Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Elusive Inclusion: Persistent Challenges Facing Women of Color in Political Science

Elusive Inclusion: Persistent Challenges Facing Women of Color in Political Science by Melissa R. Michelson, Menlo College, and  Jessica L. Lavariega Monforti, California Lutheran University Academia in general and the discipline of political science specifically […]

2020 Elections

Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy

By Alice Malmberg Felon disenfranchisement laws are one of the final remaining formal barriers to voting rights in the United States, and the number of citizens these restrictions affect continues to grow. In 1976, during […]

Civic Engagement

Unfair Treatment by the Police May Matter Even More Than We Thought When It Comes to African Americans and the Legal System: Lessons from ‘Black and Blue’

In 2018, we published Black and Blue: How African Americans Judge the U.S. Legal System (Oxford University Press). Based on a nationally representative survey of African Americans, this book presents one of the most comprehensive […]

Civic Education

Teaching the Power of Local Political Participation

By Melissa Michelson My Menlo College students are generally concerned with current events and politics at the federal level—including Supreme Court decisions and actions taken by Congress or the President—and it can be challenging to […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

APSA Resources on Systemic Racism & Social Justice

Political scientists have long examined the linkages between race, power, governance, social injustice and oppression. This scholarship has made an invaluable contribution to our discipline and to public discourse. APSA has gathered a collection of […]

Centennial Center

UCLA Associate Professor of Political Science, Lorrie Frasure-Yokley, Shares Her Experiences as a Political Scientist and APSA Member

Dr. Lorrie Frasure-Yokley is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California-Los Angeles. Her research interests include racial/ethnic political behavior, immigrant political incorporation, African American politics, women and politics, and state and […]