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The JOP is the flagship journal of the SPSA, published by the University of Chicago Press. Editors-in-Chief: Timothy Hellwig & Timothy Nokken. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jop/current

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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Apr 9

📢 Welcome to the Journal of Politics Blog!
A new space to highlight path-breaking research from the JOP and make it accessible to a wide audience.
Start reading here 👉 ubwp.buffalo.edu/jopblog/
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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · 8d

"Democracy, Inequality, and Antitrust" by Michael O. Allen, Kenneth Scheve, and David Stasavage. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · 14d

"Normalization of Censorship: Evidence from China" by
Tony Zirui Yang.
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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · 15d

"Do Integration Courses Influence Refugees’ Integration Trajectories? Evidence from Norway" by Jeremy Ferwerda and Henning Finseraas.
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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · 18d

"Public Perceptions of Corporate Position-Taking on Abortion and Transgender Rights" by Wayde Z. C. Marsh and Jordan Carr Peterson. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · 21d

"Breaking News: A Model of Media Competition, Fact-Checking, and Political Accountability" by Giovanni Andreottola and Antoni-Italo De Moragas. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · 22d

The new issue of The Journal of Politics is out! Take a look: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jop/curr...

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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · 23d

"Unsuccessful Candidates Are More Concerned About Electoral Fairness than Election Winners" by Roman Senninger, Martin Baekgaard, and Henrik Seeberg.
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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · 24d

"Overburdened Bureaucrats: Providing Equal Access to Public Services During COVID-19" by Karoline Larsen Kolstad. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Sep 9

"What Happens When Women Win Elections? The Electoral Returns to Increased Representation of Women" by Frederik K. Kjøller, Benjamin C. K. Egerod, Lene Holm Pedersen, and Jens Olav Dahlgaard. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Sep 7

"Repelling Rape: Foreign Direct Investment Empowers Women" by Tianshu Li, Sonal S. Pandya, and Sheetal Sekhri. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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mellissameisels.bsky.social @mellissameisels.bsky.social · Sep 6

Delighted to discover that "Candidate Positions, Responsiveness, and Returns to Extremism" is now available online from JOP 🧵
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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Aug 21

"A Field of Her Own: Property Rights and Women’s Agency in Myanmar" by Alexander Fertig, Alexandra Hartman, Lakshmi Iyer, and Edmund Malesky. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Chicago Journals @chicagojournals.bsky.social · Aug 18

The new Journal of Politics collection on Higher Education is FREE to read, featuring research on whether higher education is living up to its promise and how to respond to political threats. Find it here: ow.ly/WXbP50WELFc @thejop.bsky.social

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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Aug 12

"AI and Political Economy: Citizens Beware" by Gregory Robson and Justin Tosi. ubwp.buffalo.edu/jopblog/2025...

AI and Political Economy: Citizens Beware – The Journal of Politics Blog

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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Aug 1

🚨 New on the JOP Blog:
"The Space Where Understanding Begins" by Kim Maslin for the JOP AI Forum.
Read it here 👉 ubwp.buffalo.edu/jopblog/2025...

The Space Where Understanding Begins – The Journal of Politics Blog

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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Aug 1

Announcement: Please note that the JOP will be on hiatus from August 4 to August 24. During this period, we will not be accepting new submissions.

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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Jul 22

"Are There Social Class Gaps in Nascent Political Ambition? Survey Evidence from the Americas" by Nicholas Carnes and Noam Lupu. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Jul 8

"How Coalitions Shape Legislative Institutions in Parliamentary Democracies" by Radoslaw Zubek.
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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Jul 2

Political scientists: How is generative AI changing how we produce knowledge?

The JOP Blog launches a new AI Forum—a space to reflect, debate, and share. Join us:
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📘 Want to contribute? Read our submission guide:
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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Jun 26

"Bureaucratic Packing in the Brazilian Amazon: How Political Competition Drives Deforestation" by
Alice Z. Xu. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Jun 25

"A Model of Focusing in Political Choice" by Salvatore Nunnari and Jan Zápal. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Southern Political Science Association @spsanews.bsky.social · Jun 24

Do court rulings on TASER use change police behavior? This study finds that when courts restrict ECD (electronic control devices) use, police are more likely to use deadly force.

Authors: Courtenay R. Monroe, Sophia Hatz, Kristine Eck

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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Jun 18

"How to Place Non-Majoritarian Institutions and Political Actors in a Common Policy Space: Spatial Modeling of Court–Executive Interactions" by Benjamin G. Engst, David M. Grundmanns, and Thomas Gschwend. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Jun 12

"Judicial Decisions on Electronic Control Devices and Police Escalation of Force" by Courtenay R. Monroe, Sophia Hatz, and Kristine Eck. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Piero Stanig @pstanig.bsky.social · Jun 11

Finally typeset in @thejop.bsky.social, the paper with @simonecremaschi.bsky.social on the electoral impact of the Vaia storm in the Alps in northeastern Italy. Link to some free pdf views here www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....

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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Jun 8

"Why Civil and Military Conscription Deserve a Second Look" by Sven Altenburger. (@svenaltenburger.bsky.social)
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Chicago Journals @chicagojournals.bsky.social · Jun 2

The new Journal of Politics collection on Democratic Transitions is FREE to read. What are the prospects for successful democratic transitions? Find it here: ow.ly/ST9p50VNcgI @thejop.bsky.social

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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · Jun 1

"Warfare, Fiscal Gridlock, and State Formation During Europe’s Military Revolution" by Gary W. Cox, Mark Dincecco, and Massimiliano Gaetano Onorato. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Lucas Novaes @lmnovaes.bsky.social · May 28

In a just-accepted paper at the @thejop.bsky.social , @MelaniCammett, Guadalupe Tuñon, and I examine how campaign finance reforms have unanticipated effects: organized actors gain an edge. In our case, the Universal Kingdom of God Church in Brazil.
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Special Interest Trade-Offs: Campaign Finance Reforms and Religious Influence in Politics in Brazil | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja

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