Race, Gender, Sexuality & the Politics of Legitimacy: 8 Months in Trumplandia Scholars reflect upon the politics of legitimacy and marginalized groups in the wake of Barack Obama’s Presidency, Hillary Clinton’s candidacy, and eight months […]
Richard A. Nielsen is an assistant professor of political science at MIT. He completed his PhD (Government) and AM (Statistics) at Harvard University, and holds a BA from Brigham Young University. His forthcoming book, Deadly Clerics (Cambridge University […]
Process or Candidate: The International Community and the Demand for Electoral Integrity by Johannes Bubeck, University of Mannheim and Nikolay Marinov, University of Mannheim Rumored Russian support for candidates in U.S. elections has a long history, exceeded […]
Legitimate Authority in Conflict-Ridden States For many conflict-ridden societies, a central challenge is that the state is not seen as legitimate among the very citizens it is meant to rule, and there is a lack […]
During the month of May, APSA recognizes the service and contributions of APSA mentors. The APSA Mentoring Program was created in 2003 and connects undergraduate, graduate students, and junior faculty from all backgrounds to experienced and […]
The Political Violence Cycle by S.P. Harish, New York University and Andrew T. Little, Cornell University Elections are often violent affairs, casting doubt on the canonical claim that democracy makes societies more peaceful by creating […]
Spontaneous Collective Action: Peripheral Mobilization During the Arab Spring by Zachary C. Steinert-Threlkeld, University of California, Los Angeles Who is responsible for protest mobilization? Models of disease and information diffusion suggest that those central to a social […]
Samuel DuBois Cook, the first African-American faculty member at Duke University whose career of scholarship and activism inspired numerous scholars and students of all backgrounds, died Tuesday. He was 88. Through more than 60 years […]
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