We often ask who wins elections. But who decides to run? New @electoralstudies.bsky.social w/@mhayes.bsky.social: Multi-member districts ⬆️ Black candidate emergence—and political empowerment matters. We revisit assumptions about US electoral design and show who enters the pipeline—not just who wins.

Is Latin America in the midst of a right wave? How are social movements & voters reacting to far right candidates in the region? On Tues, Jan 20 (15:15 CET), join us for an interdisciplinary roundtable on resisting the far right in Argentina. Info + zoom registration here: www.gu.se/en/event/pop...

An inspiring past 3 days at the Uppsala University Research Environment on Sexual Corruption. Academics + practitioners coming together to discuss how we can better define, measure, research, and fight against this terrible abuse of public power. Thank you so much to the #UURESC team for organizing!

Elin Bjarnegård@elinbja.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Very happy, a bit tired, and grateful — with a head buzzing with ideas — after wrapping up the International Workshop on Sexual Corruption together with an amazing group of generous, curious, and deeply engaged experts. l1nq.com/FXUMt

🌟 JOB ALERT! 🌟 I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)

I had such a fun time speaking with @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social on the KickBack podcast about the role that both voters and women officeholders can play in electoral accountability for corruption in Latin America. Thanks for having me on @kickbackgap.bsky.social!

KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast@kickbackgap.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🎙️ New KickBack Ep. 140! Why do voters support corrupt politicians? @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social talks with emilyelia.bsky.social about why voters back corrupt politicians - and whether women candidates help parties recover after scandals. 🎧 Listen: SoundCloud bit.ly/SoundcloudKB140

Check out my new paper with Andra Pascu-Lindner @ejpgjournal.bsky.social. Using survey experiments, we show that voters do not view potential women PMs as less competent in forming governments or less influential over policy outputs when compared to men. Read more:

European Journal of Politics and Gender@ejpgjournal.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🚨NEW ARTICLE ALERT🚨 Check out Andra Pascu-Lindner & @kaitlinsenk.bsky.social's new experimental paper "Competent and influential: how do voters evaluate women prime ministers?" It's ✨OPEN ACCESS✨ doi.org/10.1332/2515...

Our Element is out! 🎉 Why do authoritarian-leaning leaders target women’s and LGBTQ+ rights? Is there a systematic pattern that reaches beyond individual country cases, and how is this reflected in people’s attitudes and societal norms? www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Attitudes toward Political Authoritarianism in Economically Advanced Democracies

Cambridge Core - Politics: General Interest - Attitudes toward Political Authoritarianism in Economically Advanced Democracies

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🚨New publication! By now, we know 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 democratic institutions autocratizers undermine, yet we (w/ Gorazd Ordanoski) ask: 𝑯𝒐𝒘 do they attack them? We present three sequential repressive steps: 1️⃣ legitimization rhetoric 2️⃣ legal engineering 3️⃣ coercive control 🔓🧵 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Patterns of incumbents’ repression during autocratization

How do incumbents attack accountability during autocratization? The literature focuses on what democratic institutions autocratizers undermine, yet incumbents’ steps in attacking accountability mea...

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I show the feminization strategy doesn’t always work to reduce voter punishment for corruption in LatAm. But in Guatemala where women’s rep is low & “fairer sex” stereotypes more prevalent amongst survey respondents, voters punish a party less post-scandal when new candidate is a woman. Read more👇🏻📑:

Political Behavior@polbehavior.bsky.social · last yr.

In “Can the Fairer Sex Save the Day? Voting for Women After Corruption Scandals in Latin America”, @emilyelia.bsky.social shows that voters’ perceptions about female candidates being less corrupt is context-dependent. Read here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Excited to be at @ruwomenpolitics.bsky.social for the P&G Conference @politicsgenderj.bsky.social! Looking forward to seeing lots of cool research and to presenting a new survey exp. w/ Aksel Sundström on electoral accountability during droughts for women vs. men incumbents in South Africa.

Had a great time at MPSA presenting a new paper, discussing super impressive projects, and reuniting with some of my Rice community for the first time since graduation🦉💙

I defended my dissertation yesterday! 🎉 Thank you to my committee for their guidance and feedback, and thank you to my Rice community for all their support. I’m especially grateful to my advisor @schwindtbayer.bsky.social for all of her support, encouragement, and belief in me these past 6 years!

Rice University Political Science@ricepolisci.bsky.social · 2y ago

Congratulations to @emilyelia.bsky.social on the successful defense of her dissertation, "Evading Electoral Accountability: How Elites Maintain Voter Support in Contexts of Corruption." Excellent work, Emily!

Do you have work on legislative studies you would like feedback on? Submit your proposal for our Spring 2024 Research Seminar! More information at: www.womeninlegislativestudies.org/researchsemi...

Women in Legislative Studies: Research Seminar

The Women in Legislative Studies monthly research seminar will feature virtual research presentations by female and non-binary scholars studying legislative politics. This series will be a great oppor...

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Had a great time last week attending and presenting at the second annual @winls.bsky.social conference! WiLS has created an awesome community of women scholars doing impressive legislative research. Very grateful to be a part of it!

Hello Polisky Women in Legislative Politics! Let us know your news so we can promote your publications, awards, and other accomplishments: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...