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The Founding of Modern States by Richard Franklin Bensel
This book examines the rise of the modern state through six historical case studies of state formation.
Nations before the Nation-State by Anna Marisa Schön
Novel approach to the problem of nationalism through an extended study of the nation in ancient and medieval political thought.
Colonial Origins of Democracy and Dictatorship by Alexander Lee, Jack Paine
Why are some countries more democratic than others? Analyzes a global sample of colonies to explain countries' different experiences.
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Re-imagining International Relations by Barry Buzan and Amitav Acharya
@AmitavAcharya
A novel introduction to the thought and practice of international relations from premodern India, China and the Islamic world, and how it relates to modern IR.
Political Rhetoric in Theory and Practice by Robert C. Bartlett and Nasser Behnegar
Combines classic statements of the theory of political rhetoric with a rich array of actual political speeches ancient and modern.
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Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat by Kurt Weyland
Analyzes contemporary Latin America, Europe, and the United States to show the many ways democracies withstand populism's threat.
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Unequal Democracies by Noam Lupu and Jonas Pontusson
Introduces the latest research on political inequality and its relationship to economic inequalities in North America and Western Europe.
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W. E. B. Du Bois: International Thought by Adom Getachew , Jennifer Pitts
Highlights W. E. B. Du Bois's sustained engagement with empire and internationalism, through essays and speeches spanning the years 1900-1956.
The Patriarchal Political Order by Soledad Artiz Prillaman -
@soleprillaman
Exposes how coercive political power structures diminish political participation for women in India and chronicles women's pathways to power.
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Theorizing in Comparative Politics by Goran Hyden
This book moves comparison beyond a narrow focus on democratization to better understand politics in developing regions of the world.
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Fair Enough? by Charlotte Cavaillé -
@CharlotteCavai1
Analyzes why rising inequality does not translate into mass support for redistributive social policies.
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Inequality and Political Cleavage in Africa by Catherine Boone
Extensive data, maps, and case histories show how competition between rich and poor regions drives African politics, not ethnic diversity.
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Resolves a key theoretical debate of economics vs. culture using a broad comparative perspective that includes multiple world regions.
Out Now : The Age of Discontent by
@matthewpurdy123
@RachelNavarre
& Stephen Utych
Bureaucracies at War by Tyler Jost
Rethinks how bureaucracy shapes foreign policy - miscalculation is less likely when political leaders can extract quality information from the bureaucracy.
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From the latest issue of
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Notes from the Editors -
"we worry that all too often our discipline operates with an overly narrow view of what counts as political science"
Making Global Society by Barry Buzan
Tracks the material and social conditions of humankind across history, explaining how global society evolved and what its prospects are.
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July marks the Chinese Communist Party's 100th anniversary and we are hosting a webinar with Julia Lovell, Joseph Fewsmith,
@JeremyJierong
and
@Jjv10Ven
Registration is free for this virtual event taking place at 7pm (UK) on Tues 6th July:
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Don’t miss your chance to read new Cambridge Element The Social Origins of Electoral Participation in Emerging Democracies by Danielle F. Jung and James D. Long Free access available until 23 August.
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Agents of Empire by Sean Gailmard -
@SeanGailmard
Explains how American political institutions evolved from strategic interaction of the English crown, colonial agents, and colonists.
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Congratulations to
@AyseZarakol
on winning the
@IsaNortheast
Yale H. Ferguson and the
@isanet
John Ruggie Award for the masterly BEFORE THE WEST
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Empowering Affected Interests by Archon Fung and Sean W. D. Gray
This book reimagines the democratic project for a globalized world in which states can no longer satisfy democratic ambitions.
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Democratic Backsliding - a special section now on
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Where not
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Colonial Origins of Democracy and Dictatorship', a new blog by Alexander Lee, Jack Paine, author of COLONIAL ORIGINS OF DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORSHIP
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Out now! Weeks, Allison's U.S. and Latin American Relations 3rd ed| A textbook providing theoretical and historical analyses for understanding contemporary US-Latin American relations.
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New Cambridge Element A Chinese Bureaucracy for Innovation-Driven Development? by Alexandre de Podestá Gomes and Tobias ten Brink is now free to read for 2 weeks!
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Empowering Labor by Juan A. Bogliaccini -
@JuanBogliaccini
Theorizes about the underlying political dynamics that shape the use of wage policy as a pre-distributive instrument of leftist governments.
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NEW ISSUE from
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Perspectives on Politics - Volume 21 - Issue 4 - December 2023 -
Includes a Special Section on 'Methods, Ethics, Motivations: Connecting the How and Why of Political Science'
Congrats to
@prof_ahmetkuru
as the shared winner in this year's
@APSAtweets
conference award!
View chapter one of ISLAM, AUTHORITARIANISM, AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT for free, and explore the full
#APSA2020
collection of articles & book chapters here
Experimental Thinking by James N. Druckman
Novel collection of essays addressing contemporary trends in political science from a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary scholars.
Means, Motives, and Opportunities by Christian Breunig and Chris Koski
Illuminates how governors, motivated by political issues, shape budgets according to the opportunities interest groups provide them.
