American Political Science Review

A Collection of Articles from Cambridge on Abortion Politics

In the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overruled long-term precedents securing the right to choose abortion Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, […]

APSA Annual Meeting

Theme Panel: COVID-19, Crisis Response, & Legitimacy in China

COVID-19, Crisis Response, & Legitimacy in China Co-sponsored by Division 13: Politics of Communist and Former Communist Countries Created Panel Participants: (Discussant) Rongbin Han, University of Georgia; (Chair) Daniela Stockmann, Hertie School Session Description: How […]

Diversity Fellowship Program

Meet DFP Spring Fellow, Juan C. Curiel, University of Chicago

The APSA Diversity Fellowship Program, formerly the Minority Fellowship Program, was established in 1969 as a fellowship competition to diversify the political science profession. DFP provides support to students from underrepresented backgrounds applying to, or […]

American Political Science Review

A Fear of Oversight

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Maria Nagawa, covers the new article by Pia J. […]

Journals

What is a Descriptive Representative?

What is a Descriptive Representative? By Danielle Casarez Lemi, Southern Methodist University What is a descriptive representative? The study of descriptive representation by ethnorace—that is, the presence of elected officials who reflect descriptive characteristics of […]