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Our Oct issue cover #NowOut features artist Kelly Popoff’s “Shame.” Part of her "Americana" series, for Popoff, shame is less about cowering regret than an invitation to do differently next time. See it: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2025... #Polisky #PoliSciResearch
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October 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Our Oct issue cover #NowOut features artist Kelly Popoff’s “Shame.” Part of her "Americana" series, for Popoff, shame is less about cowering regret than an invitation to do differently next time. See it: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2025... #Polisky #PoliSciResearch
@kellypopoff.bsky.social
@kellypopoff.bsky.social
#NowOut our July 2025 issue of Polity, “Intentionally Left Blank” www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2025... #Polisky #Polisci
July 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
#NowOut our July 2025 issue of Polity, “Intentionally Left Blank” www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2025... #Polisky #Polisci
Our January issue cover #NowOut is Chris Roberts-Antieau’s “Party on the Moon”. With people dressed in natty blue hats and velour olive blazers, the party looks like a delightful place to spend an evening. You can read the January issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/curr...
January 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Our January issue cover #NowOut is Chris Roberts-Antieau’s “Party on the Moon”. With people dressed in natty blue hats and velour olive blazers, the party looks like a delightful place to spend an evening. You can read the January issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/curr...
Polity’s October cover #NowOut features artwork by Bob Eckstein. The image depicts a wealthy suburban or small-town neighborhood, a large single-family home, with a wrap-around porch.
November 18, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Polity’s October cover #NowOut features artwork by Bob Eckstein. The image depicts a wealthy suburban or small-town neighborhood, a large single-family home, with a wrap-around porch.
Some people have asked why Polity’s handle is
@PolityalsBeruf. It’s a gesture to the title of Max Weber’s seminal 1919 lecture, “Politics as a Vocation” which in German is “Politik als Beruf.” So Polity is our vocation!
@PolityalsBeruf. It’s a gesture to the title of Max Weber’s seminal 1919 lecture, “Politics as a Vocation” which in German is “Politik als Beruf.” So Polity is our vocation!
November 17, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Some people have asked why Polity’s handle is
@PolityalsBeruf. It’s a gesture to the title of Max Weber’s seminal 1919 lecture, “Politics as a Vocation” which in German is “Politik als Beruf.” So Polity is our vocation!
@PolityalsBeruf. It’s a gesture to the title of Max Weber’s seminal 1919 lecture, “Politics as a Vocation” which in German is “Politik als Beruf.” So Polity is our vocation!
The cover of our July issue, #NowOut, features a painting with a bold and haunting aesthetic by Kelly Popoff. The canvas - painted with heavy strokes of gray, with bits of blue, yellow, and pink mixed in - complicates the painting’s setting.
November 17, 2024 at 10:21 PM
The cover of our July issue, #NowOut, features a painting with a bold and haunting aesthetic by Kelly Popoff. The canvas - painted with heavy strokes of gray, with bits of blue, yellow, and pink mixed in - complicates the painting’s setting.
Polity's April 2024 issue features a painting by Chris Raschka that shows a vibrant city street in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, near the location of the Red Apple Boycott (the focus of Bitter Fruit, the theme of our Classic Revisited). www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2024...
November 17, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Polity's April 2024 issue features a painting by Chris Raschka that shows a vibrant city street in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, near the location of the Red Apple Boycott (the focus of Bitter Fruit, the theme of our Classic Revisited). www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2024...
Shane Drinkwater's artwork perfectly captures the spirit of our Polity’s January 2024 issue. Composed of many layers, it allows us to imagine different worlds, distant pasts, and the future we are racing toward. Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2024...
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Shane Drinkwater's artwork perfectly captures the spirit of our Polity’s January 2024 issue. Composed of many layers, it allows us to imagine different worlds, distant pasts, and the future we are racing toward. Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2024...
The cover of Polity's October 2023 issue features artwork by Matteo Pericoli. In hues of orange and blue, Pericoli sketched an image familiar to those of us who live in New York City. Read the issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2023...
