Two of the main recent trends in humanitarianism have been the increasing focus on decolonialisation and localisation of humanitarian assistance. Donors have committed to raising funding for local ...

Abstract. State capacity is seen as one of the central elements determining whether countries have “strong” or “weak” systems of immigration and asylum. An

Precolonial Elites and Colonial Redistribution of Political Power - Volume 119 Issue 4

One of the many important roles of the American Political Science Association (APSA) is recognizing excellence in the political science profession.  APSA makes awards for the best dissertations, papers and articles, and books in the various subfields, and for career achievement in research, teaching and service to the discipline.  These awards will be presented at the 2026 APSA Annual Meeting…

The Political Limits of the Patriarchy: Women’s Rights in Early Representative Institutions

Cambridge Core - Middle East Studies - Return of Tyranny

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In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Ewa Nizalowska, covers the new article by Turkuler Isiksel and Thomas B. Pepinsky, "Voting in Authoritarian Elections." Elections are often taken as a defining feature of democratic regimes. Although voting is not the only form of democratic political engagement, we tend to presume that voting makes the regimes we live under fairer, more stable and peaceful, or simply better governed.

A Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities has appeared in federal court and been released.