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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.

The Fragility of China: A Conversation with Dennis Unkovic

October 9, 2024

The Fragility of China

Dennis Unkovic
Hosted by Laura Laurent

In this episode of Madison's Notes, we sit down with Dennis Unkovic to discuss his latest book, The Fragility of China (Encounter Books, 2024). Unkovi…

The UN and its Discreet Diplomacy in Peacemaking

October 8, 2024

The UN Security Council and Its Protective Function

Bertrand Ramcharan

This week on International Horizons, RBI Director John Torpey interviews Bertrand Ramcharan, former top UN diplomat and author of the recent book, The…

The Ideology of Democratic Athens

October 8, 2024

The Ideology of Democratic Athens

Matteo Barbato

We are Clavis Aurea: a dynamic team constantly looking for ways to make the academic publishing industry grow and to promote groundbreaking academic p…

Jonathan Turley, "The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage" (Simon and Schuster, 2024)

October 7, 2024

The Indispensable Right

Jonathan Turley
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

“It’s a free country.” Many of us recall saying that as children as we learned that we were American citizens who were endowed with certain rights—suc…

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, "Corporatocracy: How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians" (NYU Press, 2024)

October 7, 2024

Corporatocracy

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
Hosted by Susan Liebell

What threatens American democracy and the rule of law? In her new book, Corporatocracy: How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicia…

Marco Bastos, "Brexit, Tweeted: Polarization and Social Media Manipulation" (Bristol UP, 2024)

October 6, 2024

Brexit, Tweeted

Marco Bastos
Hosted by Miranda Melcher

Dissecting 45 million tweets from the period that followed the Brexit referendum, Brexit, Tweeted: Polarization and Social Media Manipulation (Bristol…

Megan Bradley et al., "IOM Unbound?: Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

October 5, 2024

IOM Unbound?

Megan Bradley, Cathryn Costello, and Angela Sherwood
Hosted by Ari Barbalat

It is an era of expansion for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), an increasingly influential actor in the global governance of migrat…

Jeffrey Ding, "Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How Diffusion Shapes Economic Competition" (Princeton UP, 2024)

October 5, 2024

Technology and the Rise of Great Powers

Jeffrey Ding

When scholars and policymakers consider how technological advances affect the rise and fall of great powers, they draw on theories that center the mom…

Sean McMeekin, "To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism" (Basic Books, 2024)

October 4, 2024

To Overthrow the World

Sean McMeekin
Hosted by Charles Coutinho

When the USSR collapsed in 1991, the world was certain that Communism was dead. Today, three decades later, it is clear that it was not. While Russia …

Faisal Devji, "Muslim Zion: Pakistan as a Political Idea" (Harvard UP, 2013)

October 4, 2024

Muslim Zion

Faisal Devji
Hosted by Amal Hashim

Pakistan, founded less than a decade after a homeland for India's Muslims was proposed, is both the embodiment of national ambitions fulfilled and, in…

Alexandre Lefebvre, "Liberalism as a Way of Life" (Princeton UP, 2024)

October 4, 2024

Liberalism as a Way of Life

Alexandre Lefebvre

Why liberalism is all you need to lead a good, fun, worthy, and rewarding life—and how you can become a better and happier person by taking your liber…

Jon Michaels and David Noll, "Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy" (Atria/One Signal, 2024)

October 3, 2024

Vigilante Nation

Jon Michaels and David Noll
Hosted by Susan Liebell

Law professors Jon Michaels and David Noll use their expertise to expose how state-supported forms of vigilantism are being deployed by MAGA Republica…

Prabowo Subianto and the Decline of Indonesian Democracy

October 2, 2024

Prabowo Subianto and the Decline of Indonesian Democracy

Edward Aspinall

Today’s episode focuses on Indonesia, the presidential election held in February 2024, and the impending inauguration of the winner of that election, …

Samuel Ely Bagg, "The Dispersion of Power: A Critical Realist Theory of Democracy" (Oxford UP, 2023)

October 1, 2024

The Dispersion of Power

Samuel Ely Bagg
Hosted by Robert Talisse

We commonly think of democracy as a social order governed by the people’s collective will. Given the size of the modern states, this picture is typic…

Jerome E. Copulsky, "American Heretics: Religious Adversaries of Liberal Order" (Yale UP, 2024)

October 1, 2024

American Heretics

Jerome E. Copulsky
Hosted by Meghan Cochran

A question has long hung over the the United States regarding the proper role of religion in public life. Those who long for a Christian America claim…

Amos C. Fox, "Conflict Realism: Understanding the Causal Logic of Modern War and Warfare" (Howgate, 2024)

September 30, 2024

Conflict Realism

Amos C. Fox

If you seek a compelling exploration of contemporary armed conflict, then Conflict Realism: Understanding the Causal Logic of Modern War and Warfare (…

Emily M. Farris and Mirya R. Holman, "The Power of the Badge: Sheriffs and Inequality in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

September 30, 2024

The Power of the Badge

Emily M. Farris and Mirya R. Holman
Hosted by Susan Liebell

The image of the sheriff is deeply embedded in American culture – from pacifist Jimmy Stewart in Destry Rides Again and gun averse Roy Scheider in Jaw…

Inés Valdez, "Democracy and Empire: Labor, Nature, and the Reproduction of Capitalism" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

September 29, 2024

Democracy and Empire

Inés Valdez
Hosted by Geoffrey Gordon

In scholarly and popular discourse, popular sovereignty and self-determination are typically conceived of as the antitheses of imperialism, while hist…

Jack A. Goldstone, "Revolutions: A Very Short Introduction" (Oxford UP, 2023)

September 27, 2024

Revolutions: a Very Short Introduction

Jack A. Goldstone

In their pursuit of social justice, revolutionaries have taken on the assembled might of monarchies, empires, and dictatorships. They have often, thou…

David L. Swartz, "The Academic Trumpists: Radicals Against Liberal Diversity" (Routledge, 2024)

September 26, 2024

The Academic Trumpists

David L. Swartz
Hosted by Matt Dawson

Remember the bleach drinking episode? Remember ‘alternative facts’? Remember ‘I have the best words’? These elements of the Trump presidency spoke to …