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[ September 16, 2021 ] Who governs: voters or organized interests? The answer may depend on when the election is held Election
[ September 16, 2021 ] Charles Mills receives the 2021 Benjamin E. Lippincott Award Awards
[ September 15, 2021 ] The Two-Pronged Middle Class: The Old Bourgeoisie, New State-Engineered Middle Class, and Democratic Development APSR

Why Many Young People Don’t Vote – And How to Fix That

March 16, 2020 Comments Off

Voter turnout among young Americans has been dismal since 18-year-olds earned the right to vote with the passage of the 26th amendment in 1971. Even in 2018—a high water mark for youth voting—7 in 10 […]

APSA: Home for the Political Science Community

August 20, 2021 1

APSA is Home to the Political Science Community The American Political Science Association (APSA) brings together political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors within and outside academe to deepen our understanding [...]
Reflexive Openness as Collaborative Methodology

August 16, 2021 1

Reflexive Openness as Collaborative Methodology By Susan Thomson, Colgate University Drawing on her co-authored paper with Morris MacLean, Posner, and Wood introducing the concept of “reflexive openness”, Thomson extends this collaboration to explain why political [...]
Some Insights into Electoral Campaigning in the Age of Trump and Beyond

August 13, 2021 0

Some Insights into Electoral Campaigning in the Age of Trump and Beyond By A Wuffle, University of California, Irvine Political contestation is treated by many economists as the choice by voters between two competing platforms, [...]