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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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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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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 […]

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Taking Sides in Wars of Attrition

March 6, 2017 Comments Off on Taking Sides in Wars of Attrition

Taking Sides in Wars of Attrition by Robert Powell, University of California, Berkeley Third parties often have a stake in the outcome of a conflict and can affect that outcome by taking sides. This paper studies […]

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Xenophon on the Psychology of Supreme Political Ambition

March 3, 2017 Comments Off on Xenophon on the Psychology of Supreme Political Ambition

Xenophon on the Psychology of Supreme Political Ambition by Lorraine Smith Pangle, University of Texas at Austin This study illuminates Xenophon’s teaching about the underlying psychological motives of the most fully developed political ambition. An analysis […]