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European Political Science Review (EPSR) is an #OpenAccess journal of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR).
Wondering how Open Access can be funded? 🤔

Through the @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org & ECPR partnership, EPSR authors benefit from guidance on OA funding routes, including institutional agreements 💰️

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Welcome to Cambridge Core
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February 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM
✔ Global reach
✔ Robust publishing infrastructure
✔ Proven Open Access expertise

Our partnership with @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org delivers all this—and more 👀
ECPR's journals now Open Access with Cambridge University Press
European Consortium for Political Research
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February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
E.Holtmaat, @nives-dolsak.bsky.social & A.Prakash investigate response in the Netherlands when helping #GlobalSouth countries adapt to climate change, with contributing factors, including support for countries with strong trading ties 🤝 & a commitment to climate neutrality 🌈
In situ or ex situ overseas climate adaptation? Public support for immigration and climate aid in the Netherlands | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
In situ or ex situ overseas climate adaptation? Public support for immigration and climate aid in the Netherlands
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February 5, 2026 at 9:20 AM
2026 marks the start of a new chapter for ECPR 💜

We went Open Access with @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org in 2024 — now other ECPR journals are following in our new strategic partnership.

We’ll be sharing what this means for readers, authors, and the global political science community.
ECPR's journals now Open Access with Cambridge University Press
European Consortium for Political Research
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February 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Boycotting boycotts? 🖐️

@louis-stockwell.bsky.social & Ece Özlem Atikcan of @ecprpublicpolicy.bsky.social use data across 223 #Referendums to identity key reasons parties give for #Boycotts, examining referendums as a strategic tool of #DemocraticParticipation 🗳️

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On the determinants of referendum boycotts in Europe: democracy, quorum rules, and party motivations | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
On the determinants of referendum boycotts in Europe: democracy, quorum rules, and party motivations
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February 3, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Why did countries back shared EU debt during COVID-19🦠 after rejecting it in the euro crisis?

@tiagomramalho.bsky.social explains how a new “solidarity coalition” formed in 2020 and what it reveals about changing ideas of responsibility in the EU.
The letter and the bond: coalitions, anti-coalitions, and the adoption of the coronabond in the European Union | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
The letter and the bond: coalitions, anti-coalitions, and the adoption of the coronabond in the European Union
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January 21, 2026 at 3:44 PM
What happens when #Trust becomes volatile? 💥

@cvalebeek.bsky.social @tomwgvdmeer.bsky.social & @hakhverdian.bsky.social use survey data from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 to analyse how #VotingBehaviour is impacted by three key components of #PoliticalTrust.

Find out what they are 👉 📖

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Stable or variable distrust? Disentangling the relationship between political trust and electoral behavior | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Stable or variable distrust? Disentangling the relationship between political trust and electoral behavior
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January 20, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Does #PublicMoney level the playing field or change it in unexpected ways? 💸

Fernando Casal Bértoa, William Horncastle & @sergiulipcean.bsky.social
examine the impact on competition, #PartyDevelopment, representation, and corruption. The findings are far from conclusive, raising key questions.
Blessing or curse? A critical review of the paradoxical consequences of direct public funding for political parties | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Blessing or curse? A critical review of the paradoxical consequences of direct public funding for political parties
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January 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Why do different groups see the same political parties so differently?

Ingrid Mauerer & M. Socorro Puy use evidence from the Basque Country to show that social identities, especially national identity and religion, strongly shape how people perceive where parties stand. 🧩
Ingroup and outgroup effects on party placement perceptions | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Ingroup and outgroup effects on party placement perceptions
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January 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Why do some autonomy disputes suddenly turn into secessionist explosions?💥

@felixschulte.bsky.social, @mscanti.bsky.social & Maria Ackrén show that it is not just institutions or long-term grievances, but also triggering events that signal a loss of autonomy and change everything.

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Lost autonomy triggers and the rise of secessionism | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Lost autonomy triggers and the rise of secessionism
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January 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
But what happens next? 🫱 🫲

@lucascoutoz.bsky.social uses a cross-case analysis of Latin American 🌎 cases to question why some governments closely follow their pre-electoral #Coalition agreements while others do not.

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The drivers of resemblance in presidential regimes: explaining the conversion of pre-electoral coalitions into coalition cabinets | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
The drivers of resemblance in presidential regimes: explaining the conversion of pre-electoral coalitions into coalition cabinets
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January 13, 2026 at 1:03 PM
🎄 Our team is taking a short break.

