Reposted by Katrine BeauregardDiana O'Brien @dzobrien.bsky.social · 22/09/2026📢 Free book alert! What happens to the gender gap in political ambition in local government—the “best case” for women? Men STILL report more ambition. Using 3 datasets, this book unpacks why & shows that 🚺 are also much more likely to have “local-only” ambition. Free download + author 🧵 below! 042
Katrine Beauregard @katrinebeau.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Depressing to read on I day I had to stay home with a sick child and managed about half a regular day of work (partner took half the day of caring responsibilities) 020
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardAmanda Bittner @bittner.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Beyond excited to announce that the newest edition of PUBLIC OPINION, written by Rosalee Clawson, Zoe Oxley, and ME(!!) is available now! This book is filled with lots of cool material geared towards undergrads, super proud! Find the book here: collegepublishing.sagepub.com/products/pub... 53516
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardMarija Taflaga @marijataflaga.bsky.social · 03/08/2026theconversation.com/change-or-di... me, Zareh Ghazarian and @matteobonotti.bsky.social on the liberal party. We're edited a new two volume book on party and we apply some of the findings to the party's present circumstancestheconversation.comChange or die: how the Liberal Party’s long resistance to reform has left it fighting for lifeThe Liberals never gave members the same scope to be involved and influence policy as Labor did. Now, they are paying the price for it. 063
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardSimon J. Greenhill @simongreenhill.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Somewhere a university academic is being told to "do more with less" by someone whose job title didn't exist two reorgs ago. 13815171
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardBritish Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 23/07/2026NEW - Thinly Veiled: The Use of Femonationalist Speech in European Parliaments - cup.org/4fPucuL - @jmfernandes86.bsky.social, Bonnie M. Meguid & @anacweeks.bsky.social #OpenAccess 0105
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardAustralian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · 10/07/2026New in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social: 34% of non-US universities require all three elements of Wahlke elements of a political science curriculum vs just 18% in the US. Richard Frank’s cross-national study of 218 programs across 5 democracies reveals what drives curriculum design. doi.org/10.1080/1036... 241
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardJEPP Journal @jeppjournal.bsky.social · 02/07/2026👨👩👧 Does parenthood make politicians more future-oriented? 🏛️ @chanret.bsky.social and @profsarahchilds.bsky.social compare UK House of Commons MPs (1945–2023) language use: 👨👧 Fathers speak more about the future↗️ 👩👦 mothers less ↘️ 🧷 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 012
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardAna Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · 08/07/2026🚨New paper out in JEPP @jeppjournal.bsky.social 🎉 Women are underrepresented in local politics, and the problem isn't only their election but retention. In a survey experiment with 500+ English councillors, we find that family-friendly council policies increase women's static ambition. 🧵 13012
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardBen Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 25/06/2026When we say Australian universities have some governance issues, maybe we need to be a bit more specific, as in, "the Director of Governance at the University of Wollongong resigned one day before corruption hearings opened" www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...abc.net.auICAC told favoured candidates got questions before uni's job interviewsA University of Wollongong governance manager has admitted that recruitment processes that led to her appointment were not fair or transparent. 45827
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardDr Lachlan Clohesy @lachlanclohesy.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Universities target individuals in redundancy processes. We've all seen it. They see some people as too difficult, too female, too diverse, too disabled, too outspoken, too union... Proud of @nteunion.bsky.social. Shame on #MacquarieUni. Solidarity Jo & Jumana! ✊ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...abc.net.au'Punched in the guts': Sacked academics take uni to Fair Work CommissionTwo senior academics from Macquarie University allege they were targeted for redundancy because of their union activity. 068
Katrine Beauregard @katrinebeau.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Time to go back with another 30+ hour trip. Thanks to @ecprgender.bsky.social for the conference and for keeping me always updated on Australian time (far right clock) 031
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardDemon King of the New Platform @clothedvillainy.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I did not know this! www.sbs.com.au/news/the-fee...sbs.com.auDid you know there were 12 Africans on the First Fleet?There's been a long history of African settlement in Australia dating as far back as the First Fleet. It's something the Axam family discovered they were apart of, they are descendants of two former A... 263
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardAriadne Vromen @ariadnevromen.bsky.social · 08/06/2026In this blog we argue that blanket social media bans (like in Australia) conflate restricted access with safer access, and frame young people as vulnerable objects for protecting - rather than as rights-bearing participants in digital society @uofgsocsci.bsky.social 0149
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardMaureen Gallagher @maureenogallagher.bsky.social · 04/06/2026It‘s a damning indictment not only of ANU but the whole culture of corporate university governance. We’re told we need a board full of bankers, managers, politicians and finance people because universities are too large and complex for faculty and staff governance, but look at how that ended here. 22110
Katrine Beauregard @katrinebeau.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Massive governance failure at the ANU where the executive made up a financial crisis to justify redundancies. We were put through hell for nothing 155
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardNTEU ACT @nteuact.bsky.social · 04/06/2026The ANAO report on #ANU is out. Careers were destroyed, livelihoods lost, lives wrecked and people damaged - for what? @nteunion.bsky.social members stood up for the ANU and won. Join at www.nteu.au/join. ✊️ 085
