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Lilly J. Goren is professor of political science at Carroll University in Waukesha, WI.

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Political Science May 19, 2022

The Big No

Kennan Ferguson

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The Big No (U Minnesota Press, 2022) is an edited volume, assembled and overseen by political theorist Kennan Ferguson, who also provides the Introduction. This group of essays came out …
Political Science April 28, 2022

The Wives of Western Philosophy

Gender Politics in Intellectual Labor

Jennifer Forestal and Menaka Philips

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The Wives of Western Philosophy: Gender Politics in Intellectual Labor (Routledge, 2020) fills in a rather large hole in the understanding and the substance of the generation of knowledge. This …
Political Science April 21, 2022

Angry Politics

Partisan Hatred and Political Polarization Among College Students

Stacy G. Ulbig

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Political Scientist Stacy Ulbig has a new book that dives into the political attitudes and behaviors of college students to assess how polarization and partisan antipathy in the general public …
Political Science April 7, 2022

Engineering Expansion

The U.S. Army and Economic Development, 1787-1860

William D. Adler

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Engineering Expansion: The U.S. Army and Economic Development, 1787-1860 (U Pennsylvania Press, 2021) threads together political science, history, economics, American political development, and administrative developments to understand the unique role …
Political Science March 24, 2022

Bodies in Evidence

Race, Gender, and Science in Sexual Assault Adjudication

Heather R. Hlavka and Sameena Mulla

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Scholars Heather Hlavka (Marquette University) and Sameena Mulla (Emory University) have written a new book that examines and interrogates the place and space of the courtroom, the use of expertise …
Political Science March 17, 2022

By Executive Order

Bureaucratic Management and the Limits of Presidential Power

Andrew Rudalevige

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Andrew Rudalevige, the Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government at Bowdoin College, has a new book that examines the processes that transpires in the generation of executive orders—noting that the …
Political Science February 10, 2022

The Ubiquitous Presidency

Presidential Communication and Digital Democracy in Tumultuous Times

Kevin Coe and Joshua M. Scacco

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The Ubiquitous Presidency: Presidential Communication and Digital Democracy in Tumultuous Times (Oxford UP, 2021) is part of the Oxford Studies in Digital Politics book series, and it makes an important …
Political Science February 3, 2022

Liberal States, Authoritarian Families

Childhood and Education in Early Modern Thought

Rita Koganzon

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Rita Koganzon’s new book, Liberal States, Authoritarian Families: Childhood and Education in Early Modern Thought (Oxford UP, 2021), examines the structure and function of the family within early modern political thought …
Political Science January 27, 2022

Decoding the Digital Church

Evangelical Storytelling and the Election of Donald J. Trump

Stephanie A. Martin

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Dr. Stephanie (Sam) A. Martin’s new book, Decoding the Digital Church: Evangelical Storytelling and the Election of Donald J. Trump (U Alabama Press, 2021), is a fascinating exploration of the way …
Political Science January 20, 2022

Toxic Masculinity

Mapping the Monstrous in Our Heroes

Esther De Dauw and Daniel J. Connell

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Scholars Esther De Dauw and Daniel J. Connell have assembled an array of chapters that explore the idea of masculinity in the realm of contemporary heroes and superheroes. Toxic Masculinity: Mapping …
Political Science January 13, 2022

The Palgrave Handbook of Political Research Pedagogy

Eric D. Loepp, Daniel J. Mallinson, and Julia Marin Hellwege

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Political Scientists Daniel Mallinson (Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg), Julia Marin Hellwege (University of South Dakota), and Eric Loepp (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) have assembled more than thirty chapters that examine how to …
Political Science January 6, 2022

Uncivil Mirth

Ridicule in Enlightenment Britain

Ross Carroll

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Political Theorist Ross Carroll takes the reader through Enlightenment conversations about the use of ridicule and laughter in politics and political engagement in his new book, Uncivil Mirth: Ridicule in …
Political Science December 23, 2021

Criminalizing Atrocity

The Global Spread of Criminal Laws Against International Crimes

Mark S. Berlin

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Political Scientist Mark Berlin’s new book, Criminalizing Atrocity: The Global Spread of Criminal Laws Against International Crimes (Oxford UP, 2020), examines the process through which laws against international crimes are established …
Political Science December 16, 2021

The Civil Rights Lobby

The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Second Reconstruction

Shamira Gelbman

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Historically, how have marginalized and minority groups pushed the boundaries of representative government to pass legislation that benefits them? Political Scientist Shamira Gelbman, the Daniel F. Evans Associate Professor in …
Political Science December 10, 2021

Sustaining Democracy

What We Owe to the Other Side

Robert B. Talisse

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Robert Talisse’s new book, Sustaining Democracy: What We Owe to the Other Side (Oxford UP, 2021) is, in a certain sense, a continuation of his work from his previous book, Overdoing Democracy …
Political Science December 2, 2021

At War with Government

How Conservatives Weaponized Distrust from Goldwater to Trump

Amy Fried and Douglas B. Harris

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Political Scientists Amy Fried (University of Maine) and Douglas B. Harris (Loyola University Maryland) have a new book, At War with Government: How Conservatives Weaponized Distrust from Goldwater to Trump …
Political Science November 18, 2021

Fears of a Setting Sun

The Disillusionment of America's Founders

Dennis C. Rasmussen

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When Americans conjure the image of the signing of the Constitution of the United States, they often think about the various paintings that depict the Founders looking to George Washington …
Political Science November 11, 2021

Diversity's Child

People of Color and the Politics of Identity

Efrén O. Pérez

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Political Scientist Efrén Pérez’s new book, Diversity's Child: People of Color and the Politics of Identity (U Chicago Press, 2021), explores the term and category “people of color” and how …
Political Science November 4, 2021

Birthing a Movement

Midwives, Law, and the Politics of Reproductive Care

Renee Ann Cramer

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Political Scientist Renee Ann Cramer’s newest book Birthing a Movement tells the stories of American midwives and their battle for reproductive rights, legal intervention, and mobilization. This book is grounded …
Political Science October 28, 2021

Power Shifts

Congress and Presidential Representation

John A. Dearborn

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Political Scientist John Dearborn’s new book, Power Shifts: Congress and Presidential Representation (U Chicago Press, 2021), weaves together three connected threads in the course of his analysis: the role and capacity …
Political Science October 21, 2021

Hot Pants and Spandex Suits

Gender Representation in American Superhero Comic

Esther De Dauw

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Superman, Batman, Captain America, and Iron Man are names that are often connected to the expansive superhero genre, including the multi-billion-dollar film and television franchises. But these characters are older …
Political Science October 14, 2021

How the Tea Party Captured the GOP

Insurgent Factions in American Politics

Rachel M. Blum

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The discussion of factions in American politics is as old as the republic itself. But there is more to consider, particularly in terms of the way that contemporary factions operate …
Political Science October 7, 2021

The Congressional Experience

An Institution Transformed

David Eugene Price

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With years of experience as the Representative of the Fourth District in North Carolina, as an educator, a writer, and a political scientist, David Price examines the last 45 years …
Political Science September 30, 2021

Beyond Empathy and Inclusion

The Challenge of Listening in Democratic Deliberation

Mary F. Scudder

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Mary (Molly) Scudder, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Purdue University, has a new book that focuses on an incredibly timely issue: how do citizens with deep and conflicting differences …