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Podcast: New Books in Political Science
Episode: Postscript: All talk and no action? How political scientists respond to racism and authoritarianism?
Description: After the murder of George Floyd, the United States had the largest protests in the nationâs history. Other public and private responses included corporations, organizations, and communities making policies, issuing statements, and engaging in conversations. Some political science departments issued statements. My guests today are three political scientists who looked at the substance of those statements â and reflected on what it means about the discipline of political science. Their article âAn Incomplete Recognition: An Analysis of Political Science Department Statements after the Murder of George Floydâ appeared in the prestigious APSR (American Political Science Review) published by Cambridge University...