The American Political Science Association (APSA) is delighted to announce that Kathrin Bachleitner (University of Salzburg), Sarah Bufkin (University of Birmingham), and Anne-Margret Wolf (University of Oxford) have been selected to lead the book review section of the journal Perspectives on Politics through May 31, 2026. The incoming editorial team is excited to share their vision for the book review section of the journal:

We are thrilled to serve as the new Book Review editors for the journal over the next three years. Perspectives on Politics has been at the center of the disciplinary conversation in political science for decades, and the book review pages have offered a vital guide to new work, from both established and emerging scholars. We seek to further build on the careful stewardship of past book review editors, who published thousands of reviews over their tenure. In that respect, we will continue to publish both single and double book reviews as well as Critical Dialogues in the journal’s four core areas—Comparative Politics, International Relations, American Politics and Political Theory.

Books are a key source of new ideas in the field, and we want to take seriously the contributions they make to political science. During our time at the helm, we are committed to further cultivating the rich and expansive debate that serious book reviews produce. In particular, we aim to actively seek out contributions from scholars from a broad range of backgrounds, institutions, methodologies, and career stages in hopes of capturing a plurality of perspectives — and the productive forms of epistemic friction that such diversity can introduce. It is important to us that we make space for underrepresented voices in the field, both in terms of the authors whose work we review and the scholars we invite to offer their critical engagement. But above all, we are excited to continue the conversations that drive the discipline’s scholarship forward as it tackles new challenges.

Dr. Anne Wolf is a Fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford, where she researches and teaches Authoritarian Politics, with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa.

Dr. Sarah Bufkin is an assistant professor in political theory in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham.

Dr Kathrin Bachleitner is a Political Scientist at the University of Salzburg, specializing in International Relations.

Please send all books for review to:

Perspectives on Politics Book Review

American Political Science Association

1527 New Hampshire Ave, NW

Washington, DC 20036

Questions? Please email [email protected].