IN NEW ISSUE: Selecting Diversity: @fionacbarker.bsky.social & @samcrawley.bsky.social examine ethnicity, party strategies & candidate selection in New Zealand Elections (1996–2020) - buff.ly/ZQWufTG (OPEN ACCESS) @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/r2FnjwH @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky

IN NEW ISSUE: Do citizens disobey the law when they feel elections are rigged? @cschnaudt.bsky.social examines how perceptions of electoral integrity relate to citizens’ law compliance. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/49uZK4g @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky

IN NEW ISSUE: Narrating Against Uncertainty: Adélie Chevée examines post-2021 Syrian Uprising newspapers to show how documentation helped build the opposition narrative with fact-finding & storytelling. Read more: buff.ly/VmH83l1 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social

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/5jJfmER @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

IN NEW ISSUE: Refugee Resettlement - @mgerver.bsky.social, Faten Ghosn & @mirandasimon.bsky.social draw upon a sample of Syrian refugees in Lebanon & find their resettlement preferences are 'adaptive'. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/3ZnH2Hn @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social #polsky

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/GOuVKF1 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

IN NEW ISSUE: Relational Equality & Extreme Social Exclusion - Giacomo Floris develops a novel theory of social exclusion explaining how society fails to treat socially excluded individuals as equals: buff.ly/D7xSDCs (OPEN ACCESS) @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/7pI3wXn @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky

IN NEW ISSUE: Macroeconomic Sovereignty in the European Economic and Monetary Union - Stefano Merlo takes a republican approach when examining the subject. Read in @polstudies.bsky.social: buff.ly/tZiAbMV @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

IN NEW ISSUE: Why did Australia border earlier than most others for #Covid19? Diego Leiva Van De Maele, @drjesskirk.bsky.social, @cosmohoward.bsky.social, Mariel Verroya & @saraedavies.bsky.social examine Australia’s policy at the time: buff.ly/bJgFcDB (OPEN ACCESS) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

IN NEW ISSUE: Intra-executive dynamics & presidential popularity: Maarika Kujanen examines how party-political shifts & president/government clashes shape public opinion: buff.ly/hWb4xoU (OPEN ACCESS) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsci #polsky

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/bjYRMM7 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

IN NEW ISSUE: Navigating the Secular Landscape - Steven Kettell examines the religious discourse on transgender rights in the United Kingdom. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/ustNy7i @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social #transrights @sagepub.com #polsci #polsky

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/RIP41sg @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

IN NEW ISSUE: Localizing Human Rights: Modeling Human Rights Cities - Gil Shaham-Maymon examines how citizens & political actors attempt & succeed to center the human rights ethos in their city: buff.ly/5I4mMqR (OPEN ACCESS) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

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/41ytiiP @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

🚨 We have a new article out in Political Studies Will hopefully be of interest to scholars of the far-right, party politics, social movements, and anyone drawing breath really Led by the excellent Imogen Richards, & Callum Jones & with Jordan McSwiney & me journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

IN NEW ISSUE: Does local area social mobility affect political alienation? Andrew McNeil & Patrick Sturgis (@patricksturg.bsky.social) find it depends. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/Uty9AVW @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social #ukpolitics @sagepub.com #polsci #polsky

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/9Kk2C8J @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #germany

IN NEW ISSUE: What is the 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/NLJLIFU @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.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/FkNNKQc @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

IN NEW ISSUE: The transformation of the Belgian Christian-democratic party - @thomlegein.bsky.social & @s-rgi.bsky.social examine how this process concentrated power in the party leader's & a shadow advisor's hands: buff.ly/40wBrjS (OPEN ACCESS) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.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/EmBVoYn @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky

IN NEW ISSUE: To praise or to pressure? Iskander De Bruycker (@iskanderdebruycker.bsky.social) examines the patterns of social media advocacy during #Covid19 across 9 countries. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/WSRXF5L @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsci #polsky

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/g5aHeG0 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

IN NEW ISSUE: What policies do individuals at risk of automation prefer their governments to implement in response to this threat? Nicolas Bicchi, @ainagallego.bsky.social & Alexander Kuo investigate the subject: buff.ly/HV8XE8Z @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @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

IN NEW ISSUE: Trust and Inequality of Opportunities - A M Jaime-Castillo (@amjaime.bsky.social) & F Herreros (@fherreros18.bsky.social) argue inequality of opportunities deteriorates interpersonal trust: buff.ly/DM56IXh @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polisky

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/I5TbA9U @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

IN NEW ISSUE: Are parties punished for raising taxes? Todd Donovan, Shaun Bowler, Michael Thrasher, Galina Borisyuk & David Brockington examine the electoral consequences of tax increases: buff.ly/JHJ02wa @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

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

IN NEW ISSUE: Workplace Democracy - Christian Schemmel investigates which central policy, if any, follows from liberal republican principles for achieving workplace non-domination. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/4fn5KgW @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

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/664rloK @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

IN NEW ISSUE: Do party or candidate campaigns boost momentum? Justin Fisher, Edward Fieldhouse & David Cutts analyse data from 3 #UKGE and find strong evidence the answer is yes. Read in @polstudies.bsky.social: buff.ly/49CHS7R (OPEN ACCESS) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social

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/jlK9FRM @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

IN NEW ISSUE: British attitudes to ‘Europe’ have been long characterised as ‘reluctant’. @jamesrdennison.bsky.social explores the exception between 1988–1992 - Britain’s Pro-European Moment: buff.ly/3D41PIx (OPEN ACCESS) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social #ECRs @sagepub.com

Our August 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

I have a new article out at @polstudies.bsky.social. In "Electoral Hope", I make the case that supposedly irrational "wishful thinking" is actually a crucial part of how voters make rational sense of their role in democracies. OA link: doi.org/10.1177/0032...

🚨 We will be on summer hiatus from 1st to 31st August 2025. During this time, authors won't be able to submit new manuscripts & there won't be any social media posts. The editorial team will continue processing revised manuscripts and incoming reviews, so please feel free to submit those.

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/2qLFBrJ @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

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

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/EGbbcE4 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

The Parliamentary Origins of Party Strength in Western Europe before the Second World War: Simon Davidsson explains the historical origins of Western Europe's strong parties. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/40VrT1N @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

The green transition as both an analytical & a political concept - @jonathanpjwhite.bsky.social explores the intentions to which it responds, the assumptions with it & if these are well founded: buff.ly/VsWdF2M (OPEN ACCESS) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

Gen-Z Compulsory Turnout: @ammassarisofia.bsky.social, Ferran Martinez i Coma & @duncanmcdonnell.com examine what drives Gen-Z electoral behaviour by surveying them on their '22 AU federal election choices. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/3CAvTvp @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polisky

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/jVecQOh @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsci

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/EGt2uCw @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

What gets a country elected to the UN Security Council? Gary Uzonyi explores the role of regional relative democracy - read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/m5RO9ZE @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #elections #polsci #polsky #researchnote

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/5kBHwSt