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Matt Grossmann @mattgrossmann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ideological principle or outgroup attitudes? An experimental analysis of cross-pressures, social dominance orientation, and vote choice among white Americans www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Ideological principle or outgroup attitudes? An experimental analysis of cross-pressures, social dominance orientation, and vote choice among white Americans
How does the mass public resolve a cross-pressure when it is along the dimensions of ideological identity and outgroup attitudes? While previous literature has examined the power of these attachmen...
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Seulki Lee-Geiller @leegeiller.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📣Happy to share that my new article in JEPOP is out! This is a solo-authored paper, but it was never truly a solo effort. Grateful for the feedback and insights from colleagues and reviewers, and to @ispsyale.bsky.social for supporting the research. 🔗https://lnkd.in/gQXrNxKD
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Interested in a politics PhD? If you also have a penchant for watching passenger ferries up close and/or excellent project supervision, then @sotonpolitics.bsky.social is ideal for you. You can apply for full funding from @scdtp.bsky.social southcoastdtp.ac.uk
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Welcome to the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership
An exciting collaboration between the Universities of Southampton, Brighton and Portsmouth, the South Coast DTP aims to deliver the latest developments in training in research methods and skills to pr...
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Marta Miori @martamiori.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New opinion piece with @profjanegreen.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com ⬇️📊 We argue that five parties in the polls doesn't mean five-way races. What's really going on is a scramble within each bloc over who can win, fought out seat by seat.
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EPOP @psaepop.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We are delighted to announce that Paul Whiteley of @uniessexgov.bsky.social has been awarded the 2026 Sir David Butler Prize for his lifetime contribution to the study of elections, public opinion and parties. The prize was presented at #EPOP2026 last week.
Paul Whiteley announced as winner of 2026 Sir David Butler Prize
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EPOP @psaepop.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We are delighted to announce that Paul Whiteley of @uniessexgov.bsky.social has been awarded the 2026 Sir David Butler Prize for his lifetime contribution to the study of elections, public opinion and parties. The prize was presented at #EPOP2026 last week.
Paul Whiteley announced as winner of 2026 Sir David Butler Prize
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ain’t no pub quiz like an EPOP quiz
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Alejandro Fernández-Roldán @aleferna.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Back in Barcelona after a few intense weeks on the road presenting new research - ECPR in Krakow, @tact-forsed.bsky.social’s project meeting in Dundee and #EPOP2026 in Liverpool to round it up. Met new people, saw friends, got great feedback and drank perhaps too much coffee (both good and bad)
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Klara Müller @klaramueller.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Another round of my favourite PoliSci conference done. Liverpool, it‘s been a blast! Now entering recovery mode. #EPOP2026
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Rachel Ormston @rachelormston.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Had a great time at #EPOP2026. Thought a lot, learned a lot, met some lovely people, ate too much, was beaten very badly by John Curtice in a pub quiz. Perfect combination for a conference.
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Daisy Blackburn @daisyblackburn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Happy to have been able to present at this year's @psaepop.bsky.social Conference in Liverpool. Thank you to everyone for their helpful comments and positive feedback 😊 A great event! #EPOP2026
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Really enjoyed attending #EPOP2026 but the news of cuts and job losses from across UK universities is just heartbreaking. Not sure what we can expect from this government but the sector is in an emergency.
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Talking this morning at #epop2026 about our experimental study of the 'costs of governing' - work with Gunnar Thesen, @viktorv.bsky.social and @danjdevine.bsky.social.
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Charlotte Kuberka @charlottekuberka.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Had a great time presenting joint work with @franziskaveit.bsky.social on the long-term political effects of the UK Miners' strike at my first EPOP in Liverpool! #EPOP2026
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TaCT-FoRSED Project @tact-forsed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🎤We are at #EPOP2026! @aleferna.bsky.social of @uab.cat will present TaCT-FoRSED research today at 11:30. His talk, “Does Control Item Prevalence Structure Matter in List Experiments?”, explores new ways to measure conspiracy beliefs more accurately. If you're at EPOP, please come along! 👏
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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Another @psaepop.bsky.social done: til next time! #epop2026
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Luca Bernardi @lbernardi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
EPOP Liverpool 2026. Thank you all EPOPers! @psaepop.bsky.social @jontonge.bsky.social @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social
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Gaetano Inglese @gaetanoinglese.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Delighted to have presented my work on how rising house prices are shaping the politics of private renters in the UK in front of UK politics scholars at the #EPOP Conference in Liverpool! @psaepop.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social
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⭕⭕⭕ Zoë Greene ⭕⭕⭕ @zdgreene.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@tbalogh.bsky.social @louiseluxton.bsky.social and I present work @psaepop.bsky.social on citizens' use and perceptions of AI chatbots and the @parliview.bsky.social. DE, DK and UK citizens use AI chatbots such as Chat and Claude to learn about politics, but also hold major reservations. #epop2026
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SGIA Durham @sgiadurham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Our colleague @resulumit.bsky.social’s co-authored article, Legislator Dissent Does Not Affect Electoral Outcomes, has been selected by the British Journal of Political Science editors for their #EPOP2026 collection. The article is free to access until the end of September 2026. cup.org/4A8ytBK
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Len Metson @lenmetson.com · 18/09/2026
Excited to present some new(ish) data tomorrow on the Campaign Strategy, Persuasion and Mobilisation panel (11:30-13:00) at EPOP! #EPOP2026
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Socially-mediated campaign contact: An RCT testing the spillover of SMS messages in the 2025 English local elections

