2016 Elections

Varieties of Academic Labor Markets in Europe

Varieties of Academic Labor Markets in Europe by Alexandre Afonso, (@alexandreafonso), Leiden University How are academic job markets organized in European countries? This article provides a brief comparative overview of the functioning academic job markets in […]

2016 Elections

The Discipline of Political Science in Europe: How Different Is It from Political Science in North America?

SYMPOSIUM: The Discipline of Political Science in Europe: How Different Is It from Political Science in North America? Daniel Stockemer, University of Ottawa Ekaterina R. Rashkova, Utrecht University Jonathon W. Moses, Norwegian University of Science and Technology  Alasdair […]

Journals

Review Essay: America’s Welfare Parastate by Jacob Hacker

America’s Welfare Parastate by Jacob S. Hacker, Yale University In the last twenty years, students of U.S. social policy have developed a distinctive new picture of the American “welfare state”—the complex of social policies designed to […]

APSA

APSA 2017 Award Nominations Are Now Open

Nominations for 2017 APSA Awards are Now Open! Recognizing excellence in the profession is one of APSA’s most important roles.  Through the service of member committees who review nominations, APSA makes awards for the best […]

2016 Elections

Conditional Arbiters: The Limits of Political Party Influence in Presidential Nominations

Conditional Arbiters: The Limits of Political Party Influence in Presidential Nominations by Wayne P. Steger, DePaul University The 2016 Republican presidential nomination challenges arguments about political party insiders’ influence on the outcome.  Party insiders can influence […]

2016 Elections

Party versus Faction in the Reformed Presidential Nomination System

Party versus Faction in the Reformed Presidential Nomination System Marty Cohen, James Madison University David Karol, University of Maryland Hans Noel, (@ProfHansNoel), Georgetown University John Zaller, University of California, Los Angeles Political scientists have devoted vastly more attention to general […]