We’ll be back in the New Year—refreshed and ready to read more great research 🥳
December 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Politics runs on uncertainty yet the concept is fuzzy. 🤯

A new uncertainty grid by Barbara Vis & Olaf van der Veen helps map when phenomena are certain, workably uncertain, or radically uncertain with lessons from Covid-19 🦠
Uncertainty and political elites’ behavior: introducing the uncertainty grid | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Uncertainty and political elites’ behavior: introducing the uncertainty grid
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December 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
When does the #Economy affect #Trust in #Democracy? 🤔

Brandon Beomseob Park & @marystegmaier.bsky.social look at 30 democracies to find that it matters most where political responsibility is clear
Public satisfaction with democracy: the role of the economy and political institutions | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Public satisfaction with democracy: the role of the economy and political institutions
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December 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📉 Is democratic #Backsliding driven by reactionary voters?

A long-term analysis by L.J. Brunkert, B. Puranen, A. Turska-Kawa & C. Welzel across EU countries challenges this idea, questioning whether shifts in public opinion really explain the rise of right-wing #Populism
The democracy falling narrative: debunking stereotypes about democratic deconsolidation in the EU | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
The democracy falling narrative: debunking stereotypes about democratic deconsolidation in the EU
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December 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
⚖️ What makes people #Trust constitutional courts?

Using Spain after the Catalonia ruling, Pablo Castillo-Ortiz & @rosanavarrete.bsky.social show that judicial independence and technocratic qualities matter more for trust than how judges are politically appointed
Citizens’ trust in constitutional courts: evidence from Spain | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Citizens’ trust in constitutional courts: evidence from Spain
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December 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Do #Voters feel better represented by politicians from modest backgrounds?🗳️

Caroline Hahn finds that Germany says #Candidates with working-class roots were seen as more trustworthy, accessible, and better at representing ordinary people. 👔

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December 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🍂 The November Issue is all wrapped up! 🎁

Thank you for reading our latest edition!

If you missed us, vol 17.4 is packed with the latest #PolSci research on topics like #Autocratization, #Polarization, #Populism, and much more

#OpenAccess now (and forever 😱 )
European Political Science Review: Volume 17 - Issue 4 | Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core - European Political Science Review - Volume 17 - Issue 4
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November 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🍂 17.4

Who really shapes #NationalPolicy? 🏛️
A deep dive into 📊 from Switzerland’s 🇨🇭 26 cantons by @rfrbrghs.bsky.social shows regional #Governments can punch above their weight but only when certain conditions align ⛓️
What makes a good lobbyist for the government? Explaining intergovernmental lobbying success | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
What makes a good lobbyist for the government? Explaining intergovernmental lobbying success - Volume 17 Issue 4
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November 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🍂 17.4

Comeback prime ministers–rare but revealing 💎
A study by Florian Grotz & Ludger Helms compares 18 democracies (1945–2024) to uncover why some #Leaders get a second act 🎭
Making sense of comeback prime ministers | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Making sense of comeback prime ministers - Volume 17 Issue 4
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November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🍂 17.4

🗳️ Voters won’t defend democracy they can’t see slipping away.
A study of African 🌍 elections by @erinhern.bsky.social finds citizens drive out #Autocratizing leaders only when their power grabs are visible 👀 🫳
Visibility of autocratization and election outcomes | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Visibility of autocratization and election outcomes - Volume 17 Issue 4
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November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🍂 17.4

How do #Populist radical right parties learn to survive? 🧩
In 🇳🇱, the FvD combines the tight control of Wilders’s PVV with lessons from the short-lived LPF showing how today’s PRRPs evolve to last according to @leoniedejonge.bsky.social
& Gerrit Voerman
Fortuyn versus Wilders versus Baudet: the evolution of populist radical right party organization in the Netherlands | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Fortuyn versus Wilders versus Baudet: the evolution of populist radical right party organization in the Netherlands - Volume 17 Issue 4
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November 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🆕 What really drives support for #DeliberativeMiniPublics

R. Ramis-Moyano, E. Lancha & S.Pasadas-del-Amo use study data across 716 representatives to suggest mixing citizens & civil society has a greater impact on attitudes of deliberative procedures 🤲 💭
Which mini-publics do they favour? A European experiment on Politicians’ attitudes towards mini-publics’ design | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Which mini-publics do they favour? A European experiment on Politicians’ attitudes towards mini-publics’ design
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November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM