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Let’s Shutdown the Government: An Instructional Game

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Lets Shutdown the Government: An Instructional Game By Michelle M. Buehlmann , University of North Dakota, Grand Forks In Lets Shutdown the Government: An Instructional Game , Dr. Buehlmann argues that government shutdowns are the crisis in a negotiation strategy, commonly called brinkmanship.

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Teaching U.S. Constitutional Design: The Case of the “Genovian Revolution”

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Teaching U.S. Anson , University of Maryland Baltimore County In the modern American politics classroom, ideological and partisan conflict have the capacity to interfere with a healthy classroom environment. The simulation is designed to foreshadow key concepts in American government and politics. The post Teaching U.S.

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Considering Edtech in Political Science Teaching: Data Literacy, Privacy Rights, and the Role of Government in Regulation

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Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 1 Reflections By Janet L.

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Using Strategic Games to Illustrate Environmental Policy Concepts for Undergraduates

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However, games are still primarily used as a tool for student engagement, rather than as a primary means for teaching core concepts. We develop a sequence of three games enforcement, emissions trading, groundwater governance to illustrate core concepts in environmental policy.

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Demystifying Post-Docs: Virtual Workshop Series: APSA Status Committee on Graduate Students in the Profession

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Post-docs are a common entry point for new political science PhDs to enter the academic workforce while advancing their research and teaching portfolio. But not all post-docs are the same. Discussion topics include: identifying the right post-doc, the application process, what to expect, and more!

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Beyond the Classroom: Building Faculty Capacity for Success: Virtual Workshop

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Beyond the Classroom: Building Faculty Capacity for Success Friday, May 2, 2025 | 1:30 PM Eastern | Register Here This joint American Political Science Association and Western Political Science Association virtual workshop expands on the 2025 WPSA Community College Mini-Conference roundtable, Beyond the Classroom: Collaborating for Success.

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Perspectives on Politics: Call for Papers – Political Science and the University

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In this call for papers of Perspectives on Politics , we invite political scientists to use their expertise to explain what is and ought to be happening at institutions of higher education. Universities as means of political control and global diplomacy Governments around the world seek to control their higher education systems.