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PS Symposia Reflect on Arab Spring

In January 2011, a revolutionary chain of uprisings shook the Middle East and reverberated across the rest of the world. Five years later, the results of the Arab Spring have been uneven. This span of […]

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Career Paths

APSA Career Path Profile: Michele Waslin

Political scientists pursue wide-ranging and diverse career paths. This interview series, developed by the APSA Professional Development Program, highlights the many different ways political scientists carry their skills and expertise into the workforce. For more […]

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PS: Political Science and Politics

“The National Survey of Student Leaders and the Consortium for Inter-Campus SoTL Research”

J. Cherie Strachan, Elizabeth A. Bennion Higher-education institutions are in the process of reprioritizing two historic goals: (1) improving student-learning experiences to bolster graduation rates, and (2) improving civic education to cultivate active citizenship. The intertwined […]

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APSA Unveils New Publishing Feature!

APSA is thrilled to offer a new feature to members: virtual issues of great articles from APSA journals! The association is partnering with Cambridge University Press to offer these new digital “packages” to members and […]

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PS: Political Science and Politics

“On the Ethics of Crowdsourced Research”

Vanessa Williamson This article examines the ethics of crowdsourcing in social science research, such as Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. As these types of research tools become more common in scholarly work, we must acknowledge that many […]

Brett Ashley Leeds
Council

Meet The New Council Members: Brett Ashley Leeds

Brett Ashley Leeds is Professor of Political Science at Rice University.  She received her B.A. from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and her Ph.D. from Emory University.  Her research focuses primarily on the design […]

APSA

Perspectives on the Arab Spring: Five Years Later

Syria; February 2, 2014: Demonstration against the Syrian regime in the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood in the city of Aleppo. (Photo Credit: Jalal Almamo) In January 2011, a revolutionary chain of uprisings shook the Middle East […]