Dear colleagues/friends, @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org has just notified me that ‘Empathy and Political Reasoning’ is free to read and hopefully enjoy, until September 14th, 2026, for the APSA @apsa.bsky.social conference this year. www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Lala Muradova@lalamur.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨My small book with @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social on timely #empathy #politics is online and I can't be happier! 🚨 shorturl.at/jZyPz *The manuscript can be accessed freely for the next 2 weeks!* The book builds on my PhD thesis, defended @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

A nice surprise today. My book is now out! One week ahead of schedule! Thanks to the European Research Council you can even download it for free. Here's what the critics are saying... bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/democracy-pa...

Democracy, Participation and Public Administration

Democracy, Participation and Public Administration - A Systems Approach; A novel democratic systems theory that puts public administration at the heart of democracy. The new approach is applied to the...

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What do parties do after severe and persistent electoral defeat? In a new paper recently published in Party Politics, I find that parties tend to focus more on their core issues but do not necessarily adopt more extreme positions: doi.org/10.1177/1354....

 📢 A new resource for referendum research is now online! We're excited to launch RefSurv – an infrastructure for facilitating comparative research on referendum voting. 🔎📊 Explore it here: referendumsurveys.org 1/

Welcome to RefSurv! - RefSurv

This website presents RefSurv - an infrastructure for facilitating comparative research on voting in referendums. RefSurv is short for referendum surveys and made for scholars who want to research re…

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Beyond excited to announce that the newest edition of PUBLIC OPINION, written by Rosalee Clawson, Zoe Oxley, and ME(!!) is available now! This book is filled with lots of cool material geared towards undergrads, super proud! Find the book here: collegepublishing.sagepub.com/products/pub...

In this article, recently out for @wepsocial.bsky.social, @henrikseeberg.bsky.social and I present key findings from our coding of party youth wing statutes in 11 countries. Bonus: data available here! 👇🏼 dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...

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🏛️ Do party youth wings get a real say? @sofiamarini.bsky.social and @henrikseeberg.bsky.social hand-code 57 youth wing statutes from 11 countries. Most of them have high levels of internal democracy and autonomy from the senior party but low access to the senior party. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0140...

1/4. New article published: Can AI support Citizens' Assemblies? Jäske, Kulha, Leino, Setälä & Wessman tested GPT-4o in Finland's 2025 Energy Assembly. They identify 6 deliberative functions & tested AI in 3: inquiry, co-creation & integration @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

📢 Job Ad: I am looking for one doctoral researcher (75%) in my newly funded DFG project on misperceptions and factual information on immigration from 1.10. or soon after! 📌 Location: MZES, University of Mannheim 💢 Application Deadline: 21st of July

Big news for political science in Europe!

MEDem@medem.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A major milestone for #DemocracyResearch. 🏛️ MEDem has been included in the ESFRI Roadmap, recognizing its role in advancing the empirical study of Democracy in Europe. 🇪🇺 Thank you to everyone who helped bring us to this point! 🙏 #ResearchInfrastructure⚙️

Are preferences for authoritarian rule individual predispositions—or can they spread socially? Using field + survey experiments in the Norwegian Armed Forces, we show that openness to strongman rule can spread socially. American Journal of Political Science: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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The increasing popularity of strongman rule in democratic societies underscores the need to explore how authoritarian regime preferences might spread socially. We assess the role of social influence ...

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How much do experts really shape public trust in policy decisions? Ilkka Koiranen & @henriksc.bsky.social argue university researchers can enhance perceived legitimacy, but their impact varies by issue, outcome favorability & perceived importance. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/w30Ilia #polsky #polsci

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Political ideology is the strongest predictor of Messi-Ronaldo preference. Authoritarians who like short-form video are more likely to think Ronaldo is the GOAT.

Also, from me and @profsob.bsky.social : new article at @electoralstudies.bsky.social is out! We argue that the material (safety/security) v postmaterial distinction between sets of values falls differently for women & minorities. We use the example of women to demonstrate how this skews measurement

This article is the first of hopefully many more, where we examine the role of different types of expertise for legitimising democratic and undemocratic decisions.

Political Studies@polstudies.bsky.social · 3mo ago

How much do experts really shape public trust in policy decisions? Ilkka Koiranen & @henriksc.bsky.social argue university researchers can enhance perceived legitimacy, but their impact varies by issue, outcome favorability & perceived importance. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/w30Ilia #polsky #polsci

What do the 2024 European elections reveal about changes in Greece’s party system? Part of the Special issue @sespjournal.bsky.social on 2024 EP elections in Southern Europe. Many thanks to Silvia and @gotinakos.bsky.social for the fantastic collaboration! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FSWPC...

