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2018 Elections
Mapping the Geography of Gubernatorial Campaigns Using Social Media
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 […]
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2019 Giving by the Numbers in Support of Political Science
Reflecting on an outstanding calendar year of philanthropy, APSA would like to recognize and thank the generous individual and institutional supporters for their financial commitment during 2019. Your philanthropy helps fulfill the APSA mission to […]
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Chart of the Month: Political Science in the 2020s
What was the past decade like for political science undergraduate completions? Political science undergraduate degree completions were in decline from 2012-2016. 2016 to 2018 saw slight positive growth, propelled by the number of women completing […]
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Chart of the Month: 2017-18 Incoming Graduate Students: Funding Status
In the recent 2017-18 Incoming Graduate Students Report, we find that the overwhelming majority of incoming political science PhD students are offered full funding at the start of their programs, with 17 in 20 students […]
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Chart of the Month: Who is driving the rise in political science degree completions? Women.
Over the last decade, the gap in all undergraduate degrees completed by women over men has continued to grow modestly. Since 2015, the gap in all undergraduate degrees completed in political science by men over women began to shrink modestly. Starting in 2016, this gender gap […]
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Chart of the Month: Where in the United States are Political Science Jobs
During the 2018-2019 academic year, 1,220 jobs were posted to APSA’s eJobs service. Positions were located across the globe and the United States, spanning 32 countries outside the US and 45 US States. With 119 […]
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Chart of the Month: Portrait of a Post-Doc
APSA 2017-2018 Graduate Placement Report, Part Two Analyzing the 2017-18 Graduate Placement Survey, we found that political science job market candidates’ placements into Post-Doc positions reached an 8-year peak, with 2 in 10 placing into […]