🚨Final reminder🚨 This coming Sunday is the deadline to submit to #EPOP2026. Further details and the application form can be found on the conference website: www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve...

Our Prof Alistair Clark examines the administration and integrity of devolved elections in Scotland and Wales for @acadsocsciences.bsky.social. While both countries have often led the way in running elections, more transparency is needed on election donations and spending @newcastleuni.bsky.social

🚨Final reminder🚨 This coming Sunday is the deadline to submit to #EPOP2026. Further details and the application form can be found on the conference website: www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve...

📈 Trending article in #BJPIR: 'Who meets whom: Access and lobbying during the coalition years' by @profkatedommett.bsky.social, Andrew Hindmoor & Matthew Wood 🔗 buff.ly/VEF2ma7 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Happy that our article is now available online at JEPOP! Using German data, @salvabarbaro.bsky.social, Maike Roth and me illustrate how voter preferences are translated into electoral outcomes, challenging common narratives about declining support for social democrats and rising right-wing support.

🚨 Just over two weeks left to submit your abstracts! We're hosting the 2nd Workshop for scholars of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties (EPOP) based in the North of the UK. 🏛️University of York, 8-9 June 2026. Theme: Inequality, Authoritarianism and the Future of Liberal Democracy Info below 👇

Just over 2 weeks to go until the deadline for #EPOP2026 abstract submissions. We are pleased to announce that there'll be limited: - fee waivers for PhD/ECR (within 3 years of PhD) members - fee discounts for members whose universities do not provide conference funding. Submit via the link below!

Just over 2 weeks to go until the deadline for #EPOP2026 abstract submissions. We are pleased to announce that there'll be limited: - fee waivers for PhD/ECR (within 3 years of PhD) members - fee discounts for members whose universities do not provide conference funding. Submit via the link below!

A pleasure to present my working paper on pre-electoral coalition signals in legislative activity at a fab @psaepop.bsky.social panel at #PSA26 in the beautiful (if slightly daunting) surroundings of the Oxford Exam Schools! A nice introduction to conferencing :)

1/4. New publication 📢 “Gender electoral quotas and women’s inequitable incorporation in politics: What women bear and political parties gain in Medan, Indonesia” by Tanya Jakimow, Asima Yanty Siahaan, Yumasdaleni, and Aida Fitria Harahap. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

*PSA OPPORTUNITIES* 📢 EPOP2026 Conference – Call for Papers ➡️ The Department of Politics at the University of Liverpool is delighted to be hosting the EPOP Conference, 17-19 September 2026. EPOP is a PSA Specialist Group @psaepop.bsky.social 📆 Paper proposal deadline: 26 April 2026 buff.ly/VhJaxlg

ChapmanU Professor Lewis Luartz (Political Science) published an academic journal article on populist attitudes towards party support in East Asia in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/...

In 2019 EP elections, environmental issues shaped voting across Western Europe. Silvia Bolgherini & Luca Carrieri examine how radical right parties benefitted more than Greens. Read more: buff.ly/Q2xlZlA @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

Do preferential voting reforms weaken gender quotas? @petrahrens.bsky.social & Sabine Lang examine German Länder reforms, arguing party culture shapes whether open lists help or hinder women’s rep. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/3QdrYOh @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #GenderRep #ECRs #polsci

🚨Call for papers We invite submissions for the 2nd Workshop for Scholars of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties (EPOP) based in Northern UK 🏛️ University of York, 8-9 June 2026 Theme: Inequality, Authoritarianism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy More info: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The call for papers for #EPOP2026 in Liverpool (17–19 September) is now open! We welcome submissions across all areas of research on elections, public opinion and parties. Deadline: 26 April Submit your proposals here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Do UK voters see a trade-off between electoral integrity and turnout? Jeffrey A. Karp argues that beliefs about fraud and ideology, not turnout concerns, best predict support for photo ID. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/Cofpdmn @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky

Best and most fun conference in the schedule.

This really is one of the best conferences to attend out there -very high quality presentations and a friendly, relaxed vibe!

I can’t recommend this conference more strongly

Come to the best conference on elections and all things public opinion and parties!

If you’re in doubt at all, submit something! EPOP is an amazing conference.

It's that time of the year when I highly recommend all colleagues to apply for the nicest conference in Britain. It's especially affordable for PhD students thanks to the offsetting of the fees. And it's also great fun!

The call for papers for #EPOP2026 in Liverpool (17–19 September) is now open! We welcome submissions across all areas of research on elections, public opinion and parties. Deadline: 26 April Submit your proposals here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

*Academics of Bluesky:* Do you know a great UG/PG student with excellent quants skills? @nspmartin.bsky.social and I are advertising a great fully-funded PhD on MRP and minority voting with our friends at Ipsos, so send them our way! ✌️ www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

New piece from w/ @hannahbunting.bsky.social & @jess-smith.bsky.social on the Gorton & Denton byelection, and what it might tell us about British politics. We cover turnout, late-deciding voters, gender gaps & the continuing fragmentation of the party system 🧵 theconversation.com/late-decider...

