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New Books in Political Science

New Books in Political Science

Interviews with Political Scientists about their New Books

New Books Network

1,080 episodesEN

Show overview

New Books in Political Science has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 1,080 episodes. That works out to roughly 950 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 42 min and 1h 3m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 months ago, with 158 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 418 episodes published. Published by New Books Network.

Episodes
1,080
Running
2023–2026 · 3y
Median length
53 min
Cadence
Near-daily

From the publisher

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

Infrastructure, Nickel, and the Politics of Polyalignment in Indonesia

Jun 24, 202642 min

Cyanne E. Loyle, "Escaping Justice: Impunity for State Crimes in the Age of Accountability" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

Jun 24, 202629 min

Why Democracy’s Troubles Should Come as No Surprise

Jun 23, 2026

Jonathan Daly, "The Man Who Knew Russia: Richard Pipes, Humanist and Cold Warrior" (Stanford UP, 2025)

Jun 21, 20261h 17m

Gareth Doherty, "Landscape Fieldwork: How Engaging the World Can Change Design" (U Virginia Press, 2025)

Jun 21, 20261h 3m

Jeremy J. Holland, "The Political Worldviews of American Social Movements: Partisan Politics and the Future of Democracy" (Routledge, 2026)

Jun 21, 202633 min

Alex Boodrookas, "Comrades Estranged: Labor and Citizenship in the Twentieth-Century Persian Gulf" (Stanford UP, 2026)

Jun 20, 202653 min

Alena Ledeneva, "Russian Pendulum: Paradoxes, Practices and Patterns" (UCL Press, 2026)

Jun 20, 20261h 17m

Anna O. Law, "Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship: African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Jun 18, 202647 min

Legacy of the Ancient Greeks: On Classical and Modern Democracy with Josiah Ober

Jun 17, 2026

Richard Bennet and Alexander Noyes, "War at Arm's Length: How America Can Build Effective Partners Through Military Assistance" (Yale UP, 2026)

Jun 12, 202639 min

AI, Algocracy, and Democracy's Challenging Road Ahead with Andrew Sorota

Jun 12, 2026

Karine Premont and Christopher J. Devine eds., "Second in Command: Reevaluating the Role of Vice Presidents and Running Mates in Modern American Politics" (U Michigan Press, 2026)

Jun 11, 202640 min

Robert Templer, "The Shah's Party: And the Iranian Revolution That Followed (Hurst, 2026)

Jun 11, 202644 min

Arlene W. Saxonhouse, "Athenian Democracy: Modern Mythmakers and Ancient Theorists" (U Notre Dame Press, 2026)

Jun 10, 20261h 0m

Brexit Britain: 10 Years on from the Referendum

Jun 9, 2026

The Diasporic Hindu Right with Savera

Jun 8, 20261h 15m

Margaret O’Mara on the Clintons, Tech, and Memory

Jun 8, 20261h 11m

Courtney Rickert McCaffrey et al., "Geostrategy By Design: How to Manage Geopolitical Risk in The New Era of Globalization" (Disruption Books, 2024)

Jun 5, 20261h 9m

Alex Law, "The Roots of Sociology: Scottish Enlightenment and the Civilising Process" (Routledge, 2026)

Jun 2, 20261h 34m
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