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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 Roots of Sociology
The thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment have often been claimed for sociology. But, what does it mean to say these thinkers were sociologists, or a…
June 1, 2026
The Predictable Shock of Brexit
Was Brexit really a sudden, populist shock, or was the writing on the wall for decades? This week on International Horizons, Eli Karetny sits down wit…
May 30, 2026
Ladder or Lottery
In Ladder or Lottery: Economic Promises and the Reality of Who Gets Ahead (University of California Press, 2026), Gary Hoover asks the reader a simple…
May 29, 2026
India’s 2026 State Elections and Indian Democracy?
This week on Democracy Dialogues, Maya Tudor speaks with two keen observers of Indian politics, Gilles Verniers and Yamini Aiyar, about what India’s 2…
May 28, 2026
The Wisdom of the Ancients
The Wisdom of the Ancients: Four Ideas That Changed the World (Oxford UP, 2025) is about four cornerstones of modern thought that were put in place by…
May 28, 2026
The Instigators
Black women have always been the most relentless instigators for change—building a democracy for all. In The Instigators: How Black Women Have Been Es…
May 26, 2026
Why Elected Leaders Subvert Democracy
When we think about threats to democracy, we often imagine dramatic breakdowns—military coups, constitutional crises, or sudden collapses. But today, …
May 26, 2026
Billionaire Backlash
This week on Democracy Dialogues, host Maya Tudor speaks with her colleague and fellow political scientist Pepper Culpepper about his new book Billion…
May 25, 2026
Archie Bunker for President
Political historian Oscar Winberg has a fascinating new book titled Archie Bunker for President: How One Television Show Remade American Politics. Thi…
May 21, 2026
A Revolution of Rules
Erica Bornstein, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oregon (and Divisional Associate Dean), has a new book that delves into the regulatory…
May 21, 2026
Orchestrating Power
Orchestrating Power: The American Associational State in the First World War (Cornell University Press, 2025) explores how the expansion of the Am…
May 20, 2026
Elites and Democracy
A central paradox of democracies is that they are always ruled by elites. What can democracy mean in this context? Today, it is often said that a popu…
May 20, 2026
Debating the Constitution
Here in Episode 8 of Season 5, I interview Professor Sherif Girgis. A graduate of Princeton University, the University of Oxford, and Yale Law School,…
May 20, 2026
Emotional Filipinos
In the first half of the twentieth century, the United States attempted to build a colony in the Philippines in its own image—one fraught with racist …
May 18, 2026
Fascismos
Carlos Martins joins the New Books Network to discuss his book Fascism: Beyond Hitler and Mussolini (Desassossego, 2022) (in Portuguese Fascismos: Par…
May 18, 2026
Exit from International Organizations
Why do states exit international organizations (IOs)? How often does exit from IOs – including voluntary withdrawal and forced suspension – occur? Wha…
May 15, 2026
Peace Infrastructures
Roads, bridges, a renewable power plant, and an electricity grid: UN peacekeepers might be unusual infrastructure builders, but they’re certainly not …
May 14, 2026
The Unfinished Quest
From a Distinguished International Relations Scholar comes The Unfinished Quest: India's Search for Major Power Status from Nehru to Modi (Oxford UP, …
May 14, 2026
Conspirator in Chief
Political Scientist Steve Knott has a new book that focuses on conspiracy theories within the American presidency and often promulgated by the preside…
May 14, 2026
Beyond Minorities
Helen Haas speaks with political scientist Sean Lee about the changing relationship between majorities and minorities in the Middle East, the collapse…