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SPECIAL ISSUE Let’s Be Heard! How to Better Communicate Political Science’s Public Value

1 How Political Science Can Better Communicate Its Value: 12 Recommendations from the APSA Task Force Arthur Lupia and John H. Aldrich, guest editors

SECTION I: Reaching New Audiences

21 An Interview with Brian Baird Brian Baird with Steve Friess 26 An Interview with Melissa Harris-Perry Melissa Harris-Perry with Steve Friess 31 An Interview with Dan Schnur Dan Schnur with Steve Friess 35 An Interview with Daron Shaw Daron Shaw with Steve Friess 40 An Interview with Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto with Steve Friess 43 An Interview with Lynn Vavreck Lynn Vavreck with Steve Friess

SECTION II: Changing Incentives

47 Political Science Research: A Proposal for a New and Dynamic Outlet for Communicating Innovative Political Science Research Adam J. Berinsky 51 Read but Not Heard? Engaging Junior Scholars in Eff orts to Make Political Science Relevant Cheryl Boudreau 55 Emphasizing the Scholar in Public Scholarship Khalilah L. Brown-Dean 58 Communicating Policy-Relevant Science James N. Druckman 70 Assessing and Maximizing the Impact of the Social Sciences: A British Perspective Sara B. Hobolt 73 Incentivizing the Manuscript-Review System Using REX Diana C. Mutz 78 Increasing the Credibility of Political Science Research: A Proposal for Journal Reforms Brendan Nyhan

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SECTION III: New Opportunities

85 Learning to Communicate Better with the Press and the Public Rose McDermott 90 APSA as Amplifi er: How to Encourage and Promote Public Voices within Political Science Brendan Nyhan, John Sides, and Joshua A. Tucker 94 Engaging Political Science Alumni Networks John Sides 96 Creating an APSA “Exploring Public Issues” Speakers and Classroom Resources Program Rogers M. Smith 100 Free Speech, Politics, and Academia Carol M. Swain 108 The Bridging the Gap Initiative and Programs Bruce W. Jentleson 115 Refl ections 0n How to Better Communicate Political Science’s Public Value Jennifer Hochschild AFTERWORD 119 Open Access Journals and Public Engagement Steven Rathgeb Smith

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