In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Ximena Caló, covers the new article by Amanda Clayton, University of California, Berkeley, Diana Z. O’Brien,  Washington University in St. Louis, Jennifer M. Piscopo, Royal Holloway University of London, "Electoral Gender Quotas and Democratic Legitimacy".

Dual Enrollment: Creating and Curating Resources for Teaching Faculty: APSA Virtual Research Group Workshop APSA 2026 Virtual Research Meeting April 15 - April 16, 2026 (EST) | Apply to Research Group Workshop Application Deadline: February 25, 2026 Workshop Organizers: Helen Chang (CUNY–Hostos Community College); Dale Mineshima-Lowe (Parami University, Myanmar) This Research Group focuses on dual enrollment in political science, a rapidly expanding instructional model that connects high schools, community colleges, and four-year institutions.

Project Title: Threatened Reactions to Indigenous Population Growth Marco Aviña, Harvard University Marco Aviña is a Ph.D. candidate and a James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Ph.D. Scholar in Inequality and Wealth Concentration in the department of government at Harvard University. Marco studies how diversity, inequality, and exclusion shape public opinion and political behavior. His dissertation examines the nexus between race and class in the U.S.

Project Title: Unearthing the Palimpsest: Indigenous Sovereignty, Diplomatic Negotiations, and International Relations Otherwise Tomas Hatala, Carleton University Tomas Hatala is a PhD candidate at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He examines the meanings of sovereignty within the multilayered legal framework of British Columbia vis-à-vis the First Nations. His research focuses on the Columbia River Treaty’s renegotiation process, specifically examining how the claims of the First Nations within the region are articulated within the broader context of the political and legal frameworks that overlap the territory.

Deal-Making under Trump 2.0: Hegemonic Transactionalism and the World Trade Order: APSA Virtual Research Workshop APSA 2026 Virtual Research Meeting April 15 – April 16, 2026 (EST) | Apply to Research Group Workshop Application Deadline: February 25, 2026 Workshop Organizers: Min Shu (Waseda University); Min Ye (Boston University); Takashi Terada (Waseda University) This Research Group examines international trade negotiations during the second Trump presidency through the lens of “hegemonic transactionalism,” a theoretical framework that explores how the United States leverages its hegemonic position in negotiating trade agreements.

“My Own Private Idaho”: A Survey of Separatist Attitudes in the Pacific Northwest By Semir Dzebo, Central European University, Erin K. Jenne, Central European University, and Levente Littvay, HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences & CEU Democracy Institute In the past five years, 13 counties in Eastern Oregon have voted in nonbinding referendums to separate from the liberal state of Oregon to join the conservative state of Idaho.

Project Title: Using the Collaborative Multiracial Post-Election Survey (CMPS) data to Explore AIAN Health Tennille Larzelere Marley Tennille Larzelere Marley (Dzil Ligai Sian N’dee – White Mountain Apache) is an associate professor of American Indian studies. She earned her PhD in sociology, focusing on the sociology of health, from the University of New Mexico in 2013, and holds an MPH and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Arizona.

APSA Working Group on American Civics Undergraduate Course Mandates: APSA Virtual Research Group Workshop APSA 2026 Virtual Research Meeting April 15 - April 16, 2026 (EST) | Apply to Research Group Workshop Application Deadline: February 25, 2026 Workshop Organizers: Howard Bartlett Sanborn (Oklahoma State University); William Dean Schreckhise (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville) The APSA Working Group on American Civics Undergraduate Course Mandates examines the growing number of state, university system, and institutional requirements that require undergraduate students to complete American government or civics coursework.

“Human Nature in Action”: Harold Lasswell, NBC Radio, and the Psychotherapy Program for the American Masses By Nick Dorzweiler, Wheaton College In 1939 and 1940, the renowned political scientist Harold Lasswell wrote and hosted over 40 episodes of a radio show, Human Nature in Action, for the National Broadcasting Corporation. The program was meant to adjust listeners to the experience of psychological insecurities generated by American life—insecurities Lasswell believed would engender political unrest if not properly managed.

Aligning Computational Tools for the Political Science Research Lifecycle: APSA Virtual Research Group Workshop APSA 2026 Virtual Research Meeting April 15 – April 16, 2026 (EST) | Apply to Research…

APSA is pleased to provide grants to APSA members to support attendance at the National Humanities Alliance's 2026 Humanities Advocacy Day (March 8-10) and the Consortium of Social Science…

Project Title: When Tradition Travels: Customary Institutions in Pakistan’s Largest City Sarah Thompson, Cornell University Sarah Thompson is an assistant professor in the department of government at Cornell University. She received a PhD and MA in political science from Stanford University and a BA in political science from Columbia University. Her research centers on indigenous and traditional governance institutions in South Asia (Pakistan) and in Mexico.

The American Political Science Association (APSA) invites submissions for a PS: Political Science & Politics special issue, Rethinking the Global Legacies of 1776. As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, this issue seeks fresh, rigorous perspectives on how the Declaration’s ideals and contradictions have shaped political thought and practice in the U.S. and around the world.

Join the APSA Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession for the second Friday Faculty Hour of 2026 to check in on how the new term is going and to discuss strategies to build...

The submission system is open for the 2026 Virtual Research Meeting workshop participant applications! The application deadline is Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Research Group…

Extended Deadline for Journalism and Telecommunications: February 13, 2026 The American Political Science Association (APSA) invites applications for the 2026–2027 APSA Congressional Fellowship…

The George Floyd Effect: How Protests and Public Scrutiny Changed Police Behavior By Marcel Roman, Harvard University, Klara Fredriksson, Beloit College, Chris Cassella, University of Texas at Austin, Derek A. Epp, University of Texas at Austin, and Hannah L. Walker, University of Texas at Austin The murder of George Floyd in May 2020 sparked a wave of Black Lives Matter protests in many cities throughout the United States.

Project Title: “Municipalities’ Attempt at Resettlement of Western Lands and Waters: Indigenous Peoples’ Resistance and Adaptation within the Owens Valley and San Diego Water Conflicts (1911-1944)” Chantal Walker, University of California, Davis Chantal Walker is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Davis. She received an M.A. in American Indian studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her undergraduate degree in history from California State University, Dominguez Hills.

Torture’s Bureaucracy and the “Legitimacy Effect” By Hagar Kotef, University of London, and Merav Amir, Queen's University Belfast This article tells the story of one small department in the Israeli Ministry of Justice: “The Inspector for Complaints Against General Security Service (GSS) Interrogators” (in Hebrew: Mavtan). Tasked with examining complaints of torture in GSS interrogations, and determining whether they merit launching a criminal investigation, Mavtan has reviewed more than 1,450 complaints to date.

About the Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics The APSA Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grants provide support for research that examines political science phenomena affecting historically underserved communities and underrepresented groups and communities. In December 2025, APSA awarded 20 projects for the APSA Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics for a combined amount of $40,000. Read about the funded projects here. Questions about the application or program can be directed to  [email protected].

One of the many important roles of the American Political Science Association (APSA) is recognizing excellence in the political science profession.  APSA makes awards for the best dissertations,…