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S. M. Lipset and the Fragility of Democracy

by Mildred A. Schwartz Oxford University Press’s Academic Insights for the Thinking World Seymour Martin Lipset passed away eleven years ago. If he had lived, he would have celebrated his 95th birthday on 18 March. […]

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Meet 2017 MFP Fellow, Naomi Tolbert

Naomi Tolbert (RBSI 2016) is a senior at Southern Illinois University of Carbondale, double majoring in political science with a specialization in international affairs and international studies with a focus area in the Middle East and Northern […]

American Political Science Review

State Development, Parity, and International Conflict

State Development, Parity, and International Conflict by Douglas M. Gibler, University of Alabama This article explains the relationship between state capabilities and international conflict as a consequence of how, when, and where states enter the international […]

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Meet 2017 MFP Fellow, Stephanie Chan

Stephanie Chan is a senior at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her current research project, “Creative Citizenship: Immigrant Political Participation,” focuses on immigrant conceptions of political participation and enactments of citizenship. She is also co-author […]

American Political Science Review

The Architecture of Political Spaces: Trolls, Digital Media, and Deweyan Democracy

The Architecture of Political Spaces: Trolls, Digital Media, and Deweyan Democracy by Jennifer Forestal, Stockton University The problem of trolls exemplifies the challenges of building democratic communities in the digital environment of social media. Distinguishing trolls from […]

American Political Science Review

Voter Registration Costs and Disenfranchisement: Experimental Evidence from France

Voter Registration Costs and Disenfranchisement: Experimental Evidence from France by Céline Braconnier, Sciences Po Saint-Germain-University of Cergy-Pontoise, Jean-Yves Dormagen, Université de Montpellier & Vincent Pons, Harvard Business School A large-scale randomized experiment conducted during the 2012 French presidential and parliamentary […]

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Meet 2017 MFP Fellow, Stefan Samuel Martinez-Ruiz

Stefan Samuel Martinez-Ruiz is a dual degree BA/MA student at Georgia State University.  Having earned a BA in political science, cum laude, this past August 2016, Stefan will complete his MA in political science in […]

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A Hitchhiker’s Guide to “Democracy in America”

A Hitchhiker’s Guide to “Democracy in America” by Craig Douglas Albert, Augusta University One of the most challenging issues any instructor of political philosophy faces is how to get college students interested and engaged in […]