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IN NEW ISSUE: Are more women elected in proportional elections than in majoritarian ones? @gulczynski.bsky.social, @monikaturyna.bsky.social & @jkantorowicz.bsky.social examine local Polish elections and find little evidence of that. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/UH5PdOR

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November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: Which values distinguish supporters of radical right populist parties from their rivals? Arman Azedi finds political authoritarianism is a key ideological feature. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/9eIVm7h

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November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: How do institutional parameters affect citizens’ evaluations of a political system as democratic? @clandwehr.bsky.social, C Ojeda & @stallbaum.bsky.social compare citizens’ design preferences in #Germany & #US: buff.ly/3Wx9YMl

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November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: One Size Does Not Fit All: Or Dar explains radical-left parties’ engagement with populism. Read in @polstudies.bsky.social: buff.ly/JAhQ31q

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November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: Constituency Service & Valence Voting: Yu Zeng, Junzhi He & Xiaobo Lu find long-term constituency service was an effective strategy persuading & mobilizing valence voters in China's semi-competitive local elections - buff.ly/mwzyO8f

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November 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: Are citizens in court impairing representative politics? Mariano Croce & Natascia Tosel examine the politics of judicial rights protection. Read in @polstudies.bsky.social: buff.ly/OIovvUw

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November 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: Racial Inequality & Democracy - @janamorgan.bsky.social, @leahchristiani.bsky.social & Nathan J Kelly argueethnoracial inequalities undermine support for democracy. Read in @polstudies.bsky.social: buff.ly/VaeXszt

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November 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: The Popularity Factor: Stephen Quinlan argues a leader’s popularity directly correlates with party vote share and the likelihood of winning office. Read more: buff.ly/9FVoaGn (OPEN ACCESS)

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November 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: How do subjective economic threats from globalization & tech changes shape social policy preferences? Seobin Han & Hyeok Yong Kwon argue structural economic shifts increase subjective job insecurity: buff.ly/gGtzBtk

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November 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: Authoritarian, But Not Nativist - @aborges75.bsky.social & @lisazanottiphd.bsky.social examine how far-right parties in Latin America compare to their Western European counterpart: buff.ly/4fK7Fwk (OPEN ACCESS)

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November 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: Elite Cooperation and Affective Polarization: @markuswagner.bsky.social & @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social examine the link between the two by using 20 years of German coalitions data - buff.ly/DoGL3EA (OPEN ACCESS)

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November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: What’s driving the narrowing gender gap in party activism? Susan E. Scarrow, JeongKyu Suh & Jamie M. Wright find shifts in party participation aren’t all about women stepping up but also about men stepping back - buff.ly/xa7cPL9

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November 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: Not Just "Sinking Islands"! @virginiadebiasio.bsky.social discusses the importance of climate adaptation for the population of #Kiribati & defends a community-based approach to adaptation in #SIDS - buff.ly/jnp3dGc

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November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: Ethnic voting - @scrosenzweig.bsky.social examines the subject through the lens of group norms & social pressure using data from Africa. Read in more: buff.ly/YYogOYs

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November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: Analysing protest participation - @danmercea.bsky.social, @feligsantos.bsky.social & Matthias Hoffmann argue it's a gradient, beyond the binary of participation and non-participation & suggest practical mobilisation pathways: buff.ly/XfEkdYm (OPEN ACCESS)

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November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: What Defines a Discipline & How We Teach & Study It? Blair, @teachpolitics.bsky.social, Gann, Honeyman, Bellaby, Kolpinskaya, Adams & @northcarolinaexpat.bsky.social examine HE Politics and IR curricula & the implications of benchmark statements: buff.ly/IcBUK36

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November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: A Two-Track Model of Deliberation - Palle Bech-Pedersen & Christian Carl discuss the relationship between deliberative democracy, compromise, and consensus. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/2a9dQEu

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November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Our November issue is now out!📘

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The journal publishes rigorous and original work significant to the whole discipline.

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November 5, 2025 at 10:01 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/k2arX2i

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November 4, 2025 at 10:00 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/PAiCLTg

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November 3, 2025 at 10:00 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/6WSjIt0

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November 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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What shapes party membership in Hungary’s democratic backslide?
Annamária Sebestyén traces how socialization trajectories in youth lead to party affiliation amid autocratization. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/bAeTSOE

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November 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Do ideas or political demand drive welfare reform? @ewanrobo.bsky.social shows how ideational power, not voter pressure, shaped in-work benefits in the UK and France. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/1IN07tN

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October 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Can mainstreaming of the far right help normalise undemocratic practices? @mlorimer.bsky.social & Matteo Cavallaro explore the case of Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, showing how the party still displays elements of continuity with its neofascist predecessor. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/ElYnx4u
October 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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How can resilience of democratic procedures, processes & principles be improved? Aurel Croissant & @larslott.bsky.social present a novel conceptualization & measurements of democratic resilience: buff.ly/N25dyXQ (OPEN ACCESS)

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October 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM