Reposted by Women in Legislative StudiesAmanda Friesen @amandafriesen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Chris Dawes (NYU) and I are editing a special issue of The Forum on Sports and American Politics. Deadline for full papers is December 1. We welcome a variety of methods and levels of analysis! Happy to answer questions. 0118
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The Department of Political Science and Public Administration at UTEP is hiring in comparative politics, with a focus on Latin American and Mexican politics. More details here: utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...utep.interviewexchange.com 014
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Out in the latest issue of @politicsgenderj.bsky.social: @rainbowmurray.bsky.social examines substantive representation of women in French parliamentary debates. Open access. 📄 doi.org/10.1017/S174... GenderSky PoliSkydoi.orgComplex, Conditional, and Contested: Substantive Representation and Representative Claims in French Parliamentary Debates | Politics & Gender | Cambridge CoreComplex, Conditional, and Contested: Substantive Representation and Representative Claims in French Parliamentary Debates - Volume 22 Issue 2 065
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 20/07/2026New in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social : Sanches & Espírito-Santo analyze 25 yrs of South African parliamentary debates. Despite high rates of female representation, women MPs speak less—and leadership roles don't close the gap. Presence ≠ voice. doi.org/10.1017/S174... GenderSky PoliSkydoi.orgWho Gets to Speak? How Institutions and Political Careers Shape Gender Bias in South Africa’s Parliamentary Debates | Politics & Gender | Cambridge CoreWho Gets to Speak? How Institutions and Political Careers Shape Gender Bias in South Africa’s Parliamentary Debates - Volume 22 Issue 2 065
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Heather K. Evans analyzes tweets about abortion policy by House candidates in the 2022 midterms. Read it in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgIssue Framing After Dobbs: Examining How Abortion Was Addressed in Tweets During the 2022 Midterm Elections | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge CoreIssue Framing After Dobbs: Examining How Abortion Was Addressed in Tweets During the 2022 Midterm Elections - Volume 59 Issue 3 043
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 06/07/2026In the most recent issue of @poppublicsphere.bsky.social, Frances Lee analyzes how Trump overperformed with Congress in 2025. Check it out here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgPolitical Leverage and Legislative Strategy: How Trump Overperformed with Congress in 2025 | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge CorePolitical Leverage and Legislative Strategy: How Trump Overperformed with Congress in 2025 - Volume 59 Issue 3 032
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 25/06/2026New piece out in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social by @uhackett.bsky.social: "Dilutive Drift: The Racial Impact of Low-Change Redistricting" Check it out here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgDilutive Drift: The Racial Impact of Low-Change Redistricting | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge CoreDilutive Drift: The Racial Impact of Low-Change Redistricting - Volume 24 Issue 2 031
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 26/05/2026In her new book, Politics by Formula, @leahrosenstiel.bsky.social examines how politics shapes and often distorts important federal programs, driving inequalities across states. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...press.uchicago.eduPolitics by FormulaA clear-eyed study that reveals how politics shapes and often distorts important federal programs, driving inequalities across states. From Medicaid to Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, a large perce... 051
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 04/05/2026The Women, Gender, and Politics section is pleased to offer travel grants to the 2026 APSA conference for graduate students. You must be a section member to be eligible. Info on travel grants: connect.apsanet.org/apsa2026/tra... Apply here by May 29: apsa.secure-platform.com/a/solicitati...connect.apsanet.orgTravel Grants 022
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Hybrid Workshop: Parliaments in the Global South: Challenges and Transformations Oct 6-7, 2026 at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City Submit your abstract here by July 31: forms.gle/VTVu9BSvr2WH...forms.gleParliaments in the Global South. Workshop 2026This hybrid workshop, organized by the Research Committee of Legislative Specialists (RCLS/RC08) of the International Political Science Association with the support of UNAM and held in Mexico City, br... 011
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Why are legislatures in some authoritarian regimes more powerful than others? @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmulsse.bsky.social) & Alejandro Bonvecchi (UTDT-Conicet) tackle this question Lawmaking under Authoritarianism. Factions, Institutions, and Outcomes Across Dictatorships doi.org/10.1017/9781...doi.orgLawmaking under AuthoritarianismCambridge Core - Latin American Government, Politics and Policy - Lawmaking under Authoritarianism 054
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 27/04/2026What explains differences in policymaking processes and outcomes across authoritarian regimes even when they share regime type, policy challenges and goals? @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmulsse.bsky.social) proposes a novel framework in @govjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/gove...doi.orgVarieties of Authoritarian Policymaking: Housing Policy Across DictatorshipsPublic policies are expected to vary across regime types, but this association remains inconclusive even when further differentiating within types of authoritarian regimes. Focusing on the theoretica... 067
