JPLA participated in the XIII Latin American Congress of Political Science (ALACIP) in Buenos Aires. During a panel bringing together leading journals focused on the region, the editors presented the journal and discussed its mission and contributions to Latin American political science.

Call for papers for a Special Issue! If you are interested in participating, please contact the guest editors 👇 journals.sagepub.com/page/pla/cal...

The #GIGAJournalFamily continues to perform strongly: The latest Impact Factors highlight the high level of international visibility of @africaspectrum.bsky.social, @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social, @current-sea-aff.bsky.social, and @jplaeditor.bsky.social. ➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/gig...

GIGA Journal Family Presents a Strong Showing in the 2025 Impact Factors

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Publication alert! 🚨🚨🚨 How can presidents advance their policy agenda with broad-based parties? My latest article explores one possible answer: the internal organization of governing parties. (1/4)

NEW #firstonline and #openaccess article 🚨🚨 How can a party become an effective presidential tool? This article traces a process of organisational changes and #personalization for the case of #Ecuador, during Rafael Correa's time in power (2007–2017). 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

NEW #firstonline & #openaccess article! By Nina Wiesehomeier & Asbel Bohigues How do religiosity, populism, ideology, and gender shape Latin American legislators’ attitudes towards gender equality? To know the answer, follow the link: 👇👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Muito feliz em compartilhar a publicação deste artigo no @jplaeditor.bsky.social, produzido com @meirelesff.bsky.social, Marta Mendes e Guilherme Duque sobre as alianças entre políticos em diferentes níveis de um país, focado no caso brasileiro. Um breve fio com algumas contribuições:

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3. Follow the link to our new #openaccess article @lgelape.bsky.social @meirelesff.bsky.social 👇👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/....

🚨🚨 Three new #firstonline and #openaccess articles 🚨🚨 Check them out ! 👇👇 1. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

1/ New article out in @jplaeditor.bsky.social with Tomás Huanquil: “Subnational Identity, Regional Conflicts, and Public Opinion on Decentralization in Chile” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Subnational Identity, Regional Conflicts, and Public Opinion on Decentralization in Chile - Tomás Huanquil Vega, Rodolfo Disi Pavlic, 2026

What factors shape preferences for subnational autonomy in contexts of limited, top-down decentralization? Drawing on Social Identity Theory, we argue that subn...

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What factors shape preferences for subnational autonomy in contexts of limited, top-down decentralization? Check out our 🆕 and #openaccess article on attitudes towards decentralisation in #Chile by @rdisip.bsky.social & T. Huanquil Vega 👇👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

From our sister journal, #JPLA Journal of Politics in Latin America, on China-Brazil relations

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How do Brazilian right-wing agribusiness elites reconcile the extraordinary economic benefits they have reaped from exports to China with their partisan and negative views towards China? Check out our 🆕 #openaccess research article 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

‼️ This NEW research note on #Chile contributes to debates on feminist foreign policy and the gendered dynamics of economic diplomacy in Latin America. Check it out 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

How do Brazilian right-wing agribusiness elites reconcile the extraordinary economic benefits they have reaped from exports to China with their partisan and negative views towards China? Check out our 🆕 #openaccess research article 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New issue of the Journal of Politics in #LatinAmerica out! It examines how political trust shapes citizen behaviour in unequal contexts, models of constitution-making in #Brazil and #Chile, how people relate to the police, and more. ➡️Read: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...

New Journal of Politics in Latin America 1/2026

This issue covers such key topics as the impact of political trust on citizen engagement, the systematic elimination of social leaders, electoral accountability in federative systems during times of c...

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‼️ New #firstonline and #openaccess article #Mexico #incumbency #governors

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1️⃣ What explains electoral success in Mexico’s gubernatorial elections after the democratic transition? The key was not government performance, but the support of the incumbent governor. On average, candidates from the governor’s party were about 42% more likely to win. 🧵

1️⃣ What explains electoral success in Mexico’s gubernatorial elections after the democratic transition? The key was not government performance, but the support of the incumbent governor. On average, candidates from the governor’s party were about 42% more likely to win. 🧵

JPLA thanks our female authors, reviewers, and editorial board members. #8M International Women's Day

‼️The first issue of year 2026 is out ! And totally #openaccess ‼️ Follow the link 👇 journals.sagepub.com/toc/pla/curr...

