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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 2h

🗣️ Can government-led citizens' assemblies strengthen democratic attitudes? ➡️ @mcduarte.bsky.social, @jmfernandes86.bsky.social & @miguelpereira.bsky.social use random selection to Lisbon's citizens' assemblies and find participation increases knowledge, efficacy and trust doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

⛪️ Does a politician's religiosity influence their policymaking? ➡️ Luca Vitale finds that narrowly elected religious Catholic mayors in Italy increase debt repayment, showing how religious values can shape politicians' fiscal decisions doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🧩 Masking or lexicographic preferences? The same choice patterns can reflect very different processes. ➡️ @scandersen.bsky.social & @mortenhjortskov.bsky.social show how conjoint experiments can distinguish between these two explanations of political choice doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

📈 Does the intensity of citizens' policy preferences matter for political representation? ➡️ Zachary Peskowitz & Eddy S.F. Yeung find that preference intensity does not reliably predict policy outcomes across US states, even when measured in multiple ways doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🤖 Can transformer-based language models deliver accurate text classification at a low cost? ➡️ Cecilia Y. Sui shows how pretrain-finetune models can classify political text with modest labeled data and computing resources, using toxicity in US Senators' X conversation threads doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

⚔️ Do wars follow predictable patterns, or are they inherently unpredictable? ➡️ T. Schincariol & @thomaschadefaux.bsky.social use entropy-based analysis to show that conflict fatalities exhibit high levels of randomness, making their dynamics particularly difficult to predict doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🇪🇺When does the European Parliament use vague language in EU policy negotiations? ➡️ A. Khokhlova, N. Yordanova & A. Ershova find that the EP adopts concrete positions in inter-institutional conflict, but uses vagueness when public opinion is divided and issues are contentious doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

👵 Do pension expansions mobilise older voters? ➡️ M. Ganslmeier, M. Klymak & T. Vlandas find that a 36% pension increase in Illinois had no effect on turnout—even among low-income retirees—challenging expectations that material gains increase political participation doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

📰How should researchers debrief participants after exposing them to misinformation? ➡️ @emmahoes.bsky.social & @sachaltay.bsky.social show that specific debriefings with fact-checks reduce belief in false claims, while general warnings may increase skepticism toward true news doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🧪 Can measuring racial attitudes before a survey experiment bias its results? ➡️ @leahchristiani.bsky.social, Nathan Kelly & @janamorgan.bsky.social find little evidence of treatment bias overall, but show that stereotype endorsement measures are an important exception doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🗳️ How does far-right terrorism affect support for the far right? ➡️ Studying anti-Roma attacks in Hungary, Simonovits et al. find that Jobbik gained 11-14 percentage points more support in attacked villages, with effects persisting and spreading to nearby areas doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🏛️ How does patronage shape communication within government bureaucracies? ➡️ Employing rare new data from China, Haemin Jee & @kaipingchen.bsky.social find that patronage ties increase upward information flows, but not public-facing performance and responsiveness in practice doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🏛️ Do caretaker governments really stop making policy? ➡️ Using original data on government bills from 238 cabinets in Western Europe, Mingyi Zhang shows that caretaker governments remain active policymakers during government transitions, challenging long-standing assumptions doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🌍 Why do people support the democratic peace? ➡️ In this new article, @juhokim.bsky.social revisits a recent embedding analysis and finds that it is associated with racial and ethnocentric motivations, and offers guidance for embedding analysis in political science doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

📈 How do people update their perceptions of the economy? ➡️ Derek A. Epp and Christopher Wlezien show that people interpret the same economic changes differently depending on their prior perceptions, suggesting that public opinion is shaped by benchmarking www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🤝 Do parties reward allies or recruit rivals for cabinet? ➡️ Alexander Herzog and David Schmuck show that rather than favoring moderates, parties prefer loyal MPs: strong government defenders and fierce opposition critics are more likely to become ministers www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🌐What shapes high-end cooperation among militant groups? ➡️Using network data on 53 groups in Northeast India, @ilaydaonder.bsky.social shows that cooperation is more likely between groups with complementary capabilities and distinct constituencies. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🚨Can courts and the media stop democratic backsliding when citizens don't trust them? ➡️@bobbygulotty.bsky.social & @luozhaotian.bsky.social model oversight of subversion, show that when the oversight body is contested, a "fake news effect" undermines it & enables backsliding. doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A new chapter for PSRM’s social media! We’d like to thank @tonirodon.bsky.social for his outstanding work as Social Media Editor over the past years. As of today, @irenerodriguez.bsky.social will be taking over. We look forward to continuing to share the latest research published in PSRM with you📚✨

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🎉 Another exciting year for Political Science Research and Methods! Here's a quick look at how PSRM has grown over the past year. Thanks to John Griffin, our editorial team, authors, reviewers, and @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 🧵👇

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🗳️ How much does electability matter to voters? ➡️ Using survey experiments, @mayyakomis.bsky.social & A. Albarello show voters remain driven mainly by policy preferences and often view electability as a signal of candidate quality www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🏆 Congratulations to Elisha Cohen @elishacohen.bsky.social (University of Illinois), recipient of the 2025 PSRM Reviewer of the Year Award. The award recognises outstanding service and dedication to maintaining the quality and rigour of research published in PSRM. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🏆 The 2025 Vera Troeger Best Paper Award goes to Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte (@turnbulldugarte.com) and Markus Wagner (@markuswagner.bsky.social) for "Heroes and Villains: Motivated Projection of Political Identities". 🎉 Congratulations! 👏 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