Reposted by Women in Legislative StudiesSara Chatfield @poliscisara.bsky.social · 06/04/2026The Rothermere American Institute at Oxford is recruiting for the Churchill Associate Professor of United States Politics, looking especially for a colleague with expertise in American political development. The application deadline is May 6. See the job listing here: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/vacanciesrai.ox.ac.ukJobs and Vacancies 12527
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 27/03/2026The deadline is approaching to send in your proposal for the 2026 WiLS conference. Please fill out the form by March 31 even if you plan to attend as a discussant/chair/participant. Hope to see in in Virginia in October! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.com2026 WILS Conference ApplicationWhen: Saturday, October 10-Sunday, October 11, 2026 Where: Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia (near Richmond) Participants should plan to arrive on Friday, October 9. Panels will be held all da... 001
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Proposals are now being accepted for the 2026 WiLS Conference! Details here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.com2026 WILS Conference ApplicationWhen: Saturday, October 10-Sunday, October 11, 2026 Where: Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia (near Richmond) Participants should plan to arrive on Friday, October 9. Panels will be held all da... 000
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Our monthly professional development seminar will be held on Friday, March 20, 2:00pm ET. The session is titled "Caregiving in the Academy." We are cosponsoring this event with two other excellent APSA committees. Learn more and register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...us06web.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Caregiving in the Academy: An APSA Status Committee Virtual Workshop. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.According to the AARP, about 48 million Americans, mostly women, provide unpaid caregiving. It may be to an aging parent, who may or may not be in the same country, children, a child or adult child wi... 000
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Very cool RFP for research on Election and Institutional Reforms in Legislatures and the Courts. Details here: drive.google.com/file/d/1XBcS...drive.google.comRequest for Proposals (RFP): Research on Election and Institutional Reforms in Legislatures and the Courts.pdf 002
Reposted by Women in Legislative StudiesPolitics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 09/12/2025📣 Out on #FirstView 📣 In "Who Gets to Speak?", Edalina Rodrigues Sanches & Ana Espírito-Santo investigate gender bias in speechmaking in South Africa 🇿🇦 gendersky polisky buff.ly/33fAqJt 084
Reposted by Women in Legislative StudiesBritish Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 06/11/2025NEW - Acting Out and Speaking Up: The Parliamentary Behavior of Ex-Rebel Women - cup.org/4oUHGqY - Elizabeth L. Brannon & Nikolaos Frantzeskakis #OpenAccess 074
Reposted by Women in Legislative StudiesCambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 20/02/2026New Cambridge Element, Legislating Peace, by Elizabeth L. Brannon and Jakana Thomas, out now! Read for free for the next 2 weeks at cup.org/4aJv0Oe 065
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 09/02/2026The Center for Cyclone Civics is pleased to announce an opening for a postdoc interested in conducting research on civic engagement and civic education, starting August 1, 2026. Apply by March 13, 2026. More Info: jobs.iastate.edujobs.iastate.eduEmployment Opportunities 000
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Our February protessional development seminar is coming up this Friday, February 13 at 11:00 AM Pacific Time. The topic is Consulting and Coaching for Academics and you can register here: csus.zoom.us/meeting/regi...csus.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: 2026 February WiLS PDS: Consulting and Coaching for Academics. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.How can professional coaching support your growth and well-being as an academic? Join Dr. Brielle Harbin (Founder & CEO, Your Cooperative Colleague) and Dr. Analía Gómez Vidal (Founder, AGV Services L... 000
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Why are legislatures in some authoritarian regimes more powerful than others? @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmulsse.bsky.social) and Alejandro Bonvecchi (UTDT-Conicet) tackle this question Lawmaking under Authoritarianism doi.org/10.1017/9781... Poliskydoi.orgLawmaking under AuthoritarianismCambridge Core - Latin American Government, Politics and Policy - Lawmaking under Authoritarianism 0114
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 27/01/2026The University of Missouri, Columbia is seeking a Hicks and Martha Griffiths Endowed Chair in American Politics. Details and application here: hr.missouri.edu/job-openings (Job Opening ID 58208) Poliskyhr.missouri.eduJob Openings | Office of Human Resources - Office of Human Resources 033
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Call for papers: Conference on ”Frontiers in Representation: Citizen Assemblies, Deliberative Mini-Publics, and Participatory Democracy,” August 14th, Vanderbilt University Apply here by March 1st: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Poliskydocs.google.com 011
