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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An Interesting Bias: Lessons from an Academic’s Year as a Reporter

March 23, 2016 Comments Off on An Interesting Bias: Lessons from an Academic’s Year as a Reporter

David Niven, University of Cincinnati Most rigorous studies conclude that there is no consistent partisan or ideological bias in the mainstream American news media. This suggests a natural but little-asked question: Why isn’t there more […]

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Data Collection, Opportunity Costs, and Problem Solving: Lessons from Field Research on Teachers’ Unions in Latin America

March 17, 2016 Comments Off on Data Collection, Opportunity Costs, and Problem Solving: Lessons from Field Research on Teachers’ Unions in Latin America

Christopher Chambers-Ju As I prepared to leave Mexico, my efforts to access an important dataset for my dissertation became increasingly desperate. A newspaper article mentioned that the Mexican teachers’ union endorsed nearly 2,000 political candidates […]

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Complicating the Political Scientist as Blogger

March 16, 2016 Comments Off on Complicating the Political Scientist as Blogger

Robert Farley, University of Kentucky In our efforts to make blogging an acceptable component of an academic career in political science, we ought not tame the practice of blogging beyond recognition. Multiple models exist under […]