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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
How do authoritarian regimes win elections and stay in power? UCR Professor Marissa Brookes discusses recent research showing how Putin’s regime leverages coalition building by reaching beyond its core supporters, rather than relying only on repression. youtube.com/shorts/Gjy6F... #polisky
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How do authoritarian regimes win elections and stay in power?
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
🌤️ How do election forecast models predict presidential outcomes? Check out this @3streamsblog.bsky.social post highlighting recent research published in @electoralstudies.bsky.social that introduces a primary-based forecast model and explains its limitations. medium.com/3streams/the... #polisky
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The 2020 US election: when forecasts fell short
Primaries, polls, and the surprises that reshaped the presidential race
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Do voters rely on gendered stereotypes when evaluating candidates in Brazil? Hear UCR Professor Jennifer Merolla discuss recent research showing how gendered stereotypes of politicians shape voter behavior in Brazil. youtube.com/shorts/6qBw2... #polisky
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Do voters rely on gendered stereotypes when evaluating candidates in Brazil?
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
🌟 Check out the article “Compliance with Public Health Orders: The Role of Trust, Representation, and Expertise” by Katelyn E. Stauffer, Susan M. Miller, and Lael R. Keiser, published in Political Research Quarterly. doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Why is it so difficult to teach gender and women’s studies in the Arab Gulf? Hear UCR Professor Marissa Brookes discuss a new article that maps where the field stands today despite major education reforms. youtube.com/shorts/8J6gg... #polisky
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Why is it so difficult to teach gender and women’s studies in the Arab Gulf?
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
How can we make publishing more accessible in political science? Hear UCR Professor Marissa Brookes introduce an article that highlights the need to incorporate publishing into doctoral pedagogy within academic institutions. youtube.com/shorts/3iLBS... #polisky
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How can we make publishing more accessible in political science?
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
📱Read this article “How the internet and social media reduce government approval: empirical evidence from Russian regions” by Dina Rosenberg and Eugenia Tarnikova, published in Post-Soviet Affairs. doi.org/10.1080/1060... #polisky
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How the internet and social media reduce government approval: empirical evidence from Russian regions
In this paper we study the effect of the internet and social media on government approval. On the one hand, the internet exposes people to independent information, which makes them possibly more cr...
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
🤩Don’t miss this study “Saving lives or saving the economy? Support for the incumbent during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia” by Kirill Chmel, Aigul Klimova, and Nikita Savin published in Post-Soviet Affairs. doi.org/10.1080/1060... #polisky
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Saving lives or saving the economy? Support for the incumbent during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
The spread of COVID-19 sparked debates about whether incumbents should focus on saving lives or the economy. Politicians’ decisions in this dilemma could determine whether they remain in office. “S...
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🧕Why do authoritarian regimes with poor records on women’s rights promote narratives about those same issues? A recent @3streamsblog.bsky.social post by @jieun-lee.bsky.social highlights the political motives behind this move. medium.com/3streams/wom... #polisky
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Women’s empowerment in the Gulf: what the newspaper headlines reveal
Researchers analyze over 6,000 of headlines in the Gulf to uncover political motives on women’s empowerment
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
👀Check out the article “Feminist Governance in the European Parliament: The Political Struggle over the Inclusion of Gender in the EU’s COVID-19 Response” by Anna Elomäki and Johanna Kantola, published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
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Feminist Governance in the European Parliament: The Political Struggle over the Inclusion of Gender in the EU’s COVID-19 Response | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Feminist Governance in the European Parliament: The Political Struggle over the Inclusion of Gender in the EU’s COVID-19 Response - Volume 19 Issue 2
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
How do Russian social scientists pursue research amid shrinking academic autonomy? Hear UCR Professor Marissa Brookes introduce an article on the post-Soviet evolution of Russian social science: youtube.com/shorts/Md5JF... #polisky
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How do Russian social scientists pursue research amid shrinking academic autonomy?
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
🚨Don’t miss this article “Who Does the Caring? Gender Disparities in COVID-19 Attitudes and Behaviors” by Miguel Carreras, Sofia Vera, and Giancarlo Visconti, published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
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Who Does the Caring? Gender Disparities in COVID-19 Attitudes and Behaviors | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Who Does the Caring? Gender Disparities in COVID-19 Attitudes and Behaviors - Volume 19 Issue 1
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Do journalists work only in newsrooms and communities that align with their own views? Hear UCR Professor Jennifer Merolla discuss recent research on the ideological diversity of political newspaper journalists and how it shapes their career decisions. youtube.com/shorts/w8jUO... #polisky
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Do journalists work only in newsrooms and communities that align with their own views?
