Diversity Fellowship Program

Meet the 2022-2023 APSA Diversity Fellowship Program Fellows (Spring)

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 […]

Journals

Reclaiming Our Time and Labor: Contesting and Reframing Productivity Narratives in Political Science

Reclaiming Our Time and Labor: Contesting and Reframing Productivity Narratives in Political Science By Jenn M. Jackson, Syracuse University, and Melina Juárez Pérez, Western Washington University Many emerging scholars from the barrios, hoods, fields, reservations, […]

Journals

Racism and Inequality in Congress

Racism and Inequality in Congress By James R. Jones, Rutgers University–Newark Typically, we look at lawmakers and the laws they pass to understand race and racism in the Capitol. This expansive literature provides invaluable insight […]

American Political Science Review

The Effect of Gender on Interruptions at Congressional Hearings

The Effect of Gender on Interruptions at Congressional Hearings By Michael G. Miller, Barnard College, Columbia University, and Joseph L. Sutherland, Emory University Women in Congress are highly effective legislators. Yet, if women are more […]

Journals

Race and Symbolic Politics in the US Congress

Race and Symbolic Politics in the US Congress By Bryce J. Dietrich, University of Iowa, and Matthew Hayes, Rice University The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., often is invoked to justify political positions […]