The 2024 European Parliament elections in Greece: blues of an incipient predominant-party system?

The 2024 European Parliament elections in Greece tested both New Democracy’s (ND) trajectory towards predominant party status and the second-order election (SOE) model’s relevance. Drawing on aggre...

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Taking a stand ✋️🧍 These authors 🧵 use survey data across 9 countries to assess the downstreams consequences of #AffectivePolarization & intervene to successfully reduce participants #AffectivePolarization in 6 of the 9, improving interpersonal relations and social norms buff.ly/tHRWa65

The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core

The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies

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🚨New publication (with Shane Singh) in @poqjournal.bsky.social! Proponents of compulsory voting often claim that obligatory turnout will increase citizens' political involvement, equalising levels of democratic attitudes and political engagement in the electorate. But does it? 👇

Does Compulsory Voting Improve Democratic Attitudes and Engagement? Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Belgium

Abstract. For over a century, scholars, policymakers, and advocates have argued that compulsory voting not only boosts turnout but also promotes prodemocra

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❗ New paper out in @ispp-pops.bsky.social ❗ @lizsuhay.bsky.social @mjbsp.bsky.social Depressive symptoms and populism👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Depressive symptoms and populism: Evidence from European countries

In recent years, depression has entered the research agenda of political psychology, emerging as a meaningful psychological correlate of diverse political attitudes and behaviors. Surprisingly, howev...

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Does affective polarization itself actually threaten democracy? Recent experiments from the US suggest maybe not. In our new @ejprjournal.bsky.social paper, we revisit this question comparatively with a survey experiment in 9 democracies (18,000 respondents). #polisky

🇪🇺 Do populist MEPs walk their anti-corruption talk? @nuriafontb.bsky.social & @cristinaarescc.bsky.social: populist MEPs ask more ethics questions in opposition but not once their party governs. Mainstream MEPs barely move in comparison. Anti-elitism cools fast in office. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0140...

6 years ago, I started asking a question that political science had largely ignored: how & why do women get involved in PRR parties as grassroots members? Today, my 1st book proposes an answer. Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right is now out online with OUP: academic.oup.com/book/62754

Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right

Abstract. This book investigates women’s involvement as members of populist radical right (PRR) parties. The latter have long been characterised as ‘men’s

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🚨 I'm recruiting a PhD student for a new project on Parties' social group ownership, based in the @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social research group at KU Leuven! Deadline for applying is 26 June, estimated starting date is 1 Oct 2026. All info is here 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Share widely!

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1 PhD position to research how parties build connections with social groups

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🚨 Stellenausschreibung 🚨 Promotionsstelle zu Parteien in ländlich-peripheren Räumen (4 Jahre, 75 %) Das Projekt verbindet qualitative Interviews, die Analyse lokaler Parteistrukturen und Inhaltsanalysen von Wahlprogrammen. 🗓️ Bewerbungsschluss: 31.05.2026 www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet...

My new OA book with Tim Monteath "Doing Open Social Science: A Guide for Researchers" is out from @LSEPress on *14 May* See press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3... It covers how 'open science' approaches can now be fully implemented by both qualitative & quantitative researchers in practical ways

I am looking for a PhD student to support my ERC Consolidator project INEQCHANGE: Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe. ⏰ deadline: 31 May

PhD Project to support ERC Consolidator grant INEQCHANGE Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe led by Prof Sofia Vasilopoulou at King’s College London on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - PhD Project to support ERC Consolidator grant INEQCHANGE Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe led by Prof Sofia Vasilopoulou at King’s College London, listed...

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🚨 Entering the last 2 weeks to apply for one of these postdoc positions on children's political socialization in my team at Aarhus Uni 🚨 I'm looking for talented candidates w qual methods skills who want to understand the deep roots of political marginalization: international.au.dk/about/profil...

Only two percent of Danes believe that the United States would come to Denmark’s rescue if a military threat against Denmark were to arise. 1/

📢 We're hiring for my project RESPOL on residential mobility & electoral realignment 📍 University of Hamburg 📅 4y, 75% FTE 🔍 pol behavior, comp politics, regional inequalities 📊 quant, administrative & survey data Please share with talented MA students! 🔗 www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...

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