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[ May 20, 2026 ] Independent Letter from APSA Presidents to Senate on FY2026 Federal Budget Appropriations APSA Presidents
[ May 20, 2026 ] Meet DFP Spring Fellow, Niko Dawson, Washington University in St. Louis Diversity Fellowship Program
[ May 19, 2026 ] Making the Founding Documents Relevant in the 21st Century: APSA’s Engaging America’s 250th Webinar Series America 250th
[ May 19, 2026 ] Meet DFP Spring Fellow, Sashi Juarez-Galindo, University of Maryland, College Park Diversity Fellowship Program
[ May 18, 2026 ] APSA Statement on the Dismissal of the National Science Board Funding
[ May 18, 2026 ] Meet DFP Spring Fellow, Taylor Gibson Campbell, Temple University Diversity Fellowship Program

Remembering Renowned Political Science Professor and Black Politics Scholar, Dr. Robert C. Smith

May 9, 2023 Comments Off

Robert Charles Smith, political science professor at San Francisco State University (SFSU), passed away on April 13, 2023. He is known for his scholarship on race and politics in the United States. Dr. Smith taught […]

NCOBPS-APSA Townhall on Black Voter Turnout in the 2020 Election

October 2, 2020 Comments Off

“Black Voter Turnout in 2020: The Intersections of Politics, Protest and Pandemics” Thursday, October 8th, at 3:00-4:30 PM EDT | Register Here With three weeks to go to the historic 2020 presidential election, the National […]

Criminal Communication: Public Representations, Repertoires, and Regimes of Criminal Governance

May 12, 2026 0

Criminal Communication: Public Representations, Repertoires, and Regimes of Criminal Governance By Philip Luke Johnson, Flinders University Criminal actors are widely assumed to maintain a low profile, exerting power through coercion and clandestine networks. Scholarship addressing [...]
Bent into Submission? Domestic Investors and Populist Governments

May 11, 2026 0

Bent into Submission? Domestic Investors and Populist Governments By Alison L. Johnston, Oregon State University and Juliet Johnson, McGill University Do populist governments bend their economic policies to the preferences of bondholders? Populist governments should [...]
Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South

May 8, 2026 0

Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South By Lee-Or Ankori-Karlinsky, Brown University Violent conflicts are often accompanied by symbols commemorating past violence. I argue that political symbols [...]

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