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Meet 2026 RBSI Scholar, Camila Armas, Howard University

She is majoring in political science with a minor in Spanish, and a part of the inaugural cohort of the Howard Humanities and Social Sciences Scholars Program. Read more here: https://buff.ly/YvJvYFw



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Silencing the Press in Criminal Wars: Why the War on Drugs Turned Mexico into the World’s Most Dangerous Country for Journalists

Silencing the Press in Criminal Wars: Why the War on Drugs Turned Mexico into the World’s Most Dangerous Country for Journalists By Guillermo Trejo and Natán Skigin, University of Notre Dame This article examines the effects of the militarization of public security and the conflicts it triggers on a central democratic institution: press freedom. We focus on Mexico, which experienced multiple waves of assassinations of local journalists after the federal government declared a War on Drugs against the country’s main cartels and deployed the military to the country’s most conflictive regions....

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Read this article by Matthew K. Ribar in American Political Science Review, "Land, Power, and Property Rights: The Political Economy of Land Titling in Sub-Saharan Africa"

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Meet 2026 RBSI Scholar, Mohamed Aljahmi, Queens College, CUNY

He is pursuing double majors in and with minors in data analytics, legal studies, and honors in social sciences. Read more: https://buff.ly/AYgivkR



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Structure, Agency, and Structural Reform: The Case of the European Central Bank

Structure, Agency, and Structural Reform: The Case of the European Central Bank By Benjamin Braun, London School of Economics and Political Science, Donato Di Carlo, The London School of Economics and Political Science, Sebastian Diessner, Leiden University and Maximilian Düsterhöft, London School of Economics and Political Science Monetary and financial integration has been shown to increase the pressure on states to liberalize social and labor market policies....

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Join us for virtual APSA Dissertation Workshop on “New Topics in European Politics.” We invite graduate students working on European politics to submit proposals for our PhD workshop.

New Topics in European Politics
📅 June 9th & 11th (virtual)

This workshop is open to all methodological approaches and research areas within European politics. While the expertise of the workshop leaders—Mareike Kleine (EU politics, international political economy, and international organizations) and Miguel Pereira (political behavior, elite politics, and comparative politics)—covers a broad spectrum, we welcome submissions on any relevant topic.

Submit proposals by Sunday, April 26, 2026! Questions may be directed to [email protected].

Public Administration and Policy: APSA Virtual Dissertation Workshops | Deadline: April 26, 2026 - Public Administration and Policy 2026 APSA Dissertation Workshops Virtual: June 5 – June 19, 2026 Join us for a virtual APSA Dissertation Workshop on “Policy and Public Administration.” This dissertation workshop cohort will meet virtually [...]

Meet 2026 RBSI Scholar, Yesli Aguilar, Texas A&M University

She studies political science, along with a second major in sociology and a minor in Hispanic studies for community engagement. Read more here: https://buff.ly/aECwg8r



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The Symbolic Politics of Status in the MAGA Movement

The Symbolic Politics of Status in the MAGA Movement By Biko Koenig, Franklin & Marshall College and Tali Mendelberg, Princeton University Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork among Make America Great Again (MAGA) activists during the 2020 presidential campaign, we explore the status dynamics behind the appeal of Donald Trump’s right-wing populism. While existing explanations emphasize partisanship, economic anxiety, racial resentment, rural identity, and media polarization, we underscore a less-explored explanation for Trump’s core support: it is a status-based social movement....

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Why do some countries finally confront mass atrocities instead of burying them? Genevieve Bates’ article shows one reason: the ICC pushes governments and rebels to promise real domestic trials in peace deals. Summary by

Forcing War Criminals to Face Justice at Home - 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 Deborah Saki, covers the new article by Genevieve Bates, [...]

Participate in the APSA 2026 Virtual Dissertation Workshop on Public Administration and Policy!

Public Administration and Policy
📅 June 5-19 (virtual)

Co Leaders:
Elizabeth Dorssom, Lincoln University
Sungjin Lee, San Diego State University, Imperial Valley

This virtual dissertation workshop will provide both faculty and peer feedback to doctoral candidates pursuing degrees in public policy and/or public administration.

Submit proposals by April 26, 2026! Questions may be directed to [email protected].

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Meet 2026 RBSI Scholar, Faith Adedokun, Saint Joseph’s University

She is a psychology major with a public policy minor focused on education policy and political communication specifically how the public frames policy issues. Read more: https://buff.ly/qtxlSol



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