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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics.

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Meet the New Editorial Team for the American Political Science Review (APSR)

Political Science Now

Recent years have seen extensive discussion over how to achieve scientific progress in the social sciences. Her other work has been published in leading journals in political science. Laia Balcells is a Professor of Government at Georgetown University. This is no easy task.

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Recognizing the Merit of our Peers: 2025 APSA Award Nominations Open | Deadline: February 12, 2025

Political Science Now

Schattschneider Award for best dissertation on American government Kenneth Sherrill Prize for best proposal for an empirical study of LGBT topics Leo Strauss Award for best dissertation on political philosophy Merze Tate Award for best dissertation on international relations, law, and politics Leonard D.

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College student voting is way up

The Hechinger Report

But rates of voting by young people have quietly been rising to unprecedented levels, despite their lifetimes of watching government gridlock and attempts in some states to make it harder for them to vote. Jared Williams, president of student government at The College of New Jersey, and Aria Chalileh, vice president. Census Bureau.