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Very cool new piece out from @jkaslovsky.bsky.social and Michael P. Olson in @thejop.bsky.social: "Legislature Size and Party Unity: Evidence from Historical US State Legislatures" Check it out here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... Poliskyjournals.uchicago.eduLegislature Size and Party Unity: Evidence from Historical US State Legislatures | The Journal of Politics: Vol 88, No 1The size of a legislature is one of its most fundamental features, yet there is little consensus on how large legislatures should be. Furthermore, many modern-day reformers are dissatisfied with the c... 042
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 14/01/2026New from Rosalyn Cooperman in the Journal of Policy History: "Gender and Party Polarization in the US Congress: Hypervisibility and Invisibility" www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Gendersky Poliskycambridge.orgGender and Party Polarization in the US Congress: Hypervisibility and Invisibility | Journal of Policy History | Cambridge CoreGender and Party Polarization in the US Congress: Hypervisibility and Invisibility - Volume 37 Issue 4 061
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Check out the call for papers for a special issue of the Italian Political Science Review (published in English), focusing on the comparative politics of gender. The call is provided here: ipsrbrief.substack.com/p/call-for-p... Polisky Genderskyipsrbrief.substack.comCall for Papers: The Comparative Politics of GenderDeadline February 8, 2026 021
Reposted by Women in Legislative StudiesSara Chatfield @poliscisara.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Sarah Allen Gershon and @brownphdgirl.bsky.social use the case of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr’s nomination hearing to examine Senate messaging at the intersection of party, gender, and race. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...degruyterbrill.comRepresenting ‘Women’s Interests’ in 2025: Senate Messaging at the Intersection of Party, Gender, and RaceLawmakers from historically marginalized groups often emphasize unique political messages from their counterparts that hinge on their identities or those of their constituency. Because symbolic repres... 142
Reposted by Women in Legislative StudiesSara Chatfield @poliscisara.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Scott LaCombe, Margot Audero and Avery Spicka analyze the diffusion of LGBTQ policies in the states, with a focus on the influence of model legislation. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...degruyterbrill.comModel Legislation and the Diffusion of LGBTQ PoliciesThe past decade has seen a dramatic surge in state LGBTQ policymaking, rising from a few dozen policies a year to hundreds of expansive and restrictive proposals, raising questions about what drives t... 133
Reposted by Women in Legislative StudiesSara Chatfield @poliscisara.bsky.social · 12/01/2026@hannabrant.bsky.social and @jordanmbutcher.bsky.social track LGBTQ+ representation in state legislatures in the 2024 election. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...degruyterbrill.comThe 2024 Rainbow Wave: Tracking LGBTQ+ Representation in State LegislaturesFollowing the 2024 election, LGBTQ+ representation in state legislatures increased, yet, at the same time, 2024 also marked a record-breaking year for anti-trans legislation being introduced in the st... 143
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Dartmouth College invites applications for a Guarini Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Program in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences. Details: apply.interfolio.com/178487 Polisky Genderskyapply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 001
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Politics & Gender is currently soliciting abstract proposals for a collection on Abortion Storytelling in State Politics. Details here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1ihy... Polisky Genderskydocs.google.com 001
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Register for this month's professional development seminar, "Teaching Political Science in Turbulent Times." Date: January 16 Time: 11:00 a.m. Pacific Registration: csus.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Hope to see you there! Poliskycsus.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: 2026 January WiLS PDS: Teaching Political Science in Turbulent Times. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.We will have a discussion-based session to share strategies and experiences for navigating political polarization and difficult conversations in the classroom. There are no designated speakers. Partic... 001
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Check out "Predicting Support for the Christian Democrats in the 2025 German Bundestag Election: A State-Level Approach" in the most recent issue of PS, by @marystegmaier.bsky.social and Kamil Marcinkiewicz www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Poliskycambridge.orgPredicting Support for the Christian Democrats in the 2025 German Bundestag Election: A State-Level Approach | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge CorePredicting Support for the Christian Democrats in the 2025 German Bundestag Election: A State-Level Approach - Volume 59 Issue 1 032
Reposted by Women in Legislative StudiesZoe Nemerever @zoenemerever.bsky.social · 28/12/2025New article: "Legislative Control and Partisan Disparities in Dyadic Representation" in @lsqjournal.bsky.social w/ Dan Butler and @steverogersinfo.bsky.social. GOP leadership doesn't shy away from policies where GOP constituencies disagree with the party platform, impairing dyadic representation! 0149
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 19/12/2025The Consortium on the American Political Economy Junior Working Group is soliciting papers for their spring workshop, which focuses on the relationship between markets and governance in the United States, broadly construed. Details + submit by Jan 16: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Poliskydocs.google.comSpring 2026: Consortium on the American Political Economy Junior Working GroupThe Consortium on the American Political Economy Junior Working Group is now soliciting papers for the Spring 2026 semester. If you are interested in presenting, serving as a discussant, or simply upd... 000
