PS: Political Science and Politics

Patterns of Publishing in Political Science Journals: An Overview of Our Profession Using Bibliographic Data and a Co-Authorship Network by Thomas Metz, University of Freiburg (Germany) and , University of Freiburg (Germany) We draw a map […]

Ethnography and Participant Observation: Political Science Research in this “Late Methodological Moment” Introduction by Peregrine Schwartz-Shea, University of Utah and Samantha Majic, John Jay College-City University of New York This symposium celebrates the contributions of ethnography and […]

The Ethnographic Turn in Political Science: Reflections on the State of the Art by Evelyn Z. Brodkin, The University of Chicago Ethnographic approaches continue to capture the imagination of scholars in the discipline, even as political […]

Participating, Observing, Publishing: Lessons from the Field by Samantha Majic, John Jay College-City University of New York Sex work raises questions about gender, sexuality, power, politics, policy, and government that will interest many political scientists. Additionally, […]

Has Barack Obama Embraced the Unitary Executive? by Ryan J. Barilleaux, Miami University of Ohio and Jewerl Maxwell, Gordon College In 2008, Barack Obama attacked George W. Bush’s use of executive power.  He faulted Bush for […]

Engaging and Disrupting Power: The Public Value of Political Ethnography by M. David Forrest, Oberlin College [@MDavidForrest1] This article outlines the underappreciated public value of political ethnography. This value, I argue, stems from political ethnography’s ability […]

Reducing Political Bias in Political Science Estimates by L. J. Zigerell, Illinois State University [@LJZigerell] Political science researchers have flexibility in how to analyze data, how to report data, and whether to report on data. This article […]