A roundup of blogs, articles, and interviews from APSA Members, December 1-7, 2017
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The Week in Writing
Recent blogs and op-eds authored by APSA members
- It’s World AIDS Day. Who Actually Needs More AIDS Awareness?, Kim Yi Dionne, Monkey Cage, December 1, 2017
- The GOP Doesn’t Care if You Like Its Tax Plan. Here’s Why., David C. Barker, The Conversation, December 2, 2017
- What We Know About Militant Groups as Political Parties, Alia Matanock, Political Violence at a Glance, December 4, 2017
- Poll: Durham Voters Paid Close Attention to Issues, Endorsements But Differed by Race, Andrea Benjamin, Herald Sun, December 5, 2017
- Democracy in Quotes, and in Chains (with a Massachusetts Angle), Maurice Cunningham, Mass Politics Profs, December 5, 2017
- Electing Putin, Yana Gorokhovskaia, Harriman Institute Magazine, Fall 2017
Speaking Up: Political Scientists in the Media
Interviews, quotes, and podcasts featuring APSA members
- Why Atlanta Could Elect Its First White Mayor in 4 Decades, By Daniel Marans, featuring Michael Leo Owens, December 5, 2017
- What Happens if the Government Shuts Down? Faculty Experts Explain., By Molly Callahan, featuring Costas Panagopoulos Northeastern News, December 6, 2017
- All in the Family? Why the Conyerses Could be the Next Michigan Political Family Dynasty, By Kristen Jordan Shamus, featuring Marjorie Sarbaugh-Thompson, Detroit Free Press, December 6, 2017
Subject Spotlight: More Highlights from Last Month
- How Democrats Can Extend the Winning Streak into 2018, Lee Drutman, New York Times, November 13, 2017
- Why Democracy Protests Are Not Common Today, Dawn Brancati, Cambridge University Press Blog, November 20, 2017
- The Senate Tax Plan Would Harm Maine Communities, Robert Glover, Bangor Daily News, November 30, 2017
- Why It’s Unfair to Tar All Party Activists with the Same Brush of Extremism, Nathaniel Birkhead and Marjorie Randon Hershey, LSE APP Blog, November 30, 2017
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