Scope Conditions is a new podcast featuring cutting-edge research in comparative politics. Hosted by political scientists Alan Jacobs (University of British Columbia) and Yang-Yang Zhou (Dartmouth College), Scope Conditions ranges widely across themes and regions of the world. With the disappearance of many traditional platforms for scholarly exchange -- such as in-person talks, conferences, and workshops -- the podcast provides a virtual platform for showcasing recent advances in the field. In each episode, we talk with the author of a new or forthcoming book or paper, with a particular focus on innovative empirical research by emerging scholars. The conversations on Scope Conditions will speak to both substance and method: what these scholars have found and how they have found it. 

Scope Conditions’ intended audience includes researchers, educators, graduate and advanced undergraduate students, and policy practitioners with an interest in the social scientific study of politics around the world.

Funding is provided by the UBC Department of Political Science and the APSA Centennial Center.

Listen and subscribe to Scope Conditions on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Follow us on X @scopeconditions and on Bluesky @scopeconditions.bsky.social.