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Has
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reshaped cabinet formation in Greece? Manina Kakepaki & Gerasimos Karoulas examine ministerial careers since 2000, showing the rise of academic technocrats under strong PMs & coalitions. Read more:
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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
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about 12 hours ago
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How do democratic transitions affect party politics beyond borders? Ubeydullah Ademi & Firat Kimya examine diffusion effects, showing transitions reduce democracy polarization in neighboring democracies over time. Read more:
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1 day ago
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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:
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1 day ago
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Why has the populist radical right failed in Scotland?
@davidevampa.bsky.social
, Alan Convery &
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examine how symbiotic polarization between SNP and Conservatives blocked PRRPs, until recently. Read OPEN ACCESS:
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#PartyPolitics
2 days ago
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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:
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3 days ago
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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:
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3 days ago
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How does migration diplomacy shape attitudes towards immigrants? Cameron Mailhot and
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explore a theory of bilateral reciprocity in the context of Kosovo. Read more:
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4 days ago
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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:
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#eupolitics
4 days ago
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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:
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4 days ago
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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:
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5 days ago
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Are visual strategies distinctive to populism? Francesco Melito &
@mattiazulianello.bsky.social
examine how political parties’ comms teams strategise, based on original interviews with professionals working directly with Italian parties. Read more:
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6 days ago
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Rethinking East Asia's welfare model: Nan Yang &
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's
#fsQCA
study challenges the Productivist Welfare Capitalism thesis:
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#SocialPolicy
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6 days ago
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Do negative encounters with immigrants activate personality effects in PRR support?
@cvalebeek.bsky.social
, Daniel Komáromy,
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find it's not generally the case but initial exposure & out-group framing may matter:
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7 days ago
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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:
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7 days ago
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What makes technical expertise a legitimate source of authority? Trym Nohr Fjørtoft (
@trymnf.com
) examines “technical legitimacy”, proposing conditions under which expertise can justify delegation to non-majoritarian institutions. Read OPEN ACCESS:
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8 days ago
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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:
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8 days ago
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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:
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#ECRs
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9 days ago
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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:
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9 days ago
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Focusing on centrism as a purported set of ideas – a centre beyond left and right –
@karlpike.bsky.social
offers a new theory of centrism as a structure for political action: a politics which oscillates between left and right. Read OPEN ACCESS:
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10 days ago
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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:
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10 days ago
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Does social trust shape immigration policy views?
@fqinya.bsky.social
examines Swedish twin data, arguing trust, rather than prosociality, drives more inclusive attitudes toward immigrants. Read OPEN ACCESS:
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#ImmigrationPolitics
#ECRs
11 days ago
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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:
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11 days ago
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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:
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12 days ago
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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:
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12 days ago
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Do far-right parties moderate or diversify their agendas over time? Belén Fernández-García examines Western Europe (1990–2025), showing stronger nativism alongside broader socioeconomic appeals. Read more:
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#polsci
#FarRightPolitics
13 days ago
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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:
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13 days ago
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What's wrong with the transition paradigm in environmental politics? Mathias Thaler argues A. Gramsci's concept of an 'interregnum' can help us better understand politics in the Anthropocene. Read OPEN ACCESS:
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14 days ago
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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:
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14 days ago
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Is meat consumption becoming political?
@willemboterman.bsky.social
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@eelcoharteveld.bsky.social
examine Dutch surveys showing meat eating aligns with right-wing ideology & climate scepticism. Read OPEN ACCESS:
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15 days ago
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Is discrimination wrong because of what it expresses or how it’s deliberated? Bjørn Hallsson &
@vikipedersen.bsky.social
argue expressive disrespect drives moral judgment for everyone, while deliberation matters mainly for Independents & Republicans. More:
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Moral Judgments of Discrimination: The Effects of Expressive and Deliberative Disrespect - Bjørn Gunnar Hallsson, Viki Lyngby Hvid, 2026
Why is discrimination morally wrong, and how does political partisanship shape moral judgments of discrimination? Several theories locate the distinctive moral ...
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15 days ago
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Is there a gender gap in satisfaction with monetary policy?