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 PM
The cover of Polity's October 2023 issue features artwork by Matteo Pericoli. In hues of orange and blue, Pericoli sketched an image familiar to those of us who live in New York City. Read the issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2023...
The July 2023 issue of Polity features Huguette Marte’s portrait of the preeminent political theorist, Hanna Pitkin. Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2023...
November 17, 2024 at 10:17 PM
The July 2023 issue of Polity features Huguette Marte’s portrait of the preeminent political theorist, Hanna Pitkin. Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2023...
Polity's April 2023 cover features artwork designed by Bob Eckstein. The issue contains a symposium on SCOTUS, articles on ballot measures, settler-colonialism, race & ethnicity biases in school suspensions, & more! Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2023...
November 17, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Polity's April 2023 cover features artwork designed by Bob Eckstein. The issue contains a symposium on SCOTUS, articles on ballot measures, settler-colonialism, race & ethnicity biases in school suspensions, & more! Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2023...
The Polity January 2023 cover features Katherine Hattam’s beautiful piece titled “A Month of Sundays." You can read the issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2023...
November 17, 2024 at 10:14 PM
The Polity January 2023 cover features Katherine Hattam’s beautiful piece titled “A Month of Sundays." You can read the issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2023...
Polity’s October 2022 issue features a cover dedicated to fantastic contributions by political scientists from across the discipline. You can read their contributions here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2022...
November 17, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Polity’s October 2022 issue features a cover dedicated to fantastic contributions by political scientists from across the discipline. You can read their contributions here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2022...
Polity’s July 2022 issue cover features an image of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, his eyes masked by the number of COVID-19 deaths that he simply refused to see. You can read the issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2022...
November 17, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Polity’s July 2022 issue cover features an image of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, his eyes masked by the number of COVID-19 deaths that he simply refused to see. You can read the issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2022...
The cover of Polity’s April 2022 issue features Kimberly Bush's 1992 watercolor "The Dreamer." With her warm, vibrant colors matching the title of the issue "Dreaming Differently," you can read the contributions here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2022...
November 17, 2024 at 10:12 PM
The cover of Polity’s April 2022 issue features Kimberly Bush's 1992 watercolor "The Dreamer." With her warm, vibrant colors matching the title of the issue "Dreaming Differently," you can read the contributions here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2022...
Polity’s January 2022 issue cover features artwork from Alfredo Garzon. We thank him for allowing us to use his work with our issue on "The Authoritarian Personality." Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2022...
November 17, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Polity’s January 2022 issue cover features artwork from Alfredo Garzon. We thank him for allowing us to use his work with our issue on "The Authoritarian Personality." Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2022...
Polity’s October 2021 issue cover features Ivan Asher's cartoon about the #classicsrevisted feature on Rawl's #ATheoryofJustice. You can read the issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2021...
November 17, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Polity’s October 2021 issue cover features Ivan Asher's cartoon about the #classicsrevisted feature on Rawl's #ATheoryofJustice. You can read the issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2021...
Polity’s July 2021 cover features an image by Helen Zughaib, a multimedia artist based in Washington, DC. The image is part of a collection entitled Migrations, a series of paintings inspired by the refugees from the war in Syria. Read the issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2021...
November 17, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Polity’s July 2021 cover features an image by Helen Zughaib, a multimedia artist based in Washington, DC. The image is part of a collection entitled Migrations, a series of paintings inspired by the refugees from the war in Syria. Read the issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2021...
The cover of Polity’s April 2021 issue features Ruben Bolling's "Busy, Busy Day in Trump's America". Read the issue here here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2021...
November 17, 2024 at 10:07 PM
The cover of Polity’s April 2021 issue features Ruben Bolling's "Busy, Busy Day in Trump's America". Read the issue here here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2021...
Polity's January 2021 cover, "COVID Sisyphus," was created by the former president of the CUNY Graduate Center, Robin Garrell.
Read the issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2021...
Read the issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2021...
November 17, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Polity's January 2021 cover, "COVID Sisyphus," was created by the former president of the CUNY Graduate Center, Robin Garrell.
Read the issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2021...
Read the issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2021...