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Alyssa Taylor

@alyssamtaylor.bsky.social

Recent PhD in Mannheim, researching public opinion, immigration and integration, and social and political rights of migrants. Beyond my academic endeavors, I love reading and discussing book adaptations, hiking, building furniture, and my dog.

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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

When should immigrants gain voting rights? @alyssamtaylor.bsky.social & Mia K. Gandenberger examine how integration and psychological predispositions shape support for immigrant enfranchisement. Read more: buff.ly/sHJJA2s @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci #ImmigrationPolitics

Abstract
As democracies grow more diverse through immigration, a key question arises: when should immigrants participate in political decision-making? We examine citizens’ beliefs about when immigrants should vote in national elections (before citizenship, with citizenship, or never) and whether these views depend on immigrants’ integration markers. We assess how exclusionary worldviews and psychological predispositions—authoritarianism, social dominance orientation (SDO), and ethnocentrism—shape views of democratic membership and how malleable those views are. Using 2021 survey data from Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, we find that integration criteria matter most to those who view citizenship as the primary gateway to political inclusion. High levels of SDO and ethnocentrism are associated with exclusionary preferences, though integration efforts reduce resistance among individuals high in SDO. Authoritarian-leaning individuals are simultaneously more willing to include immigrants pre-naturalization and more likely to support permanent exclusion. These findings highlight the conditional nature of political inclusion in diverse democracies.

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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

“I Will Not Comply”: Librarian Luann James Fights Censorship Demands of Rutherford County Library System’s Board RCLS's director continues to fight back against a library board that demands she remove books, share private info. This is the job, folks! bookriot.com/librarian-lu...

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"I Will Not Comply": Librarian Luann James Fights Censorship Demands of Rutherford County Library System's Board

Rutherford County Library System's director continues to fight back against a library board that demands she remove books, share private info.

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Alyssa Taylor @alyssamtaylor.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

My first post to Bluesky feels big. The first article of my PhD is published in the SPSR: Integration as a Precondition for Enfranchisement? Swiss Public Opinion on Noncitizen Voting Rights. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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