 55(4): 923-936. Replication data.
• Tavits, Margit and Natalia Letki. 2009. “When Left is Right: Party Ideology and Policy in Post-Communist Europe.” American Political Science Review 103(4): 555-569.
• Tavits, Margit. 2009.  “The Making of Mavericks: Local Loyalties and Party Defections.” Comparative Political Studies 42(6): 793-815.
• Tavits, Margit. 2008. “On the Linkage between Electoral Volatility and Party System Instability in Central and Eastern Europe.” European Journal of Political Research 47(5): 537-555.
• Tavits, Margit. 2008. “Policy Positions, Issue Importance and Party Competition in New Democracies.” Comparative Political Studies 41(1): 48-72.
• Tavits, Margit. 2008. “Party Systems in the Making: The Emergence and Success of New Parties in New Democracies.” British Journal of Political Science 38(1): 113-133. Supplemental material.
• Tavits, Margit and Taavi Annus. 2006. “Learning to Make Votes Count: The Role of Democratic Experience.” Electoral Studies 25(1): 72-90.
• Tavits, Margit. 2006. “Party System Change: Testing a Model of New Party Entry.” Party Politics 12(1): 99-119.
• Tavits, Margit. 2005. “The Development of Stable Party Support: Electoral Dynamics in Post-Communist Europe.” American Journal of Political Science 49(2): 283-298.

Books with Estonian case studies

• Pérez, Efrén O. and Margit Tavits. 2022. Voicing Politics: How Language Shapes Public Opinion. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
• Tavits, Margit. 2013. Post-Communist Democracies and Party Organization. Cambridge University Press.
• Tavits, Margit. 2009. Presidents with Prime Ministers. Oxford University Press.

Articles with significant amount of fieldwork/data from Estonia

• Pérez, Efrén O. and Margit Tavits. 2019. “Language Influences Public Attitudes Toward Gender Equality.” Journal of Politics 81(1): 81-93.
• Pérez, Efrén O. and Margit Tavits. 2019. “Language Heightens the Political Salience of Ethnic Divisions.” Journal of Experimental Political Science 6(2): 131-140.
• Pérez, Efrén O. and Margit Tavits. 2017. “Language Shapes People’s Time Perspective and Affects Support for Future-Oriented Policies.” American Journal of Political Science 61(3): 715-27.
• Tavits, Margit. 2012. “Party Organizational Strength and Party Unity in Parliament in Post-Communist Europe.” European Political Science Review 4(3): 409-431.
• Tavits, Margit. 2012. “Organizing for Success: Party Organizational Strength and Electoral Performance in Postcommunist Europe.” Journal of Politics 74(1): 83-97. Replication data.
• Tavits, Margit. 2011. “Power Within Parties: The Strength of the Local Party and MP Independence in Postcommunist Europe.” American Journal of Political Science, 55(4): 923-936. Replication data.
• Tavits, Margit. 2009.  “The Making of Mavericks: Local Loyalties and Party Defections.” Comparative Political Studies 42(6): 793-815.
• Tavits, Margit. 2010. “Why Do People Engage in Corruption? The Case of Estonia.” Social Forces 88(3):1257-1279. Web Appendix.
• Tavits, Margit. 2010. “The Effect of Local Ties on Electoral Success and Parliamentary Behavior: The Case of Estonia.” Party Politics 16(2):215-235.
• Tavits, Margit and Taavi Annus. 2006. “Agencification in Estonia.” Public Administration and Development 26(1): 3-14.
• Annus, Taavi and Margit Tavits. 2004. “Judicial Behavior after a Change of Regime: The Effects of Judge and Defendant Characteristics.” Law & Society Review 38(4): 711-736.
• Tavits, Margit. 2003. “Policy Learning and Uncertainty: The Case of Pension Reform in Estonia and Latvia.” Policy Studies Journal 31(4): 643-660.