Journals

Estimating Disenfranchisement in US Elections, 1870–1970

Estimating Disenfranchisement in US Elections, 1870–1970 By Thomas R. Gray, University of Texas at Dallas and Jeffery A. Jenkins, University of Southern California While it is commonly understood that the poll tax and literacy tests, […]

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Congratulations to the Political Science Scholars Elected to the 2025 Class of the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship Program 

APSA congratulates this year’s political science scholars elected to the 2025 Class of the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship program! The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program provides philanthropic support for high-caliber scholarship in the humanities and social sciences that […]

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Congratulations to the 2025-2026 APSA-Sponsored Congressional Fellows

APSA is pleased to announce the members of the 2025-2026 Class of the APSA-Sponsored Congressional Fellows! The American Political Science Association (APSA) Congressional Fellowship Program is a highly selective, nonpartisan program devoted to expanding knowledge and awareness […]

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Democratic Innovation and Representative Democracy

Democratic Innovation and Representative Democracy By Mark E. Warren, University of British Columbia We live in a period of hopes and fears for democracy. The fears, however, are now foremost in our minds. Democratic erosion […]

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Deepening or Endangering Democracy: Demonstrations and Institutions under Representative Government

Deepening or Endangering Democracy: Demonstrations and Institutions under Representative Government By Robert M. Fishman, Madrid’s Carlos III University Do demonstrations tend to deepen or endanger democracy? I examine this theme of major debate between scholars and among political actors, […]