A roundup of blogs, articles, and interviews from APSA Members, November 3 – 9, 2017
Welcome to the APSA Press Gallery, a weekly roundup of recent blogs, op-eds, podcasts, and interviews featuring political scientists. We are always eager to follow our members’ engagement online. Let us know what you are doing or reading with the hashtag #APSAPressGallery, or by email to press@apsanet.org.
This Week in Writing
Recent blogs and op-eds authored by APSA members
- Trump’s Base Wants to Hold on to the Past at All Costs, Barry Burden, Los Angeles Times, November 5, 2017
- Media Bias (Real and Perceived) and the Rise of Partisan Media, Matt Grossman, Niskanen Center, November 6, 2017
- Could the U.S. Catch Secession Fever Again? Here are the Signs, Fletcher McClellan, Penn Live, November 6, 2017
- The Unity Reform Commission and Superdelegates, Josh Putnam, Frontloading HQ, November 7, 2017
- Beliefs About Male Superiority Help Explain Why More Gender-Equal Societies are More Peaceful, Elin Bjarnegård, Karen Brounéus, and Erik Melander, Political Violence at a Glance, November 8, 2017
- The T-Word: When is an Attack Terrorism?, Max Abrahms, Los Angeles Times, November 8, 2017
Speaking Up: Political Scientists in the Media
Interviews, quotes, and podcasts featuring APSA members
- America’s Misinformation Problem, Explained, By Sean Illing, featuring Emily Thorson, Vox, November 6, 2017
- Elections Have Consequences: The GOP 1 Year Later [Audio], By Susan Davis, featuring Hans Noel, NPR Morning Edition, November 6, 2017
- The Captured Economy [Podcast], No Jargon Podcast, featuring Steven M. Teles, November 7, 2017
- With Strong Showing in Virginia, Democrats Recover Some Ground in Legislative Elections, By Alan Greenblatt, featuring Stephen Farnsworth, Governing, November 8, 2017
- Here’s How John Cranley Won a Second Term as Cincinnati’s Mayor,By Paula Christian and Amanda Seitz, featuring David Niven, WCPO-Cincinnati, November 8, 2017
- Why Women Won Big in Virginia House of Delegate Races, By Jack Moore, featuring Toni-Michelle Travis, WTOP, November 8, 2017
- How Closing Public Schools Undermines Democracy, By Jennifer Berkshire, featuring Sally Nuamah, Salon, November 9, 2017
Subject Spotlight: Catalonia’s Referendum on Independence
Blogs and interviews from APSA members on an issue in the news
- Can Catalonia Split with Spain?, By Zachary Laub, featuring Pablo Beramendi, Council on Foreign Relations, September 29, 2017
- Catalonia’s Referendum on Independence: Clarity in Uncertainty, Karlo Basta, LSE EUROPP Blog, September 30, 2017
- Without a Drastic Change in Approach, Further Conflict Appears Inevitable in Catalonia, Bonnie N. Field and Astrid Barrio, LSE EUROPP Blog, October 5, 2017
- Catalonia is Still in the Grip of Turmoil. Here’s What You Need to Know., Sofia Perez, Monkey Cage, October 9, 2017
- Is Catalonia Using Schools as a Political Weapon?, By Alia Wong, featuring María José Hierro, The Atlantic, November 3, 2017
- The Catalonia-Spain Impasse: Why Elections May Not Be Enough, Featuring Brendan O’Leary, Knowledge@Wharton, November 6, 2017
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