We will not be processing new submissions between 19th December and 5th of January, while our editorial team take some well deserved rest over the holiday period. See you in 2026!

🔔New Online First Article - Open Access & Free to Read!🔔 Does National Voting Experience During High School Form a Voting Habit? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in South Korea By Hoyong Jung journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

International Migrants Day In light of International Migrants Day tomorrow, the PSR's Editorial Team invites you to explore some key contemporary issues relating to international migration with this virtual collection: journals.sagepub.com/page/psw/int... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

PSR have launched our new Author Interview Series! Kicking off our inaugural episode, our Senior Research Associate Mark Kaye speaks with Dr William O'Brochta, Ph.D., regarding his State-of-the-Art research article: 'How Human Coding is Used and Described.' www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe1a...

We've had a fantastic response to our request for Commissioned Book Reviews! But while so many great scholars are writing so many great books there will be a need for more reviewers! journals.sagepub.com/author-instr... For further info: [email protected] @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🚨Call for Papers!🚨 Special Issue in Political Studies Review: Understanding Populism in East and Southeast Asia journals.sagepub.com/page/psw/cal... We look forward to your contributions to this important and timely Special Issue!! @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Reviewers need for: Devetak & Dunne: Rise of the International: International Relations Meets History Schenoni Bringing War Back In: Victory, Defeat, and the State in Nineteenth Century Latin America Chalcraft: From Subordination to Revolution: A Gramscian Theory of Popular Mobilisation

📖Commissioned Book Review📖 M.J. Peterson (ed), Contesting Global Environmental Knowledge, Norms, and Governance By Basak Erhan Cingir

New Online First Article! Exploring Zero-Sum Thinking and System Justification: Impacts on Attitudes Toward Democracy Among Arab Populations By Ibrahim Khatib, Abdelkarim Amengay, Mohamed Abdelrahman & Azzam Amin Open Access and free to read:

🚨Call for Papers!🚨 Special Issue in Political Studies Review: Understanding Populism in East and Southeast Asia journals.sagepub.com/page/psw/cal... We look forward to your contributions to this important and timely Special Issue!! @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🚨Book Reviewers Needed!🚨 We are looking for reviews of the following books: Rise of the International: International Relations Meets History by Devetak & Dunne The Once and Future World Order by Acharya Bringing War Back In: Victory, Defeat, and the State in 19th Century Latin America by Schenoni

🚨Call for Papers!🚨 Special Issue in Political Studies Review: Understanding Populism in East and Southeast Asia journals.sagepub.com/page/psw/cal... We look forward to your contributions to this important and timely Special Issue!! @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

#Climatejustice #electoralinstitutions #solarpanels #climatechange #environmentalrefugees Learn all about these things and more in our special #COP30 virtual collection! journals.sagepub.com/page/psw/cop... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Have you been following #COP30 and want to learn more about environmental and climate politics? We have put together a virtual collection of papers for you. These papers are open access and free for anybody to read! journals.sagepub.com/page/psw/cop... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🚨Book Reviewers Needed🚨 We are looking for reviews of the following books: - Matteo Bonotti and Zim Nwokora: Money, Parties, and Democracy: Political Finance Between Fat Cats and Big Government - Ang Cheng Guan: Singapore's Grand Strategy - Alan M. S. J. Coffee: Wollstonecraft: Independent Woman

Have you been following #COP30 and want to learn more about environmental and climate politics? We have put together a virtual collection of papers for you. These papers are open access and free for anybody to read! journals.sagepub.com/page/psw/cop... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🚨Call for Papers!🚨 Special Issue in Political Studies Review: Understanding Populism in East and Southeast Asia journals.sagepub.com/page/psw/cal... We look forward to your contributions to this important and timely Special Issue!! @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

We are looking for reviews of the following books: - Schwarzmantel & Beetham: Deformations of Democracy: David Beetham in Contemporary Politics - Jenco, Ochoa Espejo & Idris: Political Theory: A Global and Comparative Introduction

🚨Book Reviewers Needed!🚨 Are you an avid reader of political books? Do you have a critical eye and a penchant for a nice turn of phrase? Review a book with us! For further information and to get in touch, check out our submissions page: journals.sagepub.com/author-instr...

🚨Book Reviewers Needed!🚨 Are you an avid reader of political books? Do you have a critical eye and a penchant for a nice turn of phrase? Review a book with us! For further information and to get in touch, check out our submissions page: journals.sagepub.com/author-instr...

