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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno

@vchengm.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Public Policy at PAIR Southampton. PhD in PoliSci, LSE. MPA/ID, Harvard University. Bureaucracy Lab, World Bank. Economics, U del Pacífico. Limeña. vcheng-m.github.io

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
w/ papers by @annerasmussen.bsky.social, @stefaniereher.bsky.social, @chrisclaassen.bsky.social, @rosieshorrocks.bsky.social, @danbischof.bsky.social, @vchengm.bsky.social, @gidoncohen.bsky.social, @lottehargrave.bsky.social, @florianfoos.bsky.social, @drjennings.bsky.social & more
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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
Graphic featuring the title "British Journal of Political Science" in bold white letters against a dark green background.
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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
WIPS – Women in Political Science will begin its online writing sessions next Friday 25 September. Would you like to join? We are a small, informal network for early-career women in permanent or tenure-track positions that work in politics, broadly defined (interdisciplinary is welcome!) 1/4
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 16/09/2026
Deadline extended to October 17, 2026 - CALL FOR PAPERS for a @pspolisci.bsky.social special issue on 'Presidentialism in Latin America: Institutional Paths in the Making'. Find out more - cup.org/4iwxOUs
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
From July 2026 - When Legislators Do Not Differentiate: A Field Experiment on British MPs’ Responses to Constituent Policy Queries - cup.org/4hormhs - @danbischof.bsky.social, @vchengm.bsky.social, @gidoncohen.bsky.social, Sarah Cohen, @florianfoos.bsky.social, et al #OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract of a study on how UK Members of Parliament (MPs) respond to constituent policy queries. The research indicates that MPs' responsiveness varies with the level of agreement with constituents.
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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Very happy to see this article finally published online in its new home at the @bjpols.bsky.social! 🌟 Thanks once again to my co-authors—and mentors. This project began at the start of my PhD, and I learned so much throughout the journey! Please find the link below 👇
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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Please come join us at LASA 2026 in Paris if you’re around next week! @lasabluesky.bsky.social
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Estaremos en @lasabluesky.bsky.social #lasa2026 la proxima semana! Nuestros colegas presentarán trabajos sobre el clientelismo @marianaborges.bsky.social, la migración irregular @vchengm.bsky.social, la gobernanza regional @piariggirozzi.bsky.social y el presupuesto participativo @pspada.bsky.social
Esta una lista de presentaciones:

miercoles 27 mayo
10.15-11.45, Paris Marriott Rive Gauche, Loft H
Mariana Borges Martins da Silva: ‘Embodied Politics: Rethinking Clientelism in Polarized Brazil’

12.00-13.30, FIAP-Jean Monnet Hall
Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno: ‘Rootedness and Irregular Migration in Latin America’

viernes 29 mayo
13.45-15.15, Paris Marriott Rive Gauche, Scène D
Pía Riggirozzi: ‘Regional Governance and Gender-Responsive Approaches to Forced Migration in Latin America’

