PS: Political Science and Politics

PS: Political Science & Politics provides critical analyses of contemporary political phenomena and is the journal of record for the discipline of political science reporting on research, teaching, and professional development.

Call for Papers: PS Special Issue on Forecasting the 2024 US Elections | Deadline: July 17, 2024
Forecasting of US elections has been a regular feature of PS since the 2004 contest.
This special issue follows in this tradition, but seeks to open up the field to a still more diverse set of contributions. View call for papers

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Forecasting the 2024 US Elections | Deadline: July 17, 2024

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PS Call for Papers: Special Issue on Forecasting the 2024 US Elections Submission Deadline: July 17, 2024 | Read the full Call for Papers here Election forecasting has become big business in the social sciences […]

US Partisan Polarization on Climate Change: Can Stalemate Give Way to Opportunity?

January 25, 2024 Comments Off

US Partisan Polarization on Climate Change: Can Stalemate Give Way to Opportunity? By Patrick J. Egan, New York University and Megan Mullin, University of California, Los Angeles The rise of climate change on the global […]

Training Computational Social Science PhD Students for Academic and Non-Academic Careers

January 24, 2024 Comments Off

Training Computational Social Science PhD Students for Academic and Non-Academic Careers By Aniket Kesari, Fordham University, Jae Yeon Kim, Code for America, Sono Shah, Pew Research Center, Taylor Brown, Meta, Tiago Ventura, Georgetown University and […]

Is Political Science (Still) Ignoring Religion? An Analysis of Journal Publications, 2011–2020

January 22, 2024 Comments Off

Is Political Science (Still) Ignoring Religion? An Analysis of Journal Publications, 2011–2020 By Steven Kettell, University of Warwick Political scientists involved in the study of religion have expressed concerns that religious themes have yet to […]

Introduction to the Symposium: China and the Campus

January 19, 2024 Comments Off

Introduction to the Symposium: China and the Campus By Sara A. Newland, Smith College The US-China relationship has worsened dramatically in recent years. After decades of pro-engagement policies toward China, a bipartisan consensus began to […]

Explaining Partisan Gaps in Satisfaction with Democracy after Contentious Elections: Evidence from a US 2020 Election Panel Survey

January 17, 2024 Comments Off

Explaining Partisan Gaps in Satisfaction with Democracy after Contentious Elections: Evidence from a US 2020 Election Panel Survey By Sam Whitt, Alixandra B. Yanus, Mark Setzler, Brian McDonald, John Graeber, Gordon Ballingrud, and Martin Kifer, […]

Climate Security: How to Write About the Future Without Lapsing into Prophecy

January 16, 2024 Comments Off

Climate Security: How to Write About the Future Without Lapsing into Prophecy By Joshua W. Busby, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin A robust literature on climate change and security developed […]

A Case for Description

January 15, 2024 Comments Off

A Case for Description By Carolyn E. Holmes, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Meg K. Guliford, Drexel University, Mary Anne S. Mendoza-Davé, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and Michelle Jurkovich, University of Massachusetts, Boston Descriptive research—work […]