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

Representation Matters: Electoral Quotas Mean Greater Access to Benefits for India’s Minority Populations

August 21, 2020 Comments Off on Representation Matters: Electoral Quotas Mean Greater Access to Benefits for India’s Minority Populations

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Nicole Wells, covers the new article by Saad Gulzar, […]

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Exit Strategy: Career Concerns and Revolving Doors in Congress

May 28, 2020 Comments Off on Exit Strategy: Career Concerns and Revolving Doors in Congress

Exit Strategy: Career Concerns and Revolving Doors in Congress By Michael E. Shepherd, Vanderbilt University and Hye Young You, New York University Although the majority of research on revolving-door lobbyists centers on the influence they […]

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In the Mood for Democracy? Democratic Support as Thermostatic Opinion

May 27, 2020 Comments Off on In the Mood for Democracy? Democratic Support as Thermostatic Opinion

In the Mood for Democracy? Democratic Support as Thermostatic Opinion By Christopher Claassen, University of Glasgow Public support has long been thought crucial for the vitality and survival of democracy. Existing research has argued that […]

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How Saudi Crackdowns Fail to Silence Online Dissent

May 26, 2020 Comments Off on How Saudi Crackdowns Fail to Silence Online Dissent

How Saudi Crackdowns Fail to Silence Online Dissent By Jennifer Pan,  Stanford University and Alexandra A. Siegel, Stanford University Saudi Arabia has imprisoned and tortured activists, religious leaders, and journalists for voicing dissent online. This […]

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Strategic Legislative Subsidies: Informational Lobbying and the Cost of Policy

May 25, 2020 Comments Off on Strategic Legislative Subsidies: Informational Lobbying and the Cost of Policy

Strategic Legislative Subsidies: Informational Lobbying and the Cost of Policy By Christopher J. Ellis, University of Oregon and Thomas Groll, Columbia University We analyze the strategic considerations inherent in legislative subsidies and develop an informational […]

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Representative Democracy as Defensible Epistocracy

May 22, 2020 Comments Off on Representative Democracy as Defensible Epistocracy

Representative Democracy as Defensible Epistocracy By  Dimitri Landa, New York University  and Ryan Pevnick,  New York University Epistocratic arrangements are widely rejected because there will be reasonable disagreement about which citizens count as epistemically superior […]