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February 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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How do non-party actors view far-right parties in Australia? @imogenrichards.bsky.social, Callum Jones, Jordan McSwiney & @kurtsengul.bsky.social explore perceptions & relationships within the far-right ecosystem beyond formal politics. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/EJKn2bX

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February 9, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Do referendum winners stay satisfied? Kris Dunn, Fiona Wang & @chvrakopoulos.bsky.social tracked #Brexit voters over 5 years & found dramatic fluctuations in democratic satisfaction. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/E6YgHo8

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February 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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How does internal migration affect political life in autocracies? Yuequan Guo & Jiannan Zhao examine how returning migrants in China show higher political efficacy & shifted forms of participation. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/ydAGwPJ

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February 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Has #technocracy reshaped cabinet formation in Greece? Manina Kakepaki & Gerasimos Karoulas examine ministerial careers since 2000, showing the rise of academic technocrats under strong PMs & coalitions. Read more: buff.ly/VxiM5nA

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February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Does polarization increase violence toward political candidates? Morten Harmening & @donyhu.bsky.social examine how ideological divides fuel aggression in democratic elections. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/nLLfDmZ

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February 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Should political parties pick their parliamentary candidates by lottery among members? William Bosworth, Keith Dowding & Adriano Giuliani examine sortition within parties as a guard against elite capture while preserving deliberation. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/f1CozpS

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February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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How do democratic transitions affect party politics beyond borders? Ubeydullah Ademi & Firat Kimya examine diffusion effects, showing transitions reduce democracy polarization in neighboring democracies over time. Read more: buff.ly/2kX47or

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February 5, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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Our study of Gen-Z voters and non-voters in 🇦🇺 has finally got an issue number in @polstudies.bsky.social!

It's great to see that it has remained in the top-10 most read articles in the journal since online publication a year ago. You can find it OA here:

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February 5, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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In what senses might body counts be, paradoxically, both humanizing and dehumanizing? @moyalloyd.bsky.social explores the role that orders of grievability play in determining whose lives are counted, and how. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/XRZq8LT

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February 5, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Why has the populist radical right failed in Scotland? @davidevampa.bsky.social, Alan Convery & @frasmcm.bsky.social examine how symbiotic polarization between SNP and Conservatives blocked PRRPs, until recently. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/WeHXRFw

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February 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Is it rational to expect to win elections? @mbarnfield.bsky.social argues so-called "wishful thinking" about election outcomes is part of how voters make rational sense of their role in democracies. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/04Lq36y

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February 4, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Are visual strategies distinctive to populism? Francesco Melito & @mattiazulianello.bsky.social examine how political parties’ comms teams strategise, based on original interviews with professionals working directly with Italian parties. Read more: buff.ly/VNboEXh

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February 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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How do people adapt to sanctions in authoritarian contexts? Yechan Moon & Taehee Whang show informal economies in North Korea expand where sanctions hit hardest. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/vblP2x5

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February 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Do negative encounters with immigrants activate personality effects in PRR support? @cvalebeek.bsky.social, Daniel Komáromy, @delaneypeterson.bsky.social & @mrooduijn.bsky.social find it's not generally the case but initial exposure & out-group framing may matter: buff.ly/D5C50zO (OPEN ACCESS)
February 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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February 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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How do democracies respond to extremist attacks? Selen A Ercan, Jordan McSwiney, Emily Beausoleil, Claire Fitzpatrick & @andreafelicetti.bsky.social explore 2 approaches to resilience - ‘bouncing back’ & deepening democracy. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/0oACgIM

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February 2, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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How does media framing shape perceptions of election winners? Thomas M. Meyer & Katjana Gattermann argue equivalency framing influences voter views, especially for ambivalent voters. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/gZpyqsf

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February 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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What makes technical expertise a legitimate source of authority? Trym Nohr Fjørtoft (@trymnf.com) examines “technical legitimacy”, proposing conditions under which expertise can justify delegation to non-majoritarian institutions. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/b3DAdu1

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January 31, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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How does China’s socialist past shape today’s ideas of justice? Xiaojun Yan & La Li find a link between people’s current political orientation and their formative-age lifeworld. Read more: buff.ly/BXeRHVa

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January 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Do preferential voting reforms weaken gender quotas? @petrahrens.bsky.social & @sabinelang.bsky.social examine German Länder reforms, arguing party culture shapes whether open lists help or hinder women’s rep. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/LwD7aki

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January 30, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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What shapes party membership in Hungary’s democratic backslide?
Annamária Sebestyén traces how socialization trajectories in youth lead to party affiliation amid autocratization. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/WqqmbxM

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January 30, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Focusing on centrism as a purported set of ideas – a centre beyond left and right – @karlpike.bsky.social offers a new theory of centrism as a structure for political action: a politics which oscillates between left and right. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/rdRQJBU

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January 29, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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Do ideas or political demand drive welfare reform? @ewanrobo.bsky.social shows how ideational power, not voter pressure, shaped in-work benefits in the UK and France. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/D2DHwem

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January 29, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Does social trust shape immigration policy views? @fqinya.bsky.social examines Swedish twin data, arguing trust, rather than prosociality, drives more inclusive attitudes toward immigrants. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/cH3vviF

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January 28, 2026 at 9:42 PM