📘To celebrate renewing our current editorship for another three years, we want to highlight some of the most highly cited & downloaded pieces we've published in the last couple years. 👉 We will be sharing a popular article each day under #PSHighlyViewed for the next ten days

📘We are pleased to announce that the current editorial team from @uoypolitics.bsky.social will continue editing the Political Studies journal for a second term! @syysr.bsky.social, @dafnoukos.bsky.social, Graeme Davies & Monica Britovieira are looking forward to reading more of your research... 1/2

Polarized attitudes and anti-democratic orientation in the US - Ariel Malka, Christopher M Federico, Thomas H Costello & Adam R Panish examine paradoxical partisan asymmetries in current democratic attitudes. Read more: buff.ly/SB2xpDQ @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsci #polsky

🚨 Happy that this piece is finally out in @polstudies.bsky.social ! Across 9 (!) studies and multiple data sources, we ask a simple question: is the “directional” definition of Negative Campaigning still valid and reliable? TLDR: yups! Paper: tinyurl.com/3yvs5a38 Open data: osf.io/un4f8

Do local labour markets shape support for the radical right? @rubenruizrufino.bsky.social examines how labour-intensive industries foster exclusionary attitudes and boost far-right voting across Europe. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/h3Y59Lc @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci #RadicalRight

What shapes voting under constrained democracy? Ben Clements & Kyriaki Nanou examine Greece’s 1963–64 elections, showing economic concerns outweighed authoritarian legacies in driving political realignment. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/MFIcfsA @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #VotingBehavior

Are authoritarian legislatures mere rubber stamps? Hui Yang, Xiaohong Yu & Jiangrui Liu examine China’s Congress, showing bill revisions respond to party attention and public concern despite bureaucratic constraints. Read more: buff.ly/rJr5qVX @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci

How we speak shapes how we feel represented - using original survey data from Germany, @martingross.bsky.social & @wurthmann.bsky.social show dialect speakers feel less politically represented & prefer politicians who speak their dialect. OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/iVEXmZv @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

How do memories of wartime violence affect post-war inter-group attitudes? Dino Hadzic shows war memory activation increases hostility toward out-group members, especially among those who experienced violence firsthand. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/JXQgz1K @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci

How much do experts really shape public trust in policy decisions? Ilkka Koiranen & @henriksc.bsky.social argue university researchers can enhance perceived legitimacy, but their impact varies by issue, outcome favorability & perceived importance. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/w30Ilia #polsky #polsci

Why do citizens support participation but not take part? Steven N. Blok's article shows those favouring direct democracy are less engaged than technocratic or politician-averse groups. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/XQSUUYB @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci #PoliticalParticipation #eupolitics

Do youth wings produce the party members parties want? Niklas Bolin et al examine 5,000+ members, showing active participation matters more than time served. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/Mphqpok @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci #PoliticalParties

How to move beyond capitalism from within capitalism? Aiste Pagirenaite argues that the capitalist state can be used strategically by prefigurative organisations to build better - sustainable, democratic, and fairer - futures. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/WRwpmTn @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polisky

Do authoritarians, populists and radicals view democracy differently? @dielea.bsky.social examines 14k Western Europeans, showing authoritarianism, not populism or radicalism, poses the greatest challenge to liberal democracy. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/bs7LLul @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky

Why did class voting in Britain rise, then decline? @olliheath.bsky.social, Humphrey Southall, Paula Aucott & @caprosser.com examine elections from 1885-2024, arguing political agency explains class dealignment better than social change. OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/klGDUJz @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

How do populist citizens understand democracy? Patricia Rehus & @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social find they tend to support direct democracy & are less supportive of liberal principles. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/iFe83Nd @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky

New paper from me, Olli Heath, Humphrey Southall and Paula Aucott, just out in @polstudies.bsky.social: The rise and fall of class voting in Britain, 1885–2024 We link ~140 years of census and election data to map the relationship between class and vote in Britain doi.org/10.1177/0032...

Politicized pejoration - @erikbleich.bsky.social, Husam AlZubaidy, Andrey Cao, Abigail Chang, Nikki Sadat, Abby Ward & A Maurits van der Veen develop the concept through a case study of the term “woke” in the US. Read more: buff.ly/dIWpziD @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

How do non-party actors view far-right parties in Australia? @imogenrichards.bsky.social, Callum Jones, Jordan McSwiney & @kurtsengul.bsky.social explore perceptions & relationships within the far-right ecosystem beyond formal politics. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/IbeMNRL @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

How does internal migration affect political life in autocracies? Yuequan Guo & Jiannan Zhao examine how returning migrants in China show higher political efficacy & shifted forms of participation. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/j3YDmft @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

Does polarization increase violence toward political candidates? Morten Harmening & @donyhu.bsky.social examine how ideological divides fuel aggression in democratic elections. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/hcTBuWh @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #germany

What shapes voting under constrained democracy? Ben Clements & Kyriaki Nanou examine Greece’s 1963–64 elections, showing economic concerns outweighed authoritarian legacies in driving political realignment. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/MFIcfsA @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsci #VotingBehaviour

Should political parties pick their parliamentary candidates by lottery among members? William Bosworth, Keith Dowding & Adriano Giuliani examine sortition within parties as a guard against elite capture while preserving deliberation. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/BLRVnZO @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

How we speak shapes how we feel represented - using original survey data from Germany, @martingross.bsky.social & @wurthmann.bsky.social show dialect speakers feel less politically represented & prefer politicians who speak their dialect. OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/iVEXmZv @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

In what senses might body counts be, paradoxically, both humanizing and dehumanizing? @moyalloyd.bsky.social explores the role that orders of grievability play in determining whose lives are counted, and how. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/ROxvtCj @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky

How much do experts really shape public trust in policy decisions? Ilkka Koiranen & @henriksc.bsky.social argue university researchers can enhance perceived legitimacy, but their impact varies by issue, outcome favorability & perceived importance. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/w30Ilia #polsky #polsci

Is it rational to expect to win elections? @mbarnfield.bsky.social argues so-called "wishful thinking" about election outcomes is part of how voters make rational sense of their role in democracies. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/IbHauRb @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

Do youth wings produce the party members parties want? Niklas Bolin et al examine 5,000+ members, showing active participation matters more than time served. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/Mphqpok @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci #PoliticalParties

How do people adapt to sanctions in authoritarian contexts? Yechan Moon & Taehee Whang show informal economies in North Korea expand where sanctions hit hardest. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/vblP2x5 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

Do authoritarians, populists and radicals view democracy differently? @dielea.bsky.social examines 14k Western Europeans, showing authoritarianism, not populism or radicalism, poses the greatest challenge to liberal democracy. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/bs7LLul @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky

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/KgSgY3Q @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

🚨New article out 🚨 In @polstudies.bsky.social, we explore whether youth wings nurture the members parties want, using data from 5,000+ youth wing members in six European countries. Youth wings appear to shape members, but not always in the ways parties might expect.

Alarmed to realise that my attempt to offer a fresh perspective on the partisan "bias" in electoral expectations, and what it means for democracy, was accepted for publication almost a year ago. tl;dr: voters hope their vote isn't futile, and that's OK.

How does media framing shape perceptions of election winners? Thomas M. Meyer & Katjana Gattermann argue equivalency framing influences voter views, especially for ambivalent voters. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/ICsFhmM @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky

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/hSfSSnh @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

How does China’s socialist past shape today’s ideas of justice? Xiaojun Yan & La Li find a link between people’s current political orientation and their formative-age lifeworld. Read more: buff.ly/NZl8l3w @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

What shapes party membership in Hungary’s democratic backslide? Annamária Sebestyén traces how socialization trajectories in youth lead to party affiliation amid autocratization. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/VwHTfoG @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

How does internal migration affect political life in autocracies? Yuequan Guo & Jiannan Zhao examine how returning migrants in China show higher political efficacy & shifted forms of participation. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/j3YDmft @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

Can mainstreaming of the far right help normalise undemocratic practices? @mlorimer.bsky.social & Matteo Cavallaro explore the case of Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, showing how the party still displays elements of continuity with its neofascist predecessor. Read OPEN ACCESS:

Does polarization increase violence toward political candidates? Morten Harmening & @donyhu.bsky.social examine how ideological divides fuel aggression in democratic elections. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/hcTBuWh @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #germany

How can resilience of democratic procedures, processes & principles be improved? Aurel Croissant & @larslott.bsky.social present a novel conceptualization & measurements of democratic resilience: buff.ly/SAwajGZ (OPEN ACCESS) @vdeminstitute.bsky.social @fau @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

Should political parties pick their parliamentary candidates by lottery among members? William Bosworth, Keith Dowding & Adriano Giuliani examine sortition within parties as a guard against elite capture while preserving deliberation. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/BLRVnZO @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Can apocalyptic thinking serve democracy? Joe PL Davidson argues for “apocalyptic democracy” as a response to institutional collapse & crisis. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/Fj3qOXX @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

In what senses might body counts be, paradoxically, both humanizing and dehumanizing? @moyalloyd.bsky.social explores the role that orders of grievability play in determining whose lives are counted, and how. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/ROxvtCj @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky

Using #ESS data & multigroup path analysis, @johannahornung.bsky.social examines how trust mediates the effects of ideology, partisanship & cultural worldviews on vaccine uptake in Italy & Switzerland. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/cMAWNKG #COVID19 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

Is it rational to expect to win elections? @mbarnfield.bsky.social argues so-called "wishful thinking" about election outcomes is part of how voters make rational sense of their role in democracies. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/IbHauRb @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

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

How do people adapt to sanctions in authoritarian contexts? Yechan Moon & Taehee Whang show informal economies in North Korea expand where sanctions hit hardest. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/vblP2x5 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

What explains European political parties's positions on military spending? Eoin Lazaridis Power finds evidence for the Soviet Union's role in shaping left-wing party preferences & for the international system's role in structuring domestic political competition. Read OPEN ACCCESS: buff.ly/oExyDGf

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/KgSgY3Q @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com