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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 13d

Finally, sharing is caring - please forward this email to other women you know who could be interested in this.

Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 13d

Who can join? Anyone who identifies as an early career woman in a tenure track position in Politics/Political Science (broadly defined!) Early career can be understood as within 5 years into the first permanent position but we are happy for anyone to join who self-identifies as the above.

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 13d

How can I join? Please take 2 minutes to fill out this form: lnkd.in/eEkTYbXB

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 13d

When? In the autumn term 2025, we will have weekly writing sessions on Wednesday afternoons (3pm - 4.30pm London). Our first session is on Wednesday 1st October at 3pm (London).

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 13d

Now what? Concretely, we will have weekly writing sessions, where we connect online for 90 minutes, and get some writing done together. We will also organise some virtual coffee and chat events, where we can come together and just share how things have been, debrief and exchange some tips.

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 13d

Why? Evidence shows that women are more likely to drop out off academia than men, and that these gaps start early on. By building a supportive community of women going through a similar career stage, we hope to build solidarity, connections and resources to make this transition easier.

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 13d

Are you a woman who has recently started a TT position in politics or a politics related field? Then @katharinalawall.bsky.social and me would like to warmly invite you to join a new network for early career women: WIPS: Women in Political Science.

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 13d

Finally, sharing is caring - please forward this email to other women you know who could be interested in this. 7/7

Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 13d

Who can join? Anyone who identifies as an early career woman in a tenure track position in Politics/Political Science (broadly defined!) Early career can be understood as within 5 years into the first permanent position but we are happy for anyone to join who self-identifies as the above. 6/7

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 13d

When? In the autumn term 2025, we will have weekly writing sessions on Wednesday afternoons (3pm - 4.30pm London). Our first session is on Wednesday 1st October at 3pm (London). 4/7

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 13d

Now what? Concretely, we will have weekly writing sessions, where we connect online for 90 minutes, and get some writing done together. We will also organise some virtual coffee and chat events, where we can come together and just share how things have been, debrief and exchange some tips. 3/7

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 13d

Why? Evidence shows that women are more likely to drop out off academia than men, and that these gaps start early on. By building a supportive community of women going through a similar career stage, we hope to build solidarity, connections and resources to make this transition easier. 2/7

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 13d

Are you a woman who has recently started a TT position in politics or a politics related field? Then @katharinalawall.bsky.social and me would like to warmly invite you to join a new network for early career women: WIPS: Women in Political Science. 1/7

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PSA Early Career Network @psaecn.bsky.social · May 2

🚨 Summer School Alert!!🚨

Don’t miss out this Free opportunity for PhDs and ECRs at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social 🤓

Register by May 9 🗓️

More info here 👇🏽

www.southampton.ac.uk/socsci/news/...

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · Apr 17

@nataliatrujillo.bsky.social

Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · Apr 17

@marianaborges.bsky.social
@piariggirozzi.bsky.social

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · Apr 17

The Latin American Politics Specialist Group at #PSA25 organised 2 engaging panels this year! Insightful discussions on diverse topics in politics/public policy from ‘greenwashing’ policy in Brazil to the relationship anticorruption-democracy in Central America. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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Lawrence McKay @lawrencemckay.bsky.social · Apr 13

@siennaeverett.bsky.social on climate attitudes
@vchengm.bsky.social on bureaucracy
@nataliatrujillo.bsky.social on migration
@jydenham.bsky.social on Englishness
@fransplains.bsky.social on Tory pol. econ
+ more great work from Bsky-less Bradley Ward, Mariana Borges, Michele Zadra, Deborah Timoni

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · Mar 18

Congratulations @alexyeandle.bsky.social !

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Jan 21

#OpenAccess from our new issue -

Which Information Do Politicians Pay Attention To? Evidence from a Field Experiment and Interviews - cup.org/4jnwXmY

- @rsenninger.bsky.social & @henrikseeberg.bsky.social

British Journal of Political Science Senninger & Seeberg abstract graphic

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American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · Dec 9

Just published on APSR First View: "Gendered Perceptions and the Costs of Political Toxicity: Experimental Evidence from Politicians and Citizens in Four Democracies" by Gregory Eady and Anne Rasmussen. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · Dec 3

Overleaf is down 🍃!
Anyone else experiencing this, have an idea of what’s going on? Thanks! 🥶

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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · Nov 22

This week we launched our Latin American initiative in the Department!

We are a group of scholars working in a diverse range of topics and using distinct methodologies. We are deeply interested in the region and are looking to strengthen our work to become a point of reference in the field. 📚

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · Dec 19

4/4 However, we find that this distinction is only made possible via a mechanism of country-based discrimination. This means that voters punish transnational more than domestic corruption only when the associated foreign country is negatively viewed by the public.

Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · Dec 19

3/4 We assess this in the UK through a survey experiment. The results imply that voters do, in fact, penalise politicians who engage in transnational corruption differently than those who are accused of traditional, domestic corruption.

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