*PSA ECN Opportunity* 📢 Looking to develop your event and project management skills? The PSA Early Career Network is seeking a new committee member to lead on ECN events. 📆 Application deadline: 17 August 2026 ➡️ Full details buff.ly/5Sykodl @psaecn.bsky.social #ECR #EarlyCareerResearcher #PhdLife

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The Early Career Network committee is seeking a motivated colleague to join the team in this volunteer role.  Whilst we very much work collaboratively,  we’re looking for someone to take the lead on…

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💡Symposia and new ideas💡 🔓Open access and free to read🔓 Who is better represented? Assessing the affluence bias in Latin America By Cristian Marquez Romo & @monicamontanoreyes.bsky.social Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10..... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Who is better represented? Assessing the affluence bias in Latin America - Cristian Márquez Romo, Monica Montaño Reyes, 2026

While social scientists have long sought to measure social class, recent efforts in political science have increasingly focused on assessing the affluence bias ...

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New #OpenAccess article in PSA journal @polstudies.bsky.social exploring if preferential voting reforms weaken gender quotas? Do open lists help or hinder women’s representation? Learn more 👇

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Do preferential voting reforms weaken gender quotas? @petrahrens.bsky.social & Sabine Lang examine German Länder reforms, arguing party culture shapes whether open lists help or hinder women’s rep. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/b93pYoc @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #GenderRep #ECRs #polsci

📝 don't miss this #BJPIR article out now! 'Terminating to Renegotiate? Strategic exit and the case of international investment agreements' by Tuuli-Anna Huikuri 🔗 buff.ly/HjtnkXB @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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'Cyclicality in reactionary internationalism: A genealogy of Realist, Spenglerian, and New Right theories of historical change' by Nicholas Michelsen & @pablodeorellana.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/Ukfu7gK @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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🔔🔔New Online First!🔔🔔 🔓🔓Open Access & Free to Read!🔓🔓 Speak “As Good As Men”? An empirical study of gender variation in Chinese courtroom audio By Dong (Erico) Yu & Yuehong Cassandra Tai journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/.... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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#PSA27 Call for Papers 📢 Paper & panel proposals invited for PSA27 Annual Conference, 'Seismic Politics – impacts and responses from the global to the local' at the University of Hull, 22-24 March 2027. 📆 #CfP Deadline 12 October 2026

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*Studying #Politics or #InternationalRelations at University* You may be thinking about a politics degree, but need a bit more information. Here's a useful guide to help you make a decision. Learn more about studying politics at university and the career options it offers ➡️ buff.ly/5nxRRWS

New issue of PSA journal @polstudies.bsky.social is now out👇👇👇 #SummerReading

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Our August issue is now out! 📘 Read the latest research findings in all areas of #politics and #IR in @polstudies.bsky.social: buff.ly/3Q7MYjF The journal publishes rigorous & original work significant to the whole discipline. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsci #polsky @uoypolitics.bsky.social

📝 Don't miss this #BJPIR article out now! 'Immigration, business, and the state: UK immigration policy from New Labour to Brexit' by James Hampshire 🔗 buff.ly/qpLVzAy @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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1/5. New article published! "Equally fit for elected office? Gender gaps in self-perceived political competence across levels of policymaking", by Josefina Sipinen, Åsa von Schoultz & Hilde Coffé. What shapes people's confidence to run for elected office? @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

📣 New #BJPIR article out now! 'Cyclicality in reactionary internationalism: A genealogy of Realist, Spenglerian, and New Right theories of historical change' by Nicholas Michelsen & @pablodeorellana.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/Ukfu7gK @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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*PSA ECN Prizes* 🏅 Congratulations to this year's Early Career Research 'best paper' winners at the recent 2026 ECN Annual Conference @psaecn.bsky.social Thanks to @manchesterup.bsky.social & @princetonupress.bsky.social for their generous support. ➡️ See which papers won buff.ly/X6GceAQ

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*Studying #Politics at University* 🌟 Congratulations students who achieved the #Highers grades they needed to continue their studies at university! If you are thinking about doing #Politics or #InternationalRelations here's a useful guide ➡️ buff.ly/5nxRRWS #AdvancedHighers #SQAExams #ResultsDay

🧑‍🎓 Did you know... You don’t need to have studied #politics to consider doing a politics degree? #InternationalRelations, #history, #law, #Economics or #Sociology go well with politics. ➡️ Learn more about studying Politics at university buff.ly/5nxRRWS #Highers #ResultsDay #ExamResults #SQAExams

