British Journal of Political Science
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BJPolS is now an open access journal and from 2025 will publish continuously with no more issues, just one volume per year.
- Reposted by British Journal of Political Science"Will help answer some of the crucial questions currently worrying democratic countries: how to understand and combat the lies and deceitfulness- the Brexitspeak- that led to the UK leaving the EU in 2016..." Brexitspeak by @paulchilton.bsky.social #Linguistics #LangSky 🐦🐦 cup.org/45Fh6ep
- Reposted by British Journal of Political ScienceNew Cambridge Element, Decolonizing Pedagogy in Post-Apartheid South Africa, by Azwihangwisi Edward Muthivhi, out now! Read Open Access at cup.org/3ZeyzXq
- Reposted by British Journal of Political ScienceI really enjoyed reading this article, now available in @bjpols.bsky.social: In recent years in Spain, when the Left governs, voters seem to undergo an ideological realignment and become more right-wing in their policy preferences. doi.org/10.1017/S000...
- Reposted by British Journal of Political Science#PSA26 Annual Conference 📢FINAL REMINDER early booking deadline - 2 February Join us in Oxford, 30 March - 1 April 2026 💰 Save money, book early!
- Reposted by British Journal of Political ScienceNew Cambridge Element, Catching Fire in the News, by Amber E. Boydstun, Jill R. Laufer, Dallas Card and Noah A. Smith, out now! Read Open Access at cup.org/3Z6zCZs
- NEW - Three Is a Crowd: Information and Electoral Coordination in Argentina - cup.org/4qQEZIm - Adrián Lucardi, Agustín Vallejo & Germán Feierherd #OpenAccess
- Reposted by British Journal of Political Science"evidence shows that radical-right voters are not shunned from the dating market..." Articles from @bjpols.bsky.social, @epsrjournal.bsky.social & @psrm.bsky.social referenced in this @ecprtheloop.bsky.social post by @turnbulldugarte.com & @bertous.bsky.social. cup.org/4raEsk4
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- Free to read for a limited period from @pspolisci.bsky.social - From Bookworm to Browser: The Decline of Books in Political Science Scholarship - cup.org/3WfnBiX - Alixandra B. Yanus & Phillip J. Ardoin #FirstView
- Reposted by British Journal of Political ScienceWe are pleased to announce that Democratic Theory is now on Bluesky - @democratictheory.bsky.social All articles accepted for publication from 2026 onwards in Democratic Theory will be #OpenAccess.
- Reposted by British Journal of Political ScienceThe Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica invites submissions for a special issue on “The Comparative Politics of Gender” - cup.org/4sPDJXh Guest editors - @edegiorgi.bsky.social & @klbeckwith.bsky.social Deadline: 8th of February, 2026.
- NEW - Left-Wing Governments and Far-Right Success - cup.org/3NpBdXI - Albert Falcó-Gimeno, @jurado.bsky.social & @markuswagner.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- NEW - Gender Bias in Legislative Oversight: Do Parliamentarians Control Women Ministers More Tightly than Men Ministers? - cup.org/45Rm9Z6 - @corinnakroeber.bsky.social, @lenastephan.bsky.social, @sarahdingler.bsky.social & @camilamontero.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- Reposted by British Journal of Political Science"In time for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Zuckert and Graber have collected the best set of essays on the Declaration ever published." The Cambridge Companion to the Declaration of Independence, eds. @mgraber1.bsky.social & Michael Zuckert 🗃️ 🗺️ cup.org/45TtK9q
- NEW - Legislator or Representative? Politicians’ Tasks According to Voters - cup.org/49LV0Ia "Politicians’ need for prioritizing time and energy is acute and consequential for democracy" - Helene Helboe Pedersen #OpenAccess
- Reposted by British Journal of Political ScienceThis MLK Day, honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Jeremy I. Levitt's 'Beyond Borders: Martin Luther King Jr., Africa, and Pan-Africanism', out now. cup.org/45XCefN #BlackSky #History #LawSky #Politics 🗺️
- As we publish new articles in 2026, you will find them online here - cup.org/49fJHck #OpenAccess
- Reposted by British Journal of Political Science"A perceptive, historically-grounded and constitutionally fastidious guide to the people’s ultimate check against a president who behaves like a king or a mob boss." Rep. Jamie Raskin High Crimes and Misdemeanors, 2nd Edition by @frank-bowman.bsky.social #LawSky 🗃️ 🗺️ cup.org/4sDH6As
- Reposted by British Journal of Political ScienceApologies for being self-referential but
- Reposted by British Journal of Political Science*PSA 2026 Annual Conference* #PSA26 'Political Studies Futures' 📆 30 March - 1 April, Oxford 📍 200+ research panels, keynotes, prizes, publishers & networking ➡️ Extended early booking deadline: 2 February buff.ly/QBzmoLo
- All articles from our 2025 volume can be accessed here - cup.org/49tQEFp #OpenAccess
