APSA announces diversity fellowship and research on climate policy symbolism

The American Political Science Association (APSA) has opened applications for its 2027–2028 Diversity Fellowship Program. The program offers $5,000, distributed over two years, to emerging scholars preparing for doctoral studies in political science. It targets individuals whose research interests involve race, ethnicity, gender, systemic racism, LGBTQ politics, disability, Indigenous politics, or tribal sovereignty.

Separately, new research published in the American Political Science Review explores the impact of symbolic policies on climate change support. Authors Theodore Tallent, Malo Jan, and Luis Sattelmayer suggest that low-cost measures—such as banning private jets or requiring ministers to travel by train—can increase public acceptance of more expensive, material climate policies by signaling government commitment without increasing costs to citizens.