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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 4d

This Friday, October 10 at 2pm ET is the next WILS Professional Development Seminar. The topic for this week is "Getting Organized."

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Read Shiri Noy's recent Inside Higher Ed article on organizing your research: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...

Registration Professional Development Seminar, Oct 10 2025, "Getting Organized"

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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 4d

The Rooney Democracy Institute at Notre Dame is seeking a postdoc or visiting PhD student in legislative institutions and/or representation, under the direction of Jim Curry, Jeff Harden, and Rachel Porter (@rachelporter.bsky.social)

Applications due November 15th: apply.interfolio.com/175219

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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 4d

Maya Kornberg's book "Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress" will be published this coming Winter by Johns Hopkins University Press and is available for pre-order here : www.amazon.com/Stuck-Violen...

Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress

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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · Sep 5

Janet Malzahn and Andrew B. Hall find that election-denying Republicans underperformed in the 2022 midterms in state-level races but not U.S. House races.

More here: www.cambridge.org/co...

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Election-Denying Republican Candidates Underperformed in the 2022 Midterms | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Election-Denying Republican Candidates Underperformed in the 2022 Midterms - Volume 119 Issue 3

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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · Sep 2

Jacob M. Lollis and Mackenzie R. Dobson find that LGBTQ lawmakers elected in high-discrimination environments are more effective than those elected from less discriminatory environments.

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I’m Coming Out! How Voter Discrimination Produces Effective LGBTQ Lawmakers | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core

I’m Coming Out! How Voter Discrimination Produces Effective LGBTQ Lawmakers - Volume 58 Issue 3

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Michelangelo Landgrave @landgravephd.bsky.social · Aug 31

Would there be interest in a non-residential fellowship in Boulder? Something along the lines of fellows agreeing to participate in 2~ virtual workshops with CU folks over the year. At the end of the fellowship we fly you out for an in-person visit. Maybe during ski season.

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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · Aug 27

Read Jatia Wrighten’s new work titled “High Hurdles: Legislative Professionalism and the Effectiveness of Women State Legislators.” to be published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Politics here: www.journals.uchicag...

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Sara Chatfield @poliscisara.bsky.social · Aug 22

Fantastic new piece on the framing of anti-trans legislation in state legislative debates. Kelly-Thompson and Lusvardi find that legislators use "paternal, protectionist frames and... [co-opt] the language of feminism."

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Transgender Bodies are the Battleground: Backlash, Threat, and the Future of Queer Rights in the United States | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core

Transgender Bodies are the Battleground: Backlash, Threat, and the Future of Queer Rights in the United States - Volume 58 Issue 3

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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · Aug 22

Denison University is hiring a TT Assistant/Associate in American politics with expertise in public policy. Strong preference for someone able to teach political theory. Moot Court experience a plus!

👉 www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...

Assistant or Associate Professor of Politics and Public Affairs/American Politics - HigherEdJobs

Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.

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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · Aug 21

The first meeting of our Fall writing group will take place on 8/25 from 1:30 – 3:30pm ET. The writing group provides accountability, feedback, advice, and networking for women and non-binary scholars of legislative politics.

Register here: docs.google.com/form...

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Registration: Women in Legislative Studies Writing Group

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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · Aug 19

Our first professional development seminar for Fall 2025 will be held on Friday, August 22nd, 2:00-3:00 PM ET. The session is titled “From Idea to Impact: Writing Your First (or Next) Academic Book.”

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Registration Professional Development Seminar, Aug 22 2025, "From Idea to Impact: Writing Your First (or Next) Academic Book"

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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · Aug 19

We are seeking a new leadership team for WiLS! If you might be interested (or just want to chat and see what's involved), please get in touch with Ellie, Gisela, or Leslie by September 5 (feel free to DM us here if you need contact info).

