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Government and Opposition is an international journal of comparative politics published by Cambridge University Press. Fully open access from 2025.

Access all our content here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/government-and-opposition
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"Emigration as an Electoral Issue: Public Concern and Political Choice in Eastern and Southern Europe" - cup.org/4ceaSpH

by Francesco Visconti & Anna Kyriazi
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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"Public Opinion and the ‘Presidentialization’ of Semi-Presidential Systems: Explaining Support for a Stronger and More Confrontational Presidency" - cup.org/4pIInU9

- Vesa Koskimaa, Maarika Kujanen & Tapio Raunio
January 27, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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"Rulers’ Age and the Stability of Governments: A Survival Analysis" - cup.org/49e24ib

by Marco Improta & Elisabetta Mannoni
January 21, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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Government and Opposition (@govandopp.bsky.social) is now continuous publication, the 2026 volume can be found here -

https://cup.org/45bPSM7

An International Journal of Comparative Politics
January 20, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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Government and Opposition (@govandopp.bsky.social) is now continuous publication, the 2026 volume can be found here -

https://cup.org/45bPSM7

An International Journal of Comparative Politics
January 16, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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"Digital Authoritarianism and the Global Technology Industry: Evidence from #Iran" - shorturl.at/e3l8z

by @daraconduit.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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"Winner and Loser or Bigger and Smaller: The Role of Party Size on Protest Behaviour" - shorturl.at/EX3gn

by @yasemintsn.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Happy New Year from Government and Opposition!

Take a look at the latest articles available #OpenAccess on #FirstView - shorturl.at/6G6FF
January 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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"Parliamentary Oversight and the Effects of Controlled Institutional Settings on Behavioural Logics" - cup.org/452ZQiF

by Hallbera West
December 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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I’m excited to share that the second chapter of my dissertation has just been published in Government and Opposition! 🎉

If you're interested in party politics, representation, or protest behavior, you can read the open-access piece here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Winner and Loser or Bigger and Smaller: The Role of Party Size on Protest Behaviour | Government and Opposition | Cambridge Core
Winner and Loser or Bigger and Smaller: The Role of Party Size on Protest Behaviour
www.cambridge.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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"Justifying and Negotiating Responses to the Radical Right: The Case of the Swedish Labour Movement and the Intra-Organizational Arena" - shorturl.at/gh3qc

by @slsalo.bsky.social, @jensrydgren.bsky.social & @podmalm.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Check out the latest articles available #OpenAccess on #FirstView - shorturl.at/hiXDX
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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For any interested folks in London tomorrow at 18:15, I so appreciate @govandopp.bsky.social's selection and invitation to give the Leonard Schapiro Memorial lecture this year: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/illib...
Illiberal Times, Inclusive Strategies: What LGBTQ Politics Teach Us About Navigating Crises in Human Rights | King's College London
Government and Opposition’s annual Leonard Schapiro lecture with Professor Phillip Ayoub.
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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From 2026 Government & Opposition will publish continuously with no more issues, just one volume each year.

@govandopp.bsky.social - an International Journal of Comparative Politics
November 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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"Navigating the Periphery: Competing Geopolitical Visions and the Dynamics of Moldovan Party Politics (2001–2024)" - cup.org/4i4AHtg

by Hanwen Wang & Weiqing Song
November 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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"How Populists Governed the #COVID19 Pandemic: Populist Governance and Social Policies in Brazil, Hungary, Mexico, Poland, Russia and Turkey" - cup.org/4oJd5gq

By F. Panizza, D. Szikra, K.G. Öktem, A. Györy & Diego Sazo
November 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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"Rulers’ Age and the Stability of Governments: A Survival Analysis" - cup.org/49e24ib

by Marco Improta & Elisabetta Mannoni
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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"The Left–Right Divide in Democratic Disappointment and Support for Populists in Europe" - cup.org/3Lubg8m

by Braeden Davis
November 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Take a look at our July 2025 issue, fully #OpenAccess!

👉 cup.org/4loJBSg
November 5, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Our 8 virtual collections cover a range of topics, including #populism, #gender and political representation, coalition politics and government formation.

Take a look 👉 shorturl.at/b0kQM
October 27, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Check out the latest articles available #OpenAccess on #FirstView - shorturl.at/hiXDX
October 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Check out this article, available #OpenAccess on #FirstView.
Third dissertation paper is out now in @govandopp.bsky.social!

OA: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

It studies the ideological structure of European electorates – finding broad similarities between countries, despite that party electorates and social groups remain structured nationally
October 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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"Populism and Polarization: A Nostalgic Narrative of ‘Us’ and ‘Them’" - cup.org/4n09poM

- Mariken A.C.G. van der Velden, @bertous.bsky.social, @deniseroth.bsky.social & @puckguldemond.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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"Between Solidarity and Anxiety: Populist Radical Right Narratives on Ukrainian Refugees in Central and Eastern Europe" - cup.org/3IXT7yM

By Valeriya Kamenova
October 13, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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"Gender-of-Interviewer Effects on Support for Women’s Rights and Democracy in Africa" - shorturl.at/1YGvC

by Zack Zimbalist
September 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM