Political Science

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The New Books in Political Science podcast provides lively discussions of politics based on the work of political scientists (and scholars concerned with politics in other disciplines). The podcast thinks holistically about politics – from global to local.

Our hosts! Lilly Goren is professor of Political Science at Carroll University, Waukesha, Wisconsin. Susan Liebell is professor of Political Science at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. Lamis Abdelaaty is associate professor of Political Science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs.

May 1, 2026

Climate Politics

Caroline Kuzemko

Hosted by Stephen Pimpare

By exploring the dynamic relationships between politics, policymaking, and policy over time, Climate Politics: Can't Live with It, Can't Mitigate with…

April 30, 2026

Coverage Denied

Miranda Yaver

Hosted by Lilly Goren

Miranda Yaver’s new book, Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States (Cambridge UP, 2026), has lots of examples and in…

April 29, 2026

Who Is Democracy Actually For? People, Power, and the Fight Against Democratic Decline

Shandana Khan Mohmand and Marjoke Oosterom,

Hosted by Esam Boraey

This week on Democracy Dialogues, host Esam Boraey speaks with Shandana Khan Mohmand and Marjoke Oosterom, democracy experts at the Institute of Devel…

April 27, 2026

The British General Election of 2024

Robert Ford, Paula Surridge, Will Jennings, and Tim Bale

Hosted by Dave O'Brien

Why and how did Labour win the 2024 election? In The British General Election of 2024 Robert Ford, a Professor of Politics at the University of Manche…

April 27, 2026

Assessing Global Democratic Health Amidst a Growing Shadow of Autocracy

Tom Carothers and Yana Gorokhovskaia

Hosted by Rachel Beatty Riedl, Esam Boraey, and Maya Tudor

This week on Democracy Dialogues, host Maya Tudor speaks with two democracy experts at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Freedom House to…

April 27, 2026

Caste and Race

S. Karthikeyan and S. Subbulakshmi

Hosted by Ajantha Subramanian

This episode features S. Karthikeyan and S. Subbulakshmi, the Convenor and Secretary of the Ambedkar King Study Circle, an anti-caste organization bas…

Oil and Militancy in Nigeria: A Conversation with Noo Saro-Wiwa

April 26, 2026

The Burning Ground

Noo Saro-Wiwa

Hosted by Ayisha Osori

Noo Saro-Wiwa is an author and journalist. Born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and raised in England, she attended King's College London and Columbia Univ…

April 24, 2026

Electric Life

Nikki Luke

Hosted by Miranda Melcher

Electric Life: Utility Regulation and the Fight for Energy Democracy (MIT Press, 2026) by Dr. Nikki Luke traces the intertwined history of Atlanta’s r…

April 24, 2026

How Bolsonaro was Convicted

Luciano Da Ros and Manoel Gehrke

Hosted by Licia Cianetti

Former Brazilian president Bolsonaro was found to have attempted a coup after losing the 2022 presidential elections, and he was convicted to 27 years…

April 23, 2026

Flexible India

Shameem Black

Hosted by Miranda Melcher

Yoga has offered the Indian state unprecedented opportunities for global, media-savvy political performance. Under Modi, it has promoted yoga tourism …

April 22, 2026

The Information State: How is the State Surveilling and Manipulating us These Days?

Jacob Siegel

Hosted by International Horizons

In this episode of International Horizons, RBI Acting Director Eli Karetny interviews Jacob Siegel, writer, Army veteran, and author of The Informatio…

April 22, 2026

The Crisis of American Political Economy

Chris Griswold

Hosted by Ryan Shinkel

In this sixth episode of Season 5, I interview Mr. Chris Griswold. An alum of Wheaton College and Princeton Theological Seminary, he was formerly a se…

April 21, 2026

The First Social Democracy

Stephen F. Jones

Hosted by Miranda Melcher

Following the collapse of the Russian Empire, the small nation of Georgia established its independence in May 1918. Its leaders surprised the world by…

April 20, 2026

The Way Out

Rebecca Buxton and Samuel Ritholtz

Hosted by Hannah Pool

The global refugee regime has shifted under our feet. Over the last forty years, international asylum practices have expanded to include the queer and…

April 20, 2026

Ladder or Lottery?

Gary A. Hoover

Hosted by Caleb Zakarin

Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Gary Hoover about his new book, Ladder or Lottery: Economic Promises and the Reality of Who Gets Ahead (Uni…

April 18, 2026

Enemies in Agreement

Jane Vaynman

Hosted by Eleonora Mattiacci

Why do adversaries sometimes cooperate to restrain their military competition? Why do they design arms control agreements with intrusive verification …

April 17, 2026

169* Hannah Arendt on Oases (JP)

Hosted by Elizabeth Ferry and John Plotz

On March 26, JP published "Arendt on Oases" the last of three short pieces about Hannah Arendt in Public Books (following “Against Anticipatory Despai…

April 16, 2026

Rape Fantasies

Alisa Kessel

Hosted by Lilly J. Goren and Susan Liebell

Political theorist Alisa Kessel (University of Puget Sound) has an important and impressive new book, Rape Fantasies: Rape Culture and the Persistence…

April 15, 2026

Why Ancient Chinese Political Thought Matters

Daniel A. Bell

Hosted by Keith Krueger

Daniel A. Bell joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Why Ancient Chinese Political Thought Matters: Four Dialogues on China’s Past, Present, and …

April 15, 2026

Supreme Pressure

Victor Li

Hosted by Mark Klobas

Supreme Pressure: The Rejection of John J. Parker and the Birth of the Modern Supreme Court Confirmation Process (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) examines t…