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Announcing #GiveAPSA for 2018, Giving Tuesday November 27

The American Political Science Association (APSA) is launching this season of giving with #GiveAPSA, the year-end fundraising effort to support the many APSA initiatives that advance the research, teaching, and professional development of our members. […]

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How to Make Causal Inferences with Time-Series Cross-Sectional Data under Selection on Observables

How to Make Causal Inferences with Time-Series Cross-Sectional Data under Selection on Observables by Matthew Blackwell, Harvard University and Adam N. Glynn, Emory University Repeated measurements of the same countries, people, or groups over time are vital to […]

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When the Money Stops: Fluctuations in Financial Remittances and Incumbent Approval in Central Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

When the Money Stops: Fluctuations in Financial Remittances and Incumbent Approval in Central Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia by Katerina Tertytchnaya, University of Oxford, Catherine E. De Vries, Vrije Universiteit, Hector Solaz, Vrije Universiteit and David Doyle, University of […]

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Ethnoracial Homogeneity and Public Outcomes: The (Non)effects of Diversity

Ethnoracial Homogeneity and Public Outcomes: The (Non)effects of Diversity by Alexander Kustov, Princeton University and Giuliana Pardelli, Princeton University Is ethnic or racial homogeneity beneficial to local communities? A common argument in the political science literature states […]

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How Internal Constraints Shape Interest Group Activities: Evidence from Access-Seeking PACs

How Internal Constraints Shape Interest Group Activities: Evidence from Access-Seeking PACs by Zhao Li, Stanford Graduate School of Business  Interest groups contribute much less to campaigns than legally allowed. Consequently,prevailing theories infer these contributions must yield minimal […]

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On the Limits of Officials’ Ability to Change Citizens’ Priorities: A Field Experiment in Local Politics

On the Limits of Officials’ Ability to Change Citizens’ Priorities: A Field Experiment in Local Politics by Daniel M. Butler, University of California and Hans J.G. Hassell, Florida State University  We test whether politicians’ communications shape their supporters’ […]