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The spillover of campaign contact within households is well established, but communication is necessary for effects to spillover to neighbours. Previous work treats spillover as a by-product rather than the primary purpose of contact. However, campaigns are increasingly employing ‘relational’ strategies where they ask supporters mediate contact by communicating with their personal networks. Additionally, existing causally-identified research has modelled spillover in single constituencies, limiting exploration of moderating contextual factors. One underexplored factor that could moderate neighbourhood communication - and thus spillover - is rurality. This paper presents national field experiment conducted with a British political party during the May 2025 local elections. Party members across all areas with elections (N=27,330) were randomly assigned at the neighbourhood level to receive SMS messages asking them to remind their housemates and neighbours to vote. By measuring effects on supporters and their social ties across urban and rural areas, this paper tests the effectiveness of mobilising supporters’ social influence and contributes to the literature on how networks and context moderate political behaviour.
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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Come along this morning to see me flap about in front of charts…and also talk about some research on whether dataviz changes minds on refugees 😉
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Burnham’s prospectus is hypnotic at thirty seconds and threadbare at thirty minutes, and six weeks is a long time to hold somebody else’s notes." Reform's Gawain Towler on why the PM shouldn't go for an early election - speculation on which might occasionally come up in conversation at #EPOP2026
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Bottler's Ghost
Why the temptation for Burnham to go early is real, and why it would finish him
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Ralph Scott @ralphscott.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I'll be presenting at 11.30am tomorrow morning - though fortunately only once as Alex will take on the duties for our joint paper
P21 Education,GenerationsandPoliticalCleavages Friday 18 September•11:30-13:00•Flex2 Chair: RalphScott “TheProfessorsaretheEnemy”? EvidenceforMobilisationoftheEducational Cleavageamong Political Elites Presentingauthor: Ralph Scott — University of Bristol All Authors: Ralph Scott — University of Bristol; Alexander Hartland — Saarland University Fitting In or ChangingMinds? TheDynamicEffectsofFull-TimeStudyonPolitical Values Presentingauthor: Ralph Scott — University of Bristol All Authors: Ralph Scott — University of Bristol; Jonathan Mellon — British Election Study; Geoffrey Evans — University of Oxford Universities as a site of preference formation: peer networks and political cleavages Presentingauthor: Fabienne Eisenring — University of Zurich Generational Identity, Hostility, and Political Behaviour: Evidence from the UK,France,USA,andCanadainthe2024–2025Elections Presentingauthor: LauraSerra — LondonSchoolofEconomicsandPolitical Science AllAuthors: LauraSerra—LondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience; Michael Bruter — London School of Economics and Political Science; Sandra Obradovic — London School of Economics and Political Science; Sarah Harrison — London School of Economics and Political Science
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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Excited to be going to #EPOP2026 @psaepop.bsky.social in Liverpool to discuss all things election related! If you're at EPOP, join us for the Roundtable on the 10-year Brexit anniversary on Saturday 11:30am with the fabulous @profsob.bsky.social, Ed Fieldhouse & Geoff Evans
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Am in Liverpool for the @psaepop.bsky.social annual conference (have already got two runs in...). I will be presenting a paper about an experimental test of the 'costs of governing' (coauthored with Gunnar Thesen, @viktorv.bsky.social and @danjdevine.bsky.social).
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Alex Bogdan @alexbgd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So excited to make it to @psaepop.bsky.social this year! Come hear me talk about building a panel though push-to-web with @drmatthewwall.bsky.social & Mohsin Hussain Saturday 2-3:30 Flex 2 I can promise methodological rigour, plot twists and surprise characters, and interesting analysis from Mohsin
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We are pleased to present a collection of BJPolS articles selected by our Editors - cup.org/4A8ytBK #epop2026
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Luca Bernardi @lbernardi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Chris Prosser @caprosser.com · 17/09/2026
