Mary McHugh, Merrimack College September Member of the Month Member since 1994 Why did you become a political scientist? I have been interested in politics and government for as long as I can remember. Growing up […]
Mariano Sánchez-Talanquer is an Academy Scholar at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies and an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics–“CIDE”–in Mexico City. He holds a PhD […]
Democratic Waves in Historical Perspective by Seva Gunitsky, University of Toronto For over two centuries, the evolution of democracy has been marked by repeated democratic waves. Yet these cross-border bursts of revolution and reform have varied […]
How and Why Armed Groups Participate in Elections by Aila M. Matanock, University of California-Berkeley and Paul Staniland, University of Chicago Armed actors are often involved in electoral politics, from the fusing of ballots and bullets in armed […]
The September Chart of the Month features data from the APSA Membership Dashboard on field of study diversity. APSA is committed to advancing diversity and inclusion throughout the profession. Yet, more work needs to be […]
Keeping Vigil: The Emergence of Vigilance Committees in Pre-Civil War America by Jonathan Obert, Amherst College and Eleonora Mattiacci, Amherst College What explains the emergence of organized private enforcement in the United States? We study the […]
Get a jump start on graduate student recruitment! The APSA Minority Student Recruitment Program (MSRP) connects undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds who are interested in or show potential for graduate study with graduate programs interested in recruiting […]
Domination and Disobedience: Protest, Coercion and the Limits of an Appeal to Justice by Guy Aitchison, University College Dublin I offer a conceptual framework for assessing the normative legitimacy of coercive disobedience—involving threats, disruption, force, and […]
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