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@PolityalsBeruf. It’s a gesture to the title of Max Weber’s seminal 1919 lecture, “Politics as a Vocation” which in German is “Politik als Beruf.” So Polity is our vocation!
@PolityalsBeruf. It’s a gesture to the title of Max Weber’s seminal 1919 lecture, “Politics as a Vocation” which in German is “Politik als Beruf.” So Polity is our vocation!
Garrett Jones’ article, “When Parents Govern” reframes democratic accountability, arguing that civic duty and personal preferences shape public participation in unexpected ways.
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When Parents Govern: Participatory Decision Making and the Engineered Public Spirit | Polity: Vol 57, No 4
For centuries democratic theorists have claimed that “taking responsibility for others in the course of collective decision making enlarges the participants’ conception of their interests.”1 The probl...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Garrett Jones’ article, “When Parents Govern” reframes democratic accountability, arguing that civic duty and personal preferences shape public participation in unexpected ways.
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #PublicParticipation #CivicEngagement @uchicagopress.bsky.social
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #PublicParticipation #CivicEngagement @uchicagopress.bsky.social
In "Georgia On My Mind", Adrienne Jones explains how Shelby v. Holder (2013) overturned parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, enabling states like Georgia to pass laws that limit minority voting rights.
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #VotingRights #SupremeCourt #PoliSky
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #VotingRights #SupremeCourt #PoliSky
“Georgia On My Mind”: State-Level Voter Suppression After Shelby and the End of the Second Reconstruction | Polity: Vol 57, No 4
In Shelby v. Holder (2013), the U.S. Supreme Court overturned key elements of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965. Joined by the other four conservative justices, Chief Justice John Roberts opined tha...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
In "Georgia On My Mind", Adrienne Jones explains how Shelby v. Holder (2013) overturned parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, enabling states like Georgia to pass laws that limit minority voting rights.
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #VotingRights #SupremeCourt #PoliSky
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #VotingRights #SupremeCourt #PoliSky
Adrienne Jones’ article, “Georgia On My Mind” analyzes the decline of the Second Reconstruction and how recent Supreme Court decisions have weakened voting rights—especially for minority voters.
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #VotingRights #VoterSuppression #PoliSky
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #VotingRights #VoterSuppression #PoliSky
“Georgia On My Mind”: State-Level Voter Suppression After Shelby and the End of the Second Reconstruction | Polity: Vol 57, No 4
In Shelby v. Holder (2013), the U.S. Supreme Court overturned key elements of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965. Joined by the other four conservative justices, Chief Justice John Roberts opined tha...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Adrienne Jones’ article, “Georgia On My Mind” analyzes the decline of the Second Reconstruction and how recent Supreme Court decisions have weakened voting rights—especially for minority voters.
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #VotingRights #VoterSuppression #PoliSky
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #VotingRights #VoterSuppression #PoliSky
Elena Gambino's “Research as Waystation in the Midcentury Homophile Movement" examines homophile groups' interactions with psychiatric authority, tracing a route to freedom and offering fresh insights for queer theory.
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Read it: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #LGBTQHistory #QueerStudies
Research as “Waystation” in the Midcentury Homophile Movement | Polity: Vol 57, No 4
Homophile organizations at midcentury have long been linked to the “rise and fall” of professions like psychiatry in the American political landscape. In this paper, I engage the various ways that lea...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Elena Gambino's “Research as Waystation in the Midcentury Homophile Movement" examines homophile groups' interactions with psychiatric authority, tracing a route to freedom and offering fresh insights for queer theory.
Read it: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #LGBTQHistory #QueerStudies
Read it: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #LGBTQHistory #QueerStudies
Elena Gambino’s “Research as Waystation in the Midcentury Homophile Movement” shows how homophile organizations reshaped the homosexuality narrative, turning audiences from passive observers into active participants.
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#QueerStudies #PoliSky
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#QueerStudies #PoliSky
Research as “Waystation” in the Midcentury Homophile Movement | Polity: Vol 57, No 4
Homophile organizations at midcentury have long been linked to the “rise and fall” of professions like psychiatry in the American political landscape. In this paper, I engage the various ways that lea...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Elena Gambino’s “Research as Waystation in the Midcentury Homophile Movement” shows how homophile organizations reshaped the homosexuality narrative, turning audiences from passive observers into active participants.
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#QueerStudies #PoliSky
Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#QueerStudies #PoliSky
Our Oct issue includes a “Classics Revisited” on Przeworski’s Capitalism & Social Democracy, 4 excellent research articles, & an “Ask a Political Scientist” interview w/ Robert Meister. Read it:
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Shame | Polity: Vol 57, No 4
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October 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Our Oct issue includes a “Classics Revisited” on Przeworski’s Capitalism & Social Democracy, 4 excellent research articles, & an “Ask a Political Scientist” interview w/ Robert Meister. Read it:
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #PoliSky #NowOut #PoliSciResearch
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Our Oct issue cover #NowOut features artist Kelly Popoff’s “Shame.” Part of her "Americana" series, for Popoff, shame is less about cowering regret than an invitation to do differently next time. See it: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2025... #Polisky #PoliSciResearch
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October 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Our Oct issue cover #NowOut features artist Kelly Popoff’s “Shame.” Part of her "Americana" series, for Popoff, shame is less about cowering regret than an invitation to do differently next time. See it: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2025... #Polisky #PoliSciResearch
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I've been very slowly reading Cedric Robinson's Black Marxism over the past months, and was wondering about how his account holds up in contemporary historiography... then I saw that Kris Sealey, one of my faves, just published this
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Racial Capital’s “Social harvest”: Cedric J. Robinson’s History of Black Oppositional Consciousness | Polity
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June 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I've been very slowly reading Cedric Robinson's Black Marxism over the past months, and was wondering about how his account holds up in contemporary historiography... then I saw that Kris Sealey, one of my faves, just published this
PDF available here: krissealey.com/wp-content/u...
PDF available here: krissealey.com/wp-content/u...
#NowOut our July 2025 issue of Polity, “Intentionally Left Blank” www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2025... #Polisky #Polisci
July 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
#NowOut our July 2025 issue of Polity, “Intentionally Left Blank” www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/2025... #Polisky #Polisci
This issues #AskAPoliticalScientist features an interview with @evaanduiza.bsky.social, professor of Political Science at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and founder of the Democracy, Elections, and Citizenship Research Group.
May 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This issues #AskAPoliticalScientist features an interview with @evaanduiza.bsky.social, professor of Political Science at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and founder of the Democracy, Elections, and Citizenship Research Group.
In “Staging Political Authenticity: Does The Same Strategy Fit All?” Christina Holtz-Bacha explores the challenges that female politicians face when it comes to the performance of political authenticity. You can read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Staging Political Authenticity: Does the Same Strategy Fit All? | Polity: Vol 57, No 2
An authentic performance is considered an essential element in the self-presentation of politicians. With the growing number of women entering the electoral contest, the question arises as to whether ...
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May 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
In “Staging Political Authenticity: Does The Same Strategy Fit All?” Christina Holtz-Bacha explores the challenges that female politicians face when it comes to the performance of political authenticity. You can read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Emil Francis and @bittner.bsky.social's article “Who’s ‘Really’ Authentic? The Role of Race, Gender, and Party in Shaping Perceptions of Candidate Authenticity” evaluates public perceptions of Canadian MPs. You can read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
May 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Emil Francis and @bittner.bsky.social's article “Who’s ‘Really’ Authentic? The Role of Race, Gender, and Party in Shaping Perceptions of Candidate Authenticity” evaluates public perceptions of Canadian MPs. You can read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
In “Who Values Political Authenticity? The Antecedents and Electoral Consequences of Voters’ Preference for Authentic Politicians,” Simon M. Luebke and Dennis Steffan develop research on the relationship between political authenticity and voting behavior.
May 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
In “Who Values Political Authenticity? The Antecedents and Electoral Consequences of Voters’ Preference for Authentic Politicians,” Simon M. Luebke and Dennis Steffan develop research on the relationship between political authenticity and voting behavior.
Marques G. Zárate’s “Opportunistic Behavior and Its Effect on Perceptions of Pandering” investigates the impact of political opportunism on candidate evaluations by manipulating examples of a US candidate strategically relocating to a district where they have a better chance at winning.
April 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Marques G. Zárate’s “Opportunistic Behavior and Its Effect on Perceptions of Pandering” investigates the impact of political opportunism on candidate evaluations by manipulating examples of a US candidate strategically relocating to a district where they have a better chance at winning.
In “The Impact of Politicians’ Populist Performance on Perceived Political Authenticity,” Haye Stein, Simon M. Luebke, and @inesengelmann.bsky.social analyze how populist performance by politicians may affect perceptions of their authenticity. Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
The Impact of Politicians’ Populist Performance on Perceived Political Authenticity | Polity: Vol 57, No 2
The perceived authenticity of populist politicians has often been mentioned as a key driver of their success. Populist politicians are said to appear as (more) authentic because they convey a sense of...
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April 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
In “The Impact of Politicians’ Populist Performance on Perceived Political Authenticity,” Haye Stein, Simon M. Luebke, and @inesengelmann.bsky.social analyze how populist performance by politicians may affect perceptions of their authenticity. Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Diego Ceccobelli and Arianna Colombo’s paper “Political Leaders or Social Media Influencers? The Cases of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Chiara Ferragni” extends the application of the triangle of leadership theory.
