MPSA Blog
The New Political Scientists—We’re Live, We’re Nationwide, and We’re Online
By Michael A. Smith, Professor of Political Science at Emporia State University
Do Academics Stink at Work/Life Balance?
And is this scaring away students? By Alex Ellison At the 2018 Midwest Political Science Association Conference in Chicago, IL, I attended the session, Trying to Balance Work and Life with Joel Raveloharimisy from Andrews University, William Raymond from Benedictine College, Marjorie Hershey…
Why the 2020 census shouldn't ask about your citizenship status
A naturalization ceremony, in December 2015.
AP Photo/Evan Vucci,…
The 2018 MPSA Conference Is Here: What Have You Done for Me Lately?
By Harold Young of Austin Peay State University
“Expectations should not always be taken as reality; because you never know when you will be disappointed.” ― Samuel P. Huntington
Politics in the Trump Era – A Curated Guide to MPSA 2018
by Chana M. Solomon-Schwartz
In less than a month, scholars from more…
Why Would A Mom and A Business Owner Get An MPA?
And what does she do with it?
By Alex Ellison
Photo by Dakota Corbin on Unsplash
I was accepted to the University of…
Chicago Tips and Recommendations from a Graduate Student
By Charmaine N. Willis
This year marks my first year attending MPSA. I look forward to being able to…
How Predictable is Your Work?
The truth about job security in the future
By Alex Ellison
If you spend a lot of time doing predictable,…
Members of Congress respond to more than money – sometimes
By Jan Leighley, American University and Jennifer Oser, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Does citizen activism really affect the actions of elected officials? Despite the ubiquitous role of money in campaigns, elections and policymaking, some citizens clearly still believe in the power of…
When the elite abandon democracy – A Warning from Belize?
By Harold Young of Austin Peay State University “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As always, my first full day in Belize starts in my barber’s…