Perspectives on Politics

Perspectives on Politics seeks to provide a space for broad and synthetic discussion within the political science profession and between the profession and the broader scholarly and reading publics.

COVID-19

Confronting the Modern Executive: Four Perspectives

July 21, 2022 Comments Off on Confronting the Modern Executive: Four Perspectives

Confronting the Modern Executive: Four Perspectives By Sanford Levinson, University of Texas It is no secret that political power in the United States and elsewhere has, overall, shifted to “the executive” and away from legislatures. […]

COVID-19

COVID-19 and the Paradox of Scientific Advice

July 21, 2022 Comments Off on COVID-19 and the Paradox of Scientific Advice

COVID-19 and the Paradox of Scientific Advice By Zeynep Pamuk, University of California, San Diego The scientific advisory committee is a neglected political institution whose importance became clear during the COVID-19 pandemic. What I call […]

COVID-19

Government Targeting of Refugees in the Midst of Epidemics

July 20, 2022 Comments Off on Government Targeting of Refugees in the Midst of Epidemics

Government Targeting of Refugees in the Midst of Epidemics By Alex Braithwaite, University of Arizona, Michael Frith, University of Oslo, Burcu Savun,  University of Pittsburgh, and Faten Ghosn, University of Arizona We investigate how the […]

Annual Conference

Theme Panel: Educating Young Citizens for Engaged Citizenship

July 11, 2022 Comments Off on Theme Panel: Educating Young Citizens for Engaged Citizenship

Educating Young Citizens for Engaged Citizenship Co-sponsored by Division 58: Civic Engagement Created Panel Participants: (Chair) Bobbi Gentry, Bridgewater College; (Discussant) J. Cherie Strachan, Virginia Commonwealth University Session Description: This panel examines the ways that […]

American Political Science Review

A Collection of Articles from Cambridge on Abortion Politics

July 7, 2022 Comments Off on A Collection of Articles from Cambridge on Abortion Politics

In the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overruled long-term precedents securing the right to choose abortion Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, […]