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British Journal of Political Science
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British Journal of Political Science from @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org‬.

cambridge.org/bjpols

BJPolS is now an open access journal and from 2025 will publish continuously with no more issues, just one volume per year.
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Regional Labor Markets, Residential Mobility, and Anti-Immigration Sentiment - https://cup.org/3XiB6yD

- @denis-cohen.bsky.social & @sergipardos.bsky.social

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BJPolS abstract discussing the impact of anti-immigration sentiment on regional demographic changes and its economic implications, focusing on the German labor market and residential choices in the context of the Global Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) study.
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Turning a Blind Eye to Repression: Examining Popular Approval for State Crackdowns on Peaceful Protests in Russia - https://cup.org/4p03H7E

- @suthank.bsky.social & Jakob Tolstrup

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BJPolS abstract discussing the relationship between regime repression and dissent within the context of Russia. The text evaluates hypothesis through surveys and experiments, focusing on the public's response to repression.
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Political Scandals and Vertical Contagion in Multilevel Systems - cup.org/47wHeJB

- @jaclarner.bsky.social, Robert Johns, @ailsahenderson.bsky.social, @frasmcm.bsky.social & @cjcarman.bsky.social

#OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract discussing the impact of political scandals on perceptions of leaders, focusing on the UK and Scotland. The study explores themes like containment and contrast in institutional reactions to such scandals.
November 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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ryanjablonski.bsky.social
Most election tallies have error, often fuelling accusations of fraud. So how do we distinguish between error and fraud? Johan Ahlbäck and I have a new @BJPS paper examining this question in the context of the famously disputed and annulled 2019 Malawi election.
November 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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josephfcozza.bsky.social
Happen to see that the openly gay leader of the D66 party is likely to lead the new government in the Netherlands? Curious how citizens evaluate lesbian and gay party leaders? My latest co-authored article exploring this question is now online (and open access)!
bjpols.bsky.social British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 4d
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A Rainbow Ceiling? Sexual Orientation and Party Leader Evaluations - https://cup.org/47G8q7r

- Joseph Francesco Cozza, @gdilandro.bsky.social, Andrea Aldrich & @zeynsom.bsky.social

#OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract focused on how citizens evaluate lesbian and gay leaders, particularly in political contexts, and its impact on leadership evaluations compared to straight counterparts.
November 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Acting Out and Speaking Up: The Parliamentary Behavior of Ex-Rebel Women - https://cup.org/4oUHGqY

- Elizabeth L. Brannon & Nikolaos Frantzeskakis

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BJPolS abstract discussing the influence of women's pre-election experiences on their behavior in government, with a focus on Uganda and Zimbabwe, and topics related to wartime experiences.
November 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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A Rainbow Ceiling? Sexual Orientation and Party Leader Evaluations - https://cup.org/47G8q7r

- Joseph Francesco Cozza, @gdilandro.bsky.social, Andrea Aldrich & @zeynsom.bsky.social

#OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract focused on how citizens evaluate lesbian and gay leaders, particularly in political contexts, and its impact on leadership evaluations compared to straight counterparts.
November 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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How to Distinguish Human Error From Election Fraud: Evidence From the 2019 Malawi Election - https://cup.org/47pxPnc

- Johan Ahlbäck & @ryanjablonski.bsky.social

#OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract discussing the effects of preelection irregularities and fraud on electoral credibility, using the 2019 Malawian presidential election as a case study.
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Public Works and Intimate Partner Violence: Experimental Evidence on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Egypt and Tunisia - cup.org/4nKR13I

- @robertblair.bsky.social & Eric Mvukiyehe

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BJPolS abstract discussing the evaluation of employment opportunities for women in Egypt and Tunisia and their impact on intimate partner violence (IPV).
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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dpzollinger.bsky.social
How are contemporary cleavage structures stabilized in times of declining mass social and political organizations?

In this new paper with @davidattewell6.bsky.social @bjpols.bsky.social, we suggest that homogeneous social (educational) networks provide part of the answer.

tinyurl.com/49cs8jwp
Educational Networks, Social Closure, and Cleavage Stabilization | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Educational Networks, Social Closure, and Cleavage Stabilization - Volume 55
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November 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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mhamjediers.bsky.social
New publication with @riazsascha.bsky.social in @bjpols.bsky.social

As I’m concerned that the figures in the SI might get too little attention, here are some findings in visual form:
Two side-by-side plots showing how the immigrant penalty in applying JCL varies by (a) type of crime (the largest penalties appear for minor offenses such as theft or insults, smaller for serious crimes like murder or robbery). (b) previous convictions (the penalty is strongest for offenders with no previous convictions and remains significant, though smaller, for those with multiple prior convictions). Scatterplot showing the relationship between the “immigrant penalty in the application of juvenile criminal law (JCL)” and the 2017 AfD vote share across German judicial districts. As AfD vote share increases, the immigrant penalty becomes larger (more negative; r=-0.45). plot showing judicial bias against immigrants from the Middle East and Africa between 2009 and 2018. The y-axis shows the difference in the probability of being sentenced under juvenile law compared to natives. The bias widens notably in 2014/2015, coinciding with an increase in the number of refugees from these regions (shown as grey bars in the bottom).
November 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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🚨 New in @bjpols.bsky.social :
“Estimating the Impact of Drone Strikes on Civilians Using Call Detail Records.”
By Bertolotti, Milliff, Christia & Jadbabaie.

