IN NEW ISSUE: Ethnic voting - @scrosenzweig.bsky.social examines the subject through the lens of group norms & social pressure using data from Africa. Read in more: buff.ly/YYogOYs #polsci @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsci #poisky

How does migration diplomacy shape attitudes towards immigrants? Cameron Mailhot and @ninaobermeier.com explore a theory of bilateral reciprocity in the context of Kosovo. Read more: buff.ly/tT3hPwJ @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

IN NEW ISSUE: Analysing protest participation - @danmercea.bsky.social, @feligsantos.bsky.social & Matthias Hoffmann argue it's a gradient, beyond the binary of participation and non-participation & suggest practical mobilisation pathways: buff.ly/XfEkdYm (OPEN ACCESS) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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/MnhqzaY @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky

IN NEW ISSUE: What Defines a Discipline & How We Teach & Study It? Blair, @teachpolitics.bsky.social, Gann, Honeyman, Bellaby, Kolpinskaya, Adams & @northcarolinaexpat.bsky.social examine HE Politics and IR curricula & the implications of benchmark statements: buff.ly/IcBUK36 @sagepub.com

What drives the stability & change of issue ownership perceptions in election campaigns? Lionel Marquis & @anketresch.bsky.social show voters who quickly see a party as issue owner tend to stick and vote for it; slower judgments shift more during campaigns. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/5Ofj4Ma #polsci

IN NEW ISSUE: A Two-Track Model of Deliberation - Palle Bech-Pedersen & Christian Carl discuss the relationship between deliberative democracy, compromise, and consensus. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/2a9dQEu @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

Rethinking East Asia's welfare model: Nan Yang & @stefankuehner.bsky.social's #fsQCA study challenges the Productivist Welfare Capitalism thesis: buff.ly/8WPPdgx #WelfareRegimes #SocialPolicy #PoliticalEconomy #Globalisation @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

Our November issue is now out!📘 Read the latest research findings in all areas of #politics and #IR in @polstudies.bsky.social: buff.ly/3Q7MYjF The journal publishes rigorous and original work significant to the whole discipline. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

Do patterns of coalition management affect governance outcomes in multiparty presidential regimes? Paul Chaisty & Timothy J. Power examine how cabinet proportionality predicts accountability and public goods. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/XhsfrKp @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social

Why do opposition parties in autocracies struggle to unite? Jonas Bergan Draege & @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social examine how resource asymmetry & high-pressure moments like protests deepen fragmentation. Read more: buff.ly/k2arX2i @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

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

How does climate-induced stress fuel conflict & displacement? Malena López Bremme & @ssregilme.bsky.social examine Syria as a case of ecocide, showing how drought & mismanagement intensified war & migration. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/PAiCLTg @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social

How does electoral volatility influence party system polarization? Juliusz Gastev explores the relationship in the Latin American context from 1992 to 2018. Read the research note OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/0gfeSSP @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

Does partisanship explain policy preferences across the urban-rural divide? Kattalina Berriochoa shows rural Republicans especially are at odds with their party when it comes to #education funding. Read OPEN ACCESS buff.ly/6WSjIt0 @excinequality.bsky.social @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

How do ecological activists use expert knowledge to stage scenes of dissensus & what does this reveal about expertise & democracy? @aehyvonen.bsky.social reformulates radical democratic theory to offer new insights into both questions. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/kXLuWCS @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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/bAeTSOE @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

Are lawmakers marginalized in the legislative process based on their skin tone? René Rejón & Sergio Bárcena assess how skin color affects access to leadership & legislative effectiveness in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/OHX2eKb @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

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/1IN07tN @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

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/LPf1g32 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky

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: buff.ly/ElYnx4u

How does republican theory reimagine economic freedom? Sean Irving explores John Francis Bray’s economic republicanism and its implications for markets and justice. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/JPdP0r0 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

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/N25dyXQ (OPEN ACCESS) @vdeminstitute.bsky.social @fau @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

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. More: buff.ly/VbUfBAY @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

Can social media shift policy - even in authoritarian regimes? @anaineslanger.bsky.social, Hua Wang & @j-duckett.bsky.social explore how China strategically responded to online #COVID19 concerns. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/oLQoSVT @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

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/Zta97E8 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky

Can apocalyptic thinking serve democracy? Joe PL Davidson argues for “apocalyptic democracy” as a response to institutional collapse & crisis. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/3JEqoKT @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

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/zc4rybp @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

Why do some explanations for public budget cuts work better than others? @rtpedersen.bsky.social & Paw Hansen examine how justification-based strategies reduce citizen opposition to cuts. Read more: buff.ly/siVcxu3 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.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/NAkMOVU @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Do fiscal deficits threaten finance ministers’ survival equally across regimes? Jonas Willibald Schmid & Lasse Aaskoven argue deficits raise removal risks in democracies but not autocracies. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/6UHXwlJ @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky

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/co0iCBx @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

How does migration diplomacy shape attitudes towards immigrants? Cameron Mailhot and @ninaobermeier.com explore a theory of bilateral reciprocity in the context of Kosovo. Read more: buff.ly/tT3hPwJ @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

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/BqdwY66 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #germany

Are populist voters more anti-democratic than other citizens? New research shows while populist citizens' version of democracy may be illiberal, it is not outright anti-democratic. ✍ Patricia Rehus & @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social @polstudies.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

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For the first time in digital format - read 1992's Judith N. Shklar’s paper “Rights in the Liberal Tradition” in @polstudies.bsky.social: buff.ly/a6vKy69 #PSHighlyViewed 10/10 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social #polsky @sagepub.com #polsci

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/fZ1kJmC @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

What kind of collective action leads to social justice & how? Chikako Endo proposes crafting democratic institutions from the bottom-up to re-orient structural processes in ways that resist oppression. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/WIpNNbU #PSHighlyViewed 9/10 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

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/TVnhTUr @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky

What was the ‘alt’ in alt-right, alt-lite, & alt-left? @benmoffitt.bsky.social traces these terms’ development & interrogates the construction, meaning & utility of the ‘alt’ modifier in US politics. Read more: buff.ly/0YY3ruG #PSHighlyViewed 8/10 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polisky

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/VwihdOi @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

The effect of political trust on participation - Ebe Ouattara & @eefjesteenvoorden.bsky.social argue political trust operates as a (dis)incentive, rather than a resource spurring participation. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/DQuxVQ2 #PSHighlyViewed 7/10 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky @sagepub.com

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 are the political effects of organizational ties between parties & interest groups? Maiken Røed, @allernelin.bsky.social & @vibekewoien.bsky.social examine the relationship between party-interest group ties & political influence. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/h7NaH4Y #PSHighlyViewed 6/10 #polsci

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/Il0vmj3 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

What can individual politicians do to build and sustain the trust of citizens? @jamesweinberg1.bsky.social argues for more contact and authentic communication. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/QCNn4vS #PSHighlyViewed 5/10 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social #polsky @sagepub.com #polsky

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/vs83EPD @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky

What is far-right’s foreign policy outlook? @thorstenwojczewski.bsky.social tests a proposed theoretical framework through a comparative analysis of two German right parties. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/WYWJAyA #PSHighlyViewed 4/10 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

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/TpqG6OV @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com