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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Faulty Foundings and Failed Reformers in Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories

March 16, 2017 Comments Off on Faulty Foundings and Failed Reformers in Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories

Faulty Foundings and Failed Reformers in Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories by John P. McCormick, University of Chicago This essay argues against prevailing scholarly trends that the *Florentine Histories* continues to delineate the ways through which Niccolò Machiavelli, […]

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Colonization and Democracy: Tocqueville Reconsidered

March 15, 2017 Comments Off on Colonization and Democracy: Tocqueville Reconsidered

Colonization and Democracy: Tocqueville Reconsidered by Ewa Atanassow, Bard College Berlin What is the relationship between Tocqueville’ celebrated account of democracy, based on principles of social equality and popular sovereignty, and his advocacy of colonizing Algeria? […]

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Politicians, Bureaucrats, and Development: Evidence from India

March 13, 2017 Comments Off on Politicians, Bureaucrats, and Development: Evidence from India

Politicians, Bureaucrats, and Development: Evidence from India by Saad Gulzar, New York University & Benjamin J. Pasquale, Independent Researcher Political interference in the bureaucracy is generally viewed with suspicion. Yet, in a democracy, should we not expect politicians to push […]

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A Problem-Based Approach to Democratic Theory

March 10, 2017 Comments Off on A Problem-Based Approach to Democratic Theory

A Problem-Based Approach to Democratic Theory by Mark E. Warren, University of British Columbia Over the last few decades, democratic theory has grown dramatically in its power and sophistication, pushed by debates among models of democracy. […]

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Precedent and Doctrine in a Complicated World

March 9, 2017 Comments Off on Precedent and Doctrine in a Complicated World

Precedent and Doctrine in a Complicated World by Steven Callander, Stanford University & Tom S. Clark, Emory University Courts resolve individual disputes and create principles of law to justify their decisions and guide the resolution of future […]

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Moral Power: How Public Opinion on Culture War Issues Shapes Partisan Predispositions and Religious Orientations

March 8, 2017 Comments Off on Moral Power: How Public Opinion on Culture War Issues Shapes Partisan Predispositions and Religious Orientations

Moral Power: How Public Opinion on Culture War Issues Shapes Partisan Predispositions and Religious Orientations by Paul Goren, University of Minnesota & Christopher Chapp, St. Olaf College Standard public opinion theories assume that most people base their positions […]

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Political Cleavages within Industry: Firm-level Lobbying for Trade Liberalization

March 7, 2017 Comments Off on Political Cleavages within Industry: Firm-level Lobbying for Trade Liberalization

Political Cleavages within Industry: Firm-level Lobbying for Trade Liberalization by In Song Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Existing political economy models explain the politics of trade policy using inter-industry differences. However, this paper finds that much […]

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It’s Not Just What You Have, but Who You Know: Networks, Social Proximity to Elites, and Voting in State and Local Elections

March 7, 2017 Comments Off on It’s Not Just What You Have, but Who You Know: Networks, Social Proximity to Elites, and Voting in State and Local Elections

It’s Not Just What You Have, but Who You Know: Networks, Social Proximity to Elites, and Voting in State and Local Elections by Matthew T. Pietryka, Florida State University & Donald A. Debats, Flinders University Do our interpersonal […]