- Reposted by British Journal of Political ScienceExplores both sides of securing democracies – protecting elections and building trust in institutions by managing disinformation Securing Democracies eds. Scott J. Shackelford, Frédérick Douzet, & Christopher Ankersen, Out Now & #OpenAccess #PoliSci #Politics #Elections 🗺️ cup.org/4pvsXTd
- From November 2025 - Rooting Equality: Testing the Effectiveness of Activist Frames Combating Homophobia in Zimbabwe - cup.org/3XSzLPn - @payoub.bsky.social & Adam S. Harris #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - Decisive or Distracted: The Effects of US Constraint on Security Networks - cup.org/3LVMVIS - @haeunchoi.bsky.social, Scott de Marchi, Max Gallop & Shahryar Minhas #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - The Politics of Imperial Nostalgia - cup.org/4p1QbRA "right-wing opposition to criticism of the imperial past is stronger than left-wing support" - Christopher Claassen & @danjdevine.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - A Meta-Analysis of Attitudes Towards Migrants and Displaced Persons - cup.org/3K67rG6 - @swebera.bsky.social, Nik Stoop, Peter van der Windt & Haoyu Zhai #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - Public Opinion and Emphatic Legislative Speech: Evidence from an Automated Video Analysis - cup.org/47Xn4r2 - Oliver Rittmann, Tobias Ringwald & @donyhu.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - Hide and Seek: Offshore Financial Centers and Targeted Sanctions - cup.org/4i925GJ - Menevis Cilizoglu & Chelsea Estancona #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - Dynamic Democratic Backsliding - cup.org/3X48Yzq "I formulate and test predictions about how different sequences of backsliding shape accountability." - Eddy S. F. Yeung #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - Inferring Individual Preferences from Group Decisions: Judicial Preference Variation and Aggregation on Collegial Courts - cup.org/3JDPfDC - Dominik Hangartner, Benjamin E. Lauderdale & Judith Spirig #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - From the Factory Floor to the Ballot Box: Firm-Based Origins of Brazil’s Populist Right - cup.org/4r04qrj - @matigiannoni.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - From the Factory Floor to the Ballot Box: Firm-Based Origins of Brazil’s Populist Right - cup.org/4r04qrj - @matigiannoni.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - The Consequences of Elite Action Against Elections - cup.org/3K5I3Aa - @rachelporter.bsky.social, Jeffrey J. Harden, Emily Anderson, Géssica de Freitas, Mackenzie R. Dobson, @ahemmen.bsky.social & Emma Schroeder #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - Tariffs as Environmental Protection: Evidence from the Global South after the China Garbage Shock - cup.org/3WVUjpS - @rwellhausen.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - Public Support for Pro-environment and Environment-Critical Movements - cup.org/3XzCAEJ - @dirckdekleer.bsky.social, @catherinedevries.bsky.social & @simonvanteutem.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - Leveling and Spotlighting: How the European Court of Justice Favors the Weak to Promote Its Legitimacy - cup.org/4oWD6ZT - @silje-hermansen.bsky.social, @tommasopavone.bsky.social & @louisabo.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - Turning a Blind Eye to Repression: Examining Popular Approval for State Crackdowns on Peaceful Protests in Russia - cup.org/4p03H7E - @suthank.bsky.social & Jakob Tolstrup #OpenAccess
- Reposted by British Journal of Political ScienceCall for Co-Editor of @pdyearbook.bsky.social (PDY) - deadline 31st of January 2026. ✅ Are you passionate about data and analysis? ✅ Do you have a strong research background in political parties and governments in Europe and beyond? Find out how to apply - cup.org/4soRGLQ
- Reposted by British Journal of Political ScienceThere’s still time to submit to the Brian Barry Prize! The prize is awarded annually for excellence in political science. The winner receives £1,500 and will be published in @bjpols.bsky.social. Find out how to apply here: bit.ly/3XUKdG1
- From November 2025 - Regional Labor Markets, Residential Mobility, and Anti-Immigration Sentiment - cup.org/3XiB6yD - @denis-cohen.bsky.social & @sergipardos.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - Political Scandals and Vertical Contagion in Multilevel Systems - cup.org/47wHeJB - @jaclarner.bsky.social, Robert Johns, @ailsahenderson.bsky.social, @frasmcm.bsky.social & @cjcarman.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - A Rainbow Ceiling? Sexual Orientation and Party Leader Evaluations - cup.org/47G8q7r - Joseph Francesco Cozza, @gdilandro.bsky.social, Andrea Aldrich & @zeynsom.