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Meet APSA Member Spotlight: Risa Toha, Wake Forest University

March 12, 2026 0

Dr. Risa Toha, Wake Forest University, Associate Professor APSA member since 2005 Risa Toha is an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University. Her research examines questions related to […]

Member Spotlight: Michael Thomas, Stanford University

November 20, 2025 Comments Off

Michael Thomas, Stanford University APSA Member since 2023 PhD Candidate at Stanford University How did you learn about APSA? When did you become a member of APSA, and what prompted you to join? I learned […]

Member Spotlight: Dr. Makito Takei, Tecnologico de Monterrey

September 1, 2025 Comments Off

Dr. Makito Takei, Tecnologico de Monterrey APSA Member since 2017 Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Tecnologico de Monterrey How did you learn about APSA? When did you become a member of […]

Member Spotlight: Chinemelu Okafor, Harvard University

July 3, 2025 Comments Off

Meet Chinemelu Okafor, Ph.D., Harvard University APSA Member since 2021 Harvard Ph.D. Candidate 1. How did you learn about APSA? When did you become a member of APSA, and what prompted you to join? I […]

Member Spotlight: Samantha Chapa, University of Houston

March 19, 2025 Comments Off

Meet Samantha Chapa, Ph.D., University of Houston APSA Member since 2020 Ph.D. candidate in Political Science Samantha Chapa is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Houston. Her research interests include migration […]

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Member Spotlight: Dr. Timothy Lewis, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

February 26, 2024 Comments Off

Meet Dr. Timothy Lewis APSA Member since 2014-Present Associate Professor Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Dr. Timothy E. Lewis (he/him/his) is an identity politics researcher, social justice activist, and Associate Professor of Political Science at Southern […]

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Member Spotlight: Dr. J. Cherie Strachan, The University of Akron

December 13, 2023 Comments Off

Meet Dr. J. Cherie Strachan Member since 1997-Present Director at the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics The University of Akron How did you learn about APSA? When did you become a member of […]

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APSA Member Spotlight: Andrea Benjamin, University of Oklahoma

September 14, 2023 Comments Off

Andrea Benjamin Member since 2006-Present Associate Professor The Clara Luper Department of African & African American Studies The University of Oklahoma How did you learn about APSA? When did you become a member of APSA, […]

Call for Proposals for New Editors: APSA Section Journal Politics & Religion | Deadline: July 15, 2026

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Call for Proposals for New Editor(s) APSA Organized Section Journal “Politics & Religion” The Religion and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA) invite applications for the editorship of Politics and Religion (P&R) [...]
On the Decline of Elite-Educated Republicans in Congress

April 28, 2026 0

On the Decline of Elite-Educated Republicans in Congress By Craig Volden, University of Virginia, Jonathan Wai, University of Arkansas and Alan E. Wiseman, Vanderbilt University We identify a rise in educational polarization among members of [...]
Storm from the Steppes: Warfare and Succession Institutions in Pre-Modern Eurasia, 1000–1799 CE

April 27, 2026 0

Storm from the Steppes: Warfare and Succession Institutions in Pre-Modern Eurasia, 1000–1799 CE By Daniel Steven Smith, Ohio State University A prominent literature on pre-modern warfare and institution-building holds that intense military competition in pre-modern [...]

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