Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies
Sigma is Brigham Young University’s undergraduate student journal focused on political science and international relations. We accept all kinds of papers: qualitative, quantitative, experimental; shorter research notes, book reviews, policy briefs, and longer research papers. We are willing to explore a variety of topics, from American and comparative politics to security and area studies. Student work may originate from a class assignment or from mentored research with a faculty member.
The editors generally select papers in September and December for revision during the Fall and Winter Semesters, but submissions are welcome throughout the year. The only requirement is that students are willing to spend time during Fall or Winter semester making revisions to your paper based on feedback from Sigma's editors. The journal is published annually in April. Submit your paper now! To submit articles for possible publication, see our website at http://politikos.byu.edu/Sigma/

Current Volume: Volume 40 (2023)
Front Matter
A Letter From the Editor
Marissa Gerber Pinnock
Articles
View-Shaping, First Personal Authority, and the Asymmetry between Providing and Withholding
Clara W. Cullen
Local Partisan Agreement and Trust
Mike Pulsipher and Kelsey Eyre
Party Contacting, Group Identity, and COVID-19: An Analysis of Asian American Voter Turnout in 2020
Suzy Yi
The Growing Greens: How Young Postmaterialists Delivered Electoral Success for the German Green Party in 2021
Isaac Lamoreaux
Explaining Guatemalan Vigilantism
Bryant McConkie
The Sino-Soviet Split: A Domestic Ideology Analysis
Caleb Ringger
An Ironic Alliance: The Domestic Foundations of Qatar’s Support for Democratic Revolution Abroad
Jonah Phillips