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Home  › Publications  › APSA Journals  › American Political Science Review American Political Science Review The Leading Journal of Political Science Research The American Political Science Review (APSR) presents peer-reviewed research articles by political scientists of all subfields. APSR continues to be the foremost scholarly research journal of political science. November 2009: Volume 103, Issue 4  In This Issue From Notes from the Editors:  Of this issue’s ten articles, the first six deal with aspects of politics in democracies, while the last four ask how rights are asserted or maintained against all regimes—–but in particular, less democratic, or even genocidal ones. Democratic politics. The first two articles cover corruption—–its incidence, detection. and prosecution—–among elected politicians; the second two ask whether, and how, parties position themselves ideologically; and the final pair focuses on maneuvering, and the policies ultimately adopted, within legislatures.  Read the full in this issue » Table of Contents ---------------------------------------------------------- Members: to view all articles in the current APSR online, login to MyAPSA (using login boxes at top of all site pages) and click the APSR link in Access Areas. Online Journal Archives and Access                               Editorial Editorial Staff Editorial Board Submission Guidelines Copyright Agreement Editor's Report  Permissions  Advertising in The American Political Science Review  Contact the APSR American Political Science Review c/o Dept. of Political Science, UCLA 4289 Bunche Hall Box 951472 Los Angeles, CA  90095-1472 Phone: (310) 794-1051 Email: apsr@polisci.ucla.edu