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Political Science Research and Methods: The journal of the European Political Science Association, edited by John Griffin, published by Cambridge University Press
🏛️Do party leaders influence roll call voting in the US Congress?

➡A Fowler shows that when parties switch from moderate to more extreme leaders, rank and file members cast more extreme roll call votes and are less partisan when no leader is in place www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
January 18, 2026 at 8:02 AM
💰Do voters punish local politicians for raising taxes?

➡ Using close local ballot votes in California, J Courbe & @jpayson.bsky.social find little backlash after tax hikes, except for business taxes, where organized interests mobilize www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
January 17, 2026 at 4:48 PM
📺Why is propaganda in autocracies often blatantly false?

➡️ @alexeizakharov.bsky.social's new model shows that even easily debunked lies can help: false reports hurt rival outlets’ credibility, especially among cynical audiences www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
January 16, 2026 at 9:09 AM
📝Inattentive respondents are a growing concern in online surveys.

➡S Blatte & @bfschaffner.bsky.social that 4 to 6% of respondents pass attention checks yet remain inattentive, biasing public opinion estimates for small subgroups www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
January 15, 2026 at 7:34 AM
📰How do scandals shape support for crypto rules?

➡️P D Culpepper, T Lee & R Shandler find that after the FTX scandal, news exposure boosted Democrats’ support for regulation, while Republicans shifted only when exposed to regulatory framing cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
January 14, 2026 at 9:28 AM
🗳️How stable is issue ownership over time?

➡️ @donyhu.bsky.social J-F Baumert, @jeonghochoi.bsky.social @sebastianjblock.bsky.social & M Harmening propose a Bayesian model to estimate dynamic issue ownership, showing gradual change over time www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
🇪🇺How do coalition parties monitor EU policymaking without a seat at the table?

➡️Using committee & rapporteur data, @pitrieger.bsky.social finds that sidelined parties shadow coalition partners via EU Parliament committees, reducing information gaps www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
January 12, 2026 at 9:29 AM
🪖What shapes attitudes toward wartime negotiation? 🇺🇦

➡️ A. Getmansky et al find that in Ukraine, exposure to violence does not immediately reduce support for talks with Russia and can even increase it, though support declines over time www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
January 8, 2026 at 8:11 AM
⚖️What motivates moderate candidates to run for office?

➡️ @aeggers.bsky.social A Fowler, W Howell & @mollyow.bsky.social show that higher salaries, better winning chances, and greater authority increase interest in running for office www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
January 7, 2026 at 7:39 AM
🧑‍🎓Can democracy promotion strengthen support for democracy in terrorism-affected regions?

➡️ Using a randomized experiment in Burkina Faso, S Yameogo @anjaneundorf.bsky.social & @aykutozturk.bsky.social find that democracy promotion videos boost democratic support www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
December 31, 2025 at 7:38 AM
✖️Who produces most online hate speech and how effective is counterspeech?

➡️ @gloriagennaro.bsky.social et al. find that hate speech is concentrated among a few users and that counterspeech on X mostly fails to curb prolific offenders www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
December 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
🫡Do multiple parties help dictators survive?

➡️ Using data from Latin America, @natanski.bsky.social & @aperezli.bsky.social find that allowing multiple parties can reduce the risk of popular revolt but increases the likelihood of gradual democratization www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
December 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
🤷Does tribal thinking toward ethnic out-groups shape policy support?

➡️Using visual conjoints in Germany and the Netherlands, @bertous.bsky.social & @turnbulldugarte.com show that nativists support policies selectively based on group cues www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
December 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🫨How do voters respond to economic shocks from abroad?

➡️ @costinciobanu.bsky.social & @joostvanspanje.bsky.social show that after the 2008 Lehman collapse, economic satisfaction fell but voters rallied behind incumbents in several European countries www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
December 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🏛️Are U.S. presidential executive orders really unilateral?

➡️ @anniebenn.bsky.social shows that greater delegation and discretion in executive orders increase congressional oversight, revealing a hidden form of interbranch conflict www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
December 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
🪙Do politicians signal partisan conflict through what they say?

➡️ Using Danish parliamentary debates, @mathiasoestergaard.bsky.social & @fghjorth.bsky.social show that vocal pitch signals partisan polarization, revealing the strategic use of nonverbal cues cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
December 19, 2025 at 7:15 AM
🪙Do economic sanctions negatively affect democracy and human rights in targeted countries?

➡️ @antonpeez.bsky.social re-examines the effects of Western sanctions to improve democracy and human rights from 1990-2021 and finds that negative effects persist www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
December 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🤖 Does GPT lean left or right across languages?

➡C. P. Walker & @joantimoneda.bsky.social find GPT output reflects local political attitudes: more conservative in Polish, more liberal in Swedish, and more pro-independence in Catalan www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
December 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🏘️ Does local exposure to refugee housing increase far right voting?

➡️ Using granular Berlin data, J Ferwerda & @riazsascha.bsky.social show refugee housing increased support for the far-right, but the backlash was geographically narrow in scope www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
December 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
🗳️ How does having more than one citizenship shape political participation?

➡️ S Jung , Y Lee & C Wong find US born dual citizens are more active than naturalized dual citizens. Having dual citizenship plays a relevant role in civic engagement www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
December 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🧠 Do IO leaders help their countries gain staff influence?

➡️ Using data from 25 UN agencies (1996–2022), J Chen, T Gui & L Wang find that leaders increase national representation by using contributions and stronger institutional ties www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
December 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
🧠 How inaccurate are public perceptions of immigration?

➡️ @lutzphilipp.bsky.social & M Bitschnau show that many supposed misperceptions are actually guesses, offering a sharper way to study how perceptions shape political attitudes www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
December 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🚜 How does coercive social mobilisation shape political attitudes?

➡️ Using an RDD, A. Lee, W. Qi & D. Sun show that Chinese youth sent to labor in rural areas became more critical of local government but more supportive of the national regime www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
⚡ Can political signals push capital toward clean energy?

➡️ @patrickbayer.bsky.social @lorenzocrippa.bsky.social & @fgenovese.bsky.social show that EU Commission announcements during the early Ukraine war briefly moved markets toward greener energy firms www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
November 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
🗳️ What drives democratic renewal in U.S. states?

➡️ Using Coincidence Analysis, @jesserhodesumass.bsky.social finds three routes to stronger democracy, centered on the Dem Party and unions, with roles for diverse populations and a liberal public mood www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
October 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM