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How does migration diplomacy shape attitudes towards immigrants? Cameron Mailhot and @ninaobermeier.com explore a theory of bilateral reciprocity in the context of Kosovo. Read more: buff.ly/pt4T183

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January 18, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Do generous welfare policies foster political trust? Matthijs Gillissen, @silkegoubin.bsky.social & Anna Ruelens examine the long-term effects of welfare generosity on trust in political institutions. Read more:
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January 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Is partner partisanship associated with vote choice? @cerifowler.bsky.social finds that it was for the 2016 Brexit Referendum & subsequent elections in the UK & argues that this can help us understand gender gaps in vote choice. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/OopFfBB

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January 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Short-term rentals can disrupt urban life & influence the ballot box - @tonirodon.bsky.social, Raya & Llaneza link high Airbnb density in Barcelona to increased support for parties targeting home-sharing regulation: buff.ly/IEjpfBV

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January 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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What drives the stability & change of issue ownership perceptions in election campaigns? Lionel Marquis & @anketresch.bsky.social show voters who quickly see a party as issue owner tend to stick and vote for it; slower judgments shift more during campaigns. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/iVSU9Ta

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January 16, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Is there a gender gap in satisfaction with monetary policy? @carogarriga.bsky.social examines attitudes towards the Bank of England, finding a small, but statistically significant, gender gap. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/xQEILsN

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January 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Rethinking East Asia's welfare model: Nan Yang & @stefankuehner.bsky.social's #fsQCA study challenges the Productivist Welfare Capitalism thesis: buff.ly/y5bjLIH

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January 15, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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How do age & education shape non-institutional forms of #politicalparticipation? Oliveira, Ribeiro & Carvalho examine how self-rated health & civic engagement are moderated by age & education in South Europe. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/wsRctmG

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January 15, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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In 2019 EP elections, environmental issues shaped voting across Western Europe. Silvia Bolgherini & Luca Carrieri examine how radical right parties benefitted more than Greens. Read more: buff.ly/2oJd1P2

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January 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Can the impact of economic crises on political trust be mitigated? @charlotteboucher.fr studies the effect of different measures of social support on trust during the #COVID19 pandemic in Europe. More: buff.ly/htbkwaP

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Political Trust in Crisis: Can Social Protection Make a Difference? - Charlotte Boucher, 2026
How do economic crises harm political trust? And can their impact be mitigated? Using data from Eurofound’s Living, working, and COVID-19 survey conducted acros...
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January 14, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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How do ecological activists use expert knowledge to stage scenes of dissensus & what does this reveal about expertise & democracy? @aehyvonen.bsky.social reformulates radical democratic theory to offer new insights into both questions. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/RoFhPou

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January 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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How does affective polarization shape political participation? Maruša Lubej, Martin Dolezal & Andrej Kirbiš's examine how emotional divides between political groups impact voting, protests & other participation. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/DmqU7dZ

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January 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Are lawmakers marginalized in the legislative process based on their skin tone? René Rejón & Sergio Bárcena assess how skin color affects access to leadership & legislative effectiveness in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/MTZ3PPj

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January 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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The moral limits on uncivil climate protest - Alex McLaughlin examines Andreas Malm’s claim that the climate movement should engage in targeted sabotage of property associated with high emissions. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/4BcaZYO

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January 12, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Do UK voters see a trade-off between electoral integrity and turnout? Jeffrey A. Karp argues that beliefs about fraud and ideology, not turnout concerns, best predict support for photo ID. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/6Fr0d0R

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January 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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The green transition as both an analytical & a political concept - @jonathanpjwhite.bsky.social explores the intentions to which it responds, the assumptions with it & if these are well founded: buff.ly/V6gjKEk (OPEN ACCESS)

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January 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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How does republican theory reimagine economic freedom? Sean Irving explores John Francis Bray’s economic republicanism and its implications for markets and justice. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/SpsR2k8

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January 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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The Case of VOX in Spain: Josep Maria Comellas Bonsfills & Mariano Torcal Loriente examine the dynamic relationship between affective polarization and radical right’s emergence: buff.ly/1vmHSDP

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January 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Polarized attitudes and anti-democratic orientation in the US - Ariel Malka, Christopher M Federico, Thomas H Costello & Adam R Panish examine paradoxical partisan asymmetries in current democratic attitudes. More: buff.ly/VGQCRIF

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January 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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How do personality traits relate to positive and negative partisanship? R Michael McGregor, @thelagnum.bsky.social & Scott Pruysers examine this in-depth suing data from Canada. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/c0ZgChE

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January 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Is there a gender gap in satisfaction with monetary policy? @carogarriga.bsky.social examines attitudes towards the Bank of England, finding a small, but statistically significant, gender gap. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/xQEILsN

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January 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Sexual Corruption and Political (Dis)trust - Sofia Jonsson explores how gendered experiences of corruption affect trust levels. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/MLu3v4O

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January 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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How do age & education shape non-institutional forms of #politicalparticipation? Oliveira, Ribeiro & Carvalho examine how self-rated health & civic engagement are moderated by age & education in South Europe. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/wsRctmG

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January 7, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Rising public dissatisfaction with representative democracy has sparked interest in bottom-up forms of direct democracy, so D Moeckli, F Mendez, M Labud & N Reimann map the European landscape of citizen's initiatives: buff.ly/ZsjB7kY (OPEN ACCESS)

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January 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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🎓 New paper in Political Studies (@polstudies.bsky.social)

I examine whether there are gendered differences in how people
• evaluate the Bank of England’s performance in controlling, &
• perceive and react to inflation more broadly.

🔗 Open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

tltr? 🧵👇
January 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM