British Journal of Political Science
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British Journal of Political Science from @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org. cambridge.org/bjpols BJPolS is now an open access journal and from 2025 has published continuously with no issues, just one volume per year.
Higher levels of pluralism, information, and respect correlate with greater democratic satisfaction, even after controlling for other democratic institutions, various socio-economic factors, and past levels of satisfaction with democracy www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Democratic Satisfaction and the Public Sphere | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Democratic Satisfaction and the Public Sphere - Volume 56
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Enfranchising non-citizens boosts turnout per Swedish data. This article by Linuz Aggeborn, Henrik Andersson, Sirus H. Dehdari and Karl-Oskar Lindgren shows that enfranchised immigrants vote more, mobilize peers and shift election outcomes leftward. doi.org/10.1017/S000... @bjpols.bsky.social
Granting Immigrants the Right to Vote in National Elections: Empirical Evidence from Swedish Administrative Data | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Granting Immigrants the Right to Vote in National Elections: Empirical Evidence from Swedish Administrative Data - Volume 54 Issue 3
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Minorities shun politics when feeling unwelcome - US and Swedish cases confirm. This article by @nazita.bsky.social, Moa Mårtensson and Kåre Vernby uses cross-cultural surveys to link belonging gaps to lower engagement, trust, and efficacy. doi.org/10.1017/S000... @bjpols.bsky.social
Do Minorities Feel Welcome in Politics? A Cross-Cultural Study of the United States and Sweden | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Do Minorities Feel Welcome in Politics? A Cross-Cultural Study of the United States and Sweden - Volume 54 Issue 4
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NEW - Can Authoritarian Electoral Propaganda Compete with the Opposition? Experimental Evidence from Russia - https://cup.org/4ySTzn1 - Michael Rochlitz, Koen Schoors & @nikitaz.bsky.social #OpenAccess
.@lseusablog.bsky.social has published a blog by @yslhuang.bsky.social based on her recent BJPolS article 'Love Blinds? Winners, In-Party Favoritism, and Support for Violations of Democratic Norms' - https://cup.org/4wwkdju #OpenAccess
Winning elections can make voters more willing to excuse attacks on democracy | LSE United States Politics and Policy
Protecting democracy requires more than convincing voters to dislike the other side less.
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From June 2026 - Governance Values in Social and Political Belief Systems - https://cup.org/4fSfzaz - @tonybertelli.bsky.social, Silvia Cannas & Marika Danielle Csapo #OpenAccess
NEW - Education for Mobilization: The Effects of Knowledge about Labor History on Union Support - https://cup.org/44YYa9G - @rrahnama.bsky.social & @jonnekamphorst.bsky.social #OpenAccess
NEW - Democratic Satisfaction and the Public Sphere - https://cup.org/4yP5gv2 "we find that higher levels of pluralism, information, and respect correlate with greater democratic satisfaction" - @agustingoenaga.bsky.social #OpenAccess
NEW - Disproportionality in Geographic Representation - https://cup.org/4fLxlL5 - Orit Kedar, Yair Amitai & Gilad Hurvitz #OpenAccess
NEW - The Equality Positions and Policies of Governments, 1970–2020: How Egalitarian Parties Evoke Equality While Evading Real Redistribution - https://cup.org/3TLOKfb - @alexanderhorn.bsky.social & @leoahrens.bsky.social #OpenAccess
📣 Nominations are now OPEN for the 2027 Joni Lovenduski PhD Prize! Awarded biennially with @ecprgender.bsky.social for an outstanding PhD dissertation in the field of gender and politics 💰️ Prize fund: £900
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Joni Lovenduski PhD Prize in Gender and Politics
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New Cambridge Element, Political Lotteries and Democracy, by Alexandra Cirone and Brenda Van Coppenolle, out now! Read Open Access at https://cup.org/3RFLLEv
In partnership with Cambridge and BJPolS, the @britishacademy.bsky.social awards an annual prize in honour of Brian Barry, a distinguished Fellow of the Academy and founding editor of the journal. Browse the prize winners here - https://cup.org/46Q9A0C
*PSA27 Annual Conference* ⛵️ Join us in #Hull for #PSA27 to discuss 'Seismic Politics: impacts and responses from the global to the local' 📆 22 - 24 March 2027, University of Hull ➡️ Details including key dates and FAQs online buff.ly/PjjSIr6 #PoliticalStudies #Politics #InternationalRelations #PIR
PSA27 Annual Conference - Political Studies Association
Join us in Hull for PSA27 to discuss Seismic Politics – impacts and responses from the global to the local “PSA [conference] was really great. It gave much-needed exposure to interact with…
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🆕 in @bjpols.bsky.social: "Thinly Veiled: The Use of Femonationalist Speech in European Parliaments" We describe the ⬆️ of femonationalist speech over time & across party families in Europe We find the far right use it esp when other parties converge on their anti-immigration position Open access!
