A roundup of blogs, articles, and interviews from APSA Members, December 8-14, 2017
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The Week in Writing
Recent blogs and op-eds authored by APSA members:
- What Star Wars Can Tell Us About Rebel Movements, Constantino Pischedda, Mischiefs of Faction, December 8, 2017
- The Pundits Were Wrong About Assad and the Islamic State. As Usual, They’re Not Willing to Admit It., Max Abrahms and John Glaser, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2017
- Is the Democratic Party Becoming Too Democratic?, Julia Azari and Seth Masket, New York Times, December 11, 2017
- Trump is Being Sued to Stop Him from Shrinking Bears Ears National Monument By 85 Percent. Who Will Win?, Todd A. Curry and Rebecca A. Reid, Monkey Cage, December 11, 2017
- Women’s Political Power is Both Cause and Consequence of Reckoning with Sexual Abuse, Kelly Dittmar and Debbie Walsh, NJ.com, December 13, 2017
- Roy Moore Lost the Battle, But He’s Winning the War, Joseph Lowndes, Washington Post, December 13, 2017
- What Roy Moore’s Loss Says About Smart Politics, Scott Lemieux, Reuters, December 13, 2017
Speaking Up: Political Scientists in the Media
Interviews, quotes, and podcasts featuring APSA members
- UNG Political Science Experts Weigh in on Trump Presidency, By Carlos Galarza, featuring Carl Cavalli and Douglas Young, Gainesville Times, December 9, 2017
- What Foiled New York Subway Attack Says About Lone-Wolf Bombers, By Harry Bruinius, featuring Donald Haider-Markel and Robert Pape, Christian Science Monitor, December 12, 2017
- Who Actually Writes Bills in Congress?, By Heather Brown, featuring Kathryn Pearson, CBS Minnesota, December 12, 2017
- For or Against Trump? Questions Candidates for Governor Can’t Escape, By Alan Greenblatt, featuring Thad Kousser, Governing, December 13, 2017
Subject Spotlight: Questions Raised by the Alabama Special Election
- Getting Out the Vote: Not All Ground Games are Alike, Hahrie Han and Elizabeth McKenna, The Conversation, November 4, 2014
- Why Do Some States Elect Two Senators From Different Parties? Don’t Blame it on Strategic Voters., Chris Donnelly, LSE APP Blog, August 31, 2015
- Do Voter Identification Laws Suppress Minority Voting? Yes. We Did the Research., Zoltan L. Hajnal, Nazita Lajevardi and Lindsay Nielson, Monkey Cage, February 15, 2017
- The Rights Turn in Conservative Christian Politics [Podcast], New Books in Political Science, featuring Andrew Lewis, November 6, 2017
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