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardRuth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · 26/05/2026‼️ New paper with Ian McAllister (ANU) out at @respol.bsky.social. We use @ess-survey.bsky.social data to study over-time changes in the association between education and left-right self-placements. 13212
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardBritish Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 26/05/2026The authors of 'Silenced Voices: How Violence Marginalizes Women and Immigrant Politicians in Policy Debates', @sandrahkansson.bsky.social & @ceciliajosefsson.bsky.social discuss their April 2026 article here - cup.org/4nMUoZs #OpenAccess eurekalert.orgFear silences women politicians in public debateIn the study, the researchers drew on six surveys sent out between 2012 and 2022. They analysed a total of 43,000 responses from Swedish politicians at both national and local level. The researchers w... 061
Katrine Beauregard @katrinebeau.bsky.social · 25/05/2026The US has private health care. Australia has private schools 010
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardDiana O'Brien @dzobrien.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Trump 2 has been considerably more stable than Trump’s first admin, but 🚺 account for 4 of 5 cabinet departures, sending strong signals about whose voice belongs in decision-making. This cabinet is about to be as male as George H.W. Bush's! More on 🚺 & executive branch politics: tinyurl.com/yrvc5je7annualreviews.org 084
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardPat Leslie @palesl.bsky.social · 20/05/2026My article 'Measuring Descriptive Representation' was published this afternoon in Representation. In the paper I propose a new approach based on disproportionality, which makes better use of the data we have and avoids the very common pitfall of category concatenation. doi.org/10.1080/0034... 1216
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardSofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 18/05/20266 years ago, I started asking a question that political science had largely ignored: how & why do women get involved in PRR parties as grassroots members? Today, my 1st book proposes an answer. Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right is now out online with OUP: academic.oup.com/book/62754academic.oup.comGrassroots Women in the Populist Radical RightAbstract. This book investigates women’s involvement as members of populist radical right (PRR) parties. The latter have long been characterised as ‘men’s 410939
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardPat Leslie @palesl.bsky.social · 13/05/2026What is parliamentary speech used for in a Westminster style system? How much are parliamentary skills valued by party leaders when looking for new ministerial talent? These are questions I look at in my paper on speech and ministerial selection, recently published in Legislative Studies Quarterly. 194
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardPat Leslie @palesl.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Two new papers out this week from our ARC Discovery project on agenda-setting in the High Court of Australia. A thread. @anucrawfordschool.bsky.social 276
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardAna Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · 22/04/2026@leahruppanner.bsky.social’s fantastic new book Drained is out and covered by NPR life kit (including our research on US parents!). Run don’t walk to get her mental load audit & practical advice !! www.npr.org/2026/04/21/n...npr.orgWant to lighten your mental load? First, let go of these gender myths"Men can't see the mess." "Women are better at chores." These myths position women to take on more emotional thinking, says researcher Leah Ruppanner. She shares what works to reclaim your headspace. 072
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardDr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 21/04/2026The European Political Science Review (EPSR) has published my solo-authored paper on Affinity Voting in Europe 🤓 In it, I ask: Do voters prefer in-group politicians? Answer: Sometimes, sometimes not. Minorities prefer their in-group less often than majorities do. 🧵 doi.org/10.1017/S175...doi.orgAffinity voting in Europe: the impact of religion, migration background and gender on preferences for in-group politicians | European Political Science Review | Cambridge CoreAffinity voting in Europe: the impact of religion, migration background and gender on preferences for in-group politicians 1287
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardDr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · 14/04/2026ANU governing body must go region.com.au/serious-misc...region.com.au'Serious misconduct' allegations: New Genevieve Bell controversy prompts call for ANU Council spill | Region CanberraRevelations that former ANU vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell has been suspended from her role as distinguished professor over allegations of serious… 0276
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardDr Lachlan Clohesy @lachlanclohesy.bsky.social · 01/04/2026The Renew ANU job cuts were only stopped because @nteunion.bsky.social members stopped them. Now it's time for #ANU Council members to be held accountable. It's time to put a broom through the appointed members of ANU Council. #cleansweep 041
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardAlice Grundy @alicektg.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Just 1 example of the kind of thing unis are getting for their massive spend on consultants. ANU spent $6k on a "non-significant meeting" with a reputation management firm at which apparently no one took a note. That's more than a tutor gets for a semester's work thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...thepoint.com.auANU spent $6k on a 'non-significant' meeting. Then why do they pay tutors even less for a semester?Last year the Australian National University (ANU) was getting some bad press, so they engaged a company called Bastion Reputation to help with the media fallout from restructures and the heavily crit... 412866
Katrine Beauregard @katrinebeau.bsky.social · 31/03/2026thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...thepoint.com.auLessons from ANU for Australia’s university governance crisisThe Australian National University (ANU) has spent the past eighteen months in a state of rolling crisis. The headline issues are now familiar. In October 2024, a large projected deficit was announce... 022
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardSofia Ammassari @ammassarisofia.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Our new article on gender differences in why young people join political parties is now out, open access, in @ejprjournal.bsky.social ✨ www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @duncanmcdonnell.com @profannikawerner.bsky.social @rheinisch.bsky.social Marco Valbruzzi @cwegscheider.bsky.socialcambridge.orgMore social, less material, more influenced by family ties: Why young women join political parties | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge CoreMore social, less material, more influenced by family ties: Why young women join political parties 24314
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardMaureen Gallagher @maureenogallagher.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Not to say "we told you so," but... 0128
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardJon Piccini @jonpiccini.bsky.social · 17/03/2026"By way of contrast, Labor’s damage to the universities is inflicted with a friendly smile, or at least with seemingly heartfelt — if now somewhat repetitive — homilies from the education minister about being the first in his family to attend university."insidestory.org.auThe preservation of pure self-interest • Frank BongiornoFive years later, does the future of Australian universities in the post-Covid era look any rosier? 1104
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardInessa De Angelis @inessadeangelis.bsky.social · 16/03/2026New article w/ Lindsay Katz & @rohanalexander.bsky.social in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social! Analyzing Australian House of Reps debates, we find that as women’s representation increases, interruptions of women MPs & interruptions overall decline Read more: doi.org/10.1080/1036... #polsky #gendersky 086
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardKatie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 07/03/2026 🧵 Excited to share my new book w/ @hildecoffe.bsky.social : "Different and Unequal? Gendered Political Participation in European Democracies" — with @universitypress.cambridge.org Elements in Gender and Politics (open access!) TLDR? Women don't just participate less. They participate *differently* 23417
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardAriadne Vromen @ariadnevromen.bsky.social · 20/02/2026This new book Women’s Pathway to Power arrived today - edited by my great friend @acarson.bsky.social 134
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardGefjon Off @gefjonoff.bsky.social · 16/02/2026New publication in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social! Who perceives feminism as a threat, and why do a lot of women perceive feminism as threatening? With @evaanduiza.bsky.social, we explore these questions in the context of Spain. We find: ⬇️ doi.org/10.1017/S174...doi.orgPerceptions of Feminism as a Threat | Politics & Gender | Cambridge CorePerceptions of Feminism as a Threat 311042
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardJeong Hyun Kim @jeonghyunkim.bsky.social · 12/02/2026So happy that my Cambridge Element with @yesolakweon.bsky.social has been published! Free access for the next two weeks! 0147
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardJournal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · 04/02/2026"Women and the Wall: Gender Attitudes and Political Engagement in Unified Germany" by Catherine E. De Vries and Diana Z. O’Brien. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 0144
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 25/01/2026"There are Montreal bagels, & then, like you have in New York, there are bread-like products with a hole in the middle" bsky.app/profile/mcop... 1217324
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardChristian Downie @christiandownie.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Which groups mobilise on #climate policy in Australia? 📣 Darren Halpin and I have a new paper out in @environmentalpol.bsky.social that systematically maps who mobilises on climate policy in Australia, what side of the issue they fall on, and in which arenas they mobilise. Key finding include 🧵 12011
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardChristina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · 13/01/2026New paper! Attacks on transgender rights are part of a global attack on what conservatives call gender ideology. In this paper, grad student Fiona Rodger and I investigate the links between anti-democratic attitudes and opposition to trans rights policies after the 2024 election... 36324
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardTiffany Barnes @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Excited to share a new Cambridge Element in the Gender & Politics Series. 📚 Read for free for the next 2 weeks cup.org/49HjK5q Congratulations @caglayanbaser.bsky.social 👏👏👏 @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org @dzobrien.bsky.social @rblaifeder.bsky.socialcup.orgPublic Preferences, Gender, and Foreign Support for Armed MovementsCambridge Core - Politics: General Interest - Public Preferences, Gender, and Foreign Support for Armed Movements 0144
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardBrendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 31/12/2025The Academic Work Tracker spreadsheet is now updated with 2026 dates! If you don't already, 2026 is a great time to start treating your academic work like the wage job where you are paid to work a certain amount of hours that it actually is: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...docs.google.comAcademic Work Tracker Template v2.3 (2026) 79439
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardPaul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 31/12/2025🎆🎇🎆2025 HEADLINE OF THE YEAR🎆🎇🎆 🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆GRAND FINAL🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆 After a seeding round and three rounds of voting, we have our finalists: Top seed Pretty Obvious will be facing off against 3rd seed Police Are Scrambling. A reminder of how we got here: 810455
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardDiana O'Brien @dzobrien.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Excited 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. 04117
Reposted by Katrine BeauregardSirius Star 🍉 🍉 🍉 @siriusstar3.bsky.social · 18/12/2025“The people who teach you to hate everyone now want to sell you something. The majority of Australians have the right to peacefully protest against Israel & its genocidal policies. Not all Jewish ppl support the actions of Israel. Religious extremism is evil. Hatred creates more hatred.” #Auspol 312454