# New Books in Political Science

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## Episodes
- [The Predictable Shock of Brexit: Cultural Dissonance and the Rise of Populism with Iain Quinn](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/the-predictable-shock-of-brexit-cultural-dissonance-and-the-rise-of-populism-with-iain-quinn) — 2026-06-01T08:00:00+00:00
- [Gary Hoover, "Ladder or Lottery: Economic Promises and the Reality of Who Gets Ahead" (U California Press, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/gary-hoover-ladder-or-lottery-economic-promises-and-the-reality-of-who-gets-ahead-u-california-press-2026) — 2026-05-30T08:00:00+00:00
- [India’s 2026 State Elections and Indian Democracy?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/india-s-2026-state-elections-and-indian-democracy) — 2026-05-29T08:00:00+00:00
- [The Instigators](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/the-instigators) — 2026-05-28T08:00:00+00:00
- [H. A. Drake, "The Wisdom of the Ancients: Four Ideas That Changed the World" (Oxford UP, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/h-a-drake-the-wisdom-of-the-ancients-four-ideas-that-changed-the-world-oxford-up-2025) — 2026-05-28T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why Elected Leaders Subvert Democracy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/why-elected-leaders-subvert-democracy) — 2026-05-27T08:00:00+00:00
- [Billionaire Backlash: Can It Help Save Democracy?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/billionaire-backlash-can-it-help-save-democracy) — 2026-05-26T08:00:00+00:00
- [Why Elected Leaders Subvert Democracy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/why-elected-leaders-subvert-democracy-2) — 2026-05-26T08:00:00+00:00
- [Julia F. Irwin, "Catastrophic Diplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century" (UNC Press, 2023)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/julia-f-irwin-catastrophic-diplomacy-us-foreign-disaster-assistance-in-the-american-century-unc-press-2023) — 2026-05-26T08:00:00+00:00
- [Oscar Winberg, "Archie Bunker for President: How One Television Show Remade American Politics" (UNC Press, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/oscar-winberg-archie-bunker-for-president-how-one-television-show-remade-american-politics-unc-press-2025) — 2026-05-25T08:00:00+00:00
- [Nathan K. Finney, "Orchestrating Power: The American Associational State in the First World War" (Cornell UP, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/nathan-k-finney-orchestrating-power-the-american-associational-state-in-the-first-world-war-cornell-up-2025) — 2026-05-21T08:00:00+00:00
- [Erica Bornstein, "A Revolution of Rules: The Regulatory Reform of India's Nonprofit Sector" (Stanford UP, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/erica-bornstein-a-revolution-of-rules-the-regulatory-reform-of-india-s-nonprofit-sector-stanford-up-2025) — 2026-05-21T08:00:00+00:00
- [Hugo Drochon, "Elites and Democracy" (Princeton UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/hugo-drochon-elites-and-democracy-princeton-up-2026) — 2026-05-20T08:00:00+00:00
- [Debating the Constitution: On Originalism's Most Pressing Quarrels with Sherif Girgis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/debating-the-constitution-on-originalism-s-most-pressing-quarrels-with-sherif-girgis) — 2026-05-20T08:00:00+00:00
- [George Baylon Radics, "Emotional Filipinos: The American Myth of the 'Lazy Native' and Islamic Separatism in the Philippines" (U Georgia Press, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/george-baylon-radics-emotional-filipinos-the-american-myth-of-the-lazy-native-and-islamic-separatism-in-the-philippines-u-georgia-press-2026) — 2026-05-20T08:00:00+00:00
- [Inken Von Borzyskowski and Felicity Vabulas, "Exit from International Organizations: Costly Negotiation for Institutional Change” (Cambridge UP, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/inken-von-borzyskowski-and-felicity-vabulas-exit-from-international-organizations-costly-negotiation-for-institutional-change-cambridge-up-2025) — 2026-05-18T08:00:00+00:00
- [Carlos Martins, "Fascism: Beyond Hitler and Mussolini" (Desassossego, 2022)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/carlos-martins-fascism-beyond-hitler-and-mussolini-desassossego-2022) — 2026-05-18T08:00:00+00:00
- [Silvia Danielak, "Peace Infrastructures: How UN Peace Operations Build Roads, Bridges, and Solar Farms in the Pursuit of Sustainability" (MIT Press, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/silvia-danielak-peace-infrastructures-how-un-peace-operations-build-roads-bridges-and-solar-farms-in-the-pursuit-of-sustainability-mit-press-2026) — 2026-05-15T08:00:00+00:00
- [Beyond Minorities: Power, Identity, and Conflict in the Middle East](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/beyond-minorities-power-identity-and-conflict-in-the-middle-east) — 2026-05-15T08:00:00+00:00
- [Stephen F. Knott, "Conspirator in Chief: The Long Tradition of Conspiracy Theories in the American Presidency" (UP Kansas, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/stephen-f-knott-conspirator-in-chief-the-long-tradition-of-conspiracy-theories-in-the-american-presidency-up-kansas-2025) — 2026-05-14T08:00:00+00:00
- [T. V. Paul, "The Unfinished Quest: India's Search for Major Power Status from Nehru to Modi" (Oxford UP, 2024)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/t-v-paul-the-unfinished-quest-india-s-search-for-major-power-status-from-nehru-to-modi-oxford-up-2024) — 2026-05-14T08:00:00+00:00
