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"Space Camp for the APE-Curious"

USC sociologist Leah Gose reflects on her time at the 2026 CAPE Summer Academy

"Space Camp for the APE-Curious"

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Elizabeth Thom Receives APSA Award for Best Public Policy Dissertation

Elizabeth Thom Receives APSA Award for Best Public Policy Dissertation

Her dissertation “Withering on the Vine”, received the 2026 Harold D. Lasswell Award

Isabel Perera Awarded CES Book of the Year

Isabel Perera Awarded CES Book of the Year

"The Welfare Workforce" examines mental health care in the United States, France, Norway, and Sweden

Why is the U.S. Minimum Wage So Low? Shanna Rose Explains

Why is the U.S. Minimum Wage So Low? Shanna Rose Explains

In her new book, Shanna Rose examines how American federalism has shaped minimum wage policy over the past century.

Coverage Denied: Miranda Yaver's Sobering Account of Healthcare in America

Coverage Denied: Miranda Yaver's Sobering Account of Healthcare in America

Yaver examines the political context and social implications of coverage denials by healthcare insurers

American Tax Havens

American Tax Havens

How do jurisdictional fragmentation and economic segregation create a fragmented local tax base? A new paper by Manduca, Highsmith and Waggoner offers some answers

Uncivil Democracy: Jamila Michener and Mallory SoRelle Rethink Civil Justice in America

Uncivil Democracy: Jamila Michener and Mallory SoRelle Rethink Civil Justice in America

Michener and SoRelle challenge us to look beyond the formal rights and to see the "uncivil" reality of how law actually works for most Americans

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