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Ana Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

📢 I am recruiting 2 fully funded PhD students to join my UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, “Invisible Burdens, Visible Gaps: The Mental Load and Gendered Citizenship” @uniofbath.bsky.social ! 🌍 Intl applications welcome 📅 Deadline: 1/12/26, for Oct 27 start www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Invisible Burdens, Visible Gaps: The Mental Load and Gendered Citizenship at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Invisible Burdens, Visible Gaps: The Mental Load and Gendered Citizenship at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Alyssa Heinze @alyssarheinze.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Excited that our paper is accepted at LSQ! One might have expected COVID to expand women legislators' influence, given domain expertise in health. Instead, male leaders reframed the crisis around issues where they hold authority. A case of male elite adaptation, here in the context of crisis.

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Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) @egap.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🚀 Call for Applications open! 🚀 LAPolMeth & EGAP LatAm PhD Lab 2026 at @Uniandes (Bogota, Colombia, Nov 20-21). For PhD students in Latin America researching governance or politics with experimental methods. ✈️ Travel support available. 🗓️ Deadline: Aug 31. 🔗 buff.ly/nbmq9Zb

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Pia Raffler @piaraffler.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Publishing null results *is* hard. Thrilled to finally see this paper with @danielnposner.bsky.social and @dougparkerson.bsky.social investigating the impact of bottom-up accountability on healthcare outcomes in print in the JOP. Thread 👇 doi.org/10.1086/736577

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American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

From our February Issue: Family Ties, Social Control, and Authoritarian Distribution to Elites by ANTONELLA BANDIERA, @hlarreguy.bsky.social and JORGE MANGONNET. doi.org/10.1017/S000...

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Iris Acquarone @ietchacq.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Another @priec.bsky.social on the books! Thanks to the UCSB hosts, the PRIEC community, and @quicopedraza.bsky.social for continually pushing us forward. Always: interesting & exciting research constructive feedback engaged audiences stimulating conversations fun socials Host one! Come to the next!

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Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium @priec.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

8. Running in Context: Marginalization, PolAmbition, & Candidate Emergence Iris Acquarone, ASU Argues: election context excluding marginalized people activates latent pol ambition, but mobilization needs substance Test: surveyExp show salient marginalization + aim for inclusion —> run4office #PRIEC

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Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium @priec.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Big thank you upfront to the hosts of PRIEC @UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Political Science Professors Pei-te Lien, Christopher Parker, AJ Rice, Alfredo Gonzalez, and Raymond Orr, thank you for organizing, securing sponsorship, and hosting PRIEC

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Alyssa Heinze @alyssarheinze.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Thrilled that this is out at the APSR! 😀 I document how male elites creatively adapt to electoral reform in Indian village councils. Relevant for how we think about: 1) limits of reforms meant to equalize power, 2) (male) elite capture, 3) the "proxy" representative debate. A (late) 🧵

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Dihan Shi @dihanshi.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Very excited that our article is now out @jepsjournal.bsky.social! Using an original survey experiment, we find that rural Americans exhibit greater support for laws and perceive them as more beneficial to rural communities when proposed by rural state representatives. Read it at cup.org/4c9cfpi

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Tiffany Barnes @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Our @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org author shared insights from her book: “The truth is, they’d always been standing in political quicksand. As @zeynsom.bsky.social describes in her book “Glass Ceilings, Glass Cliffs, and Quicksands,” female leaders often operate in more precarious environments.”

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MAGA Women Are Learning The Hard Way What The 'Glass Cliff' Phenomenon Is

Experts break down what women in Trump's orbit should learn from his latest dismissals.

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Iris Acquarone @ietchacq.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

5/ This has clear implications for electoral reform debates, especially as legal battles over electoral rules continue across states.

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Iris Acquarone @ietchacq.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

4/ Institutions and empowerment shape different margins of entry: 👉 MMDs open the door. 👉 Empowerment also shapes how many walk through it. This matters because MMDs facilitate entry without overcrowding races—a key concern in debates on minority representation.

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Iris Acquarone @ietchacq.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

3/ We also introduce a new measure of political empowerment, capturing representation gaps across offices and over time. Black Americans remain underrepresented, and higher levels of empowerment are associated with candidate emergence, particularly in long-term and same-level contexts.

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Iris Acquarone @ietchacq.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

2/ Multi-member districts are consistently associated with at least one Black candidate entering the race. They reduce zero-sum competition and expand opportunities to run.

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Iris Acquarone @ietchacq.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

1/ We analyze 9,400+ state legislative elections (2018–2020) to study candidate emergence, not just outcomes. A key step in the pipeline to office for minoritized groups. Paper: tinyurl.com/eh3wx8ae Open data: tinyurl.com/58rcernw

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Iris Acquarone @ietchacq.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

We often ask who wins elections. But who decides to run? New @electoralstudies.bsky.social w/@mhayes.bsky.social: Multi-member districts ⬆️ Black candidate emergence—and political empowerment matters. We revisit assumptions about US electoral design and show who enters the pipeline—not just who wins.