🆕 ‼️ #openaccess Why do business actors sometimes move beyond indirect influence and engage directly in party politics? Gabriel Vommaro & Laura Wills-Otero examine the conditions under which economic elites adopt a “party solution” #Argentina #Colombia 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Has exPresident #Bolsonaro fostered a lasting issue alignment in Brazil that transcends his personal fortunes? To answer, this 🆕study draws on longitudinal public opinion data from the Brazilian Electoral Study and the Face of Democracy survey series.👇👇👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Are "Presidential Breakdowns" the new coups? In my latest piece in the @jplaeditor.bsky.social of @giga-hamburg.de, I explore why some interruptions of presidential mandates are seen as legitimate while others are labelled as "neo-coups."

‼️‼️ Check out our new first online article! 👇 Do Voters Reject Gay Candidates? We find no punishment among the general electorate: voters in Argentina reward gay candidates, while Chilean and Mexican citizens are indifferent. @rcastrocornejo.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Do Voters Reject Gay Candidates? Partisanship, the Far-Right, and the Electoral Effect of Candidate Sexual Orientation in Latin America - Lautaro Cella, Rodrigo Castro Cornejo, 2026

In recent years, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights and candidacies have expanded across Latin America. Some argue that such progress may prov...

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Today JPLA celebrates five years with our current editorial team. A journey between two editors (and amazing assistants) that has been both enriching and fruitful!

‼️🚨‼️ NEW #firstonline article on presidential interruptions in Latin America. It’s #openaccess Check it out 👇 #presidentialbreakdowns #coups #accountability #legitimacy journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Presidential Breakdowns or Neo-Coups? Presenting a Typology of Social Legitimacy - Italo Beltrão Sposito, 2026

Despite the conceptual and analytical differences between presidential breakdowns (PBs) and coups, the empirical decline in coups has shifted attention to dispu...

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Two 🆕 #firstonline and #openaccess articles. Check them out! 1) How do partisanship and institutional design shape constitution-making outcomes? A comparison of Brazil's (1987–1988) National Constituent Assembly and Chile's (2021–2022) Constitutional Convention👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New issue of the Journal of Politics in #LatinAmerica out! It examines the consequences of politicians giving up on tackling corruption, whether right-wing parties support military governments, the impact of information pollution, and more. ➡️ Open access via: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...

New Journal of Politics in Latin America 3/2025

The current issue examines topics such as the consequences when politicians give up on tackling corruption, whether right-wing parties support military government, information pollution, the impact of...

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I’m enjoying the printed version of our just published new and last issue of the year. JPLA goes fully digital next year! It remains of course #openaccess

Our last Issue of the year is now published! Check it out 📣 It included wonderful articles and authors writing on #Brazil #Chile #Mexico #Ecuador #Argentina All articles #openaccess in the link 👇 journals.sagepub.com/toc/pla/current

NEW first online and open access article‼️ It analyses the impact of meaningful ideological choices (or the lack thereof) on demographic-based electoral divisions in Latin America. Check it out! By Matthew Singer journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Elite Ideological Differentiation and Demographic-Based Voting in Latin America - Matthew Singer, 2025

Electoral divisions along class, religious, and ethnic lines differ in strength across countries and within them over time. I argue that the lack of meaningful ...

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NEW First online article 🔔 #openaccess How does the populist radical right use local office to pursue national political ambitions? #Peru #Populism #politicalambition @eljorobado.bsky.social @zsofiabocskay.bsky.social @sagepub.com journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Urbi et Orbi: Local Power and National Aspiration in Peru's Populist Radical Right - Zsofia Bocskay, Carlos Meléndez, 2025

How does the populist radical right (PRR) use local office to pursue national political ambitions? This article analyzes the case of Rafael López Aliaga, mayor ...

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