Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the profession is a key priority of the association and the APSA Strategic Plan. The APSA Diversity and Inclusion Programs department has complied resources for advancing and promoting diversity and inclusion for researchers, faculty, and departments in the areas of recruitment, hiring, and retention, and mitigating implicit bias.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Meet MFP Spring Fellow, Alexia Alkadi-Barbaro of Cornell University

July 10, 2020 Comments Off on Meet MFP Spring Fellow, Alexia Alkadi-Barbaro of Cornell University

The APSA Minority Fellows Program, established in 1969, aims to increase diversity in the discipline of political science. The Spring MFP supports students from underrepresented backgrounds who are currently enrolled in the first or second […]

American Political Science Review

Transparency, Protest, and Autocratic Instability

July 10, 2020 Comments Off on Transparency, Protest, and Autocratic Instability

Transparency, Protest, and Autocratic Instability By James R. Hollyer, University of Minnesota, B. Peter Rosendorff, New York University and James Raymond Vreeland, Georgetown University The collapse of autocratic regimes is often brought about through large-scale […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Meet the 2020 APSA Virtual Bunche Summer Fellows

July 9, 2020 Comments Off on Meet the 2020 APSA Virtual Bunche Summer Fellows

APSA is pleased to announce that the 2020 APSA Virtual Bunche Summer Program is now in session. The alternative program will run from June 22, 2020 — July 17, 2020 and is taking place completely online. […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Meet MFP Spring Fellow, Allegra Hernandez, Rice University

July 9, 2020 Comments Off on Meet MFP Spring Fellow, Allegra Hernandez, Rice University

The APSA Minority Fellows Program, established in 1969, aims to increase diversity in the discipline of political science. The Spring MFP supports students from underrepresented backgrounds who are currently enrolled in the first or second […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The Adaptability Paradox: Constitutional Resilience and Principles of Good Government in Twenty-First-Century America

July 9, 2020 Comments Off on The Adaptability Paradox: Constitutional Resilience and Principles of Good Government in Twenty-First-Century America

The Adaptability Paradox: Constitutional Resilience and Principles of Good Government in Twenty-First-Century America By Stephen Skowronek, Yale University and Karen Orren, University of California, Los Angeles Faith in the resilience of the US Constitution prompts […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Rule by Violence, Rule by Law: Lynching, Jim Crow, and the Continuing Evolution of Voter Suppression in the U.S.

July 8, 2020 Comments Off on Rule by Violence, Rule by Law: Lynching, Jim Crow, and the Continuing Evolution of Voter Suppression in the U.S.

Rule by Violence, Rule by Law: Lynching, Jim Crow, and the Continuing Evolution of Voter Suppression in the U.S. By Brad Epperly, University of South Carolina, Christopher Witko, University of South Carolina, Ryan Strickler, Colorado […]

American Political Science Review

Racial Differences in Protest Participation

July 7, 2020 Comments Off on Racial Differences in Protest Participation

Racial Differences in Protest Participation By Peter K. Eisinger, University of Wisconsin, Madison Understanding of the phenomenon of political protest has been inhibited by the view that protest is fundamentally extraordinary or unconventional in character […]

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Black Lives Matter: Evidence that Police-Caused Deaths Predict Protest Activity

July 6, 2020 Comments Off on Black Lives Matter: Evidence that Police-Caused Deaths Predict Protest Activity

Black Lives Matter: Evidence that Police-Caused Deaths Predict Protest Activity By Vanessa Williamson, Brookings Institution, Kris-Stella Trump, Social Science Research Council and Katherine Levine Einstein, Boston University Since 2013, protests opposing police violence against Black […]