🌍 What drives conflict risk within fragile states? ➡️ Studying Nigeria, J.J. Villar-Roldán, A. Galiano & J.M. Martín-Álvarez show wealth lowers conflict risk, while resources and energy infrastructure fuel violence www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🗳️ Do multiple vote ballots increase women’s representation? ➡️ Using a survey experiment, @yoshiono.bsky.social H. Miwa & Y. Kasuya show multiple vote ballots encourage more gender balanced voting, though men retain an overall advantage www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🎲 Do political lotteries change how legislators vote? ➡️ Studying 19th century Belgium, @bvancoppenolle.bsky.social J. De Rongé & S. Riegger show random committee assignments affected legislators’ likelihood of rebelling against party majorities www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

⚖️ Does electoral uncertainty make governments short sighted? ➡️ Using Swedish local data, @axelcronert.bsky.social & Pär Nyman show electoral competition moderates tax policy, but find little evidence of policy myopia www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

🏛️ Does women's representation shape perceived fairness of decisions? ➡️ @reidingerve.bsky.social @lucasleemann.bsky.social & @jbslapin.bsky.social show effects vary by policy type, sometimes reducing fairness perceptions when women are overrepresented www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

⚖️ Do major campaign scandals change voters’ minds? ➡️ @maclockhart.bsky.social G. Huber, A. Gerber, J. Walker II show Donald Trump’s felony conviction had virtually no effect on his supporters, while common survey methods produce conflicting estimates www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

🤖Can open source machine translation match commercial tools? ➡️ @haukelicht.bsky.social @ronjasczepanski.bsky.social @moritzlaurer.bsky.social & A Bekmuratovna show open source MT models perform similarly to Google Translate and DeepL in multilingual text www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

💰 Do community donations reduce support for paying taxes? ➡️ Using a survey experiment in Kenya, C. A. Jansson, E. Lust & A. Oguso show community donations lower tax compliance attitudes, while public goods increase support for taxes www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

🇸🇪 Does far right entry into local politics affect minority representation? ➡️ Using an RDD, @grahn.bsky.social & @turnbulldugarte.com show far right entry reduced immigrant candidates on the right, while left parties increased immigrant recruitment www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

🗳️ Do early wins in US presidential primaries create momentum? ➡️ @jonnekamphorst.bsky.social et al. show that winning early contests like Iowa or New Hampshire has no lasting effect on later outcomes, challenging the idea of momentum in primaries www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

💍 Do interethnic marriages measure social cohesion? ➡️ Using census data from Zambia, @danielposnermd.bsky.social introduces a new approach showing intermarriage estimates change once local exposure to outgroup members is considered www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

📰 Do the effects of partisan media fade quickly or accumulate over time? ➡️ Using multiwave experiments, M Baum et al. show a single exposure can have effects lasting up to a week, while cumulative effects are hard to detect www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 29/03/2026

NEW ISSUE from @psrm.bsky.social - Political Science Research and Methods Volume 14 - Issue 2 - April 2026 - cup.org/4uMWbkh #OpenAccess

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

🌍 Why do not all immigrant groups support progressive parties? ➡️ @korinlind.bsky.social & @antvalentim.bsky.social show immigrants from established democracies are more likely to back green parties than those from (post-)authoritarian regimes www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

🏙️ Do district-based elections change who gets elected locally? ➡️ Studying California's recent shift, M Cushing-Daniels, D Jones & @brookenshannon.bsky.social show they increased representation from lower-income areas and reduced business influence www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

💬 How can we measure inter party communication? ➡️ Using a transformer based approach, @annather-nerd.bsky.social et al. classify how parties talk about rivals (positive-negative), studying coalition signals in Germany and campaigning in Austria www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

🏛️ Why would an authoritarian state not enforce its own policies? ➡️ Studying China’s social insurance system, H Zhang & @yezhang.bsky.social find that promotion incentives and competition lead local officials to tolerate firm payroll tax evasion www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

📞 What motivates participation in consultative events? ➡️ In a field trial with Australian voters, W Minozzi, M A Neblo & @aleighmp.bsky.social show that generic invites increased uptake, while some framed messages kept participants on the call longer www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

🤖 Can LLMs replicate expert text coding? ➡️ Using interest group documents, @dahyunchoi.bsky.social D. Peskoff & B. M. Stewart show that fine tuned LLMs outperform trained coders and zero shot models in identifying informative vs associative signals www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

🧐 Can we trust estimates of political trust when preferences are hidden? ➡D Li, @xiaobolu.bsky.social S Ma & W Yang show social desirability can bias regressions, question the link between welfare and trust, and offer ways to reduce bias www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

🗳️ How can we better study the impact of major events with surveys? ➡A bertoli, L Jakli & H Pascoe clarify the strengths and weaknesses of pre and post survey designs and introduce a dual randomised survey to reduce bias www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

🏛️ Do anti elitist parties behave differently in parliament? ➡️ @simonotjes.bsky.social & L Vorsteveld use a new voting model to show that anti elitist parties vote alike and differently from others, but only on legislative votes www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

🏘️ Why is restrictive zoning linked to racial segregation? ➡️ Using agent based models and parcel level zoning data, @trounstine.bsky.social shows that restrictive rules cluster housing costs and, with unequal wealth & homophily, foster racial segregation www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

🧠 Do politicians misread their constituents' preferences? ➡️Using a new method where politicians draw preference distributions, N Dias, @jacklucas.bsky.social & @liorsheffer.bsky.social show that conservative overestimation is smaller than assumed www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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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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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

🚺 How does femonationalism affect public opinion? ➡️Using a US survey experiment, @sophiemainz.bsky.social shows that femonationalist rhetoric boosts opposition to pluralist policies by invoking progressive gender achievements www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

📈 How should scholars model conditional relationships in time series data? ➡️ @zachmwarner.bsky.social G N Vande Kamp & S Jordan provide guidance on interaction terms in dynamic models, showing how to flexibly model and interpret moderation over time www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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