
New Books in Political Science
Hosted by Miranda Melcher and Lilly J Goren and Ryan Shinkel · New Books Network
4.5from 113 ratings
- 3,481
- Episodes
- 174
- Transcribed
- 113
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2008
- First episode
- 243
- YouTube views
About New Books in Political Science
This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science
- Publisher
- New Books Network
- Category
- science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 23 Oct 2008
- Latest episode
- 23 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
174 of 3,481 episodes have a transcript.

23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Nature of Freedom: On the Republican Tradition with Philip Pettit

21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The American Right in Ferment: A Conversation with Writer Matthew Continetti

20 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Stefano Recchia, "Strategies for Approval: Building Support for Military Intervention at the UN Security Council" (Yale UP, 2025)
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The Nature of Freedom: On the Republican Tradition with Philip Pettit
Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Now, you know, what are the conditions under which people are going to enjoy freedom? Well, we all know that it has to be the case that freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom of residence, freedom of protest, freedom of how you use your property or whatever up to a certain limit. I mean, because I think there are questions there. We all know that those freedoms, we have to practice them in our daily lives. But that requires, for example, that we care about the information that's given to us. Freedom of speech is worth nothing unless it's freedom of converse, exchange. […]
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- Philip Pettit
- Matthew Continetti
- Stefano Recchia
- Lily Geismer
- Filip Milačić
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- YouTube views
- 243
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 65 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 48 ratings
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- 94
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- 0
- YouTube
- 72
- Engagement
- 97
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