Journals

PS: Political Science & Politics’s Winter Hiatus

The PS: Political Science & Politics Editorial Team will not be accepting new manuscripts for the two-week period from December 23, 2016–January 6, 2017 for the holiday break. We encourage you to submit your manuscripts in […]

American Political Science Review

“Of Darkness from Vain Philosophy”: Hobbes’s Critique of the Classical Tradition

“Of Darkness from Vain Philosophy”: Hobbes’s Critique of the Classical Tradition Devin Stauffer, University of Texas The early modern revolution in political philosophy not only transformed political philosophy itself; it also played a crucial role in […]

American Political Science Review

Language Policy and Human Development

Language Policy and Human Development David D. Laitin, Stanford University Rajesh Ramachandran, Goethe University Frankfurt This article explores how language policy affects the socioeconomic development of nation states through two channels: the individual’s exposure to and (in […]

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American Political Science Review

Electoral Rules and Legislative Particularism: Evidence from U.S. State Legislatures

Electoral Rules and Legislative Particularism: Evidence from U.S. State Legislatures Tanya Bagashka, University of Houston Jennifer Hayes Clark, University of Houston We argue that state legislative politics is qualitatively different from national congressional politics in the […]

American Political Science Review

On the Rights of Warlords: Legitimate Authority and Basic Protection in War-Torn Societies

On the Rights of Warlords: Legitimate Authority and Basic Protection in War-Torn Societies Robert A. Blair, Brown University Pablo Kalmanovitz, Universidad de los Andes This article examines the legitimacy of the use of force by armed nonstate […]

Journals

New Editor of Politics and Gender, Mary Caputi

Mary Caputi, New Editor of Politics and Gender “I believe that there is more richness and resonance surrounding both the terms “politics” and “gender” that can be explored in ways that widen the purview of […]

American Political Science Review

Collective Threat Framing and Mobilization in Civil War

Collective Threat Framing and Mobilization in Civil War Anastasia Shesterinina, Yale University Research on civil war mobilization emphasizes armed group recruitment tactics and individual motivations to fight, but does not explore how individuals come to […]