New Books in Political Science
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Episodes (8)
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Gary Hoover, "Ladder or Lottery: Economic Promises and the Reality of Who Gets Ahead" (U California Press, 2026)
Gary Hoover’s book 'Ladder or Lottery' dismantles the myth of the American Dream by exposing how economic mobility is less about individual effort and more about systemic barriers that function like a rigged lottery. Drawing from his upbringing in Milwaukee’s
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The Predictable Shock of Brexit: Cultural Dissonance and the Rise of Populism with Iain Quinn
The Brexit referendum was not a sudden populist explosion, but a predictable culmination of decades of cultural distrust toward Westminster elites, argues historian Iain Quinn in his forthcoming book, Cultural Dissonance, Brexit Reconsidered. Drawing on Britai
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Alex Law, "The Roots of Sociology: Scottish Enlightenment and the Civilising Process" (Routledge, 2026)
The Scottish Enlightenment wasn't just a collection of philosophical musings—it was a deliberate, elite-driven project to understand and stabilize the emerging commercial society, long before sociology existed as a formal discipline. In 'The Roots of Sociology
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Courtney Rickert McCaffrey et al., "Geostrategy By Design: How to Manage Geopolitical Risk in The New Era of Globalization" (Disruption Books, 2024)
The world is not just changing—it's being fundamentally restructured. In 'Geostrategy by Design,' Wharton professor Witold Hennitz and co-authors argue that the era of seamless, U.S.-led globalization is over, replaced by a fragmented, multipolar world where p
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Margaret O’Mara on the Clintons, Tech, and Memory
Margaret O'Mara, a historian and former Clinton campaign staffer, reveals how personal memory and historical objectivity collide when writing about the Clinton era—a period still unfolding in the public eye. She recounts her own pivotal role in the 1992 electi
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The Diasporic Hindu Right with Savera
The rise of the Hindu right in the United States is not a distant foreign policy issue but a domestic political force with deep roots in diasporic organizing, according to Savera United Against Supremacy. In a powerful analysis, Prachi and Ram reveal how the H
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Karine Premont and Christopher J. Devine eds., "Second in Command: Reevaluating the Role of Vice Presidents and Running Mates in Modern American Politics" (U Michigan Press, 2026)
The vice presidency, long dismissed as a ceremonial afterthought, has evolved into a pivotal yet informal power center in American governance—driven not by constitutional authority but by presidential choice. In their edited volume *Second in Command*, Christo
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Robert Templer, "The Shah's Party: And the Iranian Revolution That Followed (Hurst, 2026)
In 1971, Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi hosted a lavish celebration at Persepolis to mark the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire—a spectacle of global diplomacy, ancient symbolism, and modern excess. Robert Templer’s book, *The Shah's Party and the Iranian
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