Studies in American Political Development
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Studies in American Political Development (SAPD) is a political science
journal
founded in 1986 and presently published by Cambridge University Press
.
SAPD publishes theoretical and empirical
research on political development and institutional change in the United States
. It features a diverse range of subject matters and methodologies, including comparative
, interdisciplinary, and international studies
that illuminate the American
case. Journal articles usually focus on the evolution of governmental institutions over time and on their social, economic and cultural setting.
Studies in American Political Development is published twice per year, in April and October. The journal is noted for publishing much longer articles - up to 75 pages - than is common among political science
journals
. For example, the maximum length for papers submitted to the American Political Science Review
is 45 pages.
SAPD was founded by Karen Orren
of UCLA and Stephen Skowronek
of Yale University
.. Its current editors are Daniel Carpenter, of Harvard University
, Elisabeth Clemens, of the University of Chicago
and Scott James of UCLA. It has been instrumental in fostering the growth of American Political Development (or APD) as a distinct and popular subfield within the discipline of political science
.. SAPD's editorial advisory board includes leading historians and political scientists, including Joyce Appleby
, Walter Dean Burnham
, Victoria Hattam
, Ira Katznelson
, Theodore Lowi, Theda Skocpol
, and Rogers Smith
.. The editors and numerous editorial advisers for SAPD have also served a term as president of the Politics and History Section of the American Political Science Association
.
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
founded in 1986 and presently published by Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
.
SAPD publishes theoretical and empirical
Empirical
The word empirical denotes information gained by means of observation or experimentation. Empirical data are data produced by an experiment or observation....
research on political development and institutional change in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It features a diverse range of subject matters and methodologies, including comparative
Comparative politics
Comparative politics is a subfield of political science, characterized by an empirical approach based on the comparative method. Arend Lijphart argues that comparative politics does not have a substantive focus in itself, but rather a methodological one: it focuses on "the how but does not specify...
, interdisciplinary, and international studies
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
that illuminate the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
case. Journal articles usually focus on the evolution of governmental institutions over time and on their social, economic and cultural setting.
Studies in American Political Development is published twice per year, in April and October. The journal is noted for publishing much longer articles - up to 75 pages - than is common among political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
journals
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
. For example, the maximum length for papers submitted to the American Political Science Review
American Political Science Review
The American Political Science Review is the flagship publication of the American Political Science Association and is the most prestigious journal in political science according to the ISI 2004 Journal Citation Report...
is 45 pages.
SAPD was founded by Karen Orren
Karen Orren
Karen Orren is an American political scientist, noted for her research on American political institutions and social movements, analyzed in historical perspective, and for helping to stimulate the study of American political development....
of UCLA and Stephen Skowronek
Stephen Skowronek
Stephen Skowronek is an American political scientist, noted for his research on American national institutions and the U.S. presidency, and for helping to stimulate the study of American political development....
of Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
.. Its current editors are Daniel Carpenter, of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, Elisabeth Clemens, of the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and Scott James of UCLA. It has been instrumental in fostering the growth of American Political Development (or APD) as a distinct and popular subfield within the discipline of political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
.. SAPD's editorial advisory board includes leading historians and political scientists, including Joyce Appleby
Joyce Appleby
Joyce Oldham Appleby is an American historian. She is Professor Emerita of History at University of California, Los Angeles Joyce Oldham Appleby (born April 9, 1929) is an American historian. She is Professor Emerita of History at University of California, Los Angeles Joyce Oldham Appleby (born...
, Walter Dean Burnham
Walter Dean Burnham
Walter Dean Burnham is a leading expert on American elections and voting patterns. He is best known for quantitative analysis of national trends and patterns in the popular vote, in developing the "Party Systems" model, and for assembling county election returns for the whole...
, Victoria Hattam
Victoria Hattam
Victoria Hattam is an Australian-born American political scientist, noted for her research on American political economy and political development, and on the role of class, race and ethnicity in American politics....
, Ira Katznelson
Ira Katznelson
Ira Katznelson is a leading American political scientist and historian, noted for his influential research on the liberal state, inequality, social knowledge, and institutions, primarily focused on the United States....
, Theodore Lowi, Theda Skocpol
Theda Skocpol
Theda Skocpol is an American sociologist and political scientist at Harvard University. She served from 2005 to 2007 as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. She is influential in sociology as an advocate of the historical-institutional and comparative approaches, and well-known in...
, and Rogers Smith
Rogers Smith
Rogers Smith is an American political scientist and author noted for his research and writing on American constitutional and political development and political thought, with a focus on issues of citizenship and racial, gender, and class inequalities.Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina and raised...
.. The editors and numerous editorial advisers for SAPD have also served a term as president of the Politics and History Section of the American Political Science Association
American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903, it publishes three academic journals...
.