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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · Aug 14

The Department of Political Science at the College of the Holy Cross is hiring two full-time tenure-track Assistant Professors specializing in American Politics, particularly Congress and/or executive branch politics to begin in August 2026. More info can be found here: apply.interfolio.com/171695

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Sara Chatfield @poliscisara.bsky.social · Aug 1

If you are teaching Intro to US Politics/American Government at the college level this coming year and would like a place to share resources, ideas, and questions, please join our Slack! Email me at sara.chatfield @ du.edu for the link.

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kristinwylie.bsky.social @kristinwylie.bsky.social · Jul 28

Genpol researchers looking to get your summer work in the pipeline?! We are still accepting submissions for a JWPP special issue on women's agency & parties - submit by 8/15! @winls.bsky.social @jwpp.bsky.social #genpol #polisci

Journal of Women, Politics & Policy @jwpp.bsky.social · May 16

Interested in gender and political parties❓✅
Looking for an outlet for your research❓✅
Want to work with awesome guest editors❓✅

Check out this 🚨Call for Papers🚨 for JWPP's 2026 Special Issue with guest editors Teresa Sacchet, Simone Bohn, and Kristin Wylie!

JWPP Special Issue Call_2025.docx

Political Parties and Women’s Agency: Old Challenges and New Trends Co-edited by Teresa Sacchet (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), Simone Bohn (York University, Canada), and Kristin Wy...

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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · Jul 31

Join us next week for our annual Summer Writing Bootcamp, August 4-7, which will run each day from 1:30-3:30 ET. The bootcamp combines writing accountability and professional development in an informal setting for women + non-binary scholars studying legislative politics.

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Registration: Women in Legislative Studies Writing Group 2025 Summer Bootcamp

This is the registration form for the Women in Legislative Studies Writing Group Summer Bootcamp, August 4th - 7th, 2025. We'll send you a zoom link shortly before the event.

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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · Jul 16

Writing group today at 1:30 Eastern!

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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · Jul 11

New in @thejop.bsky.social from @a-weissman.bsky.social -- how descriptive representation has changed in an era of heightened polarization.

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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · Jul 10

How do Danish MPs use social media to respond to negative polls? Helene Helboe Pedersen and Henrik Bech Seeberg answer this question in their recent Journal of Politics article.

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Using Social Media to Respond to Negative Polls: Politicians’ Issue Responsiveness on Facebook | The Journal of Politics: Vol 87, No 3

Social media has changed the link between politicians and voters. An unsettled question is how politicians use social media in the political agenda-setting competition. Do they respond to issue priori...

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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · Jul 9

Writing Group Today! Write with us at 1:30 Eastern. 🖋️

More info here: www.womeninlegislativestudies.org/writing.html

Women in Legislative Studies: Writing Groups

Women in Legislative Studies Writing Groups. The writing groups will provide combinations of regular writing times each week, accountability mechanisms, feedback on research, writing-related advice, a...

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Mirya R. Holman @mirya.bsky.social · Jul 8

It’s publication day!!🎊 In a new Urban Affairs Review @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social piece, Rebecca Johnson, Tyler Simko @simko.bsky.social & I ask: How do you measure conflict in local politics in the United States?
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Measuring Conflict in
Local Politics
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and Tyler Simko3

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APSA @apsa.bsky.social · Jul 8

Deadline next week! Nominate a mentor who has made a lasting impact on your academic journey. The Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentoring Award honors mentorship that opens doors and builds futures in the discipline.

🗓 Submit by July 15th
🔗 buff.ly/byS20WH
#MentorshipMatters #LatinxScholars #PoliSci

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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · Jul 2

Writing group today! ✍️

Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · Jun 13

Check out this new piece in Politics and Gender by @hannabrant.bsky.social - "Cisheteropatriarchal Institutions and the Representation of LGBTQ+ Legislators"

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Cisheteropatriarchal Institutions and the Representation of LGBTQ+ Legislators | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core

Cisheteropatriarchal Institutions and the Representation of LGBTQ+ Legislators

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