APSA Annual Meeting

The “Legitimate Authority of the People” in American Political Thought The word “legitimacy” rises to prominence after America’s constitutional founding era, but the concept or something quite like it is there, and it is debated […]

The Political Effects of Forced Migration on States Refugees and forced migrants have been viewed from two main lenses: humanitarian vulnerability and militarized threats. But the effects of refugees on states go far beyond their […]

Authors Meet Critics: Parties, Movements, and Democracy in the Developing World This volume analyzes regime politics in the developing world – including Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. By focusing on the […]

The First 222 Days (But Who’s Counting?): Sex, Gender, Race, and Class Though we are sure that there will be many policy and voting behavior related panels concerning the new presidential administration, we aim to […]

Where to with the Liberal Order? Now where to in the Global Order? And what are the role and actions of the United States in the face of rising nationalism? The challenge by Trump, but […]

Black Lives Matter: Racial Politics and Social Justice in the Age of Obama and the New Trump Era Participants on this panel will explore the following questions: What does the Black Lives Matter Movement tell […]

Experiments in State Capacity and Popular Legitimacy Papers on this panel offer experimental examinations of the state’s capacity to foster legitimacy and of popular legitimacy for the rule of law. Participants: Adeline Lo. Princeton University […]

Classical Reflections on Democracy and Legitimacy Recent years have seen a growth in skepticism concerning the legitimacy of democratic institutions. As tensions emerge between liberal justifications of popular rule and the outcomes of democratic procedures, […]