📢 Thinking about studying #Politics or #InternationalRelations at University? #UCAS applications are now open! This online PSA guide provides helpful information for #students/#teachers/parents who want to know more about #PolitcalStudies & #IR and what #jobs/#Careers it can lead to

*PSA EVENTS* TLN Annual Conference - Call for Papers Seeing paper proposals for #Teaching & #Learning Network conference; 'Teaching amid Chaos' @glasgow.ac.uk, 3 - 4 September 2026. 📆 Deadline for proposals 30 June

*PSA EVENTS* TOMORROW - How to ‘Get Out the Participation’? Testing the Efficacy of Policy-Oriented vs Social-Relational Recruitment Approaches 🧠 Online talke by @psapolpsychology.bsky.social 📆 27 May, 1 - 2pm ➡️ Free and open to all

*PSA Student Blog Competition* 🚨 FINAL REMINDER ‘How would you use #AI to make a positive contribution to political discourse?’ Open to UK & International #Students 16-19yrs 📆 Apply by 28 May Supported by @financialtimes.com @shoutoutuk.bsky.social buff.ly/iDiOq5u #Politics #Schools

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👇Join @psapolpsychology.bsky.social‬ at 13.00 on 27 May for their online lunchtime talk about how to motivate citizens to participate in non-electoral politics. #LunchAndLearn

IN NEW ISSUE: Short-term rentals can disrupt urban life & influence the ballot box - @tonirodon.bsky.social, Raya & Llaneza link high Airbnb density in Barcelona to increased support for parties targeting home-sharing regulation: buff.ly/mB6zhbp @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsci #polsky

How do citizens in autocracies respond to government-sponsored information? Susumu Annaka, @mhigashi.bsky.social & Gento Kato find government-provided information didn't significantly alter perceptions of the #COVID19 virus. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/Ii14L74 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #kazakhstan

IN NEW ISSUE: How does affective polarization shape political participation? Maruša Lubej, Martin Dolezal & Andrej Kirbiš's examine how emotional divides between political groups impact voting, protests & other participation. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/qjV0u2q @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsci

IN NEW ISSUE: The moral limits on uncivil climate protest - Alex McLaughlin examines Andreas Malm’s claim that the climate movement should engage in targeted sabotage of property associated with high emissions. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/RQfiAWV @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsci #polsky

👇New #OpenAccess article in PSA Journal ‪@polstudies.bsky.social‬ on the #green transition as both an analytical ad a political concept, by @jonathanpjwhite.bsky.social #Politics #InternationalRelations #PIR #Polsci

IN NEW ISSUE: Do ideas or political demand drive welfare reform? @ewanrobo.bsky.social shows how ideational power, not voter pressure, shaped in-work benefits in the UK and France. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/uE45U44 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci

👇New #OpenAccess article in PSA Journal @bjpir.bsky.social on Global models and #post-Brexit discourses, by Tero Erkkilä, Meng-Hsuan Chou & Juho Mölsä #Politics #InternationalRelations #PIR #Polsci

*PSA Dissertation Prize Winner* 🏆️Congratulations to Sabrina Ahmed, University of East Anglia @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social as winner of the Elizabeth Wiskemann Prize for an outstanding dissertation on the study of #inequality and #SocialJustice ➡️ buff.ly/VftoDJn #Politics #InternationalRelations

*PSA Dissertation Prize Winner* 🏆️ Congratulations to Tobias Schillings, University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk, winner of the Prize for Comparative #Politics for an outstanding dissertation on 'The Political #Economy of Universal #Healthcare: A Global Comparative Perspective' ➡️ buff.ly/VftoDJn

*PSA Dissertation Prize Winner* 🏆️ Congratulations to Lucas Paulo da Silva @lucas-p-dasilva.bsky.social, Universität Zürich @foeg.bsky.social as winner of the McDougall Trust Prize for an outstanding dissertation on #elections, electoral systems & representation ➡️ buff.ly/VftoDJn #Politics #PIR

