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.

American Political Science Review

Selling Out?: The Politics of Navigating Conflicts between Racial Group Interest and Self-interest

July 3, 2020 Comments Off on Selling Out?: The Politics of Navigating Conflicts between Racial Group Interest and Self-interest

Selling Out?: The Politics of Navigating Conflicts between Racial Group Interest and Self-interest By Ismail K. White, George Washington University, Chryl N. Laird, Saint Louis University and Troy D. Allen, Southern University-Baton Rouge Departing from […]

American Political Science Review

Racial Threat and Partisan Identification

July 2, 2020 Comments Off on Racial Threat and Partisan Identification

Racial Threat and Partisan Identification By Micheal W. Giles and Kaenan Hertz , Emory University Over the past three decades, as the Democratic party in the South has come to depend more heavily on black […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Meet the 2020-2021 APSA Minority Fellowship Program Fellows (Spring)

July 1, 2020 Comments Off on Meet the 2020-2021 APSA Minority Fellowship Program Fellows (Spring)

The Minority Fellows Program (MFP) is a fellowship competition for individuals from underrepresented backgrounds applying to or in the early stages of doctoral programs in political science. The MFP was established in 1969 (originally as […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Lucius J. Barker, Trailblazing Scholar of Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties and African American Politics and Former APSA President, Dies At 92

June 26, 2020 Comments Off on Lucius J. Barker, Trailblazing Scholar of Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties and African American Politics and Former APSA President, Dies At 92

Renowned Professor Taught Political, Legal Leaders Cory Booker, Julián & Joaquin Castro, Tony West Stanford, Calif. – Lucius J. Barker, Ph.D., who broke through racial barriers to become a renowned academic leader, author and professor […]

American Political Science Review

Administrative Records Mask Racially Biased Policing

June 26, 2020 Comments Off on Administrative Records Mask Racially Biased Policing

Administrative Records Mask Racially Biased Policing By Dean Knox, Princeton University and Will Lowe, Hertie School of Governance and Jonathan Mummolo, Princeton University Researchers often lack the necessary data to credibly estimate racial discrimination in […]