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Santiago Anria @anriasantiago.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Happy to share that "Polarization and Democracy in Latin America" is out now with @uchicagopress.bsky.social and available in multiple formats. If it looks interesting, please consider requesting it at your university library! Check it out 👇 press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

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Polarization and Democracy in Latin America

An insightful examination of Latin America’s contemporary democratic landscape and how it is marked by patterns of polarization and volatility. Although Latin American democracies have shown considera...

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Giancarlo Visconti @gvisconti.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

📣 Call for Papers (SeLAB 2026) 📣 Submit paper & poster proposals for the 4th annual Southeast Latin American Behavior (SeLAB) mini-conference, Fri, Oct 23, 2026 at University of Maryland, College Park. Submit: forms.gle/GMB62rfo9BNuRY… Hope to see you in Maryland this fall!

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Jessica Trounstine @trounstine.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Have you wondered why exactly it is that single-family zoning leads to racial segregation? I wrote this little article to figure it out. I use an agent based model to show it is a combination of race-based wealth inequality, homophily, & clustering of housing types in zoning maps.

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

🧑‍🤝‍🧑Do politicians consider the gender of leaders when selecting coalition partners? ➡️Using a conjoint on 979 Spanish mayors, @albahuidobro.bsky.social finds that mayors, especially those on the center and left, prefer coalitions with parties led by women www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Alba Huidobro @albahuidobro.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

🚨New publication! Thrilled to finally see this paper out in @psrm.bsky.social 🎉 📊I study how gender shapes coalition preferences among politicians. Turns out mayors prefer forming governments with women-led parties, perceiving them as better communicators and more competent governors.

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Katelyn Stauffer @kstauffer.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Merry Christmas to me!

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Diana O'Brien @dzobrien.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

One of my favorite Christmas gifts this year was "The Politics of Perception," sent to me by the brilliant author, @kstauffer.bsky.social. It's a must-read book about how & why Americans' (mis)perceptions of 🚺's political representation influence their efficacy, trust, approval of institutions.

The politics of perception: how beliefs about women’s inclusion shape democratic legitimacy in the US, by Katelyn Stauffer

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Iris Acquarone @ietchacq.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Happily, the team rejoined too (@gdilandro.bsky.social, Randy). I felt @homola.bsky.social and @mhayes.bsky.social were there as well. Profound thanks — I hope to give forward what you’ve given me.

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Iris Acquarone @ietchacq.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

A few weeks ago, we returned to Houston to celebrate my graduation. I wouldn’t have done it without her. I’m grateful for your continued support, mentorship, and many teachings, @dzobrien.bsky.social. Honored to have shared my journey with you!

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Tiffany Barnes @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Want to hear more from fantastic EGEN scholars? Follow this starter pack! go.bsky.app/SeabEZc

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Yusaku Horiuchi @yusakuhoriuchi.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

The Experimental Research section of the American Political Science Association (@experimentsapsa.bsky.social) invites research proposals from post-prospectus PhD students for its Experimental Research Early-Career Fellowship program. Share this post! @apsa.bsky.social, @poscresearch.bsky.social

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Michelangelo Landgrave @landgravephd.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Re-sharing now that graduations are (mostly) done. Boulder is hosting a mini conference on race, gender, and immigration politics broadly on 9/19. We're hoping to provide an in-person alternative to APSA for those who can't or don't feel comfortable traveling outside US. forms.gle/qtZqrJVen5c5...

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2025 Barney Ford Lab Annual Meeting/PRIEC

The Barney Ford Lab at CU Boulder is happy to announce that we are welcoming proposals for our annual meeting. Our annual meeting will take place in beautiful Boulder CO on Friday September 19th, 2025...

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Iris Acquarone @ietchacq.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Big thanks to @denis-cohen.bsky.social, @hannahrajski.bsky.social, @gessler.bsky.social, @aleininger.bsky.social, and fellow participants for a very intellectually engaging MZES-DVPW Methods of Political Science Conference @mzes-ssdl.bsky.social, and, for the invitation !

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Gonzalo Di Landro @gdilandro.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

In my new @bjpols.bsky.social, I show that the longstanding association between female labor force participation and ♀️ support for left-wing parties is conditional on their advocacy for gender equality in labor markets. Western Europe (1990-2019) Party behavior matters for the gender voting gap!

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Party Behaviour and the Gender Voting Gap | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core

Party Behaviour and the Gender Voting Gap - Volume 55

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Iris Acquarone @ietchacq.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Thanks for having me @boulderrep.bsky.social @landgravephd.bsky.social—great lab indeed! Do try to get on their list of presenters. Thoughtful feedback from insightful (and cool) people.

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Iris Acquarone @ietchacq.bsky.social · 03/03/2024

Absolutely thrilled to have participated and even more so to have won the Rebecca Morton poster award! A huge thank you to the committee members for this incredible honor, and to NYUpolitics for organizing such a fantastic conference!!

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Liana Eustacia Reyes @lianaeustacia.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

Hispanic Heritage Month! @ietchacq.bsky.social is PhD cand @RicePoliSci. Uruguay. 1st Gen PhD. Research: causes/consequences of political rep hist marginalized groups in W. Democracies. LargeN, field & elite experiments. Awardee (APSA Latino Fund, etc). Work w. practitioners in Uruguay ietchacq.com

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