The Populist Name Game: About Populism and Naming 🗃️From the Archive🗃️ Free to Access! By Uri Kidron & Piki Ish-Shalom journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Braking and Exiting: Referendum Games, European Integration and the Road to the UK’s Brexit Vote 🗃️From the Archive🗃️ Free to Access! By @joeganderson.bsky.social & Anna Kyriazi journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

📖 Commissioned Book Review 📖 Terrence Casey, Forging the Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher, the 1970s, and the Origins of Neoliberalism Review By Matthew Powell journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... Link to the book: www.routledge.com/Forging-the-... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Are you an Early Career Researcher? At PSR we particularly encourages contributions from early career researchers! To learn more, take a look at our submissions page and publish with us! journals.sagepub.com/author-instr... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

'Is there a gender gap barrier against the career advancement of women researchers in Mexico?' 🗃️From the Archive🗃️ Free to Access! Academic Career Advances and Gender Gap By Guillermina Benavides Rincón & Alejandro Diaz-Dominguez journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🗃️From the Archive🗃️ Free to Access! The Elephant in the Room in Presidential Politics: Informal Powers in Western Europe By Selena Grimaldi journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🗃️From the Archive🗃️ Free to Access! Children, Voting, and the Meaning of Universal Suffrage By Harry Pearse journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🗃️From the Archive🗃️ Free to Access! Voting for the Future: Electoral Institutions and the Time Horizons of Democracy By Sarah Birch journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

Commissioned Book Review: Théo Aiolfi, The Populist Style: Trump, Le Pen and Performances of the Far Right By Andreina Victoria Hernández-Ross Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... The book here: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-pop... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🚨New Online First Article!🚨 From Marginalized to Mainstream? An International Comparative Analysis of Gender Differences in Social Media Adoption and Activity by Politicians in Non-Election Times By @elisestorme.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🗃️From the Archive🗃️ Free to Access! Does Politicians’ Negative Social Media Communication Backfire? A Case Study of Former US President Trump By Hsuan-Yu (Shane) Lin

📰Online First Article📰 - Free! Open Access! Responding to Needs: Increased Attention to the Rights of Non-Citizens in Times of Migration Spikes By @sarabkn.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

📰This captivating Early Results Paper is Open Access and free to read!📰 Trust and Conspiratorial Thinking: Distinguishing Between Conspiracy Mentality Suspicion and Theory Beliefs By Türkay Salim Nefes & @fherreros18.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Looking for a new weekend read? Not sure what to read next? Check out the fantastic (and free to access!) book reviews that we commissioned as part of our last issue. journals.sagepub.com/toc/PSW/curr... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

This captivating Early Results Paper is Open Access and free to read! From Reconciliation to Reversal: Explaining Reconciliatory Backsliding in Settler Societies By Christopher Alcantara & Lucas De Sousa journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

📰Online First Article📰 - Free! Open Access! Democratic Resilience in Retreat: Australia’s Response to the 2002 Bali Bombings By Jordan McSwiney @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

We seek to show the essential utility of political science through enhancing understanding and dialogue within the political science profession and outside the scholarly community. To learn more about the types of research we publish: look at our OA articles journals.sagepub.com/toc/PSW/0/0

📖Commissioned Book Review📖 Nicole Bolleyer, Civil Society’s Democratic Potential: Organizational Trade-Offs between Participation and Representation Tristan Klingelhöfer 'Nicole Bolleyer’s Civil Society’s Democratic Potential revolutionizes the study of CSOs'

📰Online First Article📰 - Free! Open Access! Future-Regarding Institutions Through a Legitimacy Lens By Masakazu Ogami, Yasuko Kameyama & Tomohiro Tasaki You can read this article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Latest from the PSR's State of the Art Series: Review Essay: Images of India’s Muslims by Zeeshan Husain You can read this article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

🗞️Open Access Article🗞 From the Ground Up: Investigating the Relationship between Political Trust and Citizen Participation in the Wake of the Turkey Earthquake Didem Mina Kara & Emre Toros Read for free: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @bilkentuniv.bsky.social @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

📰Online First Article!!📰 Politics of Rational Decision-making: The Effect of Political Alignment on Revenue Forecasts By @heasunchoi.bsky.social & Sungyoon Lee journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

📰Online First Article📰 Sharing Prime Ministerial Power in Hung Parliamentary Systems: Deputy, Rotating and Alternating Prime Ministers By @Maoz Rosenthal journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

We're back! After a short summer break, our editors are back to the task of publishing high-quality peer reviewed original research across political science and the study of politics. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Our editors work tirelessly to provide a unique intellectual space for rigorous high-quality peer reviewed original research. We think our editors deserve a little break over the summer. They will be back to stimulating wide-ranging debate at the end of August. Until then, have a great summer!

🚨Call for Submissions!!!🚨 Special Issue: 250th Anniversary of the United States of America’s founding Theme: America at a Turning Point? Guest editor: ‪josephineharmon.bsky.social ‬, Assistant Prof. in Political Science Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2025 ‪polstudiesassoc.bsky.social‬

The 2025 KNU International Conference this month was a fantastic success! Thank you to KNU & everyone that helped in hosting and organising the event, and for all of you that came along! #2025KNUInternationalConference #Research #academicpublishing #conference @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

We have a full house for the @psrjournal.bsky.social panel on challenging Eurocentrism and centring Asia as part of the KNU “From research to publication” conference @ Chunchon www.notion.so/From-Researc...

If you're attending the #2025KNUInternationalConference today don't forget to come along to the 'Meet the Editors' roundtable at 14:30! One of our editors, Dr Nora Siklodi, is one of the panelists! @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

📰Online First Article📰 Far-Right on the Offensive: Public Sphere Responses to the Extremist Attack in Macerata, Italy By ‪ @andreafelicetti.bsky.social ‬& @andreterliz.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social