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
🔎Great read: “Uninspired by Old White Guys: The Mobilizing Factor of Younger, More Diverse Candidates for Gen Z Women” by Melissa Deckman and Jared McDonald, published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
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Uninspired by Old White Guys: The Mobilizing Factor of Younger, More Diverse Candidates for Gen Z Women | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Uninspired by Old White Guys: The Mobilizing Factor of Younger, More Diverse Candidates for Gen Z Women - Volume 19 Issue 1
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
✍️Read this recent research article “The Political Consequences of Racialized Ethnic Identities” by Kimberly Cardenas, Heather Silber Mohamed, and Melissa R. Michelson, published in Political Research Quarterly. doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
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The Political Consequences of Racialized Ethnic Identities - Kimberly Cardenas, Heather Silber Mohamed, Melissa R. Michelson, 2023
Racial classifications are a social construct with no basis in biology; yet, race is an omnipresent and powerful factor in U.S. politics, shaping electoral boun...
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
🤔Does popularity in authoritarian regimes, as measured by public-opinion polls, capture genuine popularity? Read a @3streamsblog.bsky.social post that describes recent research published in Post-Soviet Affairs here: medium.com/3streams/is-... #polisky
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Is Vladimir Putin as Popular as He Claims?
A new study tries to separate fact from fiction when measuring the Russian president’s popularity
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
(1/5) How can scholars write effective response memos that boost their chances of publishing? 📝 Aksel Sundström shares tips for crafting strong responses to reviewers—an often-untaught skill for grad students–in his article published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
🇩🇪Check out this recent article, “Reducing Political Dehumanization by Pairing Facts With Personal Experiences,” published in @ispp-pops.bsky.social by Emily Kubin, Kurt J. Gray, and Christian von Sikorski👇 doi.org/10.1111/pops... #polisky
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
👩‍⚖️Do gender quotas influence how party leaders view women in politics? A new @3streamsblog.bsky.social post from @jieun-lee.bsky.social discusses research showing that gender quotas do not undermine women's credibility among other party members: medium.com/3streams/do-...
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Do gender quotas influence how party leaders view women in politics?
Recent study finds gender quotas don’t damage women’s image among most party elites
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
📺Check out this recent article, “Job Talk: Candidate Gender and Presentation of Prior Experience in Television Ads in the US,” published @politicsgenderj.bsky.social by Eric R. Hansen and Connor Mautner 👇 doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
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Job Talk: Candidate Gender and Presentation of Prior Experience in Television Ads in the US | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Job Talk: Candidate Gender and Presentation of Prior Experience in Television Ads in the US - Volume 20 Issue 4
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Why do some international conflicts lead to civil war at home whereas others do not? Hear UCR Professor Jennifer Merolla introduces recent research showing how involvement in interstate conflict is related to civil conflict escalation. youtube.com/shorts/nEg0f... #polisky
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Why do some international conflicts lead to civil war at home whereas others do not?
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
📝Check out this recent article “Inviting the Populists to the Party: Populist Appeals in Presidential Primaries“ published in Political Research Quarterly by Zachary Scott. doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
How do societies continue to feel the impact of atrocities long after the violence has ended? This @3streamsblog.bsky.social post introduces recent research from Post-Soviet Affairs that uncovers the deep and enduring effects of historical trauma. medium.com/3streams/lea... #polisky
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Learning from a Genocide Past
A new study surveys descendants of the Armenian genocide to learn about generational consequences of violence
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
✊The article “Theorizing justice from the margins: Black feminist insights on political (protest) behavior” was recently published in @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social by Adaugo Pamela Nwakanma. Check it out 👇 doi.org/10.1080/2156... #polisky
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Theorizing justice from the margins: Black feminist insights on political (protest) behavior
Variations in perceptions of and attitudes towards justice animate how different people decide to engage in politics. In the US, political attitudes typically vary across salient identity markers s...
