American Political Science Review

Moral Power: How Public Opinion on Culture War Issues Shapes Partisan Predispositions and Religious Orientations

Moral Power: How Public Opinion on Culture War Issues Shapes Partisan Predispositions and Religious Orientations by Paul Goren, University of Minnesota & Christopher Chapp, St. Olaf College Standard public opinion theories assume that most people base their positions […]

American Political Science Review

Political Cleavages within Industry: Firm-level Lobbying for Trade Liberalization

Political Cleavages within Industry: Firm-level Lobbying for Trade Liberalization by In Song Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Existing political economy models explain the politics of trade policy using inter-industry differences. However, this paper finds that much […]

American Political Science Review

It’s Not Just What You Have, but Who You Know: Networks, Social Proximity to Elites, and Voting in State and Local Elections

It’s Not Just What You Have, but Who You Know: Networks, Social Proximity to Elites, and Voting in State and Local Elections by Matthew T. Pietryka, Florida State University & Donald A. Debats, Flinders University Do our interpersonal […]

APSA Programs

Meet MFP Fellow, Jose Gomez

Jose Gomez, (RBSI 2016) a senior at Binghamton University, is a McNair Scholar and has participated in several independent studies across various disciplines. Jose is also a 2016 APSA Ralph Bunche Scholar and has presented research […]

American Political Science Review

Taking Sides in Wars of Attrition

Taking Sides in Wars of Attrition by Robert Powell, University of California, Berkeley Third parties often have a stake in the outcome of a conflict and can affect that outcome by taking sides. This paper studies […]

American Political Science Review

Xenophon on the Psychology of Supreme Political Ambition

Xenophon on the Psychology of Supreme Political Ambition by Lorraine Smith Pangle, University of Texas at Austin This study illuminates Xenophon’s teaching about the underlying psychological motives of the most fully developed political ambition. An analysis […]

Journals

Teaching Students to Engage with Evidence

Teaching Students to Engage with Evidence: An Evaluation of Structured Writing and Classroom Discussion Strategies by Steffen Blings, Cornell University & Sarah Maxey, Cornell University In their transition to college, students often struggle to identify and make […]