APSA

A Hitchhiker’s Guide to “Democracy in America”

A Hitchhiker’s Guide to “Democracy in America” by Craig Douglas Albert, Augusta University One of the most challenging issues any instructor of political philosophy faces is how to get college students interested and engaged in […]

American Political Science Review

The Crisis of Party Democracy, Cognitive Mobilization, and the Case for Making Parties More Deliberative

The Crisis of Party Democracy, Cognitive Mobilization, and the Case for Making Parties More Deliberative by Carlo Invernizzi-Accetti, City College of the City University of New York & FabioWolkenstein, Goethe University Frankfurt This paper develops a normative proposal for addressing […]

American Political Science Review

Faulty Foundings and Failed Reformers in Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories

Faulty Foundings and Failed Reformers in Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories by John P. McCormick, University of Chicago This essay argues against prevailing scholarly trends that the *Florentine Histories* continues to delineate the ways through which Niccolò Machiavelli, […]

APSA

Review of Active Learning in Political Science Blog

Review of Active Learning in Political Science Blog by Joseph W. Roberts, Roger Williams University The Active Learning in Political Science (ALPS) blog emerged from ongoing discussions at the American Political Science Association (APSA) Teaching and […]

American Political Science Review

Colonization and Democracy: Tocqueville Reconsidered

Colonization and Democracy: Tocqueville Reconsidered by Ewa Atanassow, Bard College Berlin What is the relationship between Tocqueville’ celebrated account of democracy, based on principles of social equality and popular sovereignty, and his advocacy of colonizing Algeria? […]

Advocacy

The Forgotten Educator: Experiential Learning’s Internship Supervisor

The Forgotten Educator: Experiential Learning’s Internship Supervisor by Jeffrey K. Sosland, American University & Diane J. Lowenthal, American University Past studies have addressed the role of the university, student interns and, the faculty advisor; here, we attempt […]