PS: Political Science and Politics

PS: Political Science & Politics provides critical analyses of contemporary political phenomena and is the journal of record for the discipline of political science reporting on research, teaching, and professional development.

Call for Papers: PS Special Issue on Forecasting the 2024 US Elections | Deadline: July 17, 2024
Forecasting of US elections has been a regular feature of PS since the 2004 contest.
This special issue follows in this tradition, but seeks to open up the field to a still more diverse set of contributions. View call for papers

Call for Papers: PS Special Issue on American Trade Policy in the 21st Century | Deadline: August 15, 2025

July 9, 2025 Comments Off

Call for Papers: American Trade Policy in the 21st CenturyPS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge University Press Editor: Justin Esarey, Wake Forest University PS: Political Science & Politics invites submissions for a forthcoming special […]

Visualizing Scientific Landscapes: A Powerful Method for Mapping Research Fields

March 27, 2025 Comments Off

Visualizing Scientific Landscapes: A Powerful Method for Mapping Research Fields By Aya Shoshan and Jennifer Oser, Ben Gurion University of the Negev How can political science scholars use visualization and mapping tools to refine the […]

Understanding Black Women’s and Latinas’ Perspectives about Political Giving

March 26, 2025 Comments Off

Understanding Black Women’s and Latinas’ Perspectives about Political Giving By Kira Sanbonmatsu, Rutgers University Giving money to candidates is an important but unequal form of political voice. Among those Americans worst represented as campaign contributors […]

The Vibes Are Off: Did Elon Musk Push Academics Off Twitter?

March 25, 2025 Comments Off

The Vibes Are Off: Did Elon Musk Push Academics Off Twitter? By James Bisbee, Vanderbilt University and Kevin Munger, European University Institute Twitter has been a prominent forum for academics communicating online, both among themselves […]

The Disruptive Effects of Polarization on the Law-Making Process

March 24, 2025 Comments Off

The Disruptive Effects of Polarization on the Law-Making Process By David Jágr, University in Prague and Zdenka Mansfeldová, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Krastev (Reference Krastev2020) predicted that the world would change significantly […]

The Heat is on in the German Bundestag: Coalitions, Conflicts, and Consequences of “Hot Politics”

March 21, 2025 Comments Off

The Heat is on in the German Bundestag: Coalitions, Conflicts, and Consequences of “Hot Politics” By Sven T. Siefken, German Federal University The German Bundestag is one of the strongest and most influential parliaments. It […]

The Effect of Populist Incumbents on Democracy

March 20, 2025 Comments Off

The Effect of Populist Incumbents on Democracy By Kirk A. Hawkins and Grant A. Mitchell, Brigham Young University Populism’s effects on democracy after populists gain control of government (hereafter, populist incumbents) are some of the […]

Testing ChatGPT in International Relations Classrooms: Potentialities, Limitations, and What’s Next

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Testing ChatGPT in International Relations Classrooms: Potentialities, Limitations, and What’s Next By Paola Rivetti, Rituparna Banerjee and David O’Mullane, Dublin City University Whereas significant attention has been devoted to online/blended teaching and related tools, open […]