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This page compiles links to active political science blogs. Online publishing allows these sites to tackle current events in innovative ways. This is not a list of blogs about politics, but rather blogs that feature political science data and research. We know a lot of great blogs aren't listed here yet, please feel free to suggest a link.
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  • Power 3.0: Explores how savvy authoritarian governments survive and thrive, and the ways that democracies are contending with this challenge. .

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  • Rev. of African Political Econ. Blog: Short articles to highlight developments on the continent and comment on the dynamics of protest, shifting patterns of political economy and issues of historical concern. .

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  • Saideman's Semi-Spew: Wide ranging thoughts on international relations, ethnic conflict, civil-military relations, academia, and politics from Stephen Saideman. .
  • Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science: From Andrew Gelman and co-authors. .
  • Strange Maps: comments on all kinds of intriguing maps - real, fictional, and what-if ones .

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  • Tibet Issue, The: Discussion about contemporary political issues in Tibet. .
  • Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American politics blog from Greg Weeks of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. .

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  • Up Front: The latest analysis by Brookings experts of current events and breaking news. .
  • USAPP - American Politics and Policy: From the London School of Economics .

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  • Volokh Conspiracy: Posts about law and politics .

  • W
  • War on the Rocks: Analysis, commentary, debate and multimedia content on foreign policy and national security issues through a realist lens .
  • War on the Rocks: A platform for analysis, commentary, debate and multimedia content on foreign policy and national security issues through a realist lens. .
  • War, Numbers and Human Losses: Thoughts on quantitative research on war from Mike Spagat. .
  • WIDER Angle: United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research addresses political and economic development issues .
  • Marginal Revolution: By Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok .
  • Michigan Policy Wonk Blog: Publicizes research relevant to state policymakers .
  • Mischiefs of Faction: An independent political science blog featuring reflections on the party system .
  • Monkey Cage: Here, political scientists draw on their own expertise and the discipline's research to illuminate the news, inform civic discussion, and make some sense of the circus that is politics. .

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  • National Security Law Podcast: A weekly review of the latest legal controversies associated with the U.S. government's national security activities and institutions, featuring Professors Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck of the University of Texas at Austin. .

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  • Party Systems & Governments Observatory Blog: Analysis of recent European elections. .
  • Political Science Now: American Political Science Association blog covering people, research and news in political science. .
  • Political Violence at a Glance: Experts answer questions about violence happening around the world and offer simple, straight-forward analysis before anyone else does. .
  • Power 3.0: Explores how savvy authoritarian governments survive and thrive, and the ways that democracies are contending with this challenge. .

  • R
  • Rev. of African Political Econ. Blog: Short articles to highlight developments on the continent and comment on the dynamics of protest, shifting patterns of political economy and issues of historical concern. .

  • S
  • Saideman's Semi-Spew: Wide ranging thoughts on international relations, ethnic conflict, civil-military relations, academia, and politics from Stephen Saideman. .
  • Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science: From Andrew Gelman and co-authors. .
  • Strange Maps: comments on all kinds of intriguing maps - real, fictional, and what-if ones .

  • T
  • Tibet Issue, The: Discussion about contemporary political issues in Tibet. .
  • Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American politics blog from Greg Weeks of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. .

  • U
  • Up Front: The latest analysis by Brookings experts of current events and breaking news. .
  • USAPP - American Politics and Policy: From the London School of Economics .

  • V
  • Volokh Conspiracy: Posts about law and politics .

  • W
  • War on the Rocks: Analysis, commentary, debate and multimedia content on foreign policy and national security issues through a realist lens .
  • War on the Rocks: A platform for analysis, commentary, debate and multimedia content on foreign policy and national security issues through a realist lens. .
  • War, Numbers and Human Losses: Thoughts on quantitative research on war from Mike Spagat. .
  • WIDER Angle: United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research addresses political and economic development issues .






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