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MPSA's Top 10 Blog Posts from 2017
There is no doubt that 2017 was a memorable year in political science. As the year comes to a close, it’s time to take a look back at our the most-read blog posts from the past twelve months.
More Guns, Less Replication: The Case for Robust Research Findings
The meaning of the word “replication” hardly seems like the sort of thing that would land…
Intrastate Conflicts: Refocus on the Intractable
By Harold A. Young The burden and devastation of intrastate conflicts are disproportionally borne by people of color in the developing world. While many people of color in the United States may view these conflicts as distant, they are not. Some may have relatives and friends in these conflict…
The sun…Humanitarian Missile Attack? Responsibility to Protect (Redux)
“There’s not any sort of option where a political solution is going to happen…
The Loss Lab
“Trump was an alternative to interchangeable robots whose goal is to avoid saying anything interesting.” - Molly Ball, political reporter, The Atlantic “If you wanted to write a playbook for how to lose an election, Trump did that and he won anyway.” - Steve Peoples, AP reporter What rotten luck…
Four Stormy Days - #MPSA17
This year’s MPSA has been an interesting experience as opposed to other years. That is due to a near perfect storm of political events in the last few months. Add to this already interesting mix the fact that, due to inclement weather and flight cancellations, we end up with a more intimate…
Election 2016: Did New Voting Laws Tip the Balance?
Since the early 2000s, a flurry of new voting laws have passed in the states. There is a marked Democrat-Republican divide. Democratic-leaning states, such as California, Oregon, and Massachusetts, have passed laws making access to the ballot easier. Oregon now automatically registers citizens to…
To rule by distraction is a time-tested tool of autocratic and authoritarian…Alone and Working: Making the Transition to ABD
The change from being a PhD Student to a PhD Candidate is a big one. The moment we…