Data on the Profession
APSA Resources on the 2024 US Elections
In this collection of resources on the 2024 United States Elections, APSA aims to provide political science faculty with tools and resources that encourage registration, voting, and democratic engagement, provide concrete steps and best practices […]
Data on the Profession: eJobs: A Post-Pandemic Market
Over the course of the 2021-2022 academic year, APSA’s eJobs received a total of 947 job advertisements. The month of March saw the highest number of positions, with a peak of 108 postings, while we […]
Dataset Downloads Now Available on the APSA’s Research Department Website
The Research Department at APSA gathers, analyzes, and archives information to create a knowledge base and identify trends in the political science discipline and the profession. Using administrative data and through surveys, we create datasets […]
Coming Soon: Datasets on the Profession Available for Download
The American Political Science Association Research Team will make some of its databases available for APSA members starting summer 2022. The APSA Research Department does research focused on the political science profession and evaluates APSA’s […]
Four Costly Signaling Mechanisms
Four Costly Signaling Mechanisms By Kai Quek, University of Hong Kong Two mechanisms of costly signaling are known in international relations: sinking costs and tying hands. I show that there exist four mechanisms of costly […]