🌟 Congratulations to all #ScottishHighers #students who got the grades they need for #university! 🧑‍🎓 Thinking about doing a #Politics degree? ➡️ Here are some helpful pointers buff.ly/5nxRRWS #resultsday2026 #resultsday #SAQ #Highers #ExamResults

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Choosing to study Politics or International Relations opens the door to understanding how the world works and how it can be changed for the better. This section brings together guidance and resources…

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#PSA27 Call for Papers 📢 Paper & panel proposals invited for the PSA27 Annual Conference at the University of Hull, 22-24 March 2027. 🌎️ Conference theme: 'Seismic Politics – impacts and responses from the global to the local' 📆 Deadline 12 October 2026

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*German Politics Essay Prize* 📢 This prize is back for another year! Offering undergraduate and master’s #students studying at UK universities the chance to showcase their work. 📆 Submission deadline: 30 September ➡️ Full details buff.ly/Nn2qVJZ @psagermanpol.bsky.social #German #Politics

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*PSA EXCELLENCE & IMPACT FUND* 🚨 Final Reminder Another round of E&I Funding is available to PSA Specialist Groups who can apply for up to £2000. 📆 Deadline TOMORROW: 31 July 2026 ➡️ Details, application form and guidelines online

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Through our Excellence and Impact Fund, the PSA supports projects that demonstrate the real-world significance of political research and practice. This section showcases initiatives that make a…

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#PSA27 Call for Papers 📢 Paper & panel proposals invited for the PSA27 Annual Conference at the University of Hull, 22-24 March 2027. 🌎️ Conference theme: 'Seismic Politics – impacts and responses from the global to the local' 📆 Deadline 12 October 2026

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*PSA Teaching & Learning Network Annual Conference 2026* 📍 3 - 4 September, University of Glasgow 📢 Registration now open! 🌟 Free for PSA Members 📆 Booking deadline 17 August 2026 ➡️ Book your ticket buff.ly/i9XYAQP

🤳The UK is pushing for device controls to filter nudity: but why is it problematic? Our research brief by @cynthiang.bsky.social discuses the technology behind device controls to stop young people sharing explicit content, problems, & possible future scenarios. psatip.uk/research/the...

Research Brief - The UK is pushing for device controls to filter nudity: but why is it problematic?

The Government has called for tech companies to prevent children from sharing sexually explicit images. But what exactly is the technology behind device controls, and what changes to the law are being...

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📝 Don't miss this #BJPIR article out now! 'Time well spent? A population study of corporate access to the executive in the United Kingdom' by Kevin Fahey & Iain McMenamin 🔗 buff.ly/OgX2bne @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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Focusing on centrism as a purported set of ideas – a centre beyond left and right – @karlpike.bsky.social offers a new theory of centrism as a structure for political action: a politics which oscillates between left and right. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/fRxUuSv @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polisky

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Does social trust shape immigration policy views? @fqinya.bsky.social examines Swedish twin data, arguing trust, rather than prosociality, drives more inclusive attitudes toward immigrants. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/Tpaz3iD @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci #ImmigrationPolitics #ECRs

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📈 Trending #openaccess article in #BJPIR: 'The language of priorities: Aneurin Bevan, Welsh labour and the politics of the past' by Nye Davies 🔗 buff.ly/Y5Qwi0k @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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🚨New Online First Article!🚨 Open Access and Free to Read!🔓 Eurocentrism and epistemic governance in the genealogy of international relations in Taiwan By Yih-Jye Jay Hwang Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10..... @lucir.bsky.social @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Eurocentrism and epistemic governance in the genealogy of international relations in Taiwan - Yih-Jye Hwang, 2026

Why does Taiwan remain marginal to International Relations (IR) theory despite its geopolitical salience? This article answers that question through a genealogi...

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#PSA27 Call for Papers 📢 Paper & panel proposals invited for the PSA27 Annual Conference at the University of Hull, 22-24 March 2027. 🌎️ Conference theme: 'Seismic Politics – impacts and responses from the global to the local' 📆 Deadline 12 October 2026

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'Between Compliance and Capitulation: Explaining the Termination of Member State Suspensions by International Organizations' by Lukas Grundsfeld 🔗 buff.ly/1iEAsBp @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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What's wrong with the transition paradigm in environmental politics? Mathias Thaler argues A. Gramsci's concept of an 'interregnum' can help us better understand politics in the Anthropocene. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/VI3QsuB @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @edinburghpir.bsky.social #polsci #polsky

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