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*PSA NEWS MAGAZINE* January issue is now out.
👀 Members, look out for your copy in the post! Digital version is now online. Enjoy
PSA News: January 2026 - Political Studies Association
PSA News is our bi-annual member’s magazine. PSA News informs our membership of activities and initiatives taking place at the PSA and across political studies more broadly. Read January 2026 PSA…
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🌟PSA Opportunity🌟Seeking new Trustees
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PSA Seeks New Trustees for Election to its Executive Committee - Political Studies Association
Are you looking for an opportunity to build your profile, skills, and experience? Are you interested in becoming a charity trustee? Do you want to play a role
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February 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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*PSA Mackenzie #BookPrize Shortlist 2025-26*
Congratulations to Prof. Elizabeth Evans @elizabethjevans.bsky.social & Dr Stefanie Reher for ‘Disability and Political Representation', published by Oxford University Press @academic.oup.com
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Mackenzie Book Prize 2025-26 Shortlist Announced - Political Studies Association
Thank you to all who nominated a book for this esteemed prize which celebrates the distinctive contribution these works have made to advancing Political Studies. From an impressive number of entries,…
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February 6, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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How do democratic transitions affect party politics beyond borders? Ubeydullah Ademi & Firat Kimya examine diffusion effects, showing transitions reduce democracy polarization in neighboring democracies over time. Read more: buff.ly/2kX47or

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February 5, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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🚨Online First Article!🚨
Open Seats, Incumbency, Campaign Spending and Electoral Success in Legislative Elections: Evidence from Chile’s Open-List Proportional Representation System

By A.A Martínez & @patricionavia.bsky.social
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February 6, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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*PSA Mackenzie #BookPrize Shortlist 2025-26*
Congratulations to Dr Philip Rathgeb @philiprathgeb.bsky.social for 'How the radical right has changed capitalism and welfare in Europe and the USA', published by Oxford University Press @academic.oup.com
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February 6, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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*PSA Mackenzie #BookPrize Shortlist 2025-26*
Congratulations to Dr Ashlee Christoffersen @drashleec.bsky.social for 'The Politics of Intersectional Practice: Representation, Coalition and Solidarity in UK NGO', published by @brisunipress.bsky.social
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February 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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1/4.📢 New publication alert:
We are thrilled to announce the publication of: “Skilful symbiosis: Optionality and employability in Political Studies assessment”, by Jeremy FG Moulton.

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February 5, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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4/4. Rather than adding bolt-on employability content, optionality creates a productive symbiosis between learning and skills development, while offering additional pedagogical benefits.
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Skilful symbiosis: Optionality and employability in Political Studies assessment - Jeremy FG Moulton, 2026
In this article, I discuss using assessment optionality – allowing students choice in their mode of assessment – for the development of employability skills for...
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February 5, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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In what senses might body counts be, paradoxically, both humanizing and dehumanizing? @moyalloyd.bsky.social explores the role that orders of grievability play in determining whose lives are counted, and how. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/XRZq8LT

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February 5, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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📝 Don't miss this #openaccess article from the current issue of #BJPIR - Volume 28, Issue 1

'Competing or complementary? Local and national competitiveness as explanatory factors of turnout in SMP systems' by Kaat Smets & Hannah Bunting

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February 5, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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*PSA Mackenzie #BookPrize Shortlist 2025-26*
Congratulations to Prof. Pang Laikwan for 'One and All: The Logic of Chinese Sovereignty', published by Stanford University Press @stanfordpress.bsky.social
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February 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Why has the populist radical right failed in Scotland? @davidevampa.bsky.social, Alan Convery & @frasmcm.bsky.social examine how symbiotic polarization between SNP and Conservatives blocked PRRPs, until recently. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/WeHXRFw

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February 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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*PSA 2026 Annual Conference* #PSA26 closing keynote will be with Prof. Catherine Boone, LSE, on ‘Political Rupture in a Post-Liberal World: Changing Regionalisms in Africa’
📆 Wednesday 1 April 2026
🚨 Registration deadline 12 March
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PSA26 Keynote Speakers - Political Studies Association
Professor Helen Margetts OBE FBA Overview Biography Opening Keynote: ‘AI for Democracy’ Monday 30 March 2026, Room TBA Helen Margetts is Professor of Society and the Internet at the University of…
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February 4, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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Is it rational to expect to win elections? @mbarnfield.bsky.social argues so-called "wishful thinking" about election outcomes is part of how voters make rational sense of their role in democracies. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/04Lq36y

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February 4, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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📝 Don't miss this #openaccess article from the current issue of #BJPIR - Volume 28, Issue 1

'National gimmicks as soft power strategy: WWE’s Clash at the Castle and the performance of the Cymru Wales Brand' by @daimoon.bsky.social

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February 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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Have you seen the PSR's Best Original Research Article and Best Short-Form Article Prize Nominees yet?!?

You can see a full list of the nominees, and read their articles, here:

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February 4, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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Join us on 25th of Feb and sign up for Cecilia Rikap and I discussing her upcoming book "The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud" for the
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February 4, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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Are visual strategies distinctive to populism? Francesco Melito & @mattiazulianello.bsky.social examine how political parties’ comms teams strategise, based on original interviews with professionals working directly with Italian parties. Read more: buff.ly/VNboEXh

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February 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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*PSA OPPORTUNITIES* Visit our new webpage for upcoming opportunities, including open calls, funding, summer schools, prizes and much more aimed at the #PoliticalScience community.
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February 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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*NEW PSA BLOG* by Dr. Aruni Samarakoon @arunisamarakoon.bsky.social on International #HumanRights, particularly those that affect #Women and girls.
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International Human Rights Day 2025 - Political Studies Association
Dr. Aruni Samarakoon, University of Hull International Human Rights Day was observed worldwide on 10 December 2025. In recognition of this occasion, this blog highlights a recently acknowledged human…
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February 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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How do people adapt to sanctions in authoritarian contexts? Yechan Moon & Taehee Whang show informal economies in North Korea expand where sanctions hit hardest. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/vblP2x5

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February 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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📣 New #openaccess #BJPIR article out now!

Glocalized norm interpretations: Explaining the emergence of India’s national climate policy approach' by @chrishoehne.bsky.social

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February 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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#PSA26 Annual Conference
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PSA26 Annual Conference - Political Studies Association
Join us in Oxford to discuss ‘Political Studies Futures’ “The best gathering for politics scholars in the UK and beyond” – PSA25 delegate Open to both members and non-members, the PSA annual…
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February 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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1/4. 📢 New article published
“More bills, more laws, but less success: Bill introduction and passage in Chile’s Senate, 1990–2022”, by Vicente Faúndez-Caicedo, Jhon Jaime-Godoy, Patricio Navia, and Felipe Barrueto

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February 2, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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4/4. Reforms in 2005 and 2010 expanded legislative entrepreneurship, but reduced average success as bill volume surged.
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