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Why is the gendered performance of lament a powerful lens to understand politics, particularly in the context of the ongoing violence we are witnessing today? Shirin M Rai explores the layers of lament: buff.ly/Eh1Zlg3 (OPEN ACCESS)

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January 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Why do opposition parties in autocracies struggle to unite? Jonas Bergan Draege & @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social examine how resource asymmetry & high-pressure moments like protests deepen fragmentation. Read more: buff.ly/TTUVvu6

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January 23, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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How does climate-induced stress fuel conflict & displacement? Malena López Bremme & @ssregilme.bsky.social examine Syria as a case of ecocide, showing how drought & mismanagement intensified war & migration. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/6Vy6rTE

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January 22, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Does partisanship explain policy preferences across the urban-rural divide? Kattalina Berriochoa shows rural Republicans especially are at odds with their party when it comes to #education funding. Read OPEN ACCESS buff.ly/9kQtP1j

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January 21, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Why do some explanations for public budget cuts work better than others? @rtpedersen.bsky.social & Paw Hansen examine how justification-based strategies reduce citizen opposition to cuts. Read more: buff.ly/y5DidFn

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January 20, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Do fiscal deficits threaten finance ministers’ survival equally across regimes? Jonas Willibald Schmid & Lasse Aaskoven argue deficits raise removal risks in democracies but not autocracies. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/ZPhKNKm

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January 19, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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How does migration diplomacy shape attitudes towards immigrants? Cameron Mailhot and @ninaobermeier.com explore a theory of bilateral reciprocity in the context of Kosovo. Read more: buff.ly/pt4T183

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January 18, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Is partner partisanship associated with vote choice? @cerifowler.bsky.social finds that it was for the 2016 Brexit Referendum & subsequent elections in the UK & argues that this can help us understand gender gaps in vote choice. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/OopFfBB

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January 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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What drives the stability & change of issue ownership perceptions in election campaigns? Lionel Marquis & @anketresch.bsky.social show voters who quickly see a party as issue owner tend to stick and vote for it; slower judgments shift more during campaigns. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/iVSU9Ta

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January 16, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Rethinking East Asia's welfare model: Nan Yang & @stefankuehner.bsky.social's #fsQCA study challenges the Productivist Welfare Capitalism thesis: buff.ly/y5bjLIH

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January 15, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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In 2019 EP elections, environmental issues shaped voting across Western Europe. Silvia Bolgherini & Luca Carrieri examine how radical right parties benefitted more than Greens. Read more: buff.ly/2oJd1P2

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January 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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How do ecological activists use expert knowledge to stage scenes of dissensus & what does this reveal about expertise & democracy? @aehyvonen.bsky.social reformulates radical democratic theory to offer new insights into both questions. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/RoFhPou

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January 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Are lawmakers marginalized in the legislative process based on their skin tone? René Rejón & Sergio Bárcena assess how skin color affects access to leadership & legislative effectiveness in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/MTZ3PPj

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January 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Do UK voters see a trade-off between electoral integrity and turnout? Jeffrey A. Karp argues that beliefs about fraud and ideology, not turnout concerns, best predict support for photo ID. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/6Fr0d0R

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January 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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How does republican theory reimagine economic freedom? Sean Irving explores John Francis Bray’s economic republicanism and its implications for markets and justice. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/SpsR2k8

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January 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Polarized attitudes and anti-democratic orientation in the US - Ariel Malka, Christopher M Federico, Thomas H Costello & Adam R Panish examine paradoxical partisan asymmetries in current democratic attitudes. More: buff.ly/VGQCRIF

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January 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Is there a gender gap in satisfaction with monetary policy? @carogarriga.bsky.social examines attitudes towards the Bank of England, finding a small, but statistically significant, gender gap. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/xQEILsN

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January 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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How do age & education shape non-institutional forms of #politicalparticipation? Oliveira, Ribeiro & Carvalho examine how self-rated health & civic engagement are moderated by age & education in South Europe. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/wsRctmG

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January 7, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Can the impact of economic crises on political trust be mitigated? @charlotteboucher.fr studies the effect of different measures of social support on trust during the #COVID19 pandemic in Europe. More: buff.ly/htbkwaP

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January 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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🎄 Happy holidays everyone! We at @polstudies.bsky.social wish you a restful and rejuvenating time! We're taking a short break from social media for the holidays but we're still accepting articles.

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December 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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📝 We hope you enjoyed the #PSNotes we highlighted this month. Click the hashtag to check all the latest cutting-edge research contributions that we've published in 2025 in this new format.

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December 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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📝 How often do ethnic elites use grievance frames online? @frederikgremler.bsky.social, Haiges, @nilsweidmann.bsky.social & Zuber examine 646k posts showing such frames are rare & track political, not economic, inequality. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/lC7RH6t

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December 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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📝 Do patterns of coalition management affect governance outcomes in multiparty presidential regimes? Chaisty & Power examine how cabinet proportionality predicts accountability and public goods. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/v9ivWYQ

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December 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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📝 How does electoral volatility influence party system polarization? Juliusz Gastev explores the relationship in the Latin American context from 1992 to 2018. Read the research note OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/8uwlW9u

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December 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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📝 What drives party support for deliberative democracy in Europe? Sergiu Gherghina & Bettina Mitru find support is shaped by left ideology, governing status, party novelty & manifesto length - not electoral strength or populism. OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/onjD7yS

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December 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM