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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 11h

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 · 11h

(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 · 11h

(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 · 11h

(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 · 11h

(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 · 11h

(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 · 11h

(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 · 11h

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 · 1d

🇰🇷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 · 1d

❓“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 · 2d

🇮🇳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 · 2d

✔️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 · 3d

💸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 · 3d

(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 · 3d

(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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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 3d

(4/6) They find that women are more likely to emphasize care and fairness, and are less likely to stress authority and loyalty than men.

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 3d

(3/6) They looked specifically at the use of five morals from Moral Foundations Theory: care, fairness, authority, loyalty and purity. They expected that women legislators would emphasize care, fairness and purity more and authority and loyalty less than men.

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 3d

(2/6) The authors analyzed all public tweets from U.S. House members from 2013-2021 (the 113th-116th Congress). From these tweets, they tracked how often legislators employ moral language in their tweets, the type of moral language they use, and whether this varies between women and men.

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 3d

How Does Legislator Gender Shape the Use of Moral Rhetoric on Twitter? 🔎Check out this recent article in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social ‬by Brisbane, Hua and Jamieson: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 4d

🧐Who holds politicians accountable for sexual misconduct–and who doesn’t? Read @3streamsblog.bsky.social for insights from @polbehavior.bsky.social research on how different voter groups respond. #polisky
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Who punishes politicians for their sexual misconduct–and who doesn’t?

Democratic women are always-punishers while Republican men are never-punishers, research finds

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 4d

👀 See this recently released article in @cpsjournal.bsky.social‬:“Beyond the Myth of Legality? Framing Effects and Public Reactions to High Court Decisions in Europe” by Magalhães, Skiple, Pereira, Arnesen, and Bentsen: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 7d

Do women in office inspire other women to enter politics? Hear UCR professor @jmerolla.bsky.social describe a recently published study on women in politics and the gatekeeping power of political parties: youtube.com/shorts/n8Uqz...
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Do women in office inspire other women to enter politics? #politicalscience

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

(6/6) Learn more about Jordan, Lajevardi, and Waller’s article, linked below:
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 7d

(5/6) Does this vary by partisanship? The findings show that diverse contact with women of color is positively linked to greater perceptions of discrimination among both Democrats and Republicans, but the association is more consistent and stronger among Republicans.

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

(4/6) These linkages are more consistent for white respondents than non-whites. Why? According to the authors, non-whites have a large and diverse set of contact with women of color so are less moved by one additional contact compared to whites.

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