*PSA Dissertation Prize Winner* 🏆️ Congratulations to Veronica Barfucci @veronicabarfucci.bsky.social, University of Warwick @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social as joint winner of the Shirin M. Rai Prize for an outstanding dissertation on #InternationalRelations ➡️ buff.ly/VftoDJn #Politics #PIR

IN NEW ISSUE: What are states really saying through their policies? Fayin Xu uses discourse analysis to show how China’s anti-corruption policies construct state identity. Read more: buff.ly/EAZwATe @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci

📕📕Commissioned Book Review: Vivienne Jabri, Worlds in Conflict: War and the Limits of Politics📕📕 By Emma Keller Read the full review here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... Find the original book here: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

What gets a country elected to the UN Security Council? 👇New #OpenAccess free to read article in PSA journal @polstudies.bsky.social‬

📝 Don't miss this #openaccess article from #BJPIR - Volume 28, Issue 2 (May 2026) 'An uneasy union: The moral and ideological divides of territorial identification in post-Brexit Scotland' by Constantine G Kyritsopoulos, Adam Moore & Laura Cram 🔗 buff.ly/UjaAiVX @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

👇New #OpenAccess article in PSA journal @psrjournal.bsky.social‬ on Elite Free Riding and the Origins of Personalism, by By José Kaire

IN NEW ISSUE: The Case of VOX in Spain: Josep Maria Comellas Bonsfills & Mariano Torcal Loriente examine the dynamic relationship between affective polarization and radical right’s emergence: buff.ly/tB5a8HS @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsci #polsky

*PSA Dissertation Prize Winner* 🏆️ Congratulations to John Helferich, University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk, as joint winner of the Shirin M. Rai Prize for an outstanding dissertation on #InternationalRelations ➡️ buff.ly/VftoDJn #Politics #PoliticalStudies #PIR #Prizes

*PSA Dissertation Prize Winner* 🏆️ Congratulations to Guillermo Alonso Simón @galonsosimon.bsky.social , University of Warwick @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social, as winner of the Government & Public Administration Prize for an outstanding dissertation in this field. ➡️ buff.ly/VftoDJn #Politics #PIR

*PSA Dissertation Prize Winner* 🏆️ Congratulations to Ricky Zici Li, University of Warwick @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social, as joint winner of the Sir Ernest Barker Prize for an outstanding dissertation on political theory. buff.ly/VftoDJn

*PSA Dissertation Prize Winner* 🏆️ Congratulations to Martina Zago, University of British Columbia, as joint winner of the Sir Ernest Barker Prize for an outstanding dissertation on political theory ➡️ buff.ly/VftoDJn #Politics #InternationalRelations #Prizes

*PSA Specialist Groups* 📢 Call for New Convenors for Public Policy & Administration specialist Group @psapublicpolicy.bsky.social Calling PSA members who would be interested in convening this specialist group. 📆 Expressions of interest by 5pm, 31 May 2026.

*NEW PSA BLOG* Looking for top tips on how to get your research published? Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor at The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com has some helpful suggestions.

*NEW REPORT* This week saw the launch of the Scottish Election Analysis 2026 report. Featuring 55 contributions on the #ScottishParliament election from leading scholars in #Scottish #politics, #elections, media & #policy. @psampg.bsky.social

*PSA27 Annual Conference* ⛵️ Join us in #Hull for #PSA27 to discuss 'Seismic Politics: impacts and responses from the global to the local' 📆 22 - 24 March 2027, University of Hull ➡️ Details including key dates and FAQs online buff.ly/PjjSIr6 #PoliticalStudies #Politics #InternationalRelations #PIR

📢 Thinking about studying #Politics or #InternationalRelations at University? #UCAS applications are now open! This online PSA guide provides helpful information for #students/#teachers/parents who want to know more about #PolitcalStudies & #IR and what #jobs/#Careers it can lead to

