Journals

What is a Descriptive Representative? By Danielle Casarez Lemi, Southern Methodist University What is a descriptive representative? The study of descriptive representation by ethnorace—that is, the presence of elected officials who reflect descriptive characteristics of […]

Voter Mobilization By Chelsea N. Kaufman and Joseph M. Ellis, Wingate University Wingate University is a private, nonprofit, comprehensive university located southeast of Charlotte, North Carolina. More than 3,600 students are enrolled, approximately 72% of […]

Undergraduates in New Hampshire for the First-in-the-Nation Primary By Elliott Fullmer, Randolph–Macon College In 2016 and 2020, I led travel courses to Manchester, New Hampshire, where students participated in the state’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary. For […]

The Trump Effect: How 2016 Campaign Rallies Explain Spikes in Hate By Ayal Feinberg, Texas A&M University–Commerce, Regina Branton and Valerie Martinez-Ebers, University of North Texas The 2016 Trump campaign held more than 300 rallies. […]

Teaching the Hidden Curriculum in Political Science By Elena Barham and Colleen Wood, Columbia University The “hidden curriculum” in academia represents a set of informal norms and rules, expectations, and skills that inform our “ways […]

Studying Legislatures at the Intersection of Gender and Race: The View from the 114th Congress By Kelly Dittmar, Rutgers University–Camden, Catherine Wineinger, Western Washington University and Kira Sanbonmatsu, Rutgers University–New Brunswick Whereas the racial or […]