PEER-REVIEWED BOOKS
Beth Rabinowitz, Defensive Nationalism: Explaining the rise of populism and fascism in the 21st Century. Oxford University Press, July 2023.
Beth Rabinowitz, Coups, Rivals, and the Modern State: Why Rural Coalitions Matter in Sub-Saharan Africa. Cambridge University Press, April 2018.
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Beth Rabinowitz, “Defensive Nationalism: Where Populism Meets Nationalism.” Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Feb. 2022.
Beth Rabinowitz, “Ethnicity and Power in Sub-Saharan Africa: Do Colonial Institutions Still Matter?” Journal of Comparative Politics, April 2020. DOI: 10.5129/001041520×156884074905280010-41592020
Beth Rabinowitz, “More than elections: rural support and regime stability in Africa.” African Studies Review, September 2018. DOI: 10.1017/asr.2018.36
Beth Rabinowitz and Paul Jargowsky, “Political Strategy and Coup Risk: The Importance of Rural Alliances in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Armed Forces and Society, April 2018. DOI: 10.1177/0095327×17695514
WORKING MONOGRAPHS
Territory & Trust: Why some countries develop their economies and others do not.
SINGLE-AUTHORED ORIGINAL DATA SETS
Beth Rabinowitz, Replication Data for “Ethnicity and Power in Sub-Saharan Africa: Do Colonial Institutions Still Matter?” Journal of Comparative Politics, April 2020.
Object: To test the effects of colonial legacies on relative group power relations today.
Coding: 139 ethnic groups in 23 sub-Saharan countries on how they were positioned during the latter stages of colonialism. Four categories are included groups 1) recruited to the colonial administration 2) recruited into the military corps, 3) recruited into the colonial officer corps, 4) differentiated by special administrative policies.
Beth Rabinowitz, Paul Jargowsky, Replication Data for “Rethinking Coup Risk: Rural Coalitions and Coup-Proofing in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Armed Forces & Society, May 2017.
Object: To test the importance of rural areas for political stability (measured by coups),
Coding: 135 regimes in 44 sub-Saharan countries on “Rural Political Score” (RPS), a composite index based on seven proxies that measure three dimensions: political support base, levels of decentralization, and support of chieftaincy.
PUBLISHED ARTICLES/EDITORIALS
“Why America’s Democracy Is Doomed” | 3Streams, Medium.com, February 28, 2025
“The Conservative Revolt Behind the MAGA Movement” | 3Streams, Medium.com, January 14, 2025
“An Era of Defensive Nationalism” | Made by History, Time Magazine, March 18, 2024
“Yellow journalism period offers cues to fight fake news, heal political divide” | Opinion, Special to the USA TODAY Network, January 22, 2021.
“This is why we need to take QAnon’s crazy rhetoric seriously” | Opinion, nj.com, Published: Dec. 17, 2020.
“Can America Devolve Into Civil Conflict? More Easily Than You Know, Says Political Scientist” Interview featured in Rutgers News, 2021.
WORKING PAPERS
“Territory and Trust: Why some countries develop their economies and others do not.”
“The New World Disorder: Political Polarization, Extreme Politics, and Rising Conflict.”
PEER REVIEWER
- Democratization
- International Studies Quarterly
- Comparative Politics
- Political Behavior
- Armed Forces and Society
- African Security
- Nationalism and Ethnic Politics
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS
“Why historical analogy matters: Lessons from late-19th century proto-fascist movements,” 82nd Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference, April 3 through Sunday, April 7, 2025.
“Why historical analogy matters: Lessons from late-19th century proto-fascist movements,” ISA 66th Annual Convention, Chicago, Il, March 6, 2025.
“Why historical analogy matters: Lessons from late 19th century proto-fascist movements,” International Studies Association Northeast Annual Conference, November 2024.
“Why Now? Using Polanyi and Schumpeter as a Guide to 21st Century Populism.” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, April 2022.
“Territory & Trust: Why some countries develop their economies and others do not.” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Accepted April 2022.
“Territory & Trust: Why some countries develop their economies and others do not.” American Political Science Association Annual Conference, Sept 2021.
“Why now: Understanding the spread of populism and nativism in the 21st century.” American Political Science Association Annual Conference, Sept 2021.
“Territory & Trust: Why some countries develop their economies and others do not.” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, April 2021.
“Why now: Understanding the spread of populism and nativism in the 21st century.” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, April 2021.
“Why now: Understanding the spread of populism and nativism in the 21st century.” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, April 2020.
“Political vs. Power Consolidation: A New Typology of Neopatrimonial Rule.” African Studies Association, 62th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2019.
Author meets Critique: ‘Beth Rabinowitz; Coups, Rivals and the Modern State: Why Rural Coalitions Matter in Sub-Saharan Africa. African Studies Association, 61st Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA., November 2018. Chair: Catherine Boone, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), Scott Straus, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Jesse Ribot, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Philip Roessler, College of William and Mary.
“The Military and Democratization: Challenging Assumptions About Popular Uprisings and Regime Change.” African Studies Association, 61st Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA., November 2018.
“Political vs. Power Consolidation: A New Typology of Neopatrimonial Rule.” African Studies Association, 60th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Il., November 2017.
“Persistence Despite Change: Ethnicity and Power in Africa.” African Studies Association 58th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, December 2016.
“Persistence Despite Change: Ethnicity and Power in Africa.” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 2016.
“Ethnic Salience: Bringing Institutions Back In.” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 2015.
“Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose: ethnic power relations in post-colonial African states.” International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 2015.
“Urban-Bias and the Roots of Political Instability: The Case for the Strategic Importance of the Rural Periphery in sub-Saharan Africa.” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 29, 2013.