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Recent Guests

Martina Baradel
Associate professor of Sociology of Organised Crime; author of 21st Century Yakuza, Death of Japanese Organised Crime
University of Nagoya; University of Oxford
Episode: Martina Baradel, "21st Century Yakuza: Death of Japanese Organised Crime" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Carrie LeVan
Author of Neighborhoods Matter, How Place and People Affect Political Participation
Colby College
Episode: Carrie LeVan, "Neighborhoods Matter: How Place and People Affect Political Participation" (NYU Press, 2026)
Anna Terwiel
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Trinity College (Hartford)
Trinity College, Prison Education Project
Episode: Anna Terwiel offers A Moment of No to the Prison-Industrial Complex (JP)
Gregory Claeys
Professor Emeritus of History at the University of London
University of London
Episode: Thomas Paine at the Semiquincentennial: A Conversation with Gregory Claeys
Michael C. Hawley
Assistant professor in the School of Civic Life and Leadership
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Episode: The Once and Future Republic: On Cicero, Locke, and the Making of America with Michael C. Hawley
Jonathan Schneer
Professor Emeritus of History and Sociology at Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech
Episode: Jonathan Schneer, "Nine Days in May: The General Strike Of 1926" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Daniel Krcmaric
Associate Professor of Political Science and Law
Northwestern University
Episode: Daniel Krcmaric, "Above the Law" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Cyanne Loyle
Professor, Political Science; author of Escaping Justice
Penn State University; Peace Research Institute Oslo
Episode: Cyanne E. Loyle, "Escaping Justice: Impunity for State Crimes in the Age of Accountability" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Trissia Wijaya
McKenzie Fellow at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne
Asia Institute/University of Melbourne
Episode: Infrastructure, Nickel, and the Politics of Polyalignment in Indonesia

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Joe Williams
Host of The New Books Network; frequent facilitator for scholarly discussions.

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 156 ratings
  • Good selection

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

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    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.

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    1
    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.”

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    A Syrian NoOne
    United States6 years ago
  • Brilliant

    excellent resource for new academic pol-sci books and ideas

    Apple Podcasts
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    Nipsey_Russell_
    United Kingdom6 years ago

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Anna Terwiel offers A Moment of No to the Prison-Industrial Complex (JP)
Q: Would you like to get us started by presenting the intellectual origins of the book and its key claims?
I discuss how abolitionism emerges from a long critique of punishment, drawing on Foucault and the Prisons Information Group, and how it connects to the Prison Education Project to show abolition as a real-world intervention that challenges the carceral state while envisioning broader democratic change.
Jonathan Schneer, "Nine Days in May: The General Strike Of 1926" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Q: What lessons did the labor movement draw from the 1926 strike about future strategy and political engagement?
Leaders learned to distinguish between open-ended national general strikes and targeted one-day actions, emphasizing parliamentary avenues and the long-term goal of labor governance through elected government rather than revolutionary tactics.
Jonathan Schneer, "Nine Days in May: The General Strike Of 1926" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Q: How did the government prepare for and respond to the general strike in terms of maintaining essential services?
The government anticipated the strike for months and deployed police, special constables, and naval and military support to safeguard essential services, while countering union messaging through the British Gazette.
Jonathan Schneer, "Nine Days in May: The General Strike Of 1926" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Q: What were the main economic pressures that led to the strike, and why were the miners so adamant about resisting wage cuts?
The coal owners faced international competition and policy constraints that made it hard to sustain high wages, especially after changes like the 1924 contract; miners strongly resisted anything that would reduce wages or extend the working day, viewing it as a direct threat to their livelihoods and well-being.
Carrie LeVan, "Neighborhoods Matter: How Place and People Affect Political Participation" (NYU Press, 2026)
Q: What are some forward-looking research directions you're excited about?
Using machine learning to automate coding of neighborhood features from images to scale the research and apply the model to larger datasets, potentially expanding analysis to attitudes and polarization.

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The show curates scholarly conversations around recently published political science books, featuring authors or researchers discussing their work with established experts. Episodes cover definitional debates in the field, international relations dynamics, elections, nationalism, climate politics, constitutional history, and peacebuilding, with a steady emphasis on how new research reframes old questions. Listeners can expect rigorous, book-centered discussions that balance theory with concrete case studies, often drawing on cross-disciplinary methods and contemporary global issues. A notable strength is its ability to translate specialized scholarship into accessible, idea-forward conversations for educated audiences and students alike, wh... more

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