Author: Seth Masket

Seth Masket is a political scientist at the University of Denver, specializing in political parties, state legislatures, campaigns and elections, and social networks. He is the author of No Middle Ground: How Informal Party Organizations Control Nominations and Polarize Legislatures (University of Michigan Press, 2009). Follow him on Twitter @smotus.

Social Science in Action: Ferguson Is a Serious Outlier
Public Policy
August 18, 2014

Social Science in Action: Ferguson Is a Serious Outlier

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Can Political Scientists Keep Reporters Honest?
Public Engagement
April 10, 2014

Can Political Scientists Keep Reporters Honest?

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A Sheepskin Isn’t the Same as a Balance Sheet
Higher Education Reform
March 25, 2014

A Sheepskin Isn’t the Same as a Balance Sheet

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The Papers That Could Change Politics in the Coming Years
Impact
April 23, 2013

The Papers That Could Change Politics in the Coming Years

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The Politics of Attacking Political Science

The Politics of Attacking Political Science

As a political scientist, I find it curious that my discipline has been singled out as being particularly wasteful of federal research dollars. How did we join welfare queens and spotted owls as convenient punching bags, things that must not be aided by taxpayer money during lean times?

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