@martamiori.bsky.social and I have been writing, since 2024, about why Labour's 'Reform' challenge and emphasis was based on a misunderstanding of Labour's vote. Here for anyone interested: politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Interested in learning more advanced approaches to text analysis, machine learning or network analysis this summer? The University of Strathclyde @strathpolir.bsky.social is offering successive methods classes this June.

Do preferential voting reforms weaken gender quotas? @petrahrens.bsky.social & Sabine Lang examine German Länder reforms, arguing party culture shapes whether open lists help or hinder women’s rep. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/LwD7aki @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #GenderRep #ECRs #polsci

UK Poll of Polls, 14 February 2026 Reform: 29% (27-31%) Labour: 20% (18-22%) Conservative: 19% (17-20%) Greens: 14% (13-16%) Lib Dem: 12% (11-14%) Other: 3% (3-4%) SNP: 3% (2-3%)

Nick Vivyan, Chris Hanretty (@chanret.bsky.social) and I have a new book out: “Idiosyncratic Issue Opinion and Political Choice”. The core of the book is making the argument that citizens’ views about political issues neither reduce to an ideological orientation nor to a lack of substance. (1/10)

Anger, Negative Partisanship, and Joy in the Suffering of Political Others Forthcoming at JEPOP, w/ Mary Adams Plooster. Mary is a top-notch IU PhD candidate working on abstract mental representations and how they shape partisan animosity. stevenwwebster.com/research/ang...

📢 New article🌟 👥 Sofi Granö (ISV) & Johannes Bergh @johannesbergh.bsky.social 👉 Does local context matter for individual level turnout? Analysing the effect of the social context in the neighbourhood, in Norwegian elections 📖 Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1745...

Call for papers! The call for our forthcoming summer conference is now, in collaboration with the Carter Center This year we are teaming up with the journal Politics As ever, it is free and runs across multiple time zones Deadline: March 31 www.electoralintegrityproject.com/2026-virtual...

The APSA-PSA International Partnerships Award, jointly supported by APSA and @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social, recognizes collaborative and productive cross-national partnerships that make significant contributions to political science. $2,000 cash prize. Deadline: Feb 11, 2026. Details: buff.ly/N9u7wK7

EPOP maintains a dedicated mailing list which provides updates about activities, research, events, job opportunities and more. If you'd like to receive our newsletters, you can do so by subscribing to the mailing list through the link below. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🚨New article🥳 ➡️The big ideological geographic sort? The role of ideological discrimination, social capital and social whispers in deciding where to live, at JEPOP with @sofiabrei.bsky.social & @griambau.bsky.social (1/n) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

*PSA PRIZES* APSA-PSA International Partnership Award 🏅 Awarding political scientists engaged in collaborative & productive cross-national partnerships in the areas of teaching, research, or civic engagement. 📆 Application deadline 11 February 2026 ➡️

#Research that examined our #data measuring attitudes towards climate change was published by the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. Pablo García-García (University of León 🇪🇸) assessed Round 11 (2023/24) respondents who recently voted for a far-right political party.

📝 What drives party support for deliberative democracy in Europe? Sergiu Gherghina & Bettina Mitru find support is shaped by left ideology, governing status, party novelty & manifesto length - not electoral strength or populism. OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/onjD7yS @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #PSNotes

For the historical polling nerds out there, an article about our project with @ropercenter.bsky.social that digitised ~800 surveys by Gallup poll in Britain between 1955 and 1991 has been published in JEPOP. The merged dataset contains over three-quarters of a million respondents.

New article out in JEPOP with @eliemichel.bsky.social and @emilievh.bsky.social We study how individual-level party-voter congruence shapes horizontal affective polarization (sympathy to other voters), using matched data of a Voting Advice Application in Belgium Paper: tinyurl.com/4skwumdr

Deadline today!! :)

A reminder to get your abstracts in by December 5th. Any aspect of gender, elections, public opinion, parties, candidates etc. very welcome! @uompols.bsky.social @psaepop.bsky.social

📣 Call for Papers: GenElect Annual Workshop on the Study of Gender and Elections University of Manchester, Jan 12th-13th 26 Deadline: 5th Dec 25 Send us your papers on gender and elections, public opinion, parties, representation! @psaepop.bsky.social Abstract submission here: lnkd.in/d2AQFYxN

Free eprints for my JEPOP article www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JN5C9...

IN NEW ISSUE: What’s driving the narrowing gender gap in party activism? Susan E. Scarrow, JeongKyu Suh & Jamie M. Wright find shifts in party participation aren’t all about women stepping up but also about men stepping back - buff.ly/xa7cPL9 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social

In 2019 EP elections, environmental issues shaped voting across Western Europe. Silvia Bolgherini & Luca Carrieri examine how radical right parties benefitted more than Greens. Read more: buff.ly/XhtUF5z @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

Just 1 day left to submit a paper to #PSA26! Follow the link below for full details.

Is partner partisanship associated with vote choice? @cerifowler.bsky.social finds that it was for the 2016 Brexit Referendum & subsequent elections in the UK & argues that this can help us understand gender gaps in vote choice. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/eRDc16d @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky