American Political Science Review

Group Prototypicality and Boundary Definition: Comparing White and Black Perceptions of Whether Latinos Are American

Group Prototypicality and Boundary Definition: Comparing White and Black Perceptions of Whether Latinos Are American By Angie N. Ocampo-Roland, University of Pittsburgh Examining group boundaries is instrumental to understanding intergroup relations, particularly differences in boundary […]

American Political Science Review

Political Emancipation and Modern Jewish National Identity

Political Emancipation and Modern Jewish National Identity By Carles Boix, Princeton University and University of Barcelona Following the rise of liberalism and nationalism during the nineteenth century, Jewish national identity varied across countries. While Western […]

APSA Publications

PS Call for Papers: Special Issue on Forecasting the 2026 US Midterm Elections | Deadline: July 17, 2026 

Who will win the next midterm election?   Beyond public curiosity, forecasting lets scholars test theories against real outcomes in real time. With expanded data sources and tools, from polls and structural indicators to markets, […]

American Political Science Review

Fickle Prosociality: How Violence against LGBTQ+ People Motivates Prosocial Mass Attitudes toward LGBTQ+ Group Members

Fickle Prosociality: How Violence against LGBTQ+ People Motivates Prosocial Mass Attitudes toward LGBTQ+ Group Members By Marcel F. Roman, Harvard University and Jack Thompson, University of Leeds We present a Fickle Prosocial Violence Response Model […]

Journals

The Bureaucratic Origins of Political Theory: Administrative Labor in the “Other Half” of the History of Political Thought

The Bureaucratic Origins of Political Theory: Administrative Labor in the “Other Half” of the History of Political Thought By Douglas I. Thompson, University of South Carolina The earliest works of political theory precede Athenian democracy—the […]

American Political Science Review

Fairness According to Whom? Divergent Perceptions of Fairness among White and Black Americans and Its Effect on Trade Attitudes

Fairness According to Whom? Divergent Perceptions of Fairness among White and Black Americans and Its Effect on Trade Attitudes By Daniel Lobo, University of California, Berkeley and Ryan Brutger, University of California, Berkeley Racial divides […]

American Political Science Review

Efficacy of Congressional Oversight

Efficacy of Congressional Oversight By Pamela Ban, University of California, San Diego and Seth J. Hill, University of California, San Diego Oversight, scholars argue, allows Congress to control the executive agents it empowers to implement […]