It's thrilled city population me today because Juliet Pietsch, @cosmohoward.bsky.social & I's latest Fair Go work is out now. Interested in what Aussies think Fair Go means & whether those beliefs explain attitudes to the inclusion of migrants? Check it out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Fascinating stuff from @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social and the gang - check it out!

The 1st publication from the 2025 Cooperative Election survey was launched yesterday prepared by the Macquarie Housing & Urban Research Centre, this report explores perceptions of housing affordability and perceived solutions (thread)

How did #Housing shape the 2025 #auspol Election? Come to our free webinar. We analyse new data to see how generation, tenure and voting shape housing politics With @emmabaker.bsky.social @shaunratcliff.bsky.social and @everybodyshome.bsky.social Maiy Azize events.humanitix.com/webinar-on-h...

Now that the Deloitte report, about the government's unlawful administration of mutual obligations, is making international headlines, it's worth looking at what's actually in it (apart from AI slop) and WHY it was actually commissioned A thread👇

Interested in MPs' constituency work and how well suited it might be to crisis leadership during disasters like floods, fires and pandemics? I am chuffed to have my new paper out now in Parliamentary Affairs to help answer these questions. Check it out! academic.oup.com/pa/article/d...

How do democracies respond to extremist attacks? Selen A Ercan, Jordan McSwiney, Emily Beausoleil, Claire Fitzpatrick & @andreafelicetti.bsky.social explore 2 approaches to resilience- ‘bouncing back’ & deepening democracy. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/I5TbA9U @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

How do the Teals actually vote in parliament? Do they resemble a party in this way? @palesl.bsky.social has the answers in this new research note in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Had the pleasure of reviewing Civic Engagement in Australian Democracy for the AJPH. Excellent chapters on compulsory and early voting, the Voice referendum and the role of the public, judges and NGOs in democracy - check it out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

How do politicians talk about housing, and does it impact policy? #ICYMI Political scientists @markriboldi.bsky.social & @pandanuspetter.bsky.social join @marijataflaga.bsky.social to discuss housing policy, safety nets and the fair go. #AUListen 🎧 #DemocracySausage ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

New Closing the Gap data show Australia is on track to meet just four targets, while another four are getting worse. It’s time for a new approach. 👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/progres...

New article & 1st from my PhD! Is there a rel’ship between letters from the public to the Prime Minister & topics of speeches. I find evidence of deliberate, systemic non-responsiveness. The PM knowingly ignored this form of public opinion. @govandopp.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/gov....

The latest from me in @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-greens-e...

@marijataflaga.bsky.social @markriboldi.bsky.social and I have a chat about UBIs & crisis thinking in housing and social welfare policy. I haven't listened, so if I say anything regrettable just know I've grown and changed since back then (yesterday). 😱🏠💰🗣️ reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/...

Pol comm; representation; & leg affairs scholars! Check out UKMP Inbox - a database of UK MP's enewsletters. Builds on @dcinbox.bsky.social and canberrainbox.com.au. @ecpr-polcom.bsky.social @psa-parliaments.bsky.social @psaexecpolitics.bsky.social @psaepop.bsky.social @psabcpe.bsky.social

We know the Albanese government won by a landslide in the 2025, but does this mean that Albo's model of 'consensus politics' is the way to go? @emilyrosefoley.bsky.social & Rob Manwaring dig in on 'consensus politics' in contemporary social-democratic politics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

2yrs since #Robodebt Report, we turn our attention to whether the APS is responding/learning. In this ANU Policy Brief @mariamaley4 & I look at how the broader APS is responding. policybrief.anu.edu.au/aps-leaders-... @themandarin.bsky.social @anucrawfordschool.bsky.social

Hello Sydneysiders! On Tuesday 23rd Sep join Frank Bongiorno, George Megalogenis, @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social, @lizhumphrys.bsky.social & me for our public event A New Australian Politics: Rupture or Realignment. Registration is free & we'd love to see you there! events.humanitix.com/a-new-austra...

Should we lower the voting age to 16, and if so should we make it compulsory? The gang (@jillesheppard.bsky.social, @powercleanpolitics.bsky.social @blairwilliams26.bsky.social Faith Gordon) and I weigh in. Check it out! theconversation.com/should-austr...

A really fascinating article which has come along just as I'm thinking about political place-making, representations of self and Bob Katter...

We are here! Welcome to the new Bluesky account of the Australian Journal of Political Science (AJPS), the official journal of the Australian Political Studies Association (‪@auspsa.bsky.social‬)! 1/1

🚨 Happy to see my new paper with Prof Marian Sawer out in the Australian Journal of Political Science The good news: it’s open access The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We're in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social, examining the ALP's first term in government and exploring the resurgence of 'consensus' politics. This one is also open access!