NEW - Thinly Veiled: The Use of Femonationalist Speech in European Parliaments - https://cup.org/4fPucuL - @jmfernandes86.bsky.social, Bonnie M. Meguid & @anacweeks.bsky.social #OpenAccess
NEW - Thinly Veiled: The Use of Femonationalist Speech in European Parliaments - https://cup.org/4fPucuL - @jmfernandes86.bsky.social, Bonnie M. Meguid & @anacweeks.bsky.social #OpenAccess
In partnership with Cambridge and BJPolS, the @britishacademy.bsky.social awards an annual prize in honour of Brian Barry, a distinguished Fellow of the Academy and founding editor of the journal. Browse the prize winners here - https://cup.org/46Q9A0C
A Practical Guide to Time Series Analysis by Suzanna Linn, Matthew J. Lebo and Clayton Webb We expand readers' knowledge of linear regression with detailed explanations and applications of key models used in time series analysis. 📚 https://cup.org/4upEZ3E
🚨New Cambridge Element🚨 "The Social Foundations of Constitutional Innovation" by @wblake.bsky.social, @josephfcozza.bsky.social & Dave A. Armstrong II, part of the Comparative Political Behavior series, is out now! Read for free until 3 August 2026 at https://cup.org/44E5RSy #PoliSci #LawSky
Free book for a few days! "The Afterlife of a Fascist Murder. Matteotti in Myth and Memory, 1924–2024" by @amycking.bsky.social. The new book in our series Elements in History & Politics of Fascism,CambridgeUP. I am co-editor w/ @acostapinto.bsky.social: cup.org/4vEkaRQ @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
The Afterlife of a Fascist Murder
Cambridge Core - Twentieth Century Regional History - The Afterlife of a Fascist Murder
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The article 👇 is now available open-access @bjpols.bsky.social under doi.org/10.1017/S000... and kindly mentioned in @philipjcowley.bsky.social's The House Blog on MP Post www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
🚨 New paper accepted at the @bjpols.bsky.social: we were in the field while Brexit dominated British politics. Do MPs respond differently when constituents disagree with the party line? What we find surprised us: a null! url: osf.io/preprints/os...
BJPolS is a broadly based #OpenAccess journal aiming to cover developments across a wide range of countries and specialisms. Find out how to submit your paper here - https://cup.org/4aybnKg
Very happy to see this article finally published online in its new home at the @bjpols.bsky.social! 🌟 Thanks once again to my co-authors—and mentors. This project began at the start of my PhD, and I learned so much throughout the journey! Please find the link below 👇
NEW - When Legislators Do Not Differentiate: A Field Experiment on British MPs’ Responses to Constituent Policy Queries - https://cup.org/4hormhs - @danbischof.bsky.social, @vchengm.bsky.social, @gidoncohen.bsky.social, Sarah Cohen, @florianfoos.bsky.social, et al #OpenAccess
NEW - When Legislators Do Not Differentiate: A Field Experiment on British MPs’ Responses to Constituent Policy Queries - https://cup.org/4hormhs - @danbischof.bsky.social, @vchengm.bsky.social, @gidoncohen.bsky.social, Sarah Cohen, @florianfoos.bsky.social, et al #OpenAccess
NEWS - All research articles accepted for publication in @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social (Canadian Journal of Political Science/ Revue canadienne de science politique) from the 17th of July 2026 will be #OpenAccess. Find out more here - https://cup.org/4ym2Nbj
Both @ejprjournal.bsky.social and @bjpols.bsky.social are referenced in this blog post from @ecprtheloop.bsky.social - How unelected representatives are reshaping democracy - https://cup.org/3QWotKi #OpenAccess
🎈 How unelected representatives are reshaping democracy
New research shows activists like Greta Thunberg and Patrisse Cullors can make citizens feel politically represented. Among marginalised groups in particular, this boosts people's democratic satisfact...
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The March 2018 article by Kristin N. Garrett and Alexa Bankert has been referenced in this post on @theconversation.com - As the US turns 250, a forgotten founding influence helps explain its current unease - https://cup.org/4h6m1LK
As the US turns 250, a forgotten founding influence helps explain its current unease
Montesquieu shaped how Americans understood liberty, and his warning about a ‘tyranny of opinion’ speaks to today’s polarization.
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From May 2026 - Who Do Parties Speak To? Introducing the PSoGA: A New Comprehensive Database of Parties’ Social Group Appeals https://cup.org/43fmXFj - @alonadolinsky.com, @lenamariahuber.bsky.social & @rwillh11.bsky.social #FirstView
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.13 🪧 @pieterdewilde.bsky.social @andreavik.bsky.social @leneaaroe.bsky.social + @olivertreib.bsky.social show how activists like #GretaThunberg + Patrisse Cullors can make citizens feel politically represented, boosting people's democratic satisfaction. buff.ly/fVnrCCL
🎈 How unelected representatives are reshaping democracy
New research shows activists like Greta Thunberg and Patrisse Cullors can make citizens feel politically represented. Among marginalised groups in particular, this boosts people's democratic satisfact...
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