📢 New Article “The visualisation of international relations: Using film as pedagogical scaffolding” by Richard J. Cook, Igor Sevenard and Mateus Bilhar explores how film can be used more effectively in teaching International Relations @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com @glasgow.ac.uk

IN NEW ISSUE: How do personality traits relate to positive and negative partisanship? R Michael McGregor, @thelagnum.bsky.social & Scott Pruysers examine this in-depth suing data from Canada. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/UAF7qFV @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #ECRs #polsci #polsky

📣 New #BJPIR article out now! 'Grievance forums in autocracies: Surrogates for protest or instruments of control?' by @zinnatullin.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/9kFzKzt @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🙌🙌We've had an unbelievable response to our call for Commissioned Book reviews! Thank you to all of you that have already reviewed a book with us. But, with so many fantastic books coming out, we need even more reviewers! 🙌🙌 Contact our editor Dr Dafydd Townley: [email protected]

IN NEW ISSUE: How do different forms of state capacity protect democracy? D Andersen, @chknutsen.bsky.social & @skaaning.bsky.social argue coercive & administrative capacity affect stability in distinct ways depending on threat: buff.ly/XP4pinB @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsci #polsky

An analysis led by @uofgsps.bsky.social and funded by @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social gives fresh insights into the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. The Scottish Election Analysis features a wide variety of topics by leading scholars. gla.ac/4dtOwzt

IN NEW ISSUE: Sexual Corruption and Political (Dis)trust - Sofia Jonsson explores how gendered experiences of corruption affect trust levels. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/t2luQCA @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsci #polsky #democracy

📣 New #openaccess #BJPIR article out now! 'Multicultural nationalism and the White English working class: Minorities within the majority?' by Sam Taylor Hill, @jydenham.bsky.social & Tariq Modood 🔗 buff.ly/40FwKi3 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

*REPORT LAUNCH* ➡️ Announcing the launch of the Scottish Election Analysis 2026 report. Featuring 55 contributions on the #ScottishParliament election from leading scholars in #Scottish #politics, #elections, media & #policy. @psampg.bsky.social

✨Online First:✨ A Bigger World or a Bigger Room? Internet Access, Political Affiliation, and Online Expression in China (🔓Open Access & Free to Read!🔓) By Lumin Fang & Tianguang Meng Available to read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

IN NEW ISSUE: Politics for Survival: W Lu, S Fan & W Chen examine ideological control in authoritarian regimes from a bottom-up perspective, wherein firms not only comply but also utilize the control to advance their interests: buff.ly/GPEToGx @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsci #polsky

We are proud to have led the first ever analysis of the Scottish Election, out now! Funded by @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social the Scottish Election Analysis 2026 gives fresh insights on a wide variety of topics by leading scholars - from AI to young voters. More: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

What can we see once we we admit that many 'populists' construct themselves as elites? I grapple with in my *new article* in @bjpir.bsky.social @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1369...

📣 New #openaccess #BJPIR article out now! 'Perceptions of government performance and collective trauma: The case of the 2023 Turkish earthquakes' by @ygursoy.bsky.social & @gungorb.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/z6QvFc9 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

IN NEW ISSUE: Do think tanks coordinate with interest groups or protect their turf? J A H Whittlestone, C K Florczak & @mbklitgaard.bsky.social examine alliances and autonomy in corporatist systems. Read more: buff.ly/2HPmX09 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci

Around 6000 Leave voters, 2000 Remain voters www.chrishanretty.co.uk/posts/makerf...

IN NEW ISSUE: Rising public dissatisfaction with representative democracy has sparked interest in bottom-up forms of direct democracy, so D Moeckli, F Mendez, M Labud & N Reimann map the European landscape of citizen's initiatives: buff.ly/YOjorx0 (OPEN ACCESS) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsci

IN NEW ISSUE: Can party think tanks help politics slow down and think long-term? @brittvandewalle.bsky.social explores how autonomy and public funding shape the role of Political Party Think Tanks. Read more: buff.ly/sULYBqP @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci #ECRs