April 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Diego Ceccobelli and Arianna Colombo’s paper “Political Leaders or Social Media Influencers? The Cases of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Chiara Ferragni” extends the application of the triangle of leadership theory.
In “The Authentic A**hole: Candidate Consistency, Causality, and the Vote,” @sofiabrei.bsky.social, @johnkenny.bsky.social, @jaclarner.bsky.social, Dieter Stiers, and Michael S. Lewis-Beck make use of a survey vignette experiment in Britain.
April 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In “The Authentic A**hole: Candidate Consistency, Causality, and the Vote,” @sofiabrei.bsky.social, @johnkenny.bsky.social, @jaclarner.bsky.social, Dieter Stiers, and Michael S. Lewis-Beck make use of a survey vignette experiment in Britain.
In “Why Trump? Candidate Authenticity, Trust in Government, and Primary Elections”, Dena Levy and Charles Tien argue that political authenticity has been part and parcel of US presidential politics for the past five decades. You can read the piece here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Why Trump? Candidate Authenticity, Trust in Government, and Primary Elections | Polity: Vol 57, No 2
Authenticity is a candidate trait that has received growing attention in the literature. It has been found to influence vote choice in multiple Western democracies. Why is candidate authenticity impor...
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April 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
In “Why Trump? Candidate Authenticity, Trust in Government, and Primary Elections”, Dena Levy and Charles Tien argue that political authenticity has been part and parcel of US presidential politics for the past five decades. You can read the piece here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
In the first article of our April issue, “The ‘Reality’ of Campaign Production Strategy: What We Talk About When We Talk About Political Authenticity,” Michael Serazio traces the roots of contemporary political authenticity in US Politics. Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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April 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
In the first article of our April issue, “The ‘Reality’ of Campaign Production Strategy: What We Talk About When We Talk About Political Authenticity,” Michael Serazio traces the roots of contemporary political authenticity in US Politics. Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Check out the Guest Editors' Note from our April Issue, written by @johnkenny.bsky.social , @sofiabrei.bsky.social , and Michael S. Lewis-Beck. It is available here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/curr...
Polity | Vol 57, No 2
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April 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Check out the Guest Editors' Note from our April Issue, written by @johnkenny.bsky.social , @sofiabrei.bsky.social , and Michael S. Lewis-Beck. It is available here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/curr...
Our April issue cover #NowOut features artwork by Iowa based artist Thomas Agran. The cover shows two bovines staring each other down. Which one will win the prize and get to savor the turnip dangling before them?
You can read the April issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/curr...
You can read the April issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/curr...
April 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Our April issue cover #NowOut features artwork by Iowa based artist Thomas Agran. The cover shows two bovines staring each other down. Which one will win the prize and get to savor the turnip dangling before them?
You can read the April issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/curr...
You can read the April issue here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/curr...
In January's #ClassicsRevisited, we asked seven authors to reflect on the enduring significance of Iris Marion Young’s “Justice and the Politics of Difference”, first published in 1990.
April 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
In January's #ClassicsRevisited, we asked seven authors to reflect on the enduring significance of Iris Marion Young’s “Justice and the Politics of Difference”, first published in 1990.
In January's #ClassicsRevisited, we asked seven authors to reflect on the enduring significance of Iris Marion Young’s “Justice and the Politics of Difference”, first published in 1990. You can read all seven reflections & an introduction by Alyson Cole here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/curr...
Polity | Vol 57, No 2
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March 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
In January's #ClassicsRevisited, we asked seven authors to reflect on the enduring significance of Iris Marion Young’s “Justice and the Politics of Difference”, first published in 1990. You can read all seven reflections & an introduction by Alyson Cole here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/curr...
Denis Young’s “Thoughtlessness in the Age of Homeland Security: Race, Surveillance, and Bureaucratic Violence in Immigration Enforcement” examines the internal logics the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses to legitimate the use of intrusive technologies to surveil immigrant populations.
February 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Denis Young’s “Thoughtlessness in the Age of Homeland Security: Race, Surveillance, and Bureaucratic Violence in Immigration Enforcement” examines the internal logics the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses to legitimate the use of intrusive technologies to surveil immigrant populations.
Imagination is the central theme of this volume’s lead article, “The Age of Melancholy: The Imagination in the History of Modern Political Thought” by Michael Sonenscher.
January 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Imagination is the central theme of this volume’s lead article, “The Age of Melancholy: The Imagination in the History of Modern Political Thought” by Michael Sonenscher.