A roundup of blogs, articles, and interviews from APSA Members, February 9-15, 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
- How Civil Wars End, Lise M. Howard and Alexandra Stark, Political Violence at a Glance, February 9, 2018
- Democrats Can Win on Immigration, Matt A. Barreto, New York Times, February 12, 2018
- Democratic Wave Coming? It Might Be More of a Trickle, David McClennan and Whitney Ross Manzo, Charlotte Observer, February 12, 2018
- Trump and the Problem of Pakistan, Navin Bapat, Political Violence at a Glance, February 12, 2018
- Signs of Democratic Demise in Latin America, Amy Erica Smith, Mischiefs of Faction, February 14, 2018
Speaking Up: Political Scientists in the Media
Interviews, quotes, and podcasts featuring APSA members
- University of Michigan Flint Political Science Professor Weighs in After Shutdown, By Veronica Meadows, featuring Jason Kosnoski, NBC 25 News, February 9, 2018
- Trump ‘Resistance’ Not Moving Iowa Voter Numbers, By James Q. Lynch, featuring Tim Hagle, Dennis Goldford, and Chris Larimer, The Courier, February 12, 2018
- 8 Tips to Improve Your Relationship, Courtesy of International Relations, By Andrea Jones-Rooy, featuring James Morrow, James Fearon, and Sarah Croco, FiveThirtyEight, February 14, 2018
- Real Immigration Debate? New Senators Schooled in How Work Got Done., By Francine Kiefer, featuring John Pitney and Ross Baker, Christian Science Monitor, February 14, 2018
- How an Abundance of Democratic Candidates Could Help the G.O.P. Hold the House, By Adam Nagourney, featuring Thad Kousser and Christian Grose, New York Times, February 14, 2018
Subject Spotlight: More Sports and Politics
- More than Just a Game: Sports and Politics in America, By Rachel Richardson, featuring David Niven, University of Cincinnati Magazine, November 3, 2017
- Olympic Truce? Not! Emerging Political Science Shows Us that International Sports Are Actually Bad for World Peace [Podcast], By Mark Leon Goldberg, featuring Andrew Bertoli, UN Dispatch, February 9, 2018
- The Farce of ‘Olympic Athletes from Russia’, Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff, The Nation, February 12, 2018
- The Myth of the Sacred Truce, Dillon Tatum, Duck of Minerva, February 12, 2018
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