American Political Science Review

“Of Darkness from Vain Philosophy”: Hobbes’s Critique of the Classical Tradition

“Of Darkness from Vain Philosophy”: Hobbes’s Critique of the Classical Tradition Devin Stauffer, University of Texas The early modern revolution in political philosophy not only transformed political philosophy itself; it also played a crucial role in […]

American Political Science Review

Language Policy and Human Development

Language Policy and Human Development David D. Laitin, Stanford University Rajesh Ramachandran, Goethe University Frankfurt This article explores how language policy affects the socioeconomic development of nation states through two channels: the individual’s exposure to and (in […]

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Departmental Member Profile: University of Delaware

The APSA Departmental Services Program is pleased to highlight the important work being done by the faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students in its member departments. If you are a departmental member interested in creating a […]

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Meet Minority Fellowship Program Recipient Marcus Lee

The following student was named as 2016-2017 APSA Minority Fellowship Program recipient during the spring 2016 application cycle. Marcus Lee is a second-year doctoral student in political science at the University of Chicago, where he is […]

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American Political Science Review

Electoral Rules and Legislative Particularism: Evidence from U.S. State Legislatures

Electoral Rules and Legislative Particularism: Evidence from U.S. State Legislatures Tanya Bagashka, University of Houston Jennifer Hayes Clark, University of Houston We argue that state legislative politics is qualitatively different from national congressional politics in the […]

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On the Rights of Warlords: Legitimate Authority and Basic Protection in War-Torn Societies

On the Rights of Warlords: Legitimate Authority and Basic Protection in War-Torn Societies Robert A. Blair, Brown University Pablo Kalmanovitz, Universidad de los Andes This article examines the legitimacy of the use of force by armed nonstate […]