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 18/12/2025"Gendered Perceptions of Legislative Influence" by @jkaslovsky.bsky.social, Tabitha Koch, and Michael P. Olson in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social! www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Gendersky Poliskycambridge.orgGendered Perceptions of Legislative Influence | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge CoreGendered Perceptions of Legislative Influence - Volume 23 Issue 4 021
Reposted by Women in Legislative StudiesLaura Dean 🇱🇻🇺🇦 @lauradean.bsky.social · 08/12/2025It's pretty cool that my Human Trafficking Research Lab at Millikin will be featured on a professional development panel "Academic Entrepreneurship: Launching and Leading Centers, Labs, and Institutes" for Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social with others from Dartmouth and Arizona State! 022
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Dartmouth College invites applications for a Guarini Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Program in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) and the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences (Rocky). Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/178487apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 011
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 09/12/2025A team of scholars is soliciting abstracts on Abortion Storytelling in State Politics. The collection will be featured in a Critical Perspectives proposal for Politics & Gender. 🗓️Deadline: February 1, 2026. Read the call in the link below: buff.ly/gjBu5Tibuff.ly 011
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 08/12/2025This Friday, December 12th at 2:00pm ET is the next Women in Legislative Studies Professional Development Seminar. The topic for this week is "Academic Entrepreneurship: Launching and Leading Centers, Labs, and Institutes." To attend, please register here: forms.gle/iaVCB2HQj6Ej...forms.gleRegistration Professional Development Seminar, Dec 12 2025, "Academic Entrepreneurship: Launching and Leading Centers, Labs, and Institutes "This is the registration form for the upcoming Women in Legislative Studies Professional Development Seminar, which will begin at 2pm ET. We'll send you a zoom link shortly before the event. 021
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Cornell University is hosting the Congress & History Conference on May 28-29, 2026. Proposals are due December 24, and should be submitted here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Poliskydocs.google.comCongress and History, 2026Cornell University is hosting the Congress & History Conference, on May 28-29 2026. For the last twenty-five years, Congress & History has been a premiere scholarly community for the study of Congres... 021
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 05/12/2025The Victoria Schuck Award honors the best book published on women and politics. For complete details about the award, including details about eligibility, please visit: apsanet.org/PROGRAMS/APS... Nominations Due February 11: openwater-os.secure-platform.com/americanpoli... Polisky Genderskyapsanet.orgVictoria Schuck Award - American Political Science Association (APSA)Victoria Schuck Award Victoria Schuck Award Nominations now open. The Schuck Award honors the best book published on women and politics. Victoria Schuck 011
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Writing group is today!media.tenor.coma cartoon drawing of a person using a laptop with the words write written around themALT: a cartoon drawing of a person using a laptop with the words write written around them 010
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 15/10/2025The Center for Effective Lawmaking is looking to recruit post-doctoral fellows for the coming academic year (AY 2026-2027) to be in residence at Vanderbilt University or the University of Virginia. Details here: Vanderbilt: apply.interfolio.com/175483 UVA: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 010
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 06/10/2025This Friday, October 10 at 2pm ET is the next WILS Professional Development Seminar. The topic for this week is "Getting Organized." Register: forms.gle/ynvw3P56sBa3... Read Shiri Noy's recent Inside Higher Ed article on organizing your research: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...forms.gleRegistration Professional Development Seminar, Oct 10 2025, "Getting Organized"This is the registration form for the upcoming Women in Legislative Studies Professional Development Seminar, which will begin at 2pm ET. We'll send you a zoom link shortly before the event. 031
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 06/10/2025The Rooney Democracy Institute at Notre Dame is seeking a postdoc or visiting PhD student in legislative institutions and/or representation, under the direction of Jim Curry, Jeff Harden, and Rachel Porter (@rachelporter.bsky.social) Applications due November 15th: apply.interfolio.com/175219apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 032
Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Maya Kornberg's book "Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress" will be published this coming Winter by Johns Hopkins University Press and is available for pre-order here : www.amazon.com/Stuck-Violen...amazon.comStuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in CongressStuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress [Kornberg, Maya L.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress 011