American Political Science Review

Domestic Distributional Roots of National Interest By Soyoung Lee, Yale University and Duke University. What international issues become national interests worth fighting for, and why? Contrary to conventional wisdom, I argue that issues without clear economic […]

Bureaucratic Quality and Electoral Accountability By Tara Slough, New York University In many theories of electoral accountability, voters learn about an incumbent’s quality by observing public goods outcomes. But empirical findings are mixed, suggesting that […]

Democracy and the Epistemic Problems of Political Polarization By Jonathan Benson, The University of Manchester. Political polarization is one of the most discussed challenges facing contemporary democracies and is often associated with a broader epistemic crisis. […]

An Incomplete Recognition: An Analysis of Political Science Department Statements after the Murder of George Floyd By Nadia E. Brown, Georgetown University; Fernando Tormos-Aponte, University of Pittsburgh; Janelle Wong, University of Maryland. As a discipline centered […]