We use 12 billion call records from Yemen to measure the civilian consequences of drone warfare.

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November 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
bjpols.bsky.social
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Are Democratic Innovations Legitimate to the Broader Public? Evidence from Survey Experiments in Ghana - https://cup.org/47DOSRd

- Eric Kramon

#OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract on citizen-led democratic innovations, focusing on challenges faced by modern democracies and the importance of including citizens in decision-making processes.
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
bjpols.bsky.social
You can browse all of our articles so far published in 2025 here -

https://cup.org/3Vg7GQA

#OpenAccess
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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riazsascha.bsky.social
New paper with @mhamjediers.bsky.social

German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
bjpols.bsky.social British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 6d
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Anti-Immigrant Bias in the Choice Between Punitive and Rehabilitative Justice - https://cup.org/49vUfVa

- @riazsascha.bsky.social & @mhamjediers.bsky.social

#OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract of a study on bias in judicial decisions affecting juvenile criminal offenders, emphasizing the impact on immigrant offenders and suggesting reforms for a more equitable justice system.
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Reluctance to Speak Your Mind: Changing Perceptions of the Costs of Speaking Out Among Black and White Americans - https://cup.org/4qIqjeu

- James L. Gibson

#OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract discussing the impact of political polarization on personal freedom of speech in the US, focusing on self-censorship among American and German populations, framed with US survey data and individual-level factors.
November 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
bjpols.bsky.social
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Estimating the Impact of Drone Strikes on Civilians Using Call Detail Records - https://cup.org/4qy0az4

- Paolo Bertolotti, @aidanmilliff.com, Fotini Christia & Ali Jadbabaie

#OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract discussing the impact of US drone strikes on civilian lives in Yemen, highlighting data from various sources and the broader implications on mobility and local disturbances.
November 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Anti-Immigrant Bias in the Choice Between Punitive and Rehabilitative Justice - https://cup.org/49vUfVa

- @riazsascha.bsky.social & @mhamjediers.bsky.social

#OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract of a study on bias in judicial decisions affecting juvenile criminal offenders, emphasizing the impact on immigrant offenders and suggesting reforms for a more equitable justice system.
November 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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How Are Social Groups Linked to the Vote? Social Group Perceptions and Party Choice - https://cup.org/4ohzoJP

"the first to show experimental evidence for the effect of group evaluations on vote choice"

- Rune Stubager

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BJPolS abstract of a scholarly article discussing the influence of social group perceptions on political behavior, voter evaluations, and identity-based choices in Denmark.
November 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
New Cambridge Element 'Money, Partisanship and Power in Local Politics' by Robert G. Boatright, Lane G Cuthbert, @eichen.bsky.social, Raymond J. La Raja & Meredith Rolfe is now free to read for 2 weeks -

https://cup.org/48ZT4wZ

#cambridgeelements #politics
Cover of "Money, Partisanship and Power in Local Politics" by Robert G. Boatright, Adam E. Cuchbert, and Raymond J. La Raja, in the Cambridge Elements series on American Politics. The background features a gradient of blue to red colors.
November 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Globalization, Higher Education, and Neoliberal Values: Evidence from the Bologna Process - https://cup.org/3LG3lVj

- @mgiani.bsky.social

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BJPolS abstract discussing the shift in globalization's emphasis towards developing market skills and its implications on higher education.
November 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Welcome to Bluesky @journalrep.bsky.social.

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cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 12d
We are pleased to welcome the Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics to Bluesky, you can follow them here -

@journalrep.bsky.social.

#JREP10
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October 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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adeeweller.bsky.social
Interested in how organized crime shapes--and is shaped by--democracy? Check out my new article at @bjpols.bsky.social, linked here!
bjpols.bsky.social British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 11d
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Defending the Status Quo? How Re-election Shapes Criminal Collusion in Mexico - https://cup.org/4qRC2I7

"...highlights the unintended consequences of institutional reforms in high-crime areas..."

- @adeeweller.bsky.social

#OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract discussing the impacts of mayoral re-elections on crime and political stability, highlighting the challenges and opportunities in high-crime areas, and suggesting further research on electoral dynamics.
October 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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adeeweller.bsky.social
Re-election means voters can hold elected officials accountable, but can it be effective where criminal groups shape local politics? In my new article in @bjpols.bsky.social, I show that in high-crime areas of Mexico, re-election did not boost accountability, but increased collusion instead.
October 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Activism and the Electoral Participation of Women - https://cup.org/48U2YAk

"Our findings highlight that women’s activism can drive political participation even in the virtual absence of women politicians."

- Mona Morgan-Collins & @valerueda.bsky.social

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BJPolS abstract from an academic article discussing the impact of activism on electoral participation in British women's suffrage.
October 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM