Professor Carol Mershon and her coauthor, Olga Shvetsova, presented their recent book, Formal Modeling in Social Science (University of Michigan Press, 2019), at an "Authors Meet Critics" roundtable during this month's annual conference of the Southern Political Science Association. These single-book sessions highlight works that represent significant contributions to their subfields. SPSA members can watch the session here (login required): https://spsa2021.com/authors-meet-critics-carol-mershon-and-olga-shvetsova-formal-modeling-in-social-science/