New Books in Political Science
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A. James McAdams, “Vanguard of the Revolution: ...
Is there a difference between the Communist Party as an idea and the Communist Party in practice? A. James McAdams thinks so and takes the global approach to history to write a political and intellectual history of the Communist party.
44 min
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William A. Edmundson, “John Rawls: Reticent Soc...
John Rawls is easily the most celebrated and influential political philosopher of the 20th Century, and his impact remains remarkably strong today. The central concepts with which his theory of justice begins are now components of the philosophical ve...
62 min
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Avidit Acharya et al., “Deep Roots: How Slavery...
Several weeks ago, we had Professor Lilliana Mason on the podcast talking about her book about the process of social sorting that has deepened divides between citizens by aligning race, religion, and region.
27 min
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Epistemic Vice with Ian James Kidd
An interview with Ian James Kidd
23 min
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Jeffrey Tulis and Nicole Mellow, “Legacies of L...
Donald Trump famously said “We’re going to win so much you may even get tired of winning.” Tell that to the losers of politics; those who have lost major elections or key political debates. We rarely focus on those who have lost,
24 min
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Donatella della Porta, “Legacies and Memories i...
How do transitions to democracy affect the shape and participation of social movements in the present? In their new book, Legacies and Memories in Movements: Justice and Democracy in Southern Europe (Oxford University Press, 2018),
64 min
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Salena Zito and Brad Todd, “The Great Revolt: I...
During the 2016, journalist Salena Zito, who is based in Western Pennsylvania, sensed a brewing conservative populist in the white working-class when many thought the election would be determined by other demographic groups.
40 min
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Jon D. Michaels, “Constitutional Coup: Privatiz...
Jon D. Michaels, a professor of law at UCLA Law School, has written an argument in favor of the administrative state and against recent efforts to shift government functions to private contractors. In Constitutional Coup: Privatization’s Threat to the...
58 min
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Jeffrey Lazarus and Amy Steigerwalt, “Gendered ...
Research has demonstrated that women legislators face tougher re-election campaigns, often confronting stiff general election and primary competition. They typically received less favorable media coverage and get less support from their parties.
24 min
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Paul Cartledge, “Democracy: A Life” (Oxford UP,...
The Western concept of democracy has a lineage dating back to the classical world. Paul Cartledge’s book Democracy: A Life (Oxford University Press, 2016) details its origins in ancient Greece and its evolution of it as a theory over the course of the ...
62 min
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Faith and Politics with David Gergen, Rabbi Mel...
A Discussion with David Gergen, Rabbi Melissa Weintraub, Eboo Patel, and John Dankosky
70 min
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Milan Vaishnav, “When Crime Pays: Money and Mus...
Why do Indian voters knowingly vote for politicians with pending criminal proceedings against them? Why do political parties recruit criminal politicians among their rank and file? If money and muscle do not mean the failure of democracy,
29 min
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John J. Pitney, “The Politics of Autism: Naviga...
Autism as a condition has received much focused attention recently, but less attention has been paid to its politics. It is a condition that necessitates significant accommodations and interventions, which can be difficult for people with autism and th...
48 min
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Jeremy M. Teigen, “Why Veterans Run: Military S...
Will the military background of Tulsi Gabbard and Tammy Duckworth lead them to a presidential nomination in 2020 or 2024? If the past is any guide, the answer is a strong maybe. More than half of presidential candidates across US political history have...
21 min
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Harlan Ullman, “Anatomy of Failure: Why America...
Since 1945, the United States has lost every war it started. Why? A Vietnam War veteran, Tufts University Ph. D. and intimate of many of the leading figures in the American national security apparatus in the past forty-years, Dr.
66 min
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What Money Can’t Buy with Michael Sandel
An interview with Michael Sandel
29 min
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Jonathan Engel, “Unaffordable: American Healthc...
Earlier this year, Jamila Michener visited the podcast to talk about her new book, Fragmented Democracy, about Medicaid and the state-based structure that results in very different experiences of Medicaid recipients from state to state.
28 min
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John Krinsky and Maud Simonet, “Who Cleans the ...
It is possible that you did not know that you need a comprehensive labor market analysis of the New York City Parks Department, but John Krinsky and Maud Simonet, in their new book, Who Cleans the Park? Public Works and Urban Governance in New York Cit...
44 min
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John Aldrich and John Griffin, “Why Parties Mat...
John Aldrich and John Griffin are the co-authors of Why Parties Matter: Political Competition and Democracy in the American South (University of Chicago Press, 2018). Aldrich is the Pfizer-Pratt University Professor of Political Science at Duke Univers...
18 min
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Political Polarization and Epistemic Arrogance ...
Humility and Conviction in Public Life
45 min
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R. Shep Melnick, “The Transformation of Title I...
When thinking of Title IX, most people immediately associate this important education policy with either athletics or a general idea of increasing opportunities for women in education. Rarely do those same people know how Title IX originated,
72 min
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Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, “Politics at Work: ...
Alexander Hertel-Fernandez is the author of Politics at Work: How Companies Turn Their Workers into Lobbyists (Oxford University Press, 2018). He is an assistant professor of political science at Columbia University.
22 min
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Jeanine Kraybill, “Unconventional, Partisan, an...
In Unconventional, Partisan, and Polarizing Rhetoric: How the 2016 Election Shaped the Way Candidates Strategize, Engage, and Communicate (Rowman and Littlefield, 2017), Jeanine Kraybill, assistant professor of political science at Cal State University...
20 min
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Daniel J. Kapust, “Flattery and the History of ...
Daniel Kapust‘s book, Flattery and the History of Political Thought: That Glib and Oily Art (Cambridge University Press, 2018), is a rich and fascinating exploration of political thought through the complex lens of the question or concept of flattery.
72 min
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Lee Morgenbesser, “Behind the Facade: Elections...
Since the 1990s, vast sums of money and time have been invested in training and resources to hold elections around the world, including in parts of Southeast Asia. The conventional wisdom is that elections either enable or consolidate democracy.
44 min