American Political Science Review

American Political Science Review is political science’s premier scholarly research journal, providing peer-reviewed articles and review essays from subfields throughout the discipline. Additionally, PSNow features blog posts from political science graduate students in the APSA Public Scholarship Program who produce summaries of the latest research in the American Political Science Review.

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Socialist Threat? Radical Party Entry, Electoral Alliances, and the Introduction of Proportional Representation

February 23, 2021 Comments Off on Socialist Threat? Radical Party Entry, Electoral Alliances, and the Introduction of Proportional Representation

Socialist Threat? Radical Party Entry, Electoral Alliances, and the Introduction of Proportional Representation By André Walter, University of St. Gallen A substantial body of research shows that the entry of socialist parties to the electoral […]

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Constitutional Origins and Liberal Democracy: A Global Analysis, 1900–2015

February 18, 2021 Comments Off on Constitutional Origins and Liberal Democracy: A Global Analysis, 1900–2015

Constitutional Origins and Liberal Democracy: A Global Analysis, 1900–2015 By Gabriel L. Negretto, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Mariano Sánchez-Talanquer, Harvard University A strong tradition in democratic theory claims that only constitutions made with […]

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Four Costly Signaling Mechanisms

February 17, 2021 Comments Off on Four Costly Signaling Mechanisms

Four Costly Signaling Mechanisms By Kai Quek, University of Hong Kong Two mechanisms of costly signaling are known in international relations: sinking costs and tying hands. I show that there exist four mechanisms of costly […]

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Women Thinkers and the Canon of International Thought: Recovery, Rejection, and Reconstitution

February 16, 2021 Comments Off on Women Thinkers and the Canon of International Thought: Recovery, Rejection, and Reconstitution

Women Thinkers and the Canon of International Thought: Recovery, Rejection, and Reconstitution By Kimberly Hutchings, Queen Mary University of London and Patricia Owens, University of Oxford Canons of intellectual “greats” anchor the history and scope […]

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Universal Suffrage as Decolonization

February 15, 2021 Comments Off on Universal Suffrage as Decolonization

Universal Suffrage as Decolonization By Kevin Duong, University of Virginia This essay reconstructs an important but forgotten dream of twentieth-century political thought: universal suffrage as decolonization. The dream emerged from efforts by Black Atlantic radicals […]

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Family Matters: How Immigrant Histories Can Promote Inclusion

February 12, 2021 Comments Off on Family Matters: How Immigrant Histories Can Promote Inclusion

Family Matters: How Immigrant Histories Can Promote Inclusion By Scott Williamson, New York University Abu Dhabi, Claire L. Adida, University of California, San Diego, Adeline Lo, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Melina R. Platas, New York University […]