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When People Want Punishment by Lily L. Tsai
@mitgovlab
Why are some authoritarian regimes popular with their citizens, while many democratic regimes are mistrusted or held in contempt?
New Cambridge Element A Practical Introduction to Regression Discontinuity Designs by Matias D. Cattaneo, Nicolas Idrobo and Rocío Titiunik is now free to read for 2 weeks!
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Set-Theoretic Multi-Method Research by Carsten Q. Schneider
A comprehensive introduction to SMMR (set-theoretic multi-method research), the applied combination of QCA and case studies, using R software.
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From TODAY all articles accepted for publication in the British Journal of Political Science (
@BJPolS
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Out now! Kreuzer’s The Grammar of Time | The first systematic guide to the tools researchers employ to explore and answer broad macro-historical questions in the social sciences.
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Huge congratulations to
@BrentJSteele1
on THE WORLD IMAGINED co-winning the
@isanet
Theory Section book prize!
Visit our
#ISA2021
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More People, Fewer States by Rein Taagepera &
@MiroslavNemcok
Explore 5000 years of human history, shaped by population surges and empires' rise and fall, both driven by socio-technological advancements.
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From the 31st of January 2024 all articles accepted for publication in
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New Cambridge Element The Social Origins of Electoral Participation in Emerging Democracies by Danielle F. Jung and James D. Long is now free to read for 2 weeks!
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Kurt Weyland's "Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat" analyzes contemporary Latin America, Europe, & the US to show the ways democracies withstand populism's threat.
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's Agents of Empire "demonstrates the imperial origins of arrangements at the core of the American democratic republic - representative assemblies, separation of powers, judicial review."
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Political Technology by Andrew Wilson
Shows how the Russian practice of 'political technology' (politics as manipulation) has been replicated in countries across the world.
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Congratulations to
@prof_ahmetkuru
, author of ISLAM, AUTHORITARIANISM, AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT, co-winner of the 2020
@APSAtweets
Robert L. Jervis and Paul W. Schroeder Prize for the Best Book in International History and Politics!
Democracy and Empire by Inés Valdez
Reconceptualizes central notions in political theory to make sense of the systems of imperial popular sovereignty and self-determination.
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Don’t miss your chance to read new Cambridge Element A Practical Introduction to Regression Discontinuity Designs by Matias D. Cattaneo, Nicolas Idrobo and Rocío Titiunik Free access available until 9 April.
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MT
@apsrjournal
: Who sets the agenda-the public or politicians? Using temporal analyses of Twitter messages, Barbera, Casas, Nagler, Egan,
@RichBonneauNYU
@JohnJost1
@j_a_tucker
find that it's politicians' supporters who lead the discussion
As the US grapples with the history and persistence of racism amidst a global pandemic and a monumental election, two
@CUP_PoliSci
books have been honored by
@APSAtweets
for their ground-breaking contributions to the study of race & politics...
Join Prof. Kurt Weyland for an
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Author meets Critics session Saturday at 9am CDT on his new book Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat! Learn more below!
Rethinking Comparison by Erica S. Simmons and Nicholas Rush Smith
Brings together chapters from more than a dozen leading methods scholars to revolutionize qualitative research design.
After Authoritarianism by Monika Nalepa
This book shows that transitional justice succeeds when it makes transparent secret legacies of the former authoritarian regime.
You can now pre-order
@Davin_Phoenix
's upcoming title "The Anger Gap: How Race Shapes Emotion in Politics" form all online retailers!
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New Cambridge Element Understanding Accountability in Democratic Governance by Yannis Papadopoulos out now! Read for free.
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Don’t miss your chance to read new Cambridge Element Varieties of Nationalism by Harris Mylonas and Maya Tudor Free access available until 20 July
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From today all articles accepted for publication in
@govandopp
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Congratulations to the authors of "How Party Activism Survives" for winning the Claudia Castañeda Best Book Award from the Chilean Political Science Association & the Carlos Real de Azúa Book Award from the Uruguayan Political Science Association!
Interested in election integrity from a comparative perspective? Check out
@PippaN15
's election trilogy for some keen insights.
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A huge congratulations to Megan Stewart for winning the ‘Conflict Processes Section Best Book Award’ from
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for her outstanding book "GOVERNING FOR REVOLUTION"! Congrats!
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Before the West by Ayşe Zarakol
@AyseZarakol
Zarakol presents the first comprehensive history of the international relations in 'the East', and rethinks 'sovereignty', 'order-making' and 'decline'.
Coalitions of the Weak by Victor C. Shih
@vshih2
An exhaustively researched account of late-Mao power strategy and its consequences on elite dynamics in subsequent decades, including the rise of Xi.
New in paperback! Property Threats and the Politics of Anti-Statism | Contemporary tax burden differences in Latin America are a function of historical threats to private property.| Save 20% with code PTPAS2023
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Resisting Racial Capitalism by Ida Danewid -
@IDanewid
Excavates a global archive of refusal and ungovernability which challenges the statist political imagination of our time.
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Huge congratulations to
@kopalo
on co-winning the APCG Best Book Award with LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA!
To celebrate we have made the introduction free to read until the end of the year -