Why are legislatures in some authoritarian regimes more powerful than others? @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmulsse.bsky.social) & Alejandro Bonvecchi (UTDT-Conicet) tackle this question Lawmaking under Authoritarianism. Factions, Institutions, and Outcomes Across Dictatorships doi.org/10.1017/9781...

What explains differences in policymaking processes and outcomes across authoritarian regimes even when they share regime type, policy challenges and goals? @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmulsse.bsky.social) proposes a novel framework in @govjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/gove...

The Rothermere American Institute at Oxford is recruiting for the Churchill Associate Professor of United States Politics, looking especially for a colleague with expertise in American political development. The application deadline is May 6. See the job listing here: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

The deadline is approaching to send in your proposal for the 2026 WiLS conference. Please fill out the form by March 31 even if you plan to attend as a discussant/chair/participant. Hope to see in in Virginia in October! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Proposals are now being accepted for the 2026 WiLS Conference! Details here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Our monthly professional development seminar will be held on Friday, March 20, 2:00pm ET. The session is titled "Caregiving in the Academy." We are cosponsoring this event with two other excellent APSA committees. Learn more and register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Very cool RFP for research on Election and Institutional Reforms in Legislatures and the Courts. Details here: drive.google.com/file/d/1XBcS...

📣 Out on #FirstView 📣 In "Who Gets to Speak?", Edalina Rodrigues Sanches & Ana Espírito-Santo investigate gender bias in speechmaking in South Africa 🇿🇦 gendersky polisky buff.ly/33fAqJt

NEW - Acting Out and Speaking Up: The Parliamentary Behavior of Ex-Rebel Women - https://cup.org/4oUHGqY - Elizabeth L. Brannon & Nikolaos Frantzeskakis #OpenAccess

New Cambridge Element, Legislating Peace, by Elizabeth L. Brannon and Jakana Thomas, out now! Read for free for the next 2 weeks at https://cup.org/4aJv0Oe

The Center for Cyclone Civics is pleased to announce an opening for a postdoc interested in conducting research on civic engagement and civic education, starting August 1, 2026. Apply by March 13, 2026. More Info: jobs.iastate.edu

Our February protessional development seminar is coming up this Friday, February 13 at 11:00 AM Pacific Time. The topic is Consulting and Coaching for Academics and you can register here: csus.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Why are legislatures in some authoritarian regimes more powerful than others? @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmulsse.bsky.social) and Alejandro Bonvecchi (UTDT-Conicet) tackle this question Lawmaking under Authoritarianism doi.org/10.1017/9781... Polisky

The University of Missouri, Columbia is seeking a Hicks and Martha Griffiths Endowed Chair in American Politics. Details and application here: hr.missouri.edu/job-openings (Job Opening ID 58208) Polisky

Call for papers: Conference on ”Frontiers in Representation: Citizen Assemblies, Deliberative Mini-Publics, and Participatory Democracy,” August 14th, Vanderbilt University Apply here by March 1st: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Polisky

Very cool new piece out from @jkaslovsky.bsky.social and Michael P. Olson in @thejop.bsky.social: "Legislature Size and Party Unity: Evidence from Historical US State Legislatures" Check it out here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... Polisky

New from Rosalyn Cooperman in the Journal of Policy History: "Gender and Party Polarization in the US Congress: Hypervisibility and Invisibility" www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Gendersky Polisky

Check out the call for papers for a special issue of the Italian Political Science Review (published in English), focusing on the comparative politics of gender. The call is provided here: ipsrbrief.substack.com/p/call-for-p... Polisky Gendersky

Sarah Allen Gershon and @brownphdgirl.bsky.social use the case of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr’s nomination hearing to examine Senate messaging at the intersection of party, gender, and race. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Scott LaCombe, Margot Audero and Avery Spicka analyze the diffusion of LGBTQ policies in the states, with a focus on the influence of model legislation. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

@hannabrant.bsky.social and @jordanmbutcher.bsky.social track LGBTQ+ representation in state legislatures in the 2024 election. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Dartmouth College invites applications for a Guarini Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Program in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences. Details: apply.interfolio.com/178487 Polisky Gendersky

Politics & Gender is currently soliciting abstract proposals for a collection on Abortion Storytelling in State Politics. Details here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1ihy... Polisky Gendersky

Register for this month's professional development seminar, "Teaching Political Science in Turbulent Times." Date: January 16 Time: 11:00 a.m. Pacific Registration: csus.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Hope to see you there! Polisky

Check out "Predicting Support for the Christian Democrats in the 2025 German Bundestag Election: A State-Level Approach" in the most recent issue of PS, by @marystegmaier.bsky.social and Kamil Marcinkiewicz www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Polisky

New article: "Legislative Control and Partisan Disparities in Dyadic Representation" in @lsqjournal.bsky.social w/ Dan Butler and @steverogersinfo.bsky.social. GOP leadership doesn't shy away from policies where GOP constituencies disagree with the party platform, impairing dyadic representation!