I’m at @psaepop.bsky.social #EPOP2026 in Liverpool for the next few days, presenting papers on: 1. The bloc structure of British voting behaviour (Friday 14:10-15:40, LT 3) 2. The urban-rural divide in British politics (16:00-17:30, Flex 1) Quick summaries of both below ⬇️
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On the way to #epop2026 @psaepop.bsky.social in one of the few English cities I haven't been to yet - Liverpool! It's like research Christmas! Unwrap the gift of knowledge by looking at the programme: www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve...
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EPOP 2026 | Department of Politics | University of Liverpool
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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
*PSA EVENT* - THIS WEEK EPOP26 Conference 17-19 September 2026, Liverpool Organised by Elections, Public Opinion and Parties (EPOP) Specialist Group in partnership with Dept. of Politics, University of Liverpool. Details and registration online buff.ly/nHKNBny @psaepop.bsky.social
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EPOP2026 Conference - Political Studies Association
The Department of Politics at the University of Liverpool is delighted to be hosting the Elections, Public Opinion and Parties (EPOP) Conference 17-19 September 2026. Registration for the conference…
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Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Check out all the great research from @sotonpolitics.bsky.social at #EPOP2026 this week. Includes @paul-kindermann.net presenting recent work from our PoPPiE project.
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Lotte Hargrave @lottehargrave.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Very pleased to see two of my papers featured in @bjpols.bsky.social #EPOP2026 collection. Check them out below, along with many other excellent papers. And looking forward to seeing lots of you in Liverpool tomorrow!
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This might generate some discussion at #EPOP2026. Do you think it will be: a) Heated, b) Dismissive, or c) Forensic?
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Polling turns politics into one big game. There are too many of them – and that does us no good | Jonathan Liew
Surely that’s the lesson the Reform polling furore should teach us. Politics should be about actually helping people, not mastering the line on a graph, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
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Anne Rasmussen @annerasmussen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Delighted that @stefaniereher.bsky.social & my article got selected for @bjpols.bsky.social ‘s Special #EPOP2026 collection Along with work by many other great colleagues. Sad to miss #EPOP2026 but hope everyone will have a great time! 🕺💃 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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(Inequality in) Interest Group Involvement and the Legitimacy of Policy Making | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
(Inequality in) Interest Group Involvement and the Legitimacy of Policy Making - Volume 53 Issue 1
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We are pleased to present a collection of BJPolS articles selected by our Editors - cup.org/4A8ytBK #epop2026
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Rob Johns @robjohns75.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Now topical! @psaepop.bsky.social
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Lala Muradova @lalamur.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Really looking forward to attending @psaepop.bsky.social in Liverpool, a city very close to my heart! Especially because I have been unable to attend any other conference this year! I'm planning to go for a morning #run every day. Let me know if you want to join me.
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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 15/09/2026
With many of my cool colleagues, I'll be at @psaepop.bsky.social later this week presenting work on two questions 1. Does size matter? 🍆📏 2. Do women sanitise the far-right? You'd be surprised which is the null effects paper 👀 Drop me a DM if not at EPOP but interested - feedback welcome!
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Kenn Rushworth @kennrushworth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Happy #EPOP2026 Week. Looking forward to seeing people in Liverpool. Here is a picture from inside The Phil, which is nearby where we will all be presenting/discussing/crying about our work, just saying.
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We'll be at @psaepop.bsky.social #epop2026 this week in Liverpool, with ten colleagues involved in 14 presentations over the two days. Come along and say hi!
The list of PAIR colleagues presenting on Friday 18 September:

