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Asking our students to learn by doing & giving them a concrete experience in which to test abstract concepts meant that both our assessment & approach to teaching qualitative methods aligned with the principles of active & experiential learning.

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At PS, we celebrate Women's History Month! Check out this piece from 2017 - Women Also Know Stuff: Meta-Level Mentoring to Battle Gender Bias in Political Science.

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In honor of Black History Month, check out this article which serves as the introduction to the forthcoming Special Issue celebrating Dr. Paula D. McClain and the 30th anniversary of the publication of Can We All Get Along.

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**CALL FOR PAPERS**

Presidentialism in Latin America - due September 17, 2026

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For Black History Month, check out this piece from 2024!

"Social norms about political giving may not resemble other aspects of involvement because of negativity associated with money & politics..."

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Now on FirstView: Teaching Qualitative Methods in Undergraduate Education. Check it out - free to access!

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Call for Papers for a Special Issue from @pspolisci.bsky.social -

'Forecasting the 2026 US Midterm Elections' - https://cup.org/3Wq5B5y

Submission Deadline: July 17, 2026

Thrilled that we are able to honor Dr. Paula McClain and her numerous contributions to #Race #Ethnicity and #Politics #research and our #political #science discipline with a special issue. Check out the #openaccess Introduction to the special issue in @pspolisci.bsky.social below! 👏

Together with @shamiragelbman.bsky.social , I edited a special section on teaching #qualitative #methods in #polisky to undergrads @pspolisci.bsky.social, currently all ungated on first view:
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Check out @feolski.bsky.social latest @pspolisci.bsky.social publication on #replacement fantasties and #democratic distortion. Congratulations, Michael! 👏

PSA: PS is accepting papers for this special issue until February 28th! #polisky

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This research informs ongoing scholarly debates regarding the potential partisan implications of mobilizing unregistered citizens.

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New (open-access) publication! Where I account for how the Trump campaign (helped by Musk, Ramaswamy, et al.) used so-called "replacement" fantasies to hijack democratic values and push a politics of racial panic over national identity.

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This article explores how the 2024 Trump campaign routinely employed core tropes of the so-called "great replacement" narrative. In doing so, the article assesses the civic dangers of this strategy.

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"By leveraging a dataset of all of the tweets sent by candidates for the US House of Representatives during the two months before the 2022 midterm elections, this article examines how abortion was framed by candidates."

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Drawing on a unique dataset of members of Democrats Abroad, these authors trace the factors that shaped worldwide transnational partisan engagement during the 2024 US election campaign.

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PS Call for Papers: Rethinking the Global Legacies of 1776 | Deadline: February 15, 2026 The American Political Science Association (APSA) invites submissions for a PS: Political Science & Politics special issue, Rethinking the Global Legacies of 1776. As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, this issue seeks fresh, rigorous perspectives on how the Declaration’s ideals and contradictions have shaped political thought and practice in the U.S. and around the world.

PS Call for Papers: Rethinking the Global Legacies of 1776 -- Deadline Sunday! buff.ly/wawnkzS

This @pspolisci.bsky.social issue seeks fresh, rigorous perspectives on how the Declaration’s ideals and contradictions have shaped political thought and practice in the U.S. and around the world.

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This article explores how the establishment of the LGBTQA caucus promoted related research & created support for scholars who oppose the... invasion of Ukraine but remains silent regarding the boycott affecting Iranian scholars.

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Counter to what examples like the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea might suggest, country’s names are surprisingly accurate descriptors. This opens the study of names in political science.

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From Question to Canon: Celebrating Dr. Paula D. McClain and the 30th Anniversary of Can We All Get Along? Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core From Question to Canon: Celebrating Dr. Paula D. McClain and the 30th Anniversary of Can We All Get Along? Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics

Niambi M. Carter and Monique L. Lyle honor Dr. Paula McClain’s pioneering work and legacy in “From Question to Canon: Celebrating Dr. Paula D. McClain and the 30th Anniversary of Can We All Get Along? Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics,” in @pspolisci.bsky.social. buff.ly/bPCSDeQ #BHM

Congratulations to @alvarojcorral.bsky.social on his latest PS publication that is part of our upcoming special issue highlighting Dr. Paula McClain's numerous contributions to our profession. Check it out! 👇

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"If the media environment is evolving & the changing environment in turn affects where people obtain news about the Supreme Court.. then scholars must consider its variety when studying the relationship b/w the public and the Court"
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Where do Latinxs stand on racial injustice and do they acknowledge shared oppression? This work underscores both the challenges and opportunities of a Latinx-Black political coalition.

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I ran a Senate simulation last semester using Josh's book and it was an incredible experience. Can't recommend it enough for teaching institutions to students.

The financing of presidential nominating conventions is a big loophole in campaign finance. This study assesses convention fundraising and the laws regulating this activity.

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Open-ended, multi-week classroom simulations where students participate as equals can be especially beneficial for achieving learning goals.

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6 days to submit to PS's Call for Papers! Please share with your colleagues and students. #polisky #politicalscience

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Deadline: February 15, 2026

Call for Papers for a Special Issue from @pspolisci.bsky.social -

'Rethinking the Global Legacies of 1776' seeks to situate the Declaration of Independence within a broader global and comparative lens - https://cup.org/3Jxodxo

PS is celebrating Black History Month! This article is free to read through March: shorturl.at/NxLfb

"Indeed, even in the retelling of Black political history, the immigrant backgrounds of Black figures such as Shirley Chisolm, Malcom X, and Kwame Ture rarely are highlighted."

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13 days to submit in response to our Call for Papers!