The Consortium on the American Political Economy Junior Working Group is soliciting papers for their spring workshop, which focuses on the relationship between markets and governance in the United States, broadly construed. Details + submit by Jan 16: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Polisky

"Gendered Perceptions of Legislative Influence" by @jkaslovsky.bsky.social, Tabitha Koch, and Michael P. Olson in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social! www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Gendersky Polisky

It's pretty cool that my Human Trafficking Research Lab at Millikin will be featured on a professional development panel "Academic Entrepreneurship: Launching and Leading Centers, Labs, and Institutes" for Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social with others from Dartmouth and Arizona State!

Dartmouth College invites applications for a Guarini Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Program in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) and the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences (Rocky). Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/178487

A team of scholars is soliciting abstracts on Abortion Storytelling in State Politics. The collection will be featured in a Critical Perspectives proposal for Politics & Gender. 🗓️Deadline: February 1, 2026. Read the call in the link below: buff.ly/gjBu5Ti

This Friday, December 12th at 2:00pm ET is the next Women in Legislative Studies Professional Development Seminar. The topic for this week is "Academic Entrepreneurship: Launching and Leading Centers, Labs, and Institutes." To attend, please register here: forms.gle/iaVCB2HQj6Ej...

Cornell University is hosting the Congress & History Conference on May 28-29, 2026. Proposals are due December 24, and should be submitted here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Polisky

The Victoria Schuck Award honors the best book published on women and politics. For complete details about the award, including details about eligibility, please visit: apsanet.org/PROGRAMS/APS... Nominations Due February 11: openwater-os.secure-platform.com/americanpoli... Polisky Gendersky

Writing group is today!

The Center for Effective Lawmaking is looking to recruit post-doctoral fellows for the coming academic year (AY 2026-2027) to be in residence at Vanderbilt University or the University of Virginia. Details here: Vanderbilt: apply.interfolio.com/175483 UVA: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...

This Friday, October 10 at 2pm ET is the next WILS Professional Development Seminar. The topic for this week is "Getting Organized." Register: forms.gle/ynvw3P56sBa3... Read Shiri Noy's recent Inside Higher Ed article on organizing your research: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...

The Rooney Democracy Institute at Notre Dame is seeking a postdoc or visiting PhD student in legislative institutions and/or representation, under the direction of Jim Curry, Jeff Harden, and Rachel Porter (@rachelporter.bsky.social) Applications due November 15th: apply.interfolio.com/175219

Maya Kornberg's book "Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress" will be published this coming Winter by Johns Hopkins University Press and is available for pre-order here : www.amazon.com/Stuck-Violen...

Janet Malzahn and Andrew B. Hall find that election-denying Republicans underperformed in the 2022 midterms in state-level races but not U.S. House races. More here: www.cambridge.org/co... Polisky

Jacob M. Lollis and Mackenzie R. Dobson find that LGBTQ lawmakers elected in high-discrimination environments are more effective than those elected from less discriminatory environments. www.cambridge.org/co... Polisky

Would there be interest in a non-residential fellowship in Boulder? Something along the lines of fellows agreeing to participate in 2~ virtual workshops with CU folks over the year. At the end of the fellowship we fly you out for an in-person visit. Maybe during ski season.

Read Jatia Wrighten’s new work titled “High Hurdles: Legislative Professionalism and the Effectiveness of Women State Legislators.” to be published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Politics here: www.journals.uchicag... Polisky Gendersky

Fantastic new piece on the framing of anti-trans legislation in state legislative debates. Kelly-Thompson and Lusvardi find that legislators use "paternal, protectionist frames and... [co-opt] the language of feminism." www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Denison University is hiring a TT Assistant/Associate in American politics with expertise in public policy. Strong preference for someone able to teach political theory. Moot Court experience a plus! 👉 www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...

The first meeting of our Fall writing group will take place on 8/25 from 1:30 – 3:30pm ET. The writing group provides accountability, feedback, advice, and networking for women and non-binary scholars of legislative politics. Register here: docs.google.com/form... Polisky Gendersky

Our first professional development seminar for Fall 2025 will be held on Friday, August 22nd, 2:00-3:00 PM ET. The session is titled “From Idea to Impact: Writing Your First (or Next) Academic Book.” docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We are seeking a new leadership team for WiLS! If you might be interested (or just want to chat and see what's involved), please get in touch with Ellie, Gisela, or Leslie by September 5 (feel free to DM us here if you need contact info). Polisky Gendersky