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Direct-Democracy Rules: The Effect of Direct Democracy on State Immigration Legislation by Andrea Silva, University of North Texas Immigration was a key topic in the 2016 presidential election. During the 2016 presidential cycle, several states proposed and […]

Teaching Critical Understandings of Realism through Historical War Simulations by Elizabeth Mendenhall, University of Rhode Island, and Tarek Tutunji, Johns Hopkins University This article provides a helpful guide for using short simulations in introductory International Relations courses. The […]

The Clash of Rights: Explaining Attitudes toward a Religious Exemption to the HHS Contraception Mandate by Kate Garand Holmes, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and National Network of Public Health Institutes, and James C. Garand, Louisiana State University In recent years, […]

Phoning It In: Overcoming Implementation Challenges in Field-Experiment Partnerships by Brian Robert Calfano, University of Cincinnati The limitations of data generated through observational (e.g., survey) and experimental research in artificial settings (such as laboratories) often compel […]

Policing Us Sick: The Health of Latinos in an Era of Heightened Deportations and Racialized Policing by Vanessa Cruz Nichols, Indiana University, Alana M. W. LeBrón, University of California, Irvine, and Francisco I. Pedraza, University of California, Riverside In 2016, Donald Trump campaigned […]

When the World Helps Teach Your Class: Using Wikipedia to Teach Controversial Issues by Mark K. Cassell, Kent State University It’s a problem nearly everyone who teaches political science confronts at one time or another: how […]

Lessons on Running a Laboratory Experiment (in Graduate School) by Daniel J. Mallinson, Penn State Harrisburg Experimentation has taken on a new life in political science. As the use of experimental methods proliferates, it is important […]