15.30-17.00, FIAP-Java (Sumatra+Bali)
Paolo Spada: ‘The Phoenix Rises Again, but Transformed: The Resurgence and Technocratic Turn of Participatory Budgeting in Brazil’
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PSA Latin American Politics Specialist Group @psalatinamerica.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Looking for a methods summer school this year? The University of Southampton will host an Introduction to Experiments in Social Science Summer School from 29 June to 3 July 2026. It is quite accessible and does not require prior experience with quantitative methods 👇
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Rob Johns @robjohns75.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
🚨❗ C-🐻 🏖️ 🏫 on 🧪 in 🍻 🥼 ♎ 🆙 🕟 www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/sho...
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Training course: C-BEAR SUMMER SCHOOL: Introduction to Experiments in Social Science
This five-day summer school introduces experimental methods in the Social Sciences, covering lab, field, and survey experiments. Participants will gain a solid foundation in experimental methodology
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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
🌟 New publication 🌟 Very happy that our paper “When Legislators Do Not Differentiate: A Field Experiment on British MPs' Responses to Constituent Policy Queries” has been accepted at the British Journal of Political Science! Current link here: osf.io/preprints/os... Short thread below 👇
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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
#PSA26 It was lovely to meet members and participants at our panels hosted by the @psalatinamerica.bsky.social at Oxford yesterday! We hope to continue growing our network in future events. @piariggirozzi.bsky.social @marianaborges.bsky.social
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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The Latin American Politics SG has 2 panels at #PSA26 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social 👉 Parties, Public Opinion and the New Right: The state of Democracy in Latin America 👉 Bureaucracy, Territory, and Belonging in Latin America @marianaborges.bsky.social @piariggirozzi.bsky.social Néstor Castañeda
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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
At #PSA26 next week, we'll present our work on vulnerabilities, attachments, and intentions to migrate, using original data from El Salvador. Come join on Wed, 1 April, 1:30pm, Wadham, C. Day-Lewis (@piariggirozzi.bsky.social @jackiewahba.bsky.social Guillermo Garcia) @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
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Rob Johns @robjohns75.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Two things can be true: i) QS rankings are heavily subjective, corruptible, self-fuelling and generally an outrage against social science measurement; ii) nonetheless, Politics & IR at Southampton is bloody good, on the rise and great fun, and I'm delighted to be part of it.
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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
At the University of Southampton, we will be running an interdisciplinary summer school on experiments for students, researchers, and practitioners from 29 June to 3 July. Information and registration details can be found at: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/sho...
ncrm.ac.uk
Training course: C-BEAR SUMMER SCHOOL: Introduction to Experiments in Social Science
This five-day summer school introduces experimental methods in the Social Sciences, covering lab, field, and survey experiments. Participants will gain a solid foundation in experimental methodology
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Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Lastly, we had @emiliabelknap.bsky.social present on how to conduct feminist focus groups with a particular focus on how to encourage collective meaning making. She outlined how to use an intersectional lens to consider consider power hierarchies in focus groups. Then, a Q&A session with our panel!
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Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Next we have Dr Matthew Hunt discussing sociolinguistics and contextual expectations - about how categories of people of different ages, genders and ethnicities are expected to behave in a particular frame.
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Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Professor Silke Roth of Sociology @silkeroth.bsky.social kicks off our Spring Into Methods event discusses coalition building as a strategy to achieve intersectionality and her long career in applying intersectional approaches to gender and inequality research.
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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Are you a woman who has recently started a TT position in politics or a politics related field? Then @katharinalawall.bsky.social and me would like to warmly invite you to join a new network for early career women: WIPS: Women in Political Science.
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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Are you a woman who has recently started a TT position in politics or a politics related field? Then @katharinalawall.bsky.social and me would like to warmly invite you to join a new network for early career women: WIPS: Women in Political Science. 1/7
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PSA Early Career Network @psaecn.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
🚨 Summer School Alert!!🚨 Don’t miss out this Free opportunity for PhDs and ECRs at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social 🤓 Register by May 9 🗓️ More info here 👇🏽 www.southampton.ac.uk/socsci/news/...
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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
The Latin American Politics Specialist Group at #PSA25 organised 2 engaging panels this year! Insightful discussions on diverse topics in politics/public policy from ‘greenwashing’ policy in Brazil to the relationship anticorruption-democracy in Central America. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
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Lawrence McKay @lawrencemckay.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
@siennaeverett.bsky.social on climate attitudes @vchengm.bsky.social on bureaucracy @nataliatrujillo.bsky.social on migration @jydenham.bsky.social on Englishness @fransplains.bsky.social on Tory pol. econ + more great work from Bsky-less Bradley Ward, Mariana Borges, Michele Zadra, Deborah Timoni
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
#OpenAccess from our new issue - Which Information Do Politicians Pay Attention To? Evidence from a Field Experiment and Interviews - cup.org/4jnwXmY - @rsenninger.bsky.social & @henrikseeberg.bsky.social
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American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Just published on APSR First View: "Gendered Perceptions and the Costs of Political Toxicity: Experimental Evidence from Politicians and Citizens in Four Democracies" by Gregory Eady and Anne Rasmussen. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Overleaf is down 🍃! Anyone else experiencing this, have an idea of what’s going on? Thanks! 🥶
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
This week we launched our Latin American initiative in the Department! We are a group of scholars working in a diverse range of topics and using distinct methodologies. We are deeply interested in the region and are looking to strengthen our work to become a point of reference in the field. 📚
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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 19/12/2023
Do Voters Differentially Punish Transnational Corruption? New publication with @danberliner.bsky.social at the EJPR! doi.org/10.1111/1475...
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Do voters differentially punish transnational corruption?
A large literature studies whether, and under what circumstances, voters will electorally punish corrupt politicians. Yet this literature has to date neglected the empirical prevalence of transnation....
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