How do authoritarian regimes win elections and stay in power? UCR Professor Marissa Brookes discusses recent research showing how Putin’s regime leverages coalition building by reaching beyond its core supporters, rather than relying only on repression. youtube.com/shorts/Gjy6F... #polisky

How do authoritarian regimes win elections and stay in power?

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🌤️ How do election forecast models predict presidential outcomes? Check out this @3streamsblog.bsky.social post highlighting recent research published in @electoralstudies.bsky.social that introduces a primary-based forecast model and explains its limitations. medium.com/3streams/the... #polisky

The 2020 US election: when forecasts fell short

Primaries, polls, and the surprises that reshaped the presidential race

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Do voters rely on gendered stereotypes when evaluating candidates in Brazil? Hear UCR Professor Jennifer Merolla discuss recent research showing how gendered stereotypes of politicians shape voter behavior in Brazil. youtube.com/shorts/6qBw2... #polisky

Do voters rely on gendered stereotypes when evaluating candidates in Brazil?

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🌟 Check out the article “Compliance with Public Health Orders: The Role of Trust, Representation, and Expertise” by Katelyn E. Stauffer, Susan M. Miller, and Lael R. Keiser, published in Political Research Quarterly. doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky

Why is it so difficult to teach gender and women’s studies in the Arab Gulf? Hear UCR Professor Marissa Brookes discuss a new article that maps where the field stands today despite major education reforms. youtube.com/shorts/8J6gg... #polisky

Why is it so difficult to teach gender and women’s studies in the Arab Gulf?

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How can we make publishing more accessible in political science? Hear UCR Professor Marissa Brookes introduce an article that highlights the need to incorporate publishing into doctoral pedagogy within academic institutions. youtube.com/shorts/3iLBS... #polisky

How can we make publishing more accessible in political science?

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📱Read this article “How the internet and social media reduce government approval: empirical evidence from Russian regions” by Dina Rosenberg and Eugenia Tarnikova, published in Post-Soviet Affairs. doi.org/10.1080/1060... #polisky

How the internet and social media reduce government approval: empirical evidence from Russian regions

In this paper we study the effect of the internet and social media on government approval. On the one hand, the internet exposes people to independent information, which makes them possibly more cr...

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🤩Don’t miss this study “Saving lives or saving the economy? Support for the incumbent during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia” by Kirill Chmel, Aigul Klimova, and Nikita Savin published in Post-Soviet Affairs. doi.org/10.1080/1060... #polisky

Saving lives or saving the economy? Support for the incumbent during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia

The spread of COVID-19 sparked debates about whether incumbents should focus on saving lives or the economy. Politicians’ decisions in this dilemma could determine whether they remain in office. “S...

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🧕Why do authoritarian regimes with poor records on women’s rights promote narratives about those same issues? A recent @3streamsblog.bsky.social post by @jieun-lee.bsky.social highlights the political motives behind this move. medium.com/3streams/wom... #polisky

Women’s empowerment in the Gulf: what the newspaper headlines reveal

Researchers analyze over 6,000 of headlines in the Gulf to uncover political motives on women’s empowerment

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👀Check out the article “Feminist Governance in the European Parliament: The Political Struggle over the Inclusion of Gender in the EU’s COVID-19 Response” by Anna Elomäki and Johanna Kantola, published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky

How do Russian social scientists pursue research amid shrinking academic autonomy? Hear UCR Professor Marissa Brookes introduce an article on the post-Soviet evolution of Russian social science: youtube.com/shorts/Md5JF... #polisky

How do Russian social scientists pursue research amid shrinking academic autonomy?

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🚨Don’t miss this article “Who Does the Caring? Gender Disparities in COVID-19 Attitudes and Behaviors” by Miguel Carreras, Sofia Vera, and Giancarlo Visconti, published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky

Do journalists work only in newsrooms and communities that align with their own views? Hear UCR Professor Jennifer Merolla discuss recent research on the ideological diversity of political newspaper journalists and how it shapes their career decisions. youtube.com/shorts/w8jUO... #polisky

Do journalists work only in newsrooms and communities that align with their own views?

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🔎Great read: “Uninspired by Old White Guys: The Mobilizing Factor of Younger, More Diverse Candidates for Gen Z Women” by Melissa Deckman and Jared McDonald, published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky

✍️Read this recent research article “The Political Consequences of Racialized Ethnic Identities” by Kimberly Cardenas, Heather Silber Mohamed, and Melissa R. Michelson, published in Political Research Quarterly. doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky

The Political Consequences of Racialized Ethnic Identities - Kimberly Cardenas, Heather Silber Mohamed, Melissa R. Michelson, 2023

Racial classifications are a social construct with no basis in biology; yet, race is an omnipresent and powerful factor in U.S. politics, shaping electoral boun...