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
(1/5) Does the gendered division of labor always harm women? In a recent article published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social, Julieta Suárez-Cao shows how the gendered division of labor helped achieve gender parity in the Chilean Assembly: doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
👀 Check out a recent research article, “On double miss in Russian studies: can social and political psychology help?”, by Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, published in Post-Soviet Affairs www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #polisky
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On double miss in Russian studies: can social and political psychology help?
This essay highlights the potential analytical leverage from the import of recent approaches in social and political psychology into the study of politics in Russia. The core argument is that socia...
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
How do instructors tackle student bias in the classroom? 💬 A new blog post on @3streamsblog.bsky.social features Gamze Çavdar’s insights and practical tips drawn from her experience teaching a Middle East politics class, published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social #polisky medium.com/3streams/thr...
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
😷Check out this recent article, “Whitewashing Women Voters: Intersectionality and Partisan Vote Choice in the 2020 US Presidential Election,” published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social by Chaerim Kim and Jane Junn 👇 doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
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Whitewashing Women Voters: Intersectionality and Partisan Vote Choice in the 2020 US Presidential Election | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Whitewashing Women Voters: Intersectionality and Partisan Vote Choice in the 2020 US Presidential Election - Volume 20 Issue 3
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
How can we reduce hostility toward political opponents in the U.S.? Hear UCR Professor Jennifer Merolla discuss a recently published study showing that recognizing your own beliefs could be wrong may help. youtube.com/shorts/-mdor... #polisky
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How can we reduce hostility toward political opponents in the U.S.?
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
🇺🇸Check out this recent article, “Place-Based Resentment in Contemporary U.S. Elections: The Individual Sources of America’s Urban-Rural Divide,” published in Political Research Quarterly by Nicholas Jacobs and B. Kal Munis👇 doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
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Place-Based Resentment in Contemporary U.S. Elections: The Individual Sources of America’s Urban-Rural Divide - Nicholas Jacobs, B. Kal Munis, 2023
Drawing on a unique battery of questions fielded on the 2018 CCES and in two separate surveys—one in 2019 and the other during the 2020 election—we study the ex...
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
How can something as small as a pronoun fuel identity politics? Hear UCR professor Jennifer Merolla introduces a recently published study on how Trump framed the in-group in the 2016 presidential election. youtube.com/shorts/-EUf3... #polisky
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How can something as small as a pronoun fuel identity politics?
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
💰Check out this recent article, “Either with Us or Against Us: Business Power and Campaign Contributions in an Age of Hyper-Partisanship,” published in Political Research Quarterly by Niels Selling👇 doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🔍How does a prime minister’s popularity affect party support in the UK? 🗳️ A new blog on @3streamsblog.bsky.social explains research from @electoralstudies.bsky.social, finding that PM approval correlates with vote intentions for the governing party across four decades. medium.com/3streams/how...
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How a Prime Minister’s Popularity Shapes Party Support
From Thatcher to Starmer, UK PMs remain the strongest signal of party support
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🧬Check out this recent article, “Extraversion Probably Does Not Cause Political Participation. Evidence from Two Genetically Informed Designs,” published in @ispp-pops.bsky.social by Rafael Ahlskog👇 doi.org/10.1111/pops... #polisky
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Extraversion Probably Does Not Cause Political Participation. Evidence from Two Genetically Informed Designs
A substantial literature in political psychology has emphasized the importance of personality traits for understanding differences in political participation. One such trait is extraversion. However,...
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
How do a candidate’s ethnic background and gender shape voter support? Hear UCR Professor Marissa Brookes talk about a recently published article that highlights the distinct roles of ethnic background and gender in shaping voter behavior. youtube.com/shorts/Oxayo... #polisky
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How do a candidate’s ethnic background and gender shape voter support?
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
(1/5) Do undocumented immigrants matter as constituents to state legislators? Check out this article, “¿Quién Importa? State Legislators and Their Responsiveness to Undocumented Immigrants” in Political Research Quarterly by Matthew Mendez Garcia & Sara Sadhwani 👇doi.org/10.1177/10659129221137825
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Check out this recent article, “The framing of politics in a Ukrainian comedy show: a populist appeal?,” published @tandfresearch.bsky.social by Natalya Ryabinska👇 doi.org/10.1080/1060... #polisky
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The framing of politics in a Ukrainian comedy show: a populist appeal?