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - Acting Out and Speaking Up: The Parliamentary Behavior of Ex-Rebel Women - cup.org/4oUHGqY - Elizabeth L. Brannon & Nikolaos Frantzeskakis #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - Public Works and Intimate Partner Violence: Experimental Evidence on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Egypt and Tunisia - cup.org/4nKR13I - @robertblair.bsky.social & Eric Mvukiyehe #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - How to Distinguish Human Error From Election Fraud: Evidence From the 2019 Malawi Election - cup.org/47pxPnc - Johan Ahlbäck & @ryanjablonski.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - Are Democratic Innovations Legitimate to the Broader Public? Evidence from Survey Experiments in Ghana - cup.org/47DOSRd - Eric Kramon #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - Reluctance to Speak Your Mind: Changing Perceptions of the Costs of Speaking Out Among Black and White Americans - cup.org/4qIqjeu - James L. Gibson #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - Estimating the Impact of Drone Strikes on Civilians Using Call Detail Records - cup.org/4qy0az4 - Paolo Bertolotti, @aidanmilliff.com, Fotini Christia & Ali Jadbabaie #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - How Are Social Groups Linked to the Vote? Social Group Perceptions and Party Choice - cup.org/4ohzoJP "experimental evidence for the effect of group evaluations on vote choice" - Rune Stubager #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - Anti-Immigrant Bias in the Choice Between Punitive and Rehabilitative Justice - cup.org/49vUfVa - @riazsascha.bsky.social & @mhamjediers.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- From November 2025 - Globalization, Higher Education, and Neoliberal Values: Evidence from the Bologna Process - cup.org/3LG3lVj - @mgiani.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- Reposted by British Journal of Political Science💥 Last year ended with super exciting news 💥 “𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴’ 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴: 𝘌𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘴” with the amazing @fabianhabersack.bsky.social was published in 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 📚✨ (1/4) ➡️ shorturl.at/kVBSq
- Reposted by British Journal of Political Science🎥Check out our new #Politics Elements in Politics and Communication: Catching Fire in the News by Amber E. Boydstun, Jill R. Laufer, Dallas Card & Noah A. Smith 🔗 cup.org/3YpLXHR #CambridgeElements
- NEW - Foreign Policy Failures and Global Attitudes Towards Great Powers: Evidence from the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan - cup.org/3YSsX4N - @rachelmyrick.bsky.social & @wpmarble.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- A huge thank you to the authors who contributed to Volume 55, our first year of continuous publication. If you're logged into @bsky.app, our 2025 authors on Bluesky can be found here - cup.org/4oLdTRR If you are on Bluesky and we have missed you, let us know. 🎈 All the best for 2026! 🎈
- NEW - The Hidden Cost of Tax Regressivity at the Top - cup.org/45lgPwN - David Hope, @julianlimberg.bsky.social & @lhaffert.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- NEW - Gender and Presidential Vote Choice in Latin America - cup.org/4pUeyRr "Results show that ideology and feminism largely explain men’s and women’s divergent votes for presidential candidates" - @reyeshousholder.bsky.social & @schwindtbayer.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- NEW - Reducing Gender Gaps in Political Participation with Efficacy Promotion: Evidence from a Civic Education Experiment in Zambia - cup.org/4q7MBpt - @gmcclendon.bsky.social, Elizabeth Sperb & O’Brien Kaaba #OpenAccess
- BJPolS is an #OpenAccess journal. All articles accepted for publication since July 2024 are open access; published with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online. Find out about your open access options - cup.org/4oKwkXd #OA
- NEW - A Two-Path Theory of Context Effects: Pseudoenvironments and Social Cohesion - cup.org/3MOPb55 - Cara Wong, Jake Bowers, @dktrdr.bsky.social, Mark Fredrickson & Ashlea Rundlett #OpenAccess
- NEW - Elections Without Constraints? The Appeal of Electoral Autocracy Across the World - cup.org/49auQPf - @anjaneundorf.bsky.social, @sirianned.bsky.social, Kristian Vrede Skaaning Frederiksen & @aykutozturk.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- NEW - Like ’Em Rich? Public Perceptions and Opinions of Politicians’ Wealth - cup.org/3L6V50J - Marko Klašnja & @luciamotoliniac.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- Reposted by British Journal of Political ScienceExcited that "Race, Gender, and Nascent Political Ambition" is now out in @bjpols.bsky.social. W/ survey of white, Hispanic, and Black American respondents, we show primary gap in nascent political ambition is not between men and women but between white men and the majority of the polity.
