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[ September 23, 2022 ] Member Spotlight: Dr. Dick Simpson, University of Illinois, Chicago APSA
[ September 23, 2022 ] Targeting Men could Raise Women Voter’s Turnout APSR
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Teaching the Power of Local Political Participation

July 15, 2020 Comments Off

By Melissa Michelson My Menlo College students are generally concerned with current events and politics at the federal level—including Supreme Court decisions and actions taken by Congress or the President—and it can be challenging to […]

The Continuing Significance of Studying the Congressional Black Caucus

September 22, 2022 0

The Continuing Significance of Studying the Congressional Black Caucus By Artemesia Stanberry, North Carolina Central University What Were Your Initial Motivations to Study African American Lawmakers? My motivation for studying Black lawmakers was actually the [...]
The 2021 John Gaus Award Lecture: Public Administration and the War Against COVID

September 21, 2022 0

The 2021 John Gaus Award Lecture: Public Administration and the War Against COVID By Christopher Hood, Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford I am not sure if surprise, delight, or gratitude best describes my feelings about [...]
Textbooks in Political Science: Advice from Authors

September 20, 2022 0

Textbooks in Political Science: Advice from Authors By William T. Bianco, Indiana University, Bloomington and David Canon, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Textbook authorship is at some distance from everything else that academics do. It is [...]