American Political Science Review

How Do Campaign Spending Limits Affect Elections? Evidence from the United Kingdom 1885–2019

How Do Campaign Spending Limits Affect Elections? Evidence from the United Kingdom 1885–2019 By Alexander Fouirnaies, University of Chicago In more than half of the democratic countries in the world, candidates face legal constraints on […]

American Political Science Review

Slavery, Reconstruction, and Bureaucratic Capacity in the American South

Slavery, Reconstruction, and Bureaucratic Capacity in the American South By Pavithra Suryanarayan, Johns Hopkins University and Steven White, Syracuse University Conventional political economy models predict taxation will increase after franchise expansion to low-income voters. Yet, […]

American Political Science Review

To Emerge? Breadwinning, Motherhood, and Women’s Decisions to Run for Office

To Emerge? Breadwinning, Motherhood, and Women’s Decisions to Run for Office By Rachel Bernhard, University of California, Davis, Shauna Shames, Rutgers University, Camden and Dawn Langan Teele, University of Pennsylvania Women’s underrepresentation in American politics […]

APSA

Introducing Political Science Today

This February, APSA is pleased to announce the release of Political Science Today, a new member magazine available in print and online. Political Science Today features association updates, member spotlights, in memoriams, public scholarship, and […]

American Political Science Review

Fake It ‘Til You Make It: A Natural Experiment to Identify European Politicians’ Benefit from Twitter Bots

Fake It ‘Til You Make It: A Natural Experiment to Identify European Politicians’ Benefit from Twitter Bots By Bruno Castanho Silva and Sven-Oliver Proksch, University of Cologne Social media giants stand accused of facilitating illegitimate […]

Journals

The “American DREAM”: Understanding White Americans’ Support for the DREAM Act and Punitive Immigration Policies

The “American DREAM”: Understanding White Americans’ Support for the DREAM Act and Punitive Immigration Policies By Yalidy Matos, Rutgers University, New Brunswick The American public has overwhelmingly supported the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien […]