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🌟PSA PRIZES🌟 Nominations for Academic Prizes are now open!
📢 We invite prize nominations outstanding Research, Professional Contributions and Teaching & Learning.
📆 Deadline for nominations 1 December 2025
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*PSA EVENT* 🚨NEXT WEEK🚨TLN Webinar Series – Giving choice a chance: Assessment optionality in #PoliticalStudies #Education, with @jeremymoulton.bsky.social, University of York. Understanding the costs and benefits of assessment optionality.
📆 3 Dec, 1.30 - 3pm, online
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TLN Webinar – Giving choice a chance: Assessment optionality in political studies education | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
‘Giving choice a chance: Assessment optionality in political studies education’ with Jeremy Moulton, University of York Wednesday 3 December, 1:30pm to 3pmThis practice-sharing webinar will present…
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November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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*PSA EVENT* 🚨NEXT WEEK🚨 The Kingdom’s God: The Use and Abuse of #Religion in #ForeignPolicy. One-day hybrid workshop organised by PSA IR Specialist Group @psainter-relations.bsky.social
📆 3 December 2025
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November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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📣 New #BJPIR article out now!

'The masculine threat: Hegemonic masculinity and gendercide in communal warfare' by Tobias Tseer & Promise Frank Ejiofor

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November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: Racial Inequality & Democracy - @janamorgan.bsky.social, @leahchristiani.bsky.social & Nathan J Kelly argueethnoracial inequalities undermine support for democracy. Read in @polstudies.bsky.social: buff.ly/VaeXszt

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November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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*PSA EVENT* 🚨THIS WEEK🚨#Geopolitics of #NetZero Transition, #Green Hydrogen & local & international dimensions of a #JustTransition . Co-organised by @psaenvironmental.bsky.social & @psaglobaldevelop.bsky.social. Supported by PSA #Excellence&ImpactFund
📆 28 November 2025
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November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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A big thank you to everyone who participated in our recent workshop on progressing #EDI in learned societies and #SocialSciences, hosted by PSA, @beranews.bsky.social and @acadsocsciences.bsky.social and supported by @ukri.org ESRC. Learn more about our EDI work
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November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: Varieties of Populist Attitudes in #Brexit Britain: @josejavierolivas.bsky.social, M Martín, @unnombrealazar.bsky.social, @mmoyanop.bsky.social & @quiqueclari.bsky.social test a new multi-dimensional strategy to measure and compare them: buff.ly/4ggGJEL

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November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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*PSA EVENT* 🚨THIS WEEK🚨 TLN Webinar Series, '#GenAI and assessments in #politics: From #AI-proof assignments to AI-powered pedagogy' with Thomas Da Costa Vieira, hosted by @psateach.bsky.social
📆 26 November, 1.30pm, Online
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TLN Webinar – GenAI and assessments in politics: From AI-proof assignments to AI-powered pedagogy | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
'GenAI and assessments in politics: From AI-proof assignments to AI-powered pedagogy’ with Thomas Da Costa Vieira, University of Leeds Wednesday 26 November, 1:30pmThis project presentation is…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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*PSA EVENT* 🚨THIS WEEK🚨The PSA Parliaments Group @psa-parliaments.bsky.social Annual Conference 2025 will be hosted by the Department of Politics & International Relations @york.ac.uk in conjunction with The White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership
📆 27 - 28 November 2025
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November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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*PSA OPPORTUNITIES* Visit the PSA website to find out about jobs, fellowships and scholarship opportunities within #PoliticalStudies #Politics #PoliticalScience #InternationalRelations #PIR
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November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: The Popularity Factor: Stephen Quinlan argues a leader’s popularity directly correlates with party vote share and the likelihood of winning office. Read more: buff.ly/9FVoaGn (OPEN ACCESS)

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November 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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A big thank you to everyone who participated in our recent workshop on progressing #EDI in learned societies and #SocialSciences, hosted by PSA, @beranews.bsky.social and @acadsocsciences.bsky.social and supported by @ukri.org ESRC. Learn more about our EDI work
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November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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📣 New #openaccess #BJPIR article out now!

'International relations theory and US–China competition: A theoretical exploration' by Kai He & Huiyun Feng

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November 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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📣 New #openaccess #BJPIR article out now!

'International relations theory and US–China competition: A theoretical exploration' by Kai He & Huiyun Feng

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November 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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*PSA PRIZES* 🚨1 week left to nominate🚨
📆 Nomination deadline 1 December 2025
🌟 Submit your nominations for outstanding #PoliticalStudies #research, professional contributions and #teaching & #learning
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November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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IN NEW ISSUE: Authoritarian, But Not Nativist - @aborges75.bsky.social & @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social examine how far-right parties in Latin America compare to their Western European counterpart: buff.ly/4fK7Fwk (OPEN ACCESS)

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Authoritarian, But Not Nativist: Classifying Far-Right Parties in Latin America - André Borges, Lisa Zanotti, 2025
Research on far-right parties has mostly focused on Western Europe, where anti-immigration agendas and related nativist ideas have played a major role in right-...
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November 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: Are more women elected in proportional elections than in majoritarian ones? @gulczynski.bsky.social, @monikaturyna.bsky.social & @jkantorowicz.bsky.social examine local Polish elections and find little evidence of that. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/UH5PdOR

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November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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1/4. New Article Alert! 📢

“Understanding unlikely alliances in Europe: Why ethno-religious minorities support populist radical right parties” by Samira Azabar, Saskia Glas, Nella Geurts & Michael Savelkoul.

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November 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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IN NEW ISSUE: How do subjective economic threats from globalization & tech changes shape social policy preferences? Seobin Han & Hyeok Yong Kwon argue structural economic shifts increase subjective job insecurity: buff.ly/gGtzBtk

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November 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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*PSA26 Annual Conference* 📢 Registration is open!
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November 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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IN NEW ISSUE: Which values distinguish supporters of radical right populist parties from their rivals? Arman Azedi finds political authoritarianism is a key ideological feature. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/9eIVm7h

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November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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We know that China ran a domestic propaganda campaign supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—but did it work? This article explores how effective the campaign was in persuading the Chinese public and which segments of the population were more vulnerable to its influence.
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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IN NEW ISSUE: Elite Cooperation and Affective Polarization: @markuswagner.bsky.social & @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social examine the link between the two by using 20 years of German coalitions data - buff.ly/DoGL3EA (OPEN ACCESS)

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November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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*PSA EVENT* TLN Webinar Series – Giving choice a chance: Assessment optionality in #PoliticalStudies #Education, with @jeremymoulton.bsky.social, University of York. Understanding the costs and benefits of assessment optionality.
📆 3 Dec, 1.30 - 3pm, online
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TLN Webinar – Giving choice a chance: Assessment optionality in political studies education | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
‘Giving choice a chance: Assessment optionality in political studies education’ with Jeremy Moulton, University of York Wednesday 3 December, 1:30pm to 3pmThis practice-sharing webinar will present…
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November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM