Research Guides: Political Science: Journals and Articles

Journals

Examples of journals in this discipline include:

Acta Politica
ISSN: 0001-6810; 1741-1416
Nexis Uni 04/01/2016 - present
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Geopolitics
ISSN: 1557-3028
Academic Search Complete: June 2000 - Present (Full Text Delay: 15 months)
Journal of Political Ideologies
ISSN: 1469-9613
Academic Search Complete: June 1996 - Present (Full Text Delay: 15 months)
New Political Science
ISSN: 1469-9931
Academic Search Complete: March 1998 - Present (Full Text Delay: 15 months)
Political Science Quarterly
ISSN: 1538-165X
Academic Search Complete: March 2013 - Present (Full Text Delay: 1 year)
JSTOR Arts & Sciences I: March 1886 - Present (Full Text Delay: 6 years)

Articles of Interest

Legal Claims and Compensation in Climate‐Related Disasters. by Sterett, Susan M., and Mateczun, Laura K. The article discusses the role of courts in the U.S. concerning climate-related disasters and compensation such as federal housing assistance resulting from legal claims of damage and housing displacement as a result of incidents such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It examines social welfare and how climate change impacts risk and culpability. The article also discusses claims settled by the corporation Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) for assistance in the wake of damages caused by wildfires in California during the early 21st century.
Publication Date: June 2022. Political Science Quarterly. v.137, no.2, p.293-330.
Education As The "Silver Bullet": Bringing Politics Into The Study Of Social Mobility, Redistribution, And Education. by Evans, Allison D, and Hartshorn, Ian M. As conventional forms of wealth redistribution have diminished under the neoliberal consensus of both Democrats and Republicans in the United States, education reform has become a bipartisan issue. Elite rhetoric on education has often focused on it as a "silver bullet" that cures any number of social ills. This logic ties it closely to a number of positive social outcomes like economic and workforce development and crime reduction. We analyze the value of education as a redistributive mechanism, and trace how invoking education as the silver bullet is closely tied to cuts to social spending. Through a paired comparison of two US states: Nevada and New Mexico, we demonstrate that education interventions are most directed at those educational institutions most successful at promoting social mobility, and that "education as the silver bullet" rhetoric is used as a cover for cuts to the broader social safety net. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Publication Date: September 2021. New Political Science. v.43, no.3, p.280-300.
The Rise of the Democratic and Republican Mayoral Caucuses and the Nationalization of American Party Politics by Sparacino, Anthony This article examines the origins and early activities of the National Conference of Democratic Mayors and the National Conference of Republican Mayors. I argue that the rise of partisan mayoral caucuses crystallized deeply rooted debates over the place of cities within the American political tradition. No longer collections of disparate locally rooted organizations, the parties reflected programmatic visions of urban governance in their national programs. Mayors turned to the national parties in response to changes in intergovernmental policies during the Ford administration. In doing so, they contributed to the development of the national party-as-organization and a more integrated party system. Democratic mayors, typically leading big cities that suffered owing to the urban crisis, acted as an urban lobby within their party and urged the party to focus on urban affairs. Republican mayors, typically representing smaller, “newer” cities, promoted a more limited intergovernmental agenda while encouraging mayoral involvement in the national party-as-organization.
Publication Date: June 2023. American Political Thought. v.12, no.3, p.357-391.