PS: Political Science and Politics

Statistical Intuition without Coding (or Teachers) By Natalie Ayers, Harvard University, Gary King, Harvard University, Zagreb Mukerjee, Yale University, and Dominic Skinnion, Harvard University Teaching political methodology classes typically requires a set of technical, instructor-led […]

Student Choice in Assessment: Is There a Subject-Specific Case for Using Assessment Optionality in Political Science Education? By Jeremy F. G. Moulton, University of York Giving students choice in how they are assessed, known as […]

Risk and Realism: Using a Board Game Mobile App to Illustrate an International Relations Theory By Petra Hendrickson, Northern Michigan University When introducing students to broad theoretical frameworks, simulations and games can help to make theoretical […]

The Advantages of taking the Long View: American Political Development and Higher Education By Julie L. Novkov, University at Albany Tim Kaufman-Osborn’s book (2023), The Autocratic Academy: Reenvisioning Rule within America’s Universities, is a powerful contribution […]

Empowering Students to Have Difficult Conversations By Ioana Emy Matesan, Wesleyan University Classroom discussions of current events and controversial topics can devolve into unproductive and highly charged debates. This article describes an in-class exercise used […]

Finding the “Field” in our “Homes” and our “Homes” in the “Field”: A Critique of the “Home–Field” Dichotomy By Marnie Howlett, University of Oxford, and Lauren C. Konken, University of British Columbia The “home–field” dichotomy has […]

From Autocratic to Republican: Rethinking the Corporate University By Isaac Kamola, Trinity College On July 18, 2023, the faculty at my institution received an email co-signed by the President and the Chair of the Board […]

Engaging Diversity: An Inclusive Approach to Undergraduate Mentorship in Mobilization and Political Economy By Valentina González-Rostani, University of Southern California and Princeton University, Chie Togami, State University of New York, Tania Ramírez-Farias, University of Pittsburgh, Mariely […]