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How Salient Are Traditional Family Values and Gender Stereotypes in Asia? Survey Evidence from Mainland China
by Peter Chai, Ph.D. Researcher at the Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University The views and opinions expressed in this blog are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the MPSA (Midwest Political Science Association). Any content…
Emancipation: From Imposed Tutelage to Proposed Autonomy
by Miguel S. Zanella The views and opinions expressed in this blog are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the MPSA (Midwest Political Science Association). Any content provided is for informational purposes only and should not be taken as…
One Small, Moderately Attractive Introduction to the Federal Budget
by Michael A. Smith, Professor of Political Science, Emporia State University Why is the Trump administration determined to cut funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which includes the National Weather Service? The entire NOAA budget is 0.1% of federal spending.…
Another Dimension of Citizenship
By: Tona Hangen, PhD, professor of history at Worcester State University This blog has been reprinted with permission from Wiki Education. Tona Hangen is a professor of history at Worcester State University. She incorporated a Wikipedia assignment into her course for the first time last term. For…
Libertad - Liberdade - Liberté - Freedom. Contextualized and Corresponding Concepts - What is Freedom in Our Times?
by Miguel S. Zanella Section 1: Etymology: Philosophical, Scientific, and Lexicographical Perspectives The word "freedom" manifests in different linguistic and cultural contexts, revealing conceptual nuances that are simultaneously connected, homologous, and equivalent across diverse cultures. In…
The Overused Syllogism: Logic, Institutions, and the Integral Exploration of Reason
by Miguel S. Zanella Section #1: Etymology – Philosophical, Scientific, and Lexicographical Perspectives The term "syllogism" comes from the Greek syllogismos, meaning "joint inference." Aristotle was its primary systematizer, framing it as a form of deductive reasoning: from two premises arises a…
Inside Criminalized Governance. A Review.
By Juan Corredor-Garcia, PhD student in political science at the Graduate Center, City University of New York The study of organized criminal groups and its relationship with the state and society used to be an exclusive field of inquiry for sociologists and criminologists. The ground-breaking work…
The Concept of Politics from the Individual's Perspective: Silogizing Existence within the Human Condition
by Miguel S. Zanella Etymology: Philosophical and Lexicographical Perspectives The term "politics" originates from the Greek politiká, meaning "affairs of the city" (polis). Aristotle, in his work Politics, conceptualizes politics as the activity that seeks the common good within the community.…
Presenting, Learning, and Growing — Insights from Inside MPSA 2025
by Bakhytzhan Oskeyeva, PhD student in Public Policy, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Note: This blog post is Part 2 of a reflection series based on a voluntary questionnaire I shared during MPSA 2025. It gathers informal insights from attendees about what they presented, what they…
A Symposium By and For Graduate Students
by Carolina Bermejo Goodwin and Edwina Chih-Yu Chen, Department of Political Science, University of South Carolina As graduate students, we often find ourselves searching for spaces that prioritize our needs: places where we can share ideas, get meaningful feedback, and connect with others who are…