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Women and the War on Boko Haram by Hilary Matfess now available. For well over a decade, Boko Haram has waged a campaign of terror across northeastern Nigeria. In 2014, the group shocked the world when it abducted 276 girls en masse from a...	Stephen Skowronek wins the 2017 Legacy award of APSA's section on Presidency and Executive Politics Stephen Skowronek won the 2017 Legacy award of APSA’s section on Presidency and Executive Politics for The Politics That Presidents Make. This award is given to a “...	Nuno Monteiro wins the 2017 Heinz Eulau award from APSA for the best article published in the American Political Science Review and for the best article published in Perspectives on Politics in the calendar year Nuno Monteiro won the 2017 Heinz Eulau award from APSA for the best article published in the American Political Science Review and for the best article published in...
Kate Baldwin’s book, The Paradox of Traditional Chiefs in Democratic Africa, receives Honorable Mention by APSA’s Political Economy section Riker Book Award committee. Kate Baldwin’s book, The Paradox of Traditional Chiefs in Democratic Africa, has been chosen to receive an Honorable Mention by APSA’s Political Economy section Riker Book...	Kassandra Birchler in the Lancet: A Call For Parenting Interventions For Refugee Mothers With Children Younger Than 3 Years “According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, more than 21 million people are refugees worldwide, over half of whom are younger than 18 years. Refugees experience severe...	Professor David Cameron on Canada's Constitution On July 1, while Americans prepared to celebrate the Fourth, Canadians celebrated Canada Day and, this year, the 150th anniversary of the British North America Act 1867. In...
Kate Baldwin appointed the Strauss Assistant Professor of Political Science Kate Baldwin, newly named as the Peter Strauss Family Assistant Professor of Political Science, focuses her research on political accountability, state building, and the...