Public Scholarship Program Archives

Why Are Some Parts of Africa Richer and More Peaceful Than Others?

January 23, 2026 Comments Off

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Deborah Saki, covers the new article by Martha Wilfahrt, […]

When the Green Transition Climate Policy Fuels Backlash

December 30, 2025 Comments Off

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Ximena Caló, covers the new article by Vincent Heddesheimer, […]

The Politics of Not Being Counted

December 29, 2025 1

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Raymundo Lopez, covers the new article by Amanda Sahar […]

Nature as Legal Person

October 30, 2025 Comments Off

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Ewa Nizalowska, covers the new article by Mónica Brito […]

Constitutions, Trade Liberalization, and the Sugar Industries in the US and Japan

September 22, 2025 Comments Off

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Sienna Nordquist, covers the new article by In Song […]

How Local News Shapes Local Politics

September 19, 2025 Comments Off

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Jack Wippell, covers the new article by Andrew C. […]

Frederick Douglass and Natural Rights from Below

August 22, 2025 Comments Off

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Ewa Nizalowska, covers the new article by Charles H. […]

Call for Applications: 2025-2026 Public Scholarship Program | NEW Deadline: October 3, 2025

August 4, 2025 1

APSA is accepting applications to join the seventh cohort of the Public Scholarship Program fellows. This program offers remote part-time fellowships that introduces graduate students to the intellectual and practical aspects of presenting academic scholarship to the public. […]

Criminal Communication: Public Representations, Repertoires, and Regimes of Criminal Governance

May 12, 2026 0

Criminal Communication: Public Representations, Repertoires, and Regimes of Criminal Governance By Philip Luke Johnson, Flinders University Criminal actors are widely assumed to maintain a low profile, exerting power through coercion and clandestine networks. Scholarship addressing [...]
Bent into Submission? Domestic Investors and Populist Governments

May 11, 2026 0

Bent into Submission? Domestic Investors and Populist Governments By Alison L. Johnston, Oregon State University and Juliet Johnson, McGill University Do populist governments bend their economic policies to the preferences of bondholders? Populist governments should [...]
Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South

May 8, 2026 0

Political Symbols and Social Order: Confederate Monuments and Performative Violence in the Post-Reconstruction U.S. South By Lee-Or Ankori-Karlinsky, Brown University Violent conflicts are often accompanied by symbols commemorating past violence. I argue that political symbols [...]

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