In this study we used computer-assisted (Atlas.ti software) quantitative analysis of framing politics in a popular Ukrainian television comedy show Vechernii Kvartal (VKv) to evaluate whether and t...
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
👥How do Americans think about Native American issues, and what shapes their attitudes toward these issues? Check out a recent @3streamsblog.bsky.social by @jieun-lee.bsky.social, which highlights new research published in Political Research Quarterly. #polisky medium.com/3streams/wha...
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What shapes American attitudes toward Native American issues?
Despite broad support, Americans’ views on Native issues often rely on ideology, not facts
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
🇬🇧Check out this recent article, “Ticking Two Boxes, Fighting Two Battles: Intersectional Experiences of Ethnic Minority Women Councillors in UK Local Government,” published @politicsgenderj.bsky.social by Neema Begum and Maria Sobolewska👇 doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
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Ticking Two Boxes, Fighting Two Battles: Intersectional Experiences of Ethnic Minority Women Councillors in UK Local Government | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Ticking Two Boxes, Fighting Two Battles: Intersectional Experiences of Ethnic Minority Women Councillors in UK Local Government - Volume 20 Issue 3
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Do gender quotes give women a stronger voice in legislative debates? #politicalscience Hear UCR professor Jennifer Merolla introduces a recently published study on war’s role in the interstate system. youtube.com/shorts/l-MxK... #polisky
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Do gender quotes give women a stronger voice in legislative debates?
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
⚔️Check out this recent article, “Hegel, History, Hostility: The Persistence of War in Hegel’s Political Philosophy,” published in Political Research Quarterly by Joseph Clarkson👇 doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
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Hegel, History, Hostility: The Persistence of War in Hegel’s Political Philosophy - Joseph Clarkson, 2023
The return of war in Europe has renewed the urgency of understanding war’s role in the interstate system. Although many theorists take a progressive view in whi...
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
What happens to gender roles after mass violence? Hear UCR professor @dadakim.bsky.social describe a recently published study on shifting gender norms in Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge genocide: youtube.com/shorts/EBdYv... #polisky
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What happens to gender roles after mass violence? #politicalscience
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
How do instructors in authoritarian countries teach gender politics? 🧵(1/6)
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Perilous Pedagogy: Teaching Gender and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Perilous Pedagogy: Teaching Gender and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa - Volume 19 Issue 1
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Check out this recent article, “The sources of territorial resilience in Putin’s Russia,” published in Post-Soviet Affairs by Irina Busygina👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The sources of territorial resilience in Putin’s Russia
This article aims to explain the sources of territorial resilience in Russia. It demonstrates that the basis of territorial resilience is the “power vertical,” i.e. the current model of center–regi...
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
🔎Check out this recent article, “Gendered Institutions and Where to Find Them: A Critical Realist Approach,” published @politicsgenderj.bsky.social by Michal Grahn👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #polisky
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Gendered Institutions and Where to Find Them: A Critical Realist Approach | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Gendered Institutions and Where to Find Them: A Critical Realist Approach - Volume 20 Issue 2
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
🪖How do electoral incentives shape who is drafted into military service? A @3streamsblog.bsky.social blog post introduces a Political Research Quarterly article showing how the Roosevelt administration shielded swing districts from the draft. medium.com/3streams/dod... #polisky
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Dodging the Draft…By Living in a Swing District?
A recent study shows how the Roosevelt administration used the draft selectively for political gain
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
🚓Check out this recent article, “Segregation and “Out-of-Placeness”: The Direct Effect of Neighborhood Racial Composition on Police Stops,” published in Political Research Quarterly by Laura Schenker, David Sylvan, and Ravi Bhavnani👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
🕴️‍♀️Do women legislators always champion women's rights? Hear UCR professor @jmerolla.bsky.social describe a recently published study on women's representation from established female legislators: youtube.com/shorts/aQLN6... #polisky
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Do women legislators always champion women's rights? #politicalscience
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
How should scholars gather and analyze survey data from authoritarian countries? 🧵 (1/7)
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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
🏳️‍🌈How do party position changes happen? This @3streamsblog.bsky.social post introduces David Karol’s recent research, published in Political Research Quarterly, which examines how party positions have shifted on LGBT rights. Read more here: medium.com/3streams/lgb... #polisky
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LGBT Activists Made the Democrats Work for Them
Activists are at the heart of changing the positions of Democratic politicians on LGBT rights.
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