Journals

APSA publishes four leading peer-reviewed political science journals. Members of APSA have access to the American Political Science Review, Perspectives on Politics, PS: Political Science & Politics, and Journal of Political Science Education.

APSR

The Class Ceiling in Politics

October 15, 2025 Comments Off on The Class Ceiling in Politics

The Class Ceiling in Politics By Olle Folke, Uppsala University, and Johanna Rickne, Stockholm University Prior studies have documented that working-class individuals rarely become parliamentarians. We know less about when in the career pipeline to parliament workers […]

American Political Science Review

Ideology at Work? Rethinking Reproduction

October 14, 2025 Comments Off on Ideology at Work? Rethinking Reproduction

Ideology at Work? Rethinking Reproduction By Alyssa Battistoni, Barnard College The low value of reproductive labor, and the related “crisis of care,” are often attributed to gendered attitudes about work. This article traces this explanation […]

American Political Science Review

Civic Organizations and the Political Participation of Cross-Pressured Americans: The Case of the Labor Movement

October 13, 2025 Comments Off on Civic Organizations and the Political Participation of Cross-Pressured Americans: The Case of the Labor Movement

Civic Organizations and the Political Participation of Cross-Pressured Americans: The Case of the Labor Movement By Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia University Civic associations underpin American democracy. How can politically cross-cutting associations engage members who hold divergent […]

American Political Science Review

I’m a Survivor: Political Dynamics in Bureaucratic Elites’ Partisan Identification

October 10, 2025 Comments Off on I’m a Survivor: Political Dynamics in Bureaucratic Elites’ Partisan Identification

I’m a Survivor: Political Dynamics in Bureaucratic Elites’ Partisan Identification By Benny Geys, BI Norwegian Business School, Per Lægreid, University of Bergen, Zuzana Murdoch, University of Bergen, and Susan Webb Yackee, University of Wisconsin-Madison This […]

APSR

Traceability and Mass Policy Feedback Effects

October 9, 2025 Comments Off on Traceability and Mass Policy Feedback Effects

Traceability and Mass Policy Feedback Effects By Brian T. Hamel, University of North Texas Theory suggests that policy benefits delivered directly by government are most likely to affect the voting behavior of beneficiaries. Nearly every […]

Journals

Citizens’ Preferences for Multidimensional Representation

October 8, 2025 Comments Off on Citizens’ Preferences for Multidimensional Representation

Citizens’ Preferences for Multidimensional Representation By Jack Blumenau, University College London, Fabio Wolkenstein, and Christopher Wratil, University of Vienna How do citizens want to be represented in politics? We investigate citizens’ multidimensional preferences regarding six conceptions of […]

Journals

Political Science as a Dependent Variable: The National Science Foundation and the Shaping of a Discipline

October 7, 2025 Comments Off on Political Science as a Dependent Variable: The National Science Foundation and the Shaping of a Discipline

Political Science as a Dependent Variable: The National Science Foundation and the Shaping of a Discipline By Tamir Moustafa, Simon Fraser University From 1965 to 2020, the National Science Foundation constituted the single largest funding […]