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

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The Summer Research Opportunities Program at Michigan State University

November 18, 2019 Comments Off on The Summer Research Opportunities Program at Michigan State University

The Summer Research Opportunities Program at Michigan State University By Jamil S. Scott, Georgetown University, Kesicia A. Dickinson, Michigan State University, Eric Gonzalez Jeunke, Michigan State University, and Steven Thomas, Michigan State University The Summer Research Opportunities […]

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The Role of Priec in Building Community in Political Science

November 15, 2019 Comments Off on The Role of Priec in Building Community in Political Science

The Role of Priec in Building Community in Political Science By Francisco I. Pedraza, University of California, Riverside, and Nazita Lajevardi, Michigan State University The Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium (PRIEC) is an academic forum […]

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Introduction: Building, Sustaining, and Supporting the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Community

November 14, 2019 Comments Off on Introduction: Building, Sustaining, and Supporting the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Community

Introduction: Building, Sustaining, and Supporting the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Community By Nadia E. Brown, Purdue University, and Nazita Lajevardi, Michigan State University Racial and ethnic minorities are grossly underrepresented in political science. APSA’s most recent Diversity […]

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The Case for Non-Binary Gender Questions in Surveys

November 13, 2019 Comments Off on The Case for Non-Binary Gender Questions in Surveys

The Case for Non-Binary Gender Questions in Surveys By Mike Medeiros, University of Amsterdam, Benjamin Forest, McGill University, Patrik Öhberg, University of Gothenburg LGBTQ activists and academics advocate the use of non-binary gender categories to include individuals who identify as neither […]

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Making Critical Thinking Skills Training Explicit, Engaging, and Effective through Live Debates on Current Political Issues

November 13, 2019 Comments Off on Making Critical Thinking Skills Training Explicit, Engaging, and Effective through Live Debates on Current Political Issues

Making Critical Thinking Skills Training Explicit, Engaging, and Effective through Live Debates on Current Political Issues: A Pilot Pedagogical Experiment By Yu Tao, University of Western Australia, Ed Griffith, University of Central Lancashire We piloted a pedagogical experiment to […]

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A New Model for Industry–Academic Partnerships

November 12, 2019 Comments Off on A New Model for Industry–Academic Partnerships

A New Model for Industry–Academic Partnerships By Gary King, Harvard University, Nathaniel Persily, Stanford University The mission of the social sciences is to understand and ameliorate society’s greatest challenges. The data held by private companies, collected for different purposes, […]

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How Many Citations to Women Is “Enough”? Estimates of Gender Representation in Political Science

November 11, 2019 Comments Off on How Many Citations to Women Is “Enough”? Estimates of Gender Representation in Political Science

How Many Citations to Women Is “Enough”? Estimates of Gender Representation in Political Science By Michelle L. Dion, McMaster University, Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, University of Iowa Recent studies identified gendered citation gaps in political science journal articles, with male […]