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🤔Does popularity in authoritarian regimes, as measured by public-opinion polls, capture genuine popularity? Read a @3streamsblog.bsky.social post that describes recent research published in Post-Soviet Affairs here: medium.com/3streams/is-... #polisky

Is Vladimir Putin as Popular as He Claims?

A new study tries to separate fact from fiction when measuring the Russian president’s popularity

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(1/5) How can scholars write effective response memos that boost their chances of publishing? 📝 Aksel Sundström shares tips for crafting strong responses to reviewers—an often-untaught skill for grad students–in his article published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky

🇩🇪Check out this recent article, “Reducing Political Dehumanization by Pairing Facts With Personal Experiences,” published in @ispp-pops.bsky.social by Emily Kubin, Kurt J. Gray, and Christian von Sikorski👇 doi.org/10.1111/pops... #polisky

👩‍⚖️Do gender quotas influence how party leaders view women in politics? A new @3streamsblog.bsky.social post from @jieun-lee.bsky.social discusses research showing that gender quotas do not undermine women's credibility among other party members: medium.com/3streams/do-...

Do gender quotas influence how party leaders view women in politics?

Recent study finds gender quotas don’t damage women’s image among most party elites

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📺Check out this recent article, “Job Talk: Candidate Gender and Presentation of Prior Experience in Television Ads in the US,” published @politicsgenderj.bsky.social by Eric R. Hansen and Connor Mautner 👇 doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky

Why do some international conflicts lead to civil war at home whereas others do not? Hear UCR Professor Jennifer Merolla introduces recent research showing how involvement in interstate conflict is related to civil conflict escalation. youtube.com/shorts/nEg0f... #polisky

Why do some international conflicts lead to civil war at home whereas others do not?

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📝Check out this recent article “Inviting the Populists to the Party: Populist Appeals in Presidential Primaries“ published in Political Research Quarterly by Zachary Scott. doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky

How do societies continue to feel the impact of atrocities long after the violence has ended? This @3streamsblog.bsky.social post introduces recent research from Post-Soviet Affairs that uncovers the deep and enduring effects of historical trauma. medium.com/3streams/lea... #polisky

Learning from a Genocide Past

A new study surveys descendants of the Armenian genocide to learn about generational consequences of violence

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✊The article “Theorizing justice from the margins: Black feminist insights on political (protest) behavior” was recently published in @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social by Adaugo Pamela Nwakanma. Check it out 👇 doi.org/10.1080/2156... #polisky

Theorizing justice from the margins: Black feminist insights on political (protest) behavior

Variations in perceptions of and attitudes towards justice animate how different people decide to engage in politics. In the US, political attitudes typically vary across salient identity markers s...

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(1/5) Does the gendered division of labor always harm women? In a recent article published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social, Julieta Suárez-Cao shows how the gendered division of labor helped achieve gender parity in the Chilean Assembly: doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky

👀 Check out a recent research article, “On double miss in Russian studies: can social and political psychology help?”, by Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, published in Post-Soviet Affairs www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #polisky

On double miss in Russian studies: can social and political psychology help?

This essay highlights the potential analytical leverage from the import of recent approaches in social and political psychology into the study of politics in Russia. The core argument is that socia...

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How do instructors tackle student bias in the classroom? 💬 A new blog post on @3streamsblog.bsky.social features Gamze Çavdar’s insights and practical tips drawn from her experience teaching a Middle East politics class, published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social #polisky medium.com/3streams/thr...

😷Check out this recent article, “Whitewashing Women Voters: Intersectionality and Partisan Vote Choice in the 2020 US Presidential Election,” published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social by Chaerim Kim and Jane Junn 👇 doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky

How can we reduce hostility toward political opponents in the U.S.? Hear UCR Professor Jennifer Merolla discuss a recently published study showing that recognizing your own beliefs could be wrong may help. youtube.com/shorts/-mdor... #polisky

How can we reduce hostility toward political opponents in the U.S.?

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🇺🇸Check out this recent article, “Place-Based Resentment in Contemporary U.S. Elections: The Individual Sources of America’s Urban-Rural Divide,” published in Political Research Quarterly by Nicholas Jacobs and B. Kal Munis👇 doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky

Place-Based Resentment in Contemporary U.S. Elections: The Individual Sources of America’s Urban-Rural Divide - Nicholas Jacobs, B. Kal Munis, 2023

Drawing on a unique battery of questions fielded on the 2018 CCES and in two separate surveys—one in 2019 and the other during the 2020 election—we study the ex...

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