New Books in Political Science podcast

New Books in Political Science

This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

 

#1000

Mirya Holman, "The Hidden Face of Local Power: Appointed Boards and the Limits of Democracy" (Temple...

[The Hidden Face of Local Power: Appointed Boards and the Limits of Democracy ] (https://b... more

23 hrs Ago

44 MINS

44:08

23 hrs Ago


#999

Matt Sleat, "Post-Liberalism" (Polity, 2025)

Liberalism may feel as though it has been around forever - as the "dominant ideology of th... more

12 Dec 2025

42 MINS

42:13

12 Dec 2025


#998

Stephen Skowronek, "The Adaptability Paradox: Political Inclusion and Constitutional Resilience" (U ...

[The Adaptability Paradox: Political Inclusion and Constitutional Resilience] (https://boo... more

11 Dec 2025

53 MINS

53:36

11 Dec 2025


#997

Peace A. Medie, "Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence Against Women in Afric...

In  [Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence against Women in Africa]... more

08 Dec 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:06

08 Dec 2025


#996

The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies

This week on Democracy Dialogues, co-hosts Rachel Beatty Riedl and Esam Boraey speak with ... more

07 Dec 2025

53 MINS

53:00

07 Dec 2025


#995

Mark Griffiths, "Checkpoint 300: Colonial Space in Palestine" (U Minnesota Press, 2025)

Checkpoint 300, the highly securitized border facility between occupied Bethlehem and Jeru... more

03 Dec 2025

47 MINS

47:04

03 Dec 2025


#994

Is a River Alive?: A Conversation with Robert Macfarlane

Hailed in the New York Times as "a naturalist who can unfurl a sentence with the breathles... more

02 Dec 2025

34 MINS

34:00

02 Dec 2025


#993

Brooke Barbier, "King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father" (Harvard UP, 202...

[King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father ] (https://bookshop.org... more

02 Dec 2025

49 MINS

49:32

02 Dec 2025


#992

Philip Pettit, "The State" (Princeton UP, 2023)

In  [The State] (https://bookshop.org/a/12343/9780691182209)  (Princeton University Press,... more

01 Dec 2025

43 MINS

43:12

01 Dec 2025


#991

Yoram Hazony, "Conservatism: A Rediscovery" (Regnery Publishing, 2022)

Conservatism needs to be rediscovered. That is, it needs to be differentiated from the pos... more

29 Nov 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:23

29 Nov 2025


#990

Philip Rocco, "Counting Like a State: How Intergovernmental Partnerships Shaped the 2020 US Census" ...

Marquette University Political Scientist Phil Rocco has a new book focusing on the 2020 U.... more

27 Nov 2025

53 MINS

53:40

27 Nov 2025


#989

Joe Greenwood-Hau," Capital, Privilege and Political Participation" (Liverpool UP, 2025)

Who gets involved in politics? In  [Capital, Privilege and Political Participation] (http... more

26 Nov 2025

45 MINS

45:23

26 Nov 2025


#988

Nina Wilén, "Securitizing the Sahel: Analyzing External Interventions and Their Consequences" (Oxfor...

The Sahel has become a focal point of international security interventions, with external ... more

25 Nov 2025

52 MINS

52:01

25 Nov 2025


#987

Democracy and Freedom: The Role of Philanthropy and Education

This week, we feature an episode with Dr. Alvaro Salas-Castro, President and CEO of the Re... more

23 Nov 2025

44 MINS

44:50

23 Nov 2025


#986

Killian Clarke, "Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

Why do some revolutions fail and succumb to counterrevolutions, whereas others go on to es... more

21 Nov 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:01

21 Nov 2025


#985

Emily Callaci, "Wages for Housework: The Feminist Fight Against Unpaid Labor" (Seal Press, 2025)

Across the globe in the 1970s, a network of feminists distilled their struggles into a sin... more

21 Nov 2025

46 MINS

46:07

21 Nov 2025


#984

Can Feminism be African?: A Conversation with Minna Salami

[Transcript of the interview] (https://cdn.craft.cloud/44c3b6c3-3307-4a13-a091-f99416660f9... more

20 Nov 2025

34 MINS

34:01

20 Nov 2025


#983

160* Hannah Arendt's Refugee Politics (JP)

John's  [“] (https://www.publicbooks.org/lying-in-politics-hannah-arendts-antidote-to-anti... more

20 Nov 2025

21 MINS

21:04

20 Nov 2025


#982

Carl Benedikt Frey, "How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations" (Princeton ...

In  [How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations] (https://bookshop... more

19 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:29

19 Nov 2025


#981

Nicholas Buccola, "One Man’s Freedom: Goldwater, King, and the Struggle Over an American Ideal" (Pri...

From the acclaimed author of The Fire Is upon Us, the dramatic untold story of Barry Goldw... more

19 Nov 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:40

19 Nov 2025