Interesting development. People wonder what it will mean for the merged Liberal National Party in Queensland. My two cents without any inside information is - not much. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Larissa Waters is the Greens' new leader. Besides having an apt surname for an ecological party leader, what do we know about her? And what might we expect from her leadership of Australia's largest minor party? New piece from me in @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/fresh-start-...

Thrilled that my article on women's activism in PRR parties has been conditionally accepted in @cpsjournal.bsky.social! Drawing on membership surveys of the League 🇮🇹 and the Sweden Democrats 🇸🇪, I show that women members are *more active* than men because they are more embedded in party networks.

Final "Yes We Spam" (w @crikey.com.au & @pandanuspetter.bsky.social) is now out! www.crikey.com.au/2025/05/06/2025-election-king-of-spam/

Deadline Reminder!⏰ The application period for APSA’s Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants closes June 1st. Be sure to check out our website for more information on eligibility, application materials, and answers to #DDRIG FAQs here : buff.ly/6xJB6vt

Our next 'Spam' piece is out with @crikey.com.au @pandanuspetter.bsky.social www.crikey.com.au/2025/04/23/2...

Was just in Birmingham for the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social annual general conference - was fun hob nobbing with other learned scholars like this chap I saw working on the stairs. He had some interesting ideas but didn’t want to connect on LinkedIn. #psa25

Thanks Duncan!

📣 @ausjpa.bsky.social 's Top 5⃣ "articles by @altmetric.com score" for 2⃣0⃣2⃣4⃣ # 4⃣ ❓ @cosmohoward.bsky.social, @pandanuspetter.bsky.social & Juliet Pietsch show how different dimensions of the fair go idea play a role in policy debates and decisions 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...

Does the accumulation of assets shape vote choice? In our new paper @bjpols.bsky.social with Justin Robinson & @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social we assess the effects of within-person changes in patrimony on party support in Britain Main findings 🧵 (1/4) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Great research on Australian Gen-Z attitudes to voting and the efforts of the AEC to get them enrolled. I wonder if this is just a 'youth' effect and a reversable trend? Check it out!

Advance's Week 1 YouTube Assault. AKA I thought GetUp used to be good at this stuff. More of my thoughts on civil society campaigning in the 2025 #auspol federal election - this time on YouTube. www.markriboldi.com.au/2025/04/05/a...

With Gen Z and Millennials combined now outnumbering Baby Boomers as the dominant voter bloc, their votes will shape the election. But do they care?

The starter pistol has been fired, and the floodgates are open for election spam - this week a smorgasbord of requests for cash and promises of local pork - check it out in @danielcaseycbr.bsky.social and I's second piece for @crikey.com.au : www.crikey.com.au/2025/04/07/y...

🎆JOB ALERT🎆 Come work with me & my lovely colleagues at Monash in Politics & International Relations - 3 year Level B Lecturer role, balanced 40/40/20 profile. We want someone to start in Semester 2 (i.e. July). Closes April 17. Happy to chat! careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

@danielcaseycbr.bsky.social and I have been using his CanberraInbox project to take a look at what lovely spam our pollies are sending their subscribers as the election heats up! We'll be doing weekly updates, so keep your eyes peeled and your spam forks sharp!

I've been slack on social media - but busy with election commentary! Thanks for reading @ariadnevromen.bsky.social! Everyone else - check it out!

Which Australian PMs and Opposition leaders had the biggest gaps between their personal popularity and their party's vote share in opinion polls 1985-2024? And how do Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton compare? theconversation.com/do-parties-w...

Everyday authoritarianism is mostly boring and tolerable, but it is always maddening and stupid

Don't want to miss all the #PSA25 fun? 👀 The Late Paper Submissions form is now available for those who wish to propose paper abstracts for inclusion in specific panels in the conference programme. Find out more about the process here: https://buff.ly/4gpybfh

Which Australian PMs and Opposition leaders had the biggest gaps between their personal popularity and their party's vote share in opinion polls 1985-2024? And how do Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton compare? theconversation.com/do-parties-w...

PUBLISHED! Forget talk of a coup or self-coup, Musk's siege of America's vast federal bureaucracy is a form of state capture. It fits seamlessly with Trump's authoritarianism. I suspect this will be the most important thing I ever say about American politics. theconversation.com/is-elon-musk...

Brilliant stuff by the gang, everyone who wants to know more about notoriously tricky to nail down party youth wings should check it out!

Our article "Young radicals, moderates and aligned: Ideological congruence and incongruence in party youth wings" was published in European Journal of Political Research a few days ago. [A bit of a thread 🧵 about this article's long journey & findings] ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

My @polstudies.bsky.social article on stigma & grassroots activism in populist radical right (PRR) parties has now page numbers! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... Drawing on the 1st ever comparative survey of PRR party members, I ask how stigma affects their participation in party activities.