@carogarriga.bsky.social
examines attitudes towards the Bank of England, finding a small, but statistically significant, gender gap. Read OPEN ACCESS:
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16 days ago
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Do perceptions of low economic status limit support for welfare taxes? Laura Lungu examines survey data showing those feeling poorer favour equality yet resist tax rises to fund welfare. Read OPEN ACCESS:
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#WelfarePolitics
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16 days ago
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How do age & education shape non-institutional forms of
#PoliticalParticipation
? Oliveira, Ribeiro & Carvalho examine how self-rated health & civic engagement are moderated by age & education in South Europe. Read OPEN ACCESS:
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17 days ago
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IN NEW ISSUE: Why do interest organizations network with their opponents?
@marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social
, Andrea Pritoni,
@wmjunk.bsky.social
&
@michelecrepaz.bsky.social
examine the logic of brokerage. Read OPEN ACCESS:
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17 days ago
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Can the impact of economic crises on political trust be mitigated?
@charlotteboucher.fr
studies the effect of different measures of social support on trust during the
#COVID19
pandemic in Europe. More:
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18 days ago
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IN NEW ISSUE: Does the public disapprove of leaders who back down to initiate negotiation with non-state armed actors? Zlatin Mitkov & Michael Yekple examine leader-public interactions during domestic security crises:
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18 days ago
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How often do ethnic elites use grievance frames online?
@frederikgremler.bsky.social
, Lea Haiges,
@nilsweidmann.bsky.social
& Christina Zuber examine 646k posts showing such frames are rare & track political, not economic, inequality. Read OPEN ACCESS:
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19 days ago
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IN NEW ISSUE: Kimonos, Ponchos and Blue Jeans: Rafael Shimabukuro explores the role of clothing in populism through an analysis of Alberto Fujimori, Peru’s one-time autocrat (1990–2000). Read OPEN ACCESS:
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19 days ago
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22 days ago
Happy to publish my latest article in
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"Policy Diversification without Ideological Attenuation: The Programmatic Changes of Western European Far-Right Parties (1990–2025)"
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#farright
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How do youth bulges reshape political participation in Africa?
@michaelkumove.bsky.social
& Karin Dyrstad examine age-period-cohort effects showing rising protest & declining turnout as youth ratios grow. Read OPEN ACCESS:
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20 days ago
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IN NEW ISSUE: How do different types of
#polarization
affect political
#corruption
? Áron Hajnal analyses a panel of 153 countries (2000-2021) to examine this & how regime type moderates these effects. Read OPEN ACCESS:
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20 days ago
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Congrats to our Honourable Mention for the Harrison Prize 2025: "Racial Inequality and Support for Democracy" by
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@leahchristiani.bsky.social
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#polsci
#inequality
#democracy
21 days ago
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IN NEW ISSUE: Who Do People Prefer to Be in Charge? Tessa Haesevoets,
@verschuerebram.bsky.social
, Kim Dierckx, Alain Van Hiel & Arne Roets examine UK Citizens’ preferences for politicians, citizens, experts & AI in policymaking:
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21 days ago
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IN NEW ISSUE: Who commits religious discrimination, and why? Brendan Szendro's article 'Defining the Contours of Religion, State, and Modernity' examines this question. Read OPEN ACCESS:
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22 days ago
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Congrats to the winner of the Harrison Prize for best article published in a 2025 issue: "Why Are Graduates More Socially Liberal? Estimating the Effect of Higher Education on Political Values Through Variation in University Experience " by
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23 days ago
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IN NEW ISSUE: Perceived Democraticness of Parties From Citizens’ Perspectives:
@chankaming.bsky.social
& Laura B Stephenson use evidence from Canada to examine this subject. Read OPEN ACCESS:
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23 days ago
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🧵 This International Women's Day we're celebrating recently published articles by female authors in the journal's "Most Read" and "Most Cited" lists. Check these out, and the works of many more female authors, at the journal's webpage.
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24 days ago
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IN NEW ISSUE: What drives populists to accept expert advice? Cross-country study by A Peresman,
@thoruplars.bsky.social
,
@honoratam.bsky.social
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@m-b-petersen.bsky.social
compares how populists & non-populists evaluate expertise:
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24 days ago
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IN NEW ISSUE: Politics Vs Economics:
@daparicio95.bsky.social
, Maria Teresa Balaguer-Coll, Arne Risa Hole & Emili Tortosa-Ausina examine how Spain’s asymmetric fiscal system has shaped regional inequality:
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