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New Books in Political Science

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Polarization is a defining feature of politics in the United States and many other democracies. Yet although there is much research focusing on the effects of polarization on domestic politics, little is known about how polarization influences intern... more

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Murat Somer
Political scholar specializing in backsliding and democracy
Episode: Democratic Dialogues: Pathways of Democratic Backsliding, Resistance, and (Partial) Recoveries
Jennifer McCoy
Political scientist focused on democracy
Episode: Democratic Dialogues: Pathways of Democratic Backsliding, Resistance, and (Partial) Recoveries
Kenneth Roberts
Leading scholar on democracy and political science
Episode: Democratic Dialogues: Pathways of Democratic Backsliding, Resistance, and (Partial) Recoveries
Katherine Epstein
Author and scholar focusing on the intersection of technology and national security
University of Chicago Press
Episode: Kate Epstein on How Twentieth-Century Technology Theft Built the National-Security State" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
Michael Lazarus
A lecturer in Political Theory at King College in London
King College
Episode: Michael Lazarus, "Absolute Ethical Life: Aristotle, Hegel and Marx" (Stanford UP, 2025)
Taru Salmenkari
Senior researcher at the University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki
Episode: Taru Salmenkari, "Global Ideas, Local Adaptations: Chinese Activism and the Will to Make Civil Society" (Edward Elgar, 2025)
Bruce Schneier
A faculty member at the Harvard Kennedy School, known for his expertise in cybersecurity and technology's impact on democracy.
Harvard University
Episode: Nathan E. Sanders and Bruce Schneier, "Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship" (MIT Press, 2025)
Aileen Teague
Assistant Professor in the Department of International Affairs at Texas A&M
Texas A&M
Episode: Aileen Teague, "Policing on Drugs: The United States, Mexico, and the Origins of the Modern Drug War, 1969-2000" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Massimo Modonesi
Professor and chair of the Political and Social Sciences Faculty at the Autonomous National University in Mexico.
Autonomous National University of Mexico
Episode: Massimo Modonesi, "The Antagonistic Principle: Marxism and Political Action​" (Haymarket, 2019)

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Ryan Reynolds
Host with a focus on political science topics, associated with various academic institutions.

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 150 ratings
  • Good selection

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

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    Jasper Klapwijk
    Netherlands2 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.

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    5
    curious
    3 years ago
  • John Yoo?

    No.

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    Concerned Political Scientist
    United States5 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.”

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    A Syrian NoOne
    United States5 years ago
  • Brilliant

    excellent resource for new academic pol-sci books and ideas

    Apple Podcasts
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    Nipsey_Russell_
    United Kingdom5 years ago

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Kate Epstein on How Twentieth-Century Technology Theft Built the National-Security State" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
Q: So Analog Superpowers is a neat book. If you're explaining it to a stranger, what do you tell people it's about? What were you trying to do with it?
I was trying to write a sort of legal and technological biography of a sort of cluster of systems, sort of ridiculously arcane on their face, certainly today, but actually super important in their own time.
Democratic Dialogues: Pathways of Democratic Backsliding, Resistance, and (Partial) Recoveries
Q: What advice do you have for US democracy heading into the 2026 election cycle?
Recognize the real threats to democracy, act collectively, and identify institutional arenas for action.
Democratic Dialogues: Pathways of Democratic Backsliding, Resistance, and (Partial) Recoveries
Q: How does polarization fuel backsliding?
Extreme polarization creates divides that lead to viewing opponents as existential threats, undermining democracy.
Taru Salmenkari, "Global Ideas, Local Adaptations: Chinese Activism and the Will to Make Civil Society" (Edward Elgar, 2025)
Q: Could you explain the concept of Minjian and how it contrasts with civil society?
Minjian refers to self-organizing efforts among the people without the government, emphasizing a distinction from traditional civil society that typically involves more formal governmental spheres, highlighting grassroots effort and collective responsibility.
Taru Salmenkari, "Global Ideas, Local Adaptations: Chinese Activism and the Will to Make Civil Society" (Edward Elgar, 2025)
Q: What is the relevance of Confucian values to the dynamics of Chinese NGOs?
Confucian values play a crucial role in shaping how NGOs operate in China, as these values influence relationships and power dynamics within communities and organizations.

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