Independent and minor party success is concentrated in inner-urban and rural seats — not the suburbs. And since 2011, women make up nearly 60% of newly elected IMPs. Hayman, Spies-Butcher & Riboldi find evidence of enduring realignment, not just backlash. doi.org/10.1080/1036...

New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social: Is the Community Independents Movement about electing candidates or empowering communities? Hendriks, Lloyd-Hurwitz & Reid find this tension is the CIM’s defining internal challenge - and that managing it is key to its unity. doi.org/10.1080/1036...

New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social: Minor parties & independents account for 16% of disclosed federal political funding, but their funding profiles are strikingly different from each other, and from the majors. First systematic study of non-major electoral finance in Australia. doi.org/10.1080/1036...

Independent and minor party success is concentrated in inner-urban and rural seats — not the suburbs. And since 2011, women make up nearly 60% of newly elected IMPs. Hayman, Spies-Butcher & Riboldi find evidence of enduring realignment, not just backlash. doi.org/10.1080/1036...

New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social: Is the Community Independents Movement about electing candidates or empowering communities? Hendriks, Lloyd-Hurwitz & Reid find this tension is the CIM’s defining internal challenge - and that managing it is key to its unity. doi.org/10.1080/1036...

New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social: 34% of non-US universities require all three elements of Wahlke elements of a political science curriculum vs just 18% in the US. Richard Frank’s cross-national study of 218 programs across 5 democracies reveals what drives curriculum design. doi.org/10.1080/1036...

New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social: the US military suppressed the Diné language in boarding schools - then extracted it as a military weapon. Sulagna Basu analyses this contradiction through the concept of ‘technification’ in settler militarism.

New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social: Minor parties & independents account for 16% of disclosed federal political funding, but their funding profiles are strikingly different from each other, and from the majors. First systematic study of non-major electoral finance in Australia. doi.org/10.1080/1036...

New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social: Real domestic emissions barely moved in Labor’s first term. Matthew Ryan argues the ALP’s climate approach is a Faustian bargain with private capital — and its ‘tactical fatalism’ on fossil fuels is driving us deeper into overshoot. doi.org/10.1080/1036...

New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social: 34% of non-US universities require all three elements of Wahlke elements of a political science curriculum vs just 18% in the US. Richard Frank’s cross-national study of 218 programs across 5 democracies reveals what drives curriculum design. doi.org/10.1080/1036...

New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social: JRG didn’t reshape student choices - it deepened a curriculum crisis already underway. Thompson & Gerard find HASS course offerings at four universities fell by over 60% since 2017, driven by chronic underfunding, not the price signal. doi.org/10.1080/1036...

New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social: the US military suppressed the Diné language in boarding schools - then extracted it as a military weapon. Sulagna Basu analyses this contradiction through the concept of ‘technification’ in settler militarism. doi.org/10.1080/1036...

New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social: Real domestic emissions barely moved in Labor’s first term. Matthew Ryan argues the ALP’s climate approach is a Faustian bargain with private capital — and its ‘tactical fatalism’ on fossil fuels is driving us deeper into overshoot. doi.org/10.1080/1036...

New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social: JRG didn’t reshape student choices - it deepened a curriculum crisis already underway. Thompson & Gerard find HASS course offerings at four universities fell by over 60% since 2017, driven by chronic underfunding, not the price signal. doi.org/10.1080/1036...

New in AusJPS: Lindsay Katz, Inessa De Angelis & Rohan Alexander analyse 535,961 statements in Australian parliamentary debates to examine gender, party and interruptions in the House of Representatives. www.tandfonline.com/...

📣Reminder✨ The Peter Balint Memorial Prize in Political Theory is taking submissions. 🎓Awarded for an unpublished paper that makes a significant scholarly contribution to political theory. 🏆Includes a monetary award + pathway to publication with @ausjpolsci.bsky.social 🔗 tinyurl.com/peterbalint

New in AusJPS: Lindsay Katz, Inessa De Angelis & Rohan Alexander analyse 535,961 statements in Australian parliamentary debates to examine gender, party and interruptions in the House of Representatives.

New in AJPS: Katharine Gelber uses queer autoethnography to analyse donor conception law reform in Queensland, highlighting the emotions and labour behind long-term political change.

New in AusJPS: Olli Hellmann examines how history is mobilised in climate and conservation politics, analysing 25,000+ submissions on Aotearoa New Zealand’s Fast-track Approvals Bill.

New in AusJPS: Amanda Williams & Vanessa Rose analyse the Morrison government’s “gas-fired recovery”, showing how gas was constructed as central to economic recovery, energy transition and fossil fuel longevity.

New in AusJPS: Claire Fitzpatrick examines #ShoutYourAbortion and #RoevWade, asking how hashtags can amplify feminist counterpublics while also revealing the limits of deliberation in hostile digital spaces.

New in AJPS: Katharine Gelber uses queer autoethnography to analyse donor conception law reform in Queensland, highlighting the emotions and labour behind long-term political change.

"Enduring realignment: gender and geography in Australian independent and minor party politics". New and open access from @phoebehayman.bsky.social, @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social and me in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social @popgroupaus.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Thought-provoking to read the article below after reading danah boyd's new article on the evolution of social media into parasocial media. bsky.app/profile/kate...

