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.

American Political Science Review

Political Characterology: On the Method of Theorizing in Hannah Arendt’s Origins of Totalitarianism

August 18, 2016 Comments Off on Political Characterology: On the Method of Theorizing in Hannah Arendt’s Origins of Totalitarianism

by Hans-Jörg Sigwart, University of Erlangen–Nürnberg Abstract: “Notwithstanding its status as a modern classic, Hannah Arendt’s study on The Origins of Totalitarianism is generally considered to be lacking a clearly reflected methodological basis. This article challenges […]

Journals

An APSA Fellow’s Journey from Down Under to the Hill

August 17, 2016 Comments Off on An APSA Fellow’s Journey from Down Under to the Hill

The latest virtual issue of PS features articles written by alumni of the Congressional Fellowship Program (CFP) from 2010 to 2015. The CFP fellows serve yearlong placements in congressional and executive offices, and they chronicle […]

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Teaching Race and Revolution: Doing Justice to Women’s Roles in the Struggle for Civil Rights

August 12, 2016 Comments Off on Teaching Race and Revolution: Doing Justice to Women’s Roles in the Struggle for Civil Rights

By Rosalyn Cooperman (University of Mary Washington), Melina Patterson (University of Mary Washington) and Jess Rigelhaupt (University of Mary Washington) This paper describes a freshman seminar, Race and Revolution, which examines the Civil Rights Movement with an emphasis on […]

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Standard Operating Procedures: A Safety Net for Pre-Analysis Plans

August 12, 2016 Comments Off on Standard Operating Procedures: A Safety Net for Pre-Analysis Plans

By Winston Lin (Columbia University) and Donald P. Green (Columbia University) “Fishing” and “file drawer” problems undercut the credibility of published empirical research. The fishing problem is that with unlimited discretion in data analysis, researchers may consciously or […]