Now on FirstView ft. @ryanweldzius.bsky.social: We explore how the green transition, geopolitical shifts, and US protectionism could reshape dollar–RMB dynamics, driving a more fragmented and multipolar currency order. #polisky Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/S104...
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Now on FirstView! "These results indicate that after predatory journals engage with a submission, acceptance - and even publication - of undergraduate-level work that lacks originality or methodological contribution is far more common than rejection." doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
President Trump used the unilateral powers of the presidency in extraordinary ways during the first 100 days of his second term. Read more here, now on FirstView: doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
Papers will be accepted until Tuesday, 7/21. #polisky
Check out PS: Political Science & Politics' THREE active Calls for Papers: Forecasting the 2026 Midterm Elections, Presidentialism in Latin America, and Validation Standards in Text-as-Data Political Science. Please share with colleagues working in these areas. apsanet.org/publications... #polisky
Submissions are due Friday! Who will win the next #MidtermElection? Submit your proposals for the @pspolisci.bsky.social Special Issue on 2026 US Midterm Elections! Submit manuscripts via www.editorialmanager.com/ps. Learn more about the call for papers: politicalsciencenow.com/ps-call-for-...
PS Call for Papers: Special Issue on Forecasting the 2026 US Midterm Elections | Deadline: July 17, 2026 -
Who will win the next midterm election? Beyond public curiosity, forecasting lets scholars test theories against real outcomes in real time. With expanded data sources and tools, from polls and structural indicators to markets, [...]
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Forecasters! Submit by July 17, 2026! Do you forecast House/Senate/state elections, predict turnout, describe emerging methods/tools to forecast; provide a comp. perspective on election forecasting, offer a critical analysis of forecasting/limitations/its affect on behaviors & attitudes? #polisky
Forecasters! Submit by July 17, 2026! Do you forecast House/Senate/state elections, predict turnout, describe emerging methods/tools to forecast; provide a comp. perspective on election forecasting, offer a critical analysis of forecasting/limitations/its affect on behaviors & attitudes? #polisky
Now online! "Stripped of its natural-law foundation and its virtuous-yeoman ideal, the fiduciary republican rationale continues to inform two areas of contemporary constitutionalism." doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
Now on FirstView ft. @afghanopoly.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social! "Our central argument is that ambiguity politics is not inevitably a temporary stage toward greater order and predictability but rather a persistent mode of governance across various settings." doi.org/10.1017/S104...
Using RCTs, surveys, & focus groups, the authors demonstrate that registrar visits to high schools increase political interest & decrease anxiety about registering and voting. By @melissamichelson.bsky.social @sldemora.bsky.social & @cruzita.bsky.social! Check it out: shorturl.at/l1XqV #polisky
As Joshua M. Jansa and Eve M. Ringsmuth explain, "our analysis illuminates the role of course relevance in civic education and suggests a way to strengthen the effectiveness of required college civics coursework." Read more, here: doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
9 DAYS to submit your papers forecasting the 2026 US Midterm Elections! #polisky #elections #forecasting #polisci
NEW ISSUE from @pspolisci.bsky.social - PS: Political Science & Politics - Volume 59 - Special Issue 3 - July 2026 - https://cup.org/3Su853X Special Issue on the 30th Anniversary of Dr. Paula McClain’s “Can We All Get Along?” Where not #OpenAccess, this issue is free for a limited period
Working on your conference paper for #APSA2026?! Submit it to APSA Preprints' annual meeting event page: preprints.apsanet.org/engage/apsa/...
2026 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition: Democracy Under Threat: How to Understand, Protect, and Rebuild | APSA Preprints | Cambridge Open Engage
2026 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition: Democracy Under Threat: How to Understand, Protect, and Rebuild
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Our JULY 2026 issue published! Check out our special issue celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Dr. Paula McClain's "Can We All Get Along?" here: shorturl.at/0Y5Ul and the FULL issue here: shorturl.at/ZSz9Y #polisky
NEW ISSUE from @pspolisci.bsky.social - PS: Political Science & Politics - Volume 59 - Special Issue 3 - July 2026 - https://cup.org/3Su853X Special Issue on the 30th Anniversary of Dr. Paula McClain’s “Can We All Get Along?” Where not #OpenAccess, this issue is free for a limited period
***18 days*** to submit to Forecasting the 2026 US Midterm Elections! Please share with your forecasting colleagues: apsanet.org/publications... #polisky #midterms #elections #forecasting
NEW ISSUE from @pspolisci.bsky.social - PS: Political Science & Politics - Volume 59 - Special Issue 3 - July 2026 - https://cup.org/3Su853X Special Issue on the 30th Anniversary of Dr. Paula McClain’s “Can We All Get Along?” Where not #OpenAccess, this issue is free for a limited period
Can we stand together if we can't stand near each other? This study measures racial avoidance & documents the behavioral segregation that may undermine the intergroup coalitions democracy requires. #polisky by @joshuacorona.bsky.social now on FirstView. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1017/S104...
Now on FirstView ft. @cmparreira.bsky.social & @mweitzel.bsky.social! "…we lack a systematic overview of current fieldwork-related training and research practices among MENA political scientists." Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
"Common mentoring programs therefore may not be as effective a solution as is widely believed.... Mentoring programs are appealing because they require less restructuring of department cultures and university hierarchies." But "such programs may not increase women’s advancement in the long term."
This long-term randomized study of both career achievements & beliefs by @talimendelberg.bsky.social and Nicholas Short finds that a women's mentoring workshop for political science Phds has limited effects. Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/S104...
Now on FirstView! "Muslims are more likely than other faith-based groups to state that they would support BLM initiatives." Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
Now on FirstView! "...the interaction between a faculty member’s gender and gender discussions produced surprising results: the positive impact of gender discussions on [student evaluations of teaching] was markedly diminished when the instructor was a woman." #polisky doi.org/10.1017/S104...
Now on FirstView - a Special Issue contribution! This article examines how Black Americans respond to immigration in Chicago, showing how globalization, inequality, and governance shape both solidarity & competition among marginalized groups. doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
Now on FirstView! "Based on these figures, engagement declined over the course of the semester. By the end of the semester—Data Lab 8, Data Lab 9, and Interactions—the majority of students were not accessing any materials." doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
The APSA Pres Task Force on AI, Politics, & Political Science's report comes in the form of an edited volume identifying questions & establishing a foundation for the empirical study of how politics & governance are affected by AI. Check out these early chapter drafts: shorturl.at/cMZzI #polisky
Check out PS: Political Science & Politics' THREE active Calls for Papers: Forecasting the 2026 Midterm Elections, Presidentialism in Latin America, and Validation Standards in Text-as-Data Political Science. Please share with colleagues working in these areas. apsanet.org/publications... #polisky
This long-term randomized study of both career achievements & beliefs by @talimendelberg.bsky.social and Nicholas Short finds that a women's mentoring workshop for political science Phds has limited effects. Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/S104...
While most Americans oppose speech-suppressing protest actions, support is higher among Gen Z than among older cohorts. Check out the latest publication: doi.org/10.1017/S104...
Do bias-awareness prompts & prolonged gender education reduce gender bias in SET? We find that the prompts narrow men’s advantages, but gender education creates unexpected penalties for women. doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
Check out PS: Political Science & Politics' THREE active Calls for Papers: Forecasting the 2026 Midterm Elections, Presidentialism in Latin America, and Validation Standards in Text-as-Data Political Science. Please share with colleagues working in these areas. apsanet.org/publications... #polisky