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[ April 28, 2026 ] On the Decline of Elite-Educated Republicans in Congress Journals
[ April 27, 2026 ] Storm from the Steppes: Warfare and Succession Institutions in Pre-Modern Eurasia, 1000–1799 CE American Political Science Review
[ April 27, 2026 ] Meet 2026 RBSI Scholar, Yasmin Benitez, Tufts University Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
[ April 27, 2026 ] Political Entrepreneurs or Bandits? The “Criminal” Origins of Peripheral Rebellions Journals
[ April 24, 2026 ] A Precolonial Paradox? Rethinking Political Centralization and Its Legacies American Political Science Review
[ April 24, 2026 ] Meet 2026 RBSI Scholar, Camila Armas, Howard University Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Call for Proposals: 2026 APSA Department Chairs Mini-Conference at APSA Annual Meeting | Deadline: January 14, 2026

December 12, 2025 Comments Off

Call for Proposals Open 2026 APSA Department Chairs Mini-Conference Theme: Strengthening Political Science Departments 2026 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition Friday, September 4, 2026 | Boston, MA Submission Deadline: January 14, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Pacific […]

Call for Participants: APSA Working Group on American Civics Undergraduate Course Requirements | Deadline: July 7, 2025

June 16, 2025 Comments Off

Join the working group here! Application Deadline: July 7, 2025 The American Political Science Association’s Departmental Services Program seeks faculty and department leaders to join a new working group supporting political science departments whose programs and […]

On the Decline of Elite-Educated Republicans in Congress

April 28, 2026 0

On the Decline of Elite-Educated Republicans in Congress By Craig Volden, University of Virginia, Jonathan Wai, University of Arkansas and Alan E. Wiseman, Vanderbilt University We identify a rise in educational polarization among members of [...]
Storm from the Steppes: Warfare and Succession Institutions in Pre-Modern Eurasia, 1000–1799 CE

April 27, 2026 0

Storm from the Steppes: Warfare and Succession Institutions in Pre-Modern Eurasia, 1000–1799 CE By Daniel Steven Smith, Ohio State University A prominent literature on pre-modern warfare and institution-building holds that intense military competition in pre-modern [...]
Political Entrepreneurs or Bandits? The “Criminal” Origins of Peripheral Rebellions

April 27, 2026 0

Political Entrepreneurs or Bandits? The “Criminal” Origins of Peripheral Rebellions By Janet I. Lewis and Stephen Rangazas, George Washington University How and why do armed groups that become known as “rebels” initially use violence? New datasets [...]

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