A roundup of blogs, articles, and interviews from APSA Members,
January 26 to February 8, 2018
Welcome to Press Gallery, APSA’s 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 Weeks in Writing
Recent blogs and op-eds authored by APSA members
- Will Elections Save Venezuela?, Jennifer McCoy, The Hill, January 26, 2018
- Here’s What the Democrats Need to Do to Get the Dream Act through Congress, Hannah Walker, Kassra A.R. Oskooii, and Sergio Garcia-Rios, US APP Blog, January 29, 2018
- What Happened to the State of the Union Address? Originally, It Helped the President and Congress Deliberate., Charles Zug and Connor M. Ewing, Monkey Cage, January 30, 2018
- Fixing American Politics is Easy: Be Humble and Lower the Stakes, John Patty, Mischiefs of Faction, January 31, 2018
- Why the Coming Midterms are So Important, Neil Wollman and Leonard Williams, The Hill, January 31, 2018
- Our Hackable Political Future, Henry J. Farrell and Rick Perlstein, New York Times, February 4, 2018
- Weakening Oversight: Two Warning Signs in Appropriations, Peter Hanson, The Hill, February 5, 2018
Speaking Up: Political Scientists in the Media
Interviews, quotes, and podcasts featuring APSA members
- In Step to National Stage, a Young Kennedy to Rebut Trump Address, By Scott Malone, featuring Peter Ubertaccio, Reuters, January 26, 2018
- ‘Even a Small Uptick’ in Turnout Makes a Difference in Texas, UTA Political Scientist Says, By Krystina Martinez, featuring Rebecca Deen, KERA News, January 26, 2018
- The Psychological Forces Behind A Cultural Reckoning: Understanding #MeToo [Podcast], Hidden Brain, featuring Timur Kuran, NPR, February 5, 2018
Subject Spotlight: The Olympic Games
- The Olympics as a Story of Risk Management, Will Jennings, Harvard Business Review, August 13, 2012
- A Boston Olympics: The Name Says Boston but the Pricetag Says Massachusetts, Erin O’Brien, Mass Politics Profs, November 21, 2014
- Why the Olympic Games Generate Dissent and Attract Activists, Jules Boykoff, Scholars Strategy Network, September 2015
- Want More Olympic Medals? Here’s What Nations Need to Do to Win, Danyel Reiche, Monkey Cage, August 3, 2016
