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New Books in Political Science

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India
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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

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Recent Guests

Filip Milačić
Senior researcher at the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and visiting professor at Central European University
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung; Central European University
Episode: Why Voters Support Politicians Who Undermine Democracy
Nora Fisher-Onar
Associate Professor of Global Studies at the University of San Francisco; author of Contesting Pluralisms
University of San Francisco
Episode: Nora Fisher-Onar, "Contesting Pluralism(s): Islamism, Liberalism and Nationalism in Turkey and Beyond" (Cambridge UP, 2024)
Casey Lartigue
Co-founder of Freedom Speakers International
Freedom Speakers International
Episode: Voices from North Korea: Refugees Tell Their Stories
Yuna Jun
North Korean refugee and public speaker
Freedom Speakers International
Episode: Voices from North Korea: Refugees Tell Their Stories
Robert Shum
Author of Democracy or Carbon Oligarchy: Climate and Energy Politics Between Crisis and Decarbonization
Palgrave Macmillan
Episode: Robert Shum, "Democracy or Carbon Oligarchy?: Climate and Energy Politics between Crisis and Decarbonization" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)
Meghan Garrity
Assistant Professor of International Security and Law at George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government
George Mason University
Episode: Meghan Garrity, "Mass Expulsion: The Politics of Forced Population Removal" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Jieun Baek
Author of Privileged But Powerless, How North Korean Elite Grievances Revealed the Regime's Greatest Weakness
Yale University Press / North Korea scholar
Episode: Jieun Baek, "Privileged But Powerless: How North Korean Elite Grievances Reveal the Regime’s Greatest Weakness" (Yale UP, 2026)
Nikhil Kalyanpur
Author of Legal Weapons of the Wealthy, The Offshoring of Elite Conflict in Emerging Markets
London School of Economics
Episode: Nikhil Kalyanpur, "Legal Weapons of the Wealthy: The Offshoring of Elite Conflict in Emerging Markets" (Cornell UP, 2026)
Jonathan Quong
Author of Political Philosophy, The Puzzle of Legitimate Injustice
University of Southern California
Episode: Jonathan Quong, "Political Philosophy: The Puzzle of Legitimate Injustice" (Princeton UP, 2026)

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Miranda Melcher
Host of The New Books Network; appears on multiple episodes

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4.4 out of 5 stars from 159 ratings
  • Good selection

    Fine selection of relevant books, concise reviews and well informed discussion of conclusions.

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    5
    Jasper Klapwijk
    Netherlands3 years ago
  • Expands your horizons. Interviews of authors. They cover a lot of good books that don't get attention from the more popular podcasts or book reviews.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    curious
    4 years ago
  • John Yoo?

    No.

    Apple Podcasts
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    Concerned Political Scientist
    United States6 years ago
  • Syrian

    Big thank you Political Science.

    To Blumenthal’s critics:

    Keep your dirty petrodollars, your crazed Takfiri radical militants from China, Chechnya, and from all over the world, keep the mountains of media campaigns of deception, cynicism, and lies. Keep those maniac sectarian psychos who deny the river of blood shed at the hands of your “Moderate Rebels.”

    But give us “Management of Savagery.”

    Apple Podcasts
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    A Syrian NoOne
    United States6 years ago
  • Brilliant

    excellent resource for new academic pol-sci books and ideas

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Nipsey_Russell_
    United Kingdom6 years ago

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Lily Geismer on the Democratic Party in the 1990s
Q: Can you give us the back-of-the-envelope story of the transformation of the Democratic Party from the 1980s through the 2000s?
Geismer outlines a shift from traditional liberalism toward post-industrial growth, market-oriented policy tools, and a professional class base, arguing that the party transformed its approach to growth, labor, and the welfare state rather than simply adapting excuses for electoral success.
Paul Johnson, "Challenging Inequalities: How We Got Stuck and Where We Go Next" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Q: What role does political inequality play in threatening democracy according to Johnson?
Political inequality is seen as the most serious democratic threat when wealth translates into excessive political influence, undermining equal weight of individual views and eroding trust in democratic institutions.
Paul Johnson, "Challenging Inequalities: How We Got Stuck and Where We Go Next" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Q: What does the book say about pre-distribution versus redistribution as policy levers?
The authors argue that addressing root causes through pre-distribution and shaping the economy is more effective than relying on welfare or redistribution after inequality has emerged, because such post-hoc measures can be insufficient and may fail to improve long-term happiness or social cohesion.
Edward Goldring, "Purges: How Dictators Fight to Survive" (Cornell UP, 2026)
Q: Does purging to consolidate power work, especially when done early in a dictator's tenure, and how do time horizons among elites affect its success?
Purges at the start can consolidate power if elites do not resist and a dictator can overcome opposition; however, as time passes and the regime anticipates succession, coordinated resistance among elites makes consolidation less likely to succeed.
Edward Goldring, "Purges: How Dictators Fight to Survive" (Cornell UP, 2026)
Q: Could you start us off, please, by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book? What kinds of questions motivated the whole project?
Ed Goldring explains his background, why he shifted from a PhD topic to studying elites in dictatorships, and how a gap in the literature on purges led him to build a dataset and framework to understand why and how dictators purge elites.

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This show features in-depth conversations with political science scholars and book authors, focusing on cutting-edge research across subfields like democracy, governance, comparative politics, regional studies, and international law. Episodes spotlight how new scholarly work reframes established ideas—whether about Dalit history, AI governance, infrastructural urbanism in China, environmental politics, or party dynamics—and frequently explore methodological innovations, cross-regional comparisons, and real-world implications for policy and civic life. Notable strengths include a strong emphasis on making scholarly ideas accessible, a clear link between theory and contemporary issues, and a steady stream of conversations with authors commiss... more

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