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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The Political Violence Cycle

June 2, 2017 Comments Off on The Political Violence Cycle

The Political Violence Cycle by S.P. Harish, New York University and Andrew T. Little, Cornell University Elections are often violent affairs, casting doubt on the canonical claim that democracy makes societies more peaceful by creating […]

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Spontaneous Collective Action: Peripheral Mobilization During the Arab Spring

June 1, 2017 Comments Off on Spontaneous Collective Action: Peripheral Mobilization During the Arab Spring

Spontaneous Collective Action: Peripheral Mobilization During the Arab Spring by Zachary C. Steinert-Threlkeld, University of California, Los Angeles Who is responsible for protest mobilization?  Models of disease and information diffusion suggest that those central to a social […]

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Foreigners as Liberators: Education and Cultural Diversity in Plato’s Menexenus

April 7, 2017 Comments Off on Foreigners as Liberators: Education and Cultural Diversity in Plato’s Menexenus

Foreigners as Liberators: Education and Cultural Diversity in Plato’s Menexenus by Rebecca LeMoine, Florida Atlantic University Though in recent decades many democratic governments have adopted rhetoric and policies promoting cultural diversity, political leaders, citizens, and scholars are […]

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Catalyst or Crown: Does Naturalization Promote the Long-Term Social Integration of Immigrants?

April 5, 2017 Comments Off on Catalyst or Crown: Does Naturalization Promote the Long-Term Social Integration of Immigrants?

Catalyst or Crown: Does Naturalization Promote the Long-Term Social Integration of Immigrants? by Jens Hainmueller, Stanford University, Dominik Hangartner, London School of Economics and University of Zurich, and Giuseppe Pietrantuono, University of Zurich Successful integration of immigrants is an urgent and […]

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The Incumbency Curse: Weak Parties, Term Limits, and Unfulfilled Accountability

March 31, 2017 Comments Off on The Incumbency Curse: Weak Parties, Term Limits, and Unfulfilled Accountability

The Incumbency Curse: Weak Parties, Term Limits, and Unfulfilled Accountability by Marko Klasnja, Georgetown University & Rocío Titiunik, University of Michigan We study how representation works in a context where accountability to voters is restricted because of term limits […]

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Will vs. Reason: The Populist and Technocratic Forms of Political Representation and Their Critique to Party Government

March 27, 2017 Comments Off on Will vs. Reason: The Populist and Technocratic Forms of Political Representation and Their Critique to Party Government

Will vs. Reason: The Populist and Technocratic Forms of Political Representation and Their Critique to Party Government by Daniele Caramani, University of Zurich The article compares analytically populism and technocracy as alternative forms of political representation […]

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Democracy at Work: Moving Beyond Elections to Improve Well-Being

March 24, 2017 Comments Off on Democracy at Work: Moving Beyond Elections to Improve Well-Being

Democracy at Work: Moving Beyond Elections to Improve Well-Being by Michael Touchtonm, University of Miami; Natasha Borges, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee & Brian Wampler, Boise State University How does democracy work to improve well-being? In this paper, we disentangle the component parts […]