- NEW - Race, Gender, and Nascent Political Ambition - cup.org/4s4ZzFT - Andrea Junqueira, @dzobrien.bsky.social, @mhayes.bsky.social, Jongwoo Jeong, Brian Crisp & Matthew Gabel #OpenAccess
- NEW - Race, Gender, and Nascent Political Ambition - cup.org/4s4ZzFT - Andrea Junqueira, @dzobrien.bsky.social, @mhayes.bsky.social, Jongwoo Jeong, Brian Crisp & Matthew Gabel #OpenAccess
- Reposted by British Journal of Political Science🇪🇺🇩🇪 Published Today in @bjpols.bsky.social 🇮🇹🇫🇷 How a voting advice application affected voting behavior in three large-scale field experiments: shorturl.at/2ekBj TLDR of our study (with @simonhix.bsky.social & @rlachat.bsky.social) below 👇 1/14
- NEW - Quality Not Quantity: How a VAA Affected Voting Behavior in Three Large-Scale Field Experiments - cup.org/491pwNQ - @fresejoris.bsky.social, @simonhix.bsky.social & @rlachat.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- Reposted by British Journal of Political ScienceIf you want to get into the details about our theory, research design, data, analysis, and scope conditions of our findings, this blogpost builds on our article just published in @bjpols.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1017/S000...
- NEW - Parties’ Ideological Cores and Peripheries: Examining How Parties Balance Adaptation and Continuity in Their Manifestos - cup.org/4rXxRuH - @profannikawerner.bsky.social & @fabianhabersack.bsky.social #OpenAccess
- NEW - Gendered Political Contexts, Emotions, and Engagement: A Case Study of the 2016 US Presidential Election - cup.org/4q7sRln - @sldemora.bsky.social, Jennifer L. Merolla, Maricruz Ariana Osorio, @christianlindke.bsky.social & Sean Long #OpenAccess
- Reposted by British Journal of Political ScienceOut now with @adamsharris.bsky.social in @bjpols.bsky.social : We test “rooted” activist frames for LGBTQI tolerance—grounded in local history & national narratives—in Zimbabwe. Biggest thanks to the many people who helped get this off the ground. (1/3) Read here:
- NEW - Rooting Equality: Testing the Effectiveness of Activist Frames Combating Homophobia in Zimbabwe - cup.org/3XSzLPn - @payoub.bsky.social & Adam S. Harris #OpenAccess
- You can register for new content alerts from the British Journal of Political Science here - cup.org/4lYAvMB BJPolS is now an #OpenAccess journal.
- Reposted by British Journal of Political ScienceThis project began in a "let's catch up" lunch meeting at APSA several years back. We did not realize at the time how hard it would be to collect the data necessary to answer a simple RQ: Does publishing disaggregated electoral results deter voting aggregation fraud?
- Reposted by British Journal of Political ScienceVery happy that my forthcoming @universitypress.cambridge.org Elements - "How Settlers Shaped Eastern Europe and Scandinavia: Economic Development, Regime Change, and State Formation, 800–1800." Can now be pre-ordered at www.cambridge.org/core/element...
- From October 2025 - Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? - cup.org/3LgxVos - @valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social & @thmskrr.bsky.social #OpenAccess
