"Who Should Be the Master of My Words? On Political Authority and Linguistic Justice" by Sergi Morales-Gálvez. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"The Supply of Conspiracism in State-Controlled Media" by Gabriel Koehler-Derrick, Richard A. Nielsen, and David Romney. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"Defending Elections Against the Oligarchic Charge" by Palle Bech-Pedersen. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"Military Power and Ideological Appeals of Religious Extremists" by Luwei Ying. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"The Politics of Disaster Prevention" by Martin Gilens, Tali Mendelberg, and Nicholas Short. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"How Exiles Mobilize Domestic Dissent" by Elizabeth R. Nugent and Alexandra A. Siegel. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"The Role of Issue Salience and Competitive Advantages in Spatial Models of Political Competition" by Anna-Sophie Kurella and Milena Rapp. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"The Politicization of Bureaucrats: Evidence from Brazil" by Anderson Frey and Rogerio Santarrosa. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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"Do Politicians Listen to Youth Wings? Evidence from an Elite Experiment" by Henrik Bech Seeberg. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"Preposterous Fake News, the Breach of Democratic Trust, and Intellectual Humility" by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti and Federica Liveriero. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"Intraparty Competition, Geographic Responsiveness and Incumbent Deselection in Closed-List Proportional Representation" by Jochen Rehmert. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"Ticket Splitting in a Nationalized Era" by Shiro Kuriwaki. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"Disguised Repression: Targeting Opponents with Nonpolitical Crimes to Undermine Dissent" by Jennifer Pan, Xu Xu, and Yiqing Xu. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Beyond transparency: Democratizing algorithmic governance doi.org/10.1086/738971 Paper forthcoming in @thejop.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @pamukz.bsky.social

"Democracy, Inequality, and Antitrust" by Michael O. Allen, Kenneth Scheve, and David Stasavage. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"Normalization of Censorship: Evidence from China" by Tony Zirui Yang. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"Do Integration Courses Influence Refugees’ Integration Trajectories? Evidence from Norway" by Jeremy Ferwerda and Henning Finseraas. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"Public Perceptions of Corporate Position-Taking on Abortion and Transgender Rights" by Wayde Z. C. Marsh and Jordan Carr Peterson. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"Breaking News: A Model of Media Competition, Fact-Checking, and Political Accountability" by Giovanni Andreottola and Antoni-Italo De Moragas. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

The new issue of The Journal of Politics is out! Take a look: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jop/curr...

"Unsuccessful Candidates Are More Concerned About Electoral Fairness than Election Winners" by Roman Senninger, Martin Baekgaard, and Henrik Seeberg. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"Overburdened Bureaucrats: Providing Equal Access to Public Services During COVID-19" by Karoline Larsen Kolstad. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"What Happens When Women Win Elections? The Electoral Returns to Increased Representation of Women" by Frederik K. Kjøller, Benjamin C. K. Egerod, Lene Holm Pedersen, and Jens Olav Dahlgaard. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"Repelling Rape: Foreign Direct Investment Empowers Women" by Tianshu Li, Sonal S. Pandya, and Sheetal Sekhri. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Delighted to discover that "Candidate Positions, Responsiveness, and Returns to Extremism" is now available online from JOP 🧵 @thejop.bsky.social Gated: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... Ungated: mellissameisels.com/files/MM_PCP...

"A Field of Her Own: Property Rights and Women’s Agency in Myanmar" by Alexander Fertig, Alexandra Hartman, Lakshmi Iyer, and Edmund Malesky. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

The new Journal of Politics collection on Higher Education is FREE to read, featuring research on whether higher education is living up to its promise and how to respond to political threats. Find it here: ow.ly/WXbP50WELFc @thejop.bsky.social

"AI and Political Economy: Citizens Beware" by Gregory Robson and Justin Tosi. ubwp.buffalo.edu/jopblog/2025...

🚨 New on the JOP Blog: "The Space Where Understanding Begins" by Kim Maslin for the JOP AI Forum. Read it here 👉 ubwp.buffalo.edu/jopblog/2025...

Announcement: Please note that the JOP will be on hiatus from August 4 to August 24. During this period, we will not be accepting new submissions.

"Are There Social Class Gaps in Nascent Political Ambition? Survey Evidence from the Americas" by Nicholas Carnes and Noam Lupu. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"How Coalitions Shape Legislative Institutions in Parliamentary Democracies" by Radoslaw Zubek. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

New at @thejop.bsky.social w/ @kevintmorris.bsky.social, Mike Miller, and Coryn Grange. We find administrative burdens in Texas (mail ballot/application rejections) --- (1) decreased turnout, (2) fell hardest on minorities, (3) persisted for at least two years, (4) even hit the highly engaged.

Political scientists: How is generative AI changing how we produce knowledge? The JOP Blog launches a new AI Forum—a space to reflect, debate, and share. Join us: 🔗 ubwp.buffalo.edu/jopblog/cate... 📘 Want to contribute? Read our submission guide: 🔗 ubwp.buffalo.edu/jopblog/ai-f...

"Bureaucratic Packing in the Brazilian Amazon: How Political Competition Drives Deforestation" by Alice Z. Xu. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"A Model of Focusing in Political Choice" by Salvatore Nunnari and Jan Zápal. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Do court rulings on TASER use change police behavior? This study finds that when courts restrict ECD (electronic control devices) use, police are more likely to use deadly force. Authors: Courtenay R. Monroe, Sophia Hatz, Kristine Eck @courtenaymonroe.bsky.social @sophiahatz.bsky.social

"How to Place Non-Majoritarian Institutions and Political Actors in a Common Policy Space: Spatial Modeling of Court–Executive Interactions" by Benjamin G. Engst, David M. Grundmanns, and Thomas Gschwend. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"Judicial Decisions on Electronic Control Devices and Police Escalation of Force" by Courtenay R. Monroe, Sophia Hatz, and Kristine Eck. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Finally typeset in @thejop.bsky.social, the paper with @simonecremaschi.bsky.social on the electoral impact of the Vaia storm in the Alps in northeastern Italy. Link to some free pdf views here www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....

"Why Civil and Military Conscription Deserve a Second Look" by Sven Altenburger. (@svenaltenburger.bsky.social) ubwp.buffalo.edu/jopblog/2025...

The new Journal of Politics collection on Democratic Transitions is FREE to read. What are the prospects for successful democratic transitions? Find it here: ow.ly/ST9p50VNcgI @thejop.bsky.social

"Warfare, Fiscal Gridlock, and State Formation During Europe’s Military Revolution" by Gary W. Cox, Mark Dincecco, and Massimiliano Gaetano Onorato. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Do only poor voters respond to political freebies? This study suggests that rich voters do too, but only when it comes from their own party. @cmparreira.bsky.social @thejop.bsky.social #JOP #Clientelism #Elections #PoliticalBehavior #Lebanon #PoliticalScience

In a just-accepted paper at the @thejop.bsky.social , @MelaniCammett, Guadalupe Tuñon, and I examine how campaign finance reforms have unanticipated effects: organized actors gain an edge. In our case, the Universal Kingdom of God Church in Brazil. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Does a litigant’s race or gender influence public support for Supreme Court decisions? Read more: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #JOP #SupremeCourt #PublicOpinion #PoliticalPerceptions Authors: @jamilscott.bsky.social @elizabethlane.bsky.social @jessicaann87.bsky.social

"Descriptive Representation in an Era of Polarization" by Anna Weissman. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Check out the April 2025 Issue of the @thejop.bsky.social! www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jop/2025...

"Muzzling the Media? Explaining Popular Support for Media Restrictions in Africa" by Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...