Worth a read if you are interested in the effects of government intervention in humanities & social sciences education (in this case the policy of “jobs ready graduates” made HASS degrees more $$$ for Australian uni students - with a non-surprising result)

New in AusJPS: Adele Webb, Katharina Esau & Nicole Curato introduce a special issue on transformations in the public sphere, rethinking publicness, deliberation and democracy in platformised media environments. www.tandfonline.com/...

New in AusJPS: Amanda Williams & Vanessa Rose analyse the Morrison government’s “gas-fired recovery”, showing how gas was constructed as central to economic recovery, energy transition and fossil fuel longevity.

New in @ausjps: Kate Thompson & Kelly Gerard examine Job Ready Graduates, HASS curriculum rationalisation and the Australian regulatory state - showing how disciplines are pushed to articulate their value in economic terms.

New in AusJPS: Claire Fitzpatrick examines #ShoutYourAbortion and #RoevWade, asking how hashtags can amplify feminist counterpublics while also revealing the limits of deliberation in hostile digital spaces. www.tandfonline.com/...

Publication day! Here I try to figure out what the ALP is up to with climate and energy. I argue by relying on private capital to build out its "transition", the Albanese gvt will ultimately fail to decarbonise. Open access! No paywall! @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We've got a new paper out in the @ausjpolsci.bsky.social! We tracked the money behind minor parties and independents across electoral cycles. What we found confirms some key assumptions about political finance in Australia, but challenges others🧵

New in @ausjps: Jacob Broom analyses the Housing Australia Future Fund as a case of financialised policymaking, asking what it reveals about Labor, housing policy and the politics of social democracy. www.tandfonline.com/...

New in AusJPS: Adele Webb, Katharina Esau & Nicole Curato introduce a special issue on transformations in the public sphere, rethinking publicness, deliberation and democracy in platformised media environments. www.tandfonline.com/...

New in @ausjps: Llani Kennealy & Eleanor Gordon make the capability case for recruiting older women into the Australian Defence Force, challenging outdated assumptions about age, gender and the “soldier ideal”.

New in @ausjps: Kate Thompson & Kelly Gerard examine Job Ready Graduates, HASS curriculum rationalisation and the Australian regulatory state - showing how disciplines are pushed to articulate their value in economic terms. www.tandfonline.com/...

SPECIAL ISSUE CALL! Proposals due 30 September files.taylorandfrancis.com/cajp-call-fo...

New in @ausjps: Jacob Broom analyses the Housing Australia Future Fund as a case of financialised policymaking, asking what it reveals about Labor, housing policy and the politics of social democracy. www.tandfonline.com/...

New in @ausjps: Llani Kennealy & Eleanor Gordon make the capability case for recruiting older women into the Australian Defence Force, challenging outdated assumptions about age, gender and the “soldier ideal”. www.tandfonline.com/...

How has anti-LGBTQIA+ mobilisation evolved in Australia? Kurt Sengul & Barrie Shannon map the far-right’s emerging “anti-gender” countermovement. New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/...

What holds the online “manosphere” together? Kate Scott argues it functions as a “defensive networked public”, where digital platforms help anti-feminist ideas spread and persist. New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/...

What would it mean for public institutions to truly listen? Laura Davy and Molly Saunders examine the NDIS and argue meaningful participation requires systemic—not just interpersonal—listening. New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/...

How has anti-LGBTQIA+ mobilisation evolved in Australia? Kurt Sengul & Barrie Shannon map the far-right’s emerging “anti-gender” countermovement. New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social

Is the rural–urban divide about where people live—or who they’re connected to? Luke Ashton, Anika Gauja, Darren Halpin and Shaun Ratcliff show both place and rural connections shape policy attitudes in Australia. New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/...

What holds the online “manosphere” together? Kate Scott argues it functions as a “defensive networked public”, where digital platforms help anti-feminist ideas spread and persist. New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/...

What would it mean for public institutions to truly listen? Laura Davy and Molly Saunders examine the NDIS and argue meaningful participation requires systemic—not just interpersonal—listening. New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/...

Is “fringe” politics entering Australian local government? Mark Chou, Rachel Busbridge, Benjamin Moffitt and Luke Dean map fringe candidates in the 2024 NSW and Victorian council elections—and find almost one-quarter were elected. New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social

Is the rural–urban divide about where people live—or who they’re connected to? Luke Ashton, Anika Gauja, Darren Halpin and Shaun Ratcliff show both place and rural connections shape policy attitudes in Australia. New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/...

Do immigrants vote as a bloc? Jie Huang, Jack Vowles and Kate McMillan show voting among ethnic Chinese New Zealanders varies significantly by country of origin—and that early political experiences matter. New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/...

Who produces knowledge about Australia’s aid in the Pacific? Mark Opoku Amankwa, Kwadwo Adusei-Asante, Portia Nana Ama Brempong, Joseph Acheampong Ofori & Amidu Mutaru map the scholarship & argue Pacific scholars should lead the research agenda New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/...

Is “fringe” politics entering Australian local government? Mark Chou, Rachel Busbridge, Benjamin Moffitt and Luke Dean map fringe candidates in the 2024 NSW and Victorian council elections—and find almost one-quarter were elected. New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/...