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[ September 30, 2022 ] Ethnic Bias in Judicial Decision Making: Evidence from Criminal Appeals in Kenya American Political Science Review
[ September 30, 2022 ] Tick, Tick, Boom: Simulating Human Rights Decisions in the Classroom Journals
[ September 29, 2022 ] Electoral Responsiveness in Closed Autocracies: Evidence from Petitions in the former German Democratic Republic American Political Science Review

APSA Presidents’ Letter on 2020 Election & Voting

July 22, 2020 2

APSA Presidents’ Letter on 2020 Election & Voting What Alexander Hamilton called America’s “Great Experiment in Democracy,” was to make the public the sovereign power in the new nation. Today that sovereignty rests at its […]

Exclusive Report: How to Increase Voting and Strengthen Political Learning on College Campuses

August 9, 2018 Comments Off

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Election Imperatives” challenges universities to improve democratic engagement for 2018 midterms and beyond; major higher education associations endorse report August 9, 2018 MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. — Amid amplified interests in the upcoming midterm […]

Tick, Tick, Boom: Simulating Human Rights Decisions in the Classroom

September 30, 2022 0

Tick, Tick, Boom: Simulating Human Rights Decisions in the Classroom By Anne Watson Middle, Georgia State University This article presents an original simulation, called Tick, Tick, Boom, which is designed to help students examine the use [...]
Thoughts on Textbook Writing

September 29, 2022 0

Thoughts on Textbook Writing By Benjamin Ginsberg, Johns Hopkins University I have been an author of an introductory American government textbook since 1986. It has been a rewarding intellectual experience and, in my view, has [...]
The Messenger Matters: Religious Leaders and Overcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

September 28, 2022 0

The Messenger Matters: Religious Leaders and Overcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy By Filip Viskupič and David L. Wiltse, South Dakota State University Experts agree that vaccination is the most effective way to bring the COVID-19 pandemic [...]