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Advocating for Social Science: Reflections from COSSA Advocacy Day, a new blog by MPSA Advocacy Day Travel Grant recipients, highlights their experience and underscores the importance of engagement and advocacy efforts to support the social sciences. Read it here:

Advocating for Social Science: Reflections from COSSA Advocacy Day - Midwest Political Science Association By: Shamira Gelbman, PhD, Professor of Political Science, Wabash College; and Katherine M. Robiadek, PhD, Assistant Professor of Political Science, […]

The Centrality of Civic Engagement, a blog by Lilliauna Hopkins, PhD Candidate and instructor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, highlights her experience and the importance of participating in COSSA's Advocacy Day. Read it here:

The Centrality of Civic Engagement - Midwest Political Science Association By: Lilliauna Hopkins, PhD Candidate and instructor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst The Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) hosts […]

Practical Steps on Book Publishing: Insights from Political Science Acquisitions Editors, a new blog by James Steur, Ph.D., Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is available here:

Practical Steps on Book Publishing: Insights from Political Science Acquisitions Editors - Midwest Political Science Association By James Steur, Ph.D., Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Many individuals who have completed a […]

Redemptive Exemplarity and Popular Deference: The Role of Exile in Machiavelli’s Political Thought, a blog post summarizing the research that was the winner of the MPSA's 2026 Review of Politics Award for research presented at the 2025 MPSA Annual Conference is now available here: https://www.mpsanet.org/redemptive-exemplarity-and-popular-deference-the-role-of-exile-in-machiavellis-political-thought-review-of-politics-award-winner/

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The latest issue of the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS 70:2 April 2026) is now available in the Wiley Online Library. MPSA members can view the full issue after logging in here: https://journal.mpsanet.org/american-journal-of-political-science/.

Emigration and Radical Right Populism, a blog post summarizing the research that was the winner of the 2026 MPSA's American Journal of Political Science Award for the best article appearing in a volume of the American Journal of Political Science published in 2025 is now available here:

Emigration and Radical Right Populism (AJPS Best Article Award Winner) - Midwest Political Science Association By: Rafaela Dancygier, Princeton University; Sirus H. Dehdari, Stockholm University; David D. Laitin, Stanford University; Moritz Marbach, University College London; […]

Update to the AJPS AI Policy for Authors From: Dan Reiter and Adam Berinsky, Editors-in-Chief Last year, we introduced a set of policies concerning the use of AI at AJPS for both authors and reviewers. We have recently updated these guide…

New AJPS Correspondence and Corrections Policies From: Dan Reiter and Adam Berinsky, editors-in-chief This post describes new policies at AJPS regarding Correspondence and Corrections. Maintaining an accurate scholarly record is one of the most i…

The latest issue of the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS 70:1 January 2026) is now available in the Wiley Online Library. MPSA members can view the full issue after logging in here: https://journal.mpsanet.org/american-journal-of-political-science/.

Higher education is changing. Professors at teaching-centered universities are expected by administrators and students alike to put more emphasis on teaching. Furthermore, student gaps in K-12 education, their taking their time about growing up, and the explosion of diagnoses (ADHD, OCD, autism spectrum, etc.) lead to higher expectations that professors respond to each student individually, rather than simply demonstrating our expertise in the classroom as many of us were taught to do in graduate school. In this MPSA video blog entry, Michael Smith labels this new approach the “cool teacher” and suggests that, after a period of adjustment, this different approach to teaching can make for a fulfilling career, create good student mentoring, and even leave some time for research.

The Professor as Cool Teacher - Midwest Political Science Association by Michael A. Smith, Professor of Political Science, Emporia State University Higher education is changing. Professors at teaching-centered universities are expected […]