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.

American Political Science Review

How Do Campaign Spending Limits Affect Elections? Evidence from the United Kingdom 1885–2019

February 11, 2021 Comments Off on How Do Campaign Spending Limits Affect Elections? Evidence from the United Kingdom 1885–2019

How Do Campaign Spending Limits Affect Elections? Evidence from the United Kingdom 1885–2019 By Alexander Fouirnaies, University of Chicago In more than half of the democratic countries in the world, candidates face legal constraints on […]

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Slavery, Reconstruction, and Bureaucratic Capacity in the American South

February 9, 2021 Comments Off on Slavery, Reconstruction, and Bureaucratic Capacity in the American South

Slavery, Reconstruction, and Bureaucratic Capacity in the American South By Pavithra Suryanarayan, Johns Hopkins University and Steven White, Syracuse University Conventional political economy models predict taxation will increase after franchise expansion to low-income voters. Yet, […]

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To Emerge? Breadwinning, Motherhood, and Women’s Decisions to Run for Office

February 8, 2021 Comments Off on To Emerge? Breadwinning, Motherhood, and Women’s Decisions to Run for Office

To Emerge? Breadwinning, Motherhood, and Women’s Decisions to Run for Office By Rachel Bernhard, University of California, Davis, Shauna Shames, Rutgers University, Camden and Dawn Langan Teele, University of Pennsylvania Women’s underrepresentation in American politics […]

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Fake It ‘Til You Make It: A Natural Experiment to Identify European Politicians’ Benefit from Twitter Bots

January 4, 2021 Comments Off on Fake It ‘Til You Make It: A Natural Experiment to Identify European Politicians’ Benefit from Twitter Bots

Fake It ‘Til You Make It: A Natural Experiment to Identify European Politicians’ Benefit from Twitter Bots By Bruno Castanho Silva and Sven-Oliver Proksch, University of Cologne Social media giants stand accused of facilitating illegitimate […]