A roundup of blogs, articles, and interviews from APSA Members, December 15, 2017 to January 4, 2018
Welcome to APSA Press Gallery, a weekly roundup of recent blogs, op-eds, podcasts, and interviews featuring political scientists. We are always eager to follow our members’ engagement online. Let us know what you are doing or reading with the hashtag #APSAPressGallery, or by email to press@apsanet.org.
The Week(s) in Writing
Recent blogs and op-eds authored by APSA members
- Key Findings: When Do Members of the U.S. Congress Respond to Less Privileged Constituents?, Jan Leighley and Jennifer Oser, Scholars Strategy Network, December 2017
- Should Congressional Incumbents Be Concerned About 2018 Midterm Elections?, SoRelle Wyckoff, Center for American Politics and Citizenship, December 2017
- The Republican Tax Bill Will Make it Harder for States and Cities to Pay Their Bills, Andrea Louise Campbell, Monkey Cage, December 21, 2017
- Why American Doctors Keep Doing Expensive Procedures That Don’t Work, Eric Patashnik, Vox, December 28, 2017
- There is No Secret Master Plan. Trump is the WYSIWYG President., Paul Musgrave, Washington Post, January 3, 2018
Speaking Up: Political Scientists in the Media
Interviews, quotes, and podcasts featuring APSA members
- Millennial Mayors & Senate Shake-Up: Big Year Expected in Minnesota Politics, By Ali Lucia, featuring David Schultz, CBS Local Minnesota, January 1, 2018
- Resistance by Refusal: You’re Never Too Legit to Quit, By Richard Kreitner, featuring Jennet Kirkpatrick, The Nation, January 2, 2018
- ‘Fake News’: Wide Reach but Little Impact, Study Suggests, By Benedict Carey, featuring Brendan Nyhan, Andrew Guess, and Jason Reifler, New York Times, January 2, 2018
- Heller the Man to Watch in Nevada Politics This Year, By Geoff Dornan, featuring Eric Herzik, Sierra Sun, January 3, 2017
- How Trump Wields Unprecedented Control Over America’s Judiciary, By Edward Burmila, featuring Ryan Black and Ryan Owens, The Week, January 3, 2018
Subject Spotlight: Social Media, Protest, and Activism
- Social Media and Protests, Phil Arena, Duck of Minerva, April 3, 2014
- #Activism-How Twitter Boosts Civic Activism in 140 Characters or Less, Wayne Buente, Scholars Strategy Network, September 2017
- Tweeting Iran: How Social Media Can (and Cannot) Facilitate Protest, Joshua Tucker, Monkey Cage, December 31, 2017
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