09.30-11.00 (TR 5) Immigration, Citizenship & Public Attitudes
Will Allen: Visualization Choices About Refugees Have Delimited Impacts Along Partisan Lines 

Will Allen: Immigrant Occupational Essentialness and Preferences for Welfare Redistribution

09.30-11.00 (TR 4) Affective Polarisation & Political Emotions
Lala Muradova: Regulating Emotions and Affective Polarization

11.30-13.00 (TR 4) Gender, Disability & Candidate Evaluation
Jessica C. Smith: A Turning Point for Women? A Systematic Review of Voter Bias against Women Candidates

Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte: Do Women Make the Far Right More Acceptable (and Therefore Electable)?

11.30-13.00 (TR 5) Parliament, Knowledge & Public Trust
Chris Butler: Citizens’ Knowledge of Parliament and Their Sources of Knowledge

Will Jennings (attending co-author): How Well Do Politicians Understand Levels of Political Trust in Their Country?Saturday 19 September (morning)
09.30-11.00 (Flex 2) The 2025–26 Elections in Britain & Ireland
John Kenny: Candidate Authenticity and the 2025 Irish Presidential Election 

09.30-11.00 (LT 3) Economic Voting & Political Accountability
Will Jennings: An Experimental Test of the Costs of Governing

11.30-13.00 (TR 4) Measuring Political Attitudes & Behaviour
Rob Johns: Upgrading the Standard Measures of Left-Right and Libertarian-Authoritarian Attitudes

11.30-13.00 (Flex 1) Radical-Right and Populist Trajectories
Daniel Devine (attending co-author): Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go? The Trajectories of Radical Right Support in Britain
Saturday 19 September (afternoon)
14.00-15.30 (Flex 1) Occupation, Status & Political Values
Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte: Small Men

16.00-17.30 (TR 5) Mental Health, Psychological Traits & Political Persuasion
Rob Johns (attending co-author): Public Perceptions of Politicians with Mental Health Problems in the UK

16.00-17.30 (Flex 2) Democratic Institutions, Innovations & Citizen Voices
Paul Kindermann: Politicising Democratic Innovations? Evidence on the Divided Public Resonance of Mini-Publics
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
For political scientists headed to Liverpool for EPOP this week (and anyone else interested!), @bjpols.bsky.social has made a collection of articles available on elections, public opinion and parties free to read...
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Kaitlin Alper (she/her) @kaitlin-alper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Excited to share new open-access article with @starke.bsky.social, published in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. We examine how economic and physical insecurity shape attitudes toward social welfare and criminal justice. Read: doi.org/10.1080/1745...
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Insecurity and policy preferences: how economic and physical threats shape attitudes toward social welfare and criminal justice
Despite frequent portrayals of the current political situation as an “age of insecurity”, we still know very little about the effects of insecurity on policy attitudes. In this paper, we explore th...
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Dr Andrew S. Roe-Crines 🏳️‍🌈 @andrewcrines.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Very much looking forward to presenting a rhetorical analysis to #EPOP2026 in a few weeks - the paper examines the formation of the so-called 'special relationship' following #Churchill's "Sinews of Peace" speech. As a historical paper, it's also oddly topical(!) www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve...
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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'll be at @psaepop.bsky.social #epop2026 next week, and still have an offer of a few coffee chats on me for anyone wanting to talk about job markets, publishing, grant applications, or research connections. Or just say hi if we pass each other!
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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
IN NEW ISSUE: How does media framing shape perceptions of election winners? Thomas M. Meyer & Katjana Gattermann argue equivalency framing influences voter views, especially for ambivalent voters. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/Z1yU6IB @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsci #polsky
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This article examines how media framing of election results affects voter perceptions of election winners and losers. We conceive of media framing as equivalency framing because the very same election result can be framed positively or negatively. We expect direct effects on voter perceptions and additionally argue that ambivalent voters should be most affected by such framing in their evaluation of election results. We test these arguments with two pre-registered studies, namely, a survey experiment that employs fictional stimulus material and a two-wave panel survey linked to a news content analysis against the backdrop of the 2021 German Federal Election. The findings reveal framing effects on voter perceptions in fictional settings and conditional effects driven by partisan reasoning in real-world contexts. These findings provide an important mechanism for future research interested in the consequences of election outcomes for government legitimacy or political system support.
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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Do early elections give governments a financial campaign advantage? Lasse Aaskoven examines UK candidate spending, arguing governing parties outspend rivals in snap elections because they can better prepare. Read more: buff.ly/aAv0qhy @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci #ElectoralPolitics
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EPOP @psaepop.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
There is just over 2 weeks to go until #EPOP2026 in Liverpool. A preliminary programme is now available on the conference website. We look forward to seeing everyone across 40 panels, 2 roundtables and lots of social activities!
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EPOP @psaepop.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
There is just over 2 weeks to go until #EPOP2026 in Liverpool. A preliminary programme is now available on the conference website. We look forward to seeing everyone across 40 panels, 2 roundtables and lots of social activities!
liverpool.ac.uk
EPOP 2026 | Department of Politics | University of Liverpool
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