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Political Science
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.
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The Presidents and the People
In 2024, people around the world focus on an American president who calls for the imprisonment of critics, spreads the culture of white supremacy, and…
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The Channels of Student Activism
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Manipulating Authoritarian Citizenship
The redistribution of political and economic rights is inherently unequal in autocratic societies. Autocrats routinely divide their populations into i…
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How Are Southeast Asia’s Toxic Alliances Undermining the Region’s Prospects for Democracy?
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Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan: Can He Really Do It?
Kitty Calavita, Chancellor’s Professor Emerita of Criminology, Law and Society at the University of California, Irvine, discuss the historical context…
November 28, 2024
Green Rush
Political Scientists Dan Mallinson and Lee Hannah, both experts on state-level politics and the policy making process, have a new book that focuses on…
November 27, 2024
The Trouble with Jokes
In this podcast, Nick Butler explores humour's complex and often controversial role in shaping modern political discourse, examining how jokes can cha…
November 26, 2024
Legalizing the Revolution
Anticolonial movements of the twentieth century generated audacious ideas of freedom. Following decolonization, the challenge was to give an instituti…
November 25, 2024
Tackle Football and Traumatic Brain Injuries
Football is the national game in the United States – and many families and friends bond over their love of the sport. While few people play profession…
November 24, 2024
Middle East on the Brink: Escalation, Diplomacy, and the Search for Stability
Recent developments in the Middle East have raised concern about the potential for a wider regional war. What do escalating tensions in Gaza, Lebanon…
November 24, 2024
Reproductive Labor and Innovation
In Reproductive Labor and Innovation: Against the Tech Fix in an Era of Hype (Duke UP, 2024), Jennifer Denbow examines how the push toward technoscien…
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Public Healthcare Under Decentralized Governance in Indonesia and the Philippines
Today’s episode focuses on the policy challenges and politics of public healthcare in Southeast Asia, a topic which has become increasingly visible an…
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Infrastructure, Development, and Racialization
International development projects supported by governments of wealthy countries, international financial institutions, and influential NGOs like the …
November 22, 2024
Why Thai Politics isn’t All About China
How far does geopolitics relate to domestic political leanings? Are politically progressive Thais more likely to be pro-US, and more politically conse…
November 21, 2024
Civic Solitude
An internet search of the phrase "this is what democracy looks like" returns thousands of images of people assembled in public for the purpose of coll…
November 21, 2024
Adventures in Democracy
Democracy is a living, breathing thing and Dr. Erica Benner has spent a lifetime thinking about the role ordinary citizens play in keeping it alive: f…
November 16, 2024
Soldier's Paradise
In Soldier's Paradise: Militarism in Africa After Empire (Duke UP, 2024), Samuel Fury Childs Daly tells the story of how Africa’s military dictators t…
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Protecting Democracy in Europe
The European Union has a big problem—a potentially fatal one. How should it deal with a member state or states that reject democracy and the rule of l…
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From Click to Boom
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How Can Going Inside the Political Mind Help Us to Better Understand Development?
Why do efforts to build effective states and deliver services to citizens so often go wrong? And how can understanding the inside of the political min…