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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 8h

💉How did COVID-19 vaccine distribution shape politics in Latin America? Read @3streamsblog.bsky.social post on @worldpolitics.bsky.social research showing how vaccine aid boosted trust in the foreign governments that supplied it.
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Vaccine Aid Boosts Foreign Governments’ Images Abroad

Providing aid by donating COVID-19 vaccines boosted public trust in donor countries abroad.

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 10h

🌐Check out this recent article, “Ethos of Conflict in the International Arena: Power Predicts Expression of Threat for Security and Hope for Peace in Speeches of Leaders of Nations in Conflict,” in @ispp-pops.bsky.social by Ushomirsky, Leshem, and Halperin👇
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Ethos of Conflict in the International Arena: Power Predicts Expression of Threat for Security and Hope for Peace in Speeches of Leaders of Nations in Conflict

Nations mired in prolonged conflict develop and disseminate societal beliefs to address society's needs. These beliefs are also used to garner support in the international arena. Two key beliefs comm...

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 1d

Can some forms of violence cause more hunger than others? Hear UCR professor @dadakim.bsky.social describe a recently published study on the consequences of conflict where violence specifically targets food and food systems: youtube.com/shorts/_H_y_...
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Can some forms of violence cause more hunger than others? #politicalscience

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 1d

(5/5) Learn more about Killen’s article, linked below: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 1d

(4/5) These findings emphasize how norms around gender and race shape responses to angry feminist claims.

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 1d

(3/5) Killen shows that angry feminist claims elicit varied responses: white women and those in power often dismissed them as irrational or dangerous, while many women of color identified with the anger, seeing it as a response to the denial of their existence.

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 1d

(2/5) To understand women’s anger as a mobilizing political force, Killen analyzed the 2018 protests against Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, amid sexual assault allegations and fears he would undermine abortion rights.

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 1d

How do angry feminist claims get heard? 🦸‍♀️ In a recent article published in Political Research Quarterly, Kimberly Killen illustrates how angry feminist claims function as political resources that educate and mobilize allied communities: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 2d

✅What shapes Americans’ understanding of the racial consequences of policy choices? Check out this @3streamsblog.bsky.social post that introduces research in @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social, on how the way people are asked about racial inequality can lead to very different answers: medium.com/3streams/why...

Why Focusing On Culture Fuels Resistance to Racial Justice

Recent research finds that how people are asked about racial inequality leads to different answers

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 2d

👪 @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social recently published the article, “Married with children: do intermarriage and children impact political orientations?” by N. Phan, N. McNeely and E. Vargas. Take a look here 👇 doi.org/10.1080/2156...
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Married with children: do intermarriage and children impact political orientations?

We test the possibility that social contact through interracial marriage impacts racial attitudes. We assume that interracial couples experience intergroup contact that is meaningfully different fr...

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 5d

When people email their state representative, who is likely to write back and how? Hear UCR professor @jmerolla.bsky.social describe a recently published study on women legislators' responsiveness to their constituents: youtube.com/shorts/YySeX...
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When people email their state representative, who is likely to write back and how? #politicalscience

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 5d

(7/7) Learn more about Cassella, Fagan, and Theriault’s article, linked below: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 5d

(6/7) Also as expected, Democrats were far more inclined to justify their earmark requests by mentioning social groups that are part of their party coalition, including for example racial and ethnic minorities, young people, the poor and working class, women, and the LGBTQ community.

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 5d

(5/7) Which Republicans were more or less likely to submit requests? Conservative Republicans were less likely to submit requests, while those in close races were no more or less likely to do so.

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 5d

(4/7) Their results show clear partisan differences in earmark behavior. While nearly all Democrats made requests and maxed out on the number of requests, half of Republicans opted out. This provides clear evidence of a more transactional approach among Democrats.

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 5d

(3/7) Casella and colleagues analyze 3,007 earmark requests by legislators in FY 2021 to test whether the Democratic party uses a more transactional and distributional approach to representing constituents compared to Republicans, who they expect to use a more symbolic approach.

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 5d

(2/7) After 10 years of not allowing earmarks as part of the appropriation process, the U.S. Congress allowed them again in 2021, but with new rules which specified that members could only make 10 requests, they had to provide a justification for their request, among other reforms.

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 5d

How do Democratic and Republican Members of Congress Represent Constituents through Earmarking? 🧭 Explore this recent article in Political Research Quarterly‬ by Cassella, Fagan, and Theriault: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 6d

🇰🇷Check out this recent article, “Contested Identity and Prejudice Against Co-Ethnic Refugees: Evidence From South Korea,” published in Political Research Quarterly by Jae Yeon Kim and Taeku Lee👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 6d

❓“Who are your people? – The effect of political ideology and social identity on climate-related beliefs and risk perceptions,” was recently published in @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social by Eunbin Chung and Manjana Milkoreit. Take a look below 👇 doi.org/10.1080/2156...
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Who are your people? – The effect of political ideology and social identity on climate-related beliefs and risk perceptions

Persistent divides among American voters regarding climate change, especially climate skepticism among conservatives, have long been explained with reference to ideology, vested interests, and tren...

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 7d

🇮🇳How do inequality and politics influence religious violence? Check out the @3streamsblog.bsky.social post featuring research on India, published in @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social: medium.com/3streams/ine... #polisky

Inequality and politics influence religious violence. Here’s how.

A recent study found that inequality influences how often and how likely riots are to occur.

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 7d

✔️Check out this current article, “Choosing Women in Postwar Elections: Exposure to War Violence, Ideology, and Voters’ Gender Bias,” published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social by Josip Glaurdić and Christophe Lesschaeve 👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Choosing Women in Postwar Elections: Exposure to War Violence, Ideology, and Voters’ Gender Bias | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core

Choosing Women in Postwar Elections: Exposure to War Violence, Ideology, and Voters’ Gender Bias - Volume 19 Issue 3

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 8d

💸Do major economic shocks shift public opinion on government spending? Hear UCR professor @dadakim.bsky.social describe a recently published study on the negative economic shocks of COVID-19 in Spain: youtube.com/shorts/X5fmM...
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Do major economic shocks shift public opinion on government spending? #politicalscience

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 8d

(6/6) Learn more about Brisbane, Hua and Jamieson’s article, linked below: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Morality and the Glass Ceiling: How Elite Rhetoric Reflects Gendered Strategies and Perspectives | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core

Morality and the Glass Ceiling: How Elite Rhetoric Reflects Gendered Strategies and Perspectives - Volume 19 Issue 3

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 8d

(5/6) But gender gaps in moral rhetoric are driven mostly by Democrats, as Republican women largely mirror their male counterparts.

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