APSA’s public webinar series brings political science experts together to discuss breaking news and current events from unique disciplinary perspectives. On January 25, 2022, “Making Sense of the 118th Congress,” asked Congressional politics scholars to reflect on the dynamics of …
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By: Rachael Houston
This past election season, faculty helped their students register to vote, become educated about the candidates, and turn out to the polls. Like never before, faculty came up with all sorts of creative ways to prepare their …
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Events in the last decade have demonstrated the fragility of our democracy. Regardless what party is in power, there have been some very scary moments, which both the system and the process endured, albeit not without scars. …
By Caroline Harper
On August 11, 2020, presidential candidate Joe Biden announced Senator Kamala Harris as his pick for vice president in the 2020 election. While Harris’ nomination is not the first time a woman has been selected as a …
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By Eric Schwartz
Without question, I anticipate the coming semester to be the most difficult of my college teaching career. Like many others, I will provide virtual instruction in all my courses—an unforeseen challenge, but also an invitation to do …
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By T.M. Sell
Washington state voters will whittle down a busload of candidates for statewide and legislative elections beginning this month, and this process will look different from many other states due to Washington’s top-two primary. In this system, the …
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By Dr. Benjamin R. Knoll
This year’s Kentucky primary election will take place on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020. Below are answers to all the questions you wanted to ask about the primary but were too afraid to ask.…
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Political analysts and commentators have frequently described Donald Trump’s political communication and rhetoric as unprecedented. Yet during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Trump’s communication and rocky relationship with the press has come under new scrutiny. In the past, playing politics …
What do a clam bake in Crisfield, Maryland, a Fourth of July parade in Windsor Heights, Iowa, and a minor league baseball game in Jacksonville, Florida have in common? They all represent public social events in specific geographic locations. Candidates …
High turnout matters. It is one of the three key indicators of good democratic performance of a country as famously identified by Powell,