- [Chiara Libiseller, "Reconceptualizing War: The Rise and Fall of Fashionable Concepts in Strategic Studies" (Oxford UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/chiara-libiseller-reconceptualizing-war-the-rise-and-fall-of-fashionable-concepts-in-strategic-studies-oxford-up-2026) — 2026-05-12T08:00:00+00:00
- [Mark Peterson, "The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution: A Thousand-Year History" (Princeton UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/mark-peterson-the-making-and-breaking-of-the-american-constitution-a-thousand-year-history-princeton-up-2026) — 2026-05-09T08:00:00+00:00
- [Julia Bowes, "Every Man's Home a Castle: Parental Rights and the Makings of Modern Conservatism" (Princeton UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/julia-bowes-every-man-s-home-a-castle-parental-rights-and-the-makings-of-modern-conservatism-princeton-up-2026) — 2026-05-08T08:00:00+00:00
- [Steffen Mau et al., "The Trigger Points: Inequality and Political Polarization in Contemporary Society" (Policy Press, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/steffen-mau-et-al-the-trigger-points-inequality-and-political-polarization-in-contemporary-society-policy-press-2026) — 2026-05-08T08:00:00+00:00
- [J. Michael Cole, "The Taiwan Tinderbox: The Island-Nation at the Centre of the New Cold War" (Polity, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/j-michael-cole-the-taiwan-tinderbox-the-island-nation-at-the-centre-of-the-new-cold-war-polity-2025) — 2026-05-06T08:00:00+00:00
- [What Does the American Presidency Mean? A Conversation with Richard Holtzman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/what-does-the-american-presidency-mean-a-conversation-with-richard-holtzman) — 2026-05-05T08:00:00+00:00
- [Siniša Malešević, "Nationalism as a Way of Life: The Rise and Transformation of Modern Subjectivities" (Cambridge UP, 2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/sini-a-male-evi-nationalism-as-a-way-of-life-the-rise-and-transformation-of-modern-subjectivities-cambridge-up-2025) — 2026-05-04T08:00:00+00:00
- [Arely M. Zimmerman, "Contentious Citizenship: Salvadoran Activism and Belonging Across Borders" (U Arizona Press, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/arely-m-zimmerman-contentious-citizenship-salvadoran-activism-and-belonging-across-borders-u-arizona-press-2026) — 2026-05-03T08:00:00+00:00
- [Caroline Kuzemko, "Climate Politics: Can't Live with It, Can't Mitigate without It" (Cambridge UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/caroline-kuzemko-climate-politics-can-t-live-with-it-can-t-mitigate-without-it-cambridge-up-2026) — 2026-05-01T08:00:00+00:00
- [Miranda Yaver, "Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States" (Cambridge UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/miranda-yaver-coverage-denied-how-health-insurers-drive-inequality-in-the-united-states-cambridge-up-2026) — 2026-04-30T08:00:00+00:00
- [Who Is Democracy Actually For? People, Power, and the Fight Against Democratic Decline](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/who-is-democracy-actually-for-people-power-and-the-fight-against-democratic-decline) — 2026-04-29T08:00:00+00:00
- [Caste and Race: Ambedkar and King with the Ambedkar King Study Circle](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/caste-and-race-ambedkar-and-king-with-the-ambedkar-king-study-circle) — 2026-04-27T08:00:00+00:00
- [Assessing Global Democratic Health Amidst a Growing Shadow of Autocracy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/assessing-global-democratic-health-amidst-a-growing-shadow-of-autocracy) — 2026-04-27T08:00:00+00:00
- [The British General Election of 2024: A Conversation with Robert Ford and Paula Surridge](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/the-british-general-election-of-2024-a-conversation-with-robert-ford-and-paula-surridge) — 2026-04-27T08:00:00+00:00
- [Oil and Militancy in Nigeria: A Conversation with Noo Saro-Wiwa](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/oil-and-militancy-in-nigeria-a-conversation-with-noo-saro-wiwa) — 2026-04-26T08:00:00+00:00
- [How Bolsonaro was Convicted: The Role of the Judiciary During and After Autocratization](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/how-bolsonaro-was-convicted-the-role-of-the-judiciary-during-and-after-autocratization) — 2026-04-24T08:00:00+00:00
- [Nikki Luke, "Electric Life: Utility Regulation and the Fight for Energy Democracy" (MIT Press, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/nikki-luke-electric-life-utility-regulation-and-the-fight-for-energy-democracy-mit-press-2026) — 2026-04-24T08:00:00+00:00
- [Shameem Black, "Flexible India: Yoga's Cultural and Political Tensions" (Columbia UP, 2023)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/shameem-black-flexible-india-yoga-s-cultural-and-political-tensions-columbia-up-2023) — 2026-04-23T08:00:00+00:00
- [The Information State: How is the State Surveilling and Manipulating us These Days?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/the-information-state-how-is-the-state-surveilling-and-manipulating-us-these-days) — 2026-04-22T08:00:00+00:00
- [The Crisis of American Political Economy: On the New Conservative Policy Agenda with Chris Griswold](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/the-crisis-of-american-political-economy-on-the-new-conservative-policy-agenda-with-chris-griswold) — 2026-04-22T08:00:00+00:00
- [Stephen F. Jones, "The First Social Democracy: The Democratic Republic of Georgia, 1918–1921" (Harvard UP, 2026)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-political-science-408770/stephen-f-jones-the-first-social-democracy-the-democratic-republic-of-georgia-1918-1921-harvard-up-2026) — 2026-04-21T08:00:00+00:00

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