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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 4d

🗳️ Policy congruence is key for democratic accountability.

➡️Using a game theoretic model, @liviodilo.bsky.social & T Dragu show that when an issue is more salient in elections, representatives' policies align less with voters' preferences www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 5d

🏭 How can we measure firms' political influence across countries?

➡️Using surveys of 27,000+ firms in 41 countries and a Bayesian IRT model, D C. Francis & @rmkubinec.bsky.social estimate firm-level influence scores and show how they vary across regimes www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 16d

📈Inequality is rising, but taxes have not become more progressive. Why?

➡️ C Ballard-Rosa, R Rogowski, K Scheve & @nicolajthor.bsky.social find that information on inequality alone cannot fully explain why income taxes have not increased www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 19d

🤔 Do surveys exaggerate democratic support due to social desirability bias (SDB)?

➡️ Using survey-mode variation & list experiments in 24 countries, @pcmagalhaes.bsky.social & @aarslew.bsky.social find no evidence that SDB inflates democratic attitudes www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 20d

📊 Are populist attitudes evenly spread across the ideological spectrum?

➡️ Using CSES data from 43 countries, E Tamaki &
@drjungphd.bsky.social find a non-linear relationship: populism is strongest at the ideological extremes, forming a U-shape pattern www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 21d

🗣️ Can speech sentiment predict MPs' behaviour?

➡️ Using Japan's parliamentary debates and a model trained on labelled debates, A Matsuo & K Fukumoto show opposition MPs speak more negatively with seniority and as elections near www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Sep 8

🏛️ How do US parties assign senators to committees?

➡️ A Thakur shows Republicans rely on seniority with little party influence, while Democrats use a process where leaders resolve seat clashes, shaping how power and policy develop in Congress www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Sep 5

❤️Does partisanship shape online dating?

➡️ In a conjoint in the UK, Y. Sleiman @gmelios.bsky.social & P. Dolan find politics matter as much as looks, but openness to opposing views matters more. Labour voters show stronger in-group bias www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Sep 4

🇺🇸 Can watching dialogue across party lines reduce polarisation?

➡️ L-O Ankori-Karlinsky, @robert_a_blair, J. Gottlieb & @smooreberg show that a documentary of an intergroup workshop reduces polarisation and boosts faith in democracy www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Sep 2

🗳️ What are the effects of restrictive voting laws on turnout in the US?

➡️ Using variation from a tornado on Super Tuesday 2020, @scottfabramson.bsky.social & S Thrower show that being reassigned to a new polling site reduces turnout by 5.65 pts www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Sep 1

📺In China, "Topical Debate Programs" bring officials, experts & citizens together to air concerns.

➡️J Chen, Y Wang, M Zhang & X Zhou show these programs boost trust in local government and deliberation can matter even with controlled agendas www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Aug 29

🚔Did George Floyd’s murder change Americans' racial attitudes?

➡️ @amengel.bsky.social & C. D. Kam find attitudes shifted, but unevenly: largest and most lasting for Black Americans and White Democrats, weaker or countervailing for others www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Aug 28

🗣️ Do US presidents attack the opposition instead of seeking compromise?

➡️ Using 90 years of speeches, @benjaminsnoble.bsky.social shows presidents target the outparty when gridlock looms, mobilising allies and shaping future power, not immediate policy www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Aug 26

🛰️Are people more likely to resist information they receive if their exposure to it is forced?

➡️Using survey experiments in China, @xiaoxiaoshen.bsky.social finds citizens who avoid propaganda are more swayed by it than those who read it willingly www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Aug 19

🤷Why do Americans' views on social spending move in parallel across policy areas?

➡️ @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social @cbwlezien.bsky.social & R Carlin show spending mood reflects shared preferences and responsiveness to overall spending and presidential party cup.org/3HdCwX3 #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Aug 5

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Aug 4

📢 No summer break here! The journal is open in August ☀️

✅ We are accepting submissions throughout the month. This is a great time to send us your manuscript ✍️📚

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Jul 25

🤑When do the wealthy support redistribution?

➡F Resmini & @darolo.bsky.social find that in Colombia, wealthy individuals are more likely to back redistribution when it comes from the right, which they see as more efficient and less disruptive www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Jul 24

💰 How should we measure early campaign fundraising?

▶️ @colinrcase.bsky.social & @rachelporter.bsky.social propose two distinct approaches: candidate-centred and election-centred early money. Explore their framework👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Jul 23

🧪How did COVID-19 affect citizens’ democratic preferences?

➡️ @cescamat.bsky.social A.Arenas A.Falcó & @jordimunoz.bsky.social find a lasting rise in technocratic preferences and a temporary bump in the willingness to sacrifice civil rights and freedoms www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Jul 22

🗳️Multiple elections on the same day, but some voters skip certain votes. Why?

➡R Foellmi, R Heim & L Schmid show that voters weigh the salience and information costs of each vote, influencing turnout and selective abstention www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Jul 21

🪃Do legislators trade proposals?

➡️Leveraging a lottery in the Canadian Parliament, @semrasevi.bsky.social & D.P. Green find little evidence MPs second motions to gain favor. Support seems driven by shared interests, not quid pro quo www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Jul 18

👩‍🦰Do women politicians address violence against women more effectively?

➡️Using data from Mexico and an RDD, @marco-alcocer.bsky.social R. Skillman & @angietorres.bsky.social find fewer female and young female homicides in municipalities led by women www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Jul 17

👑Can foreign religious threats drive local state-building?

➡Focusing on late 16th-century Japan, M. Wang, @austin-mitchell.bsky.social & W. Yin show that areas with Catholic churches were more likely to be surveyed in response to missionary threats www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Jul 16

🔠Labeling multimodal social media data is costly.

➡H Chen, J Bisbee @jatucker.bsky.social & J Nagler propose five metrics to assess the costs/benefits of multimodal versus text only labeling, illustrated through a tweet labeling experiment www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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