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*PSA PUBLICATIONS* 📚 December issue of Political Insight magazine out now! Offering a window to the world on all aspects of political discourse and #research. Including three #OpenAccess articles for you to enjoy.
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Political Insight - Volume 16, Number 4
Table of contents for Political Insight, 16, 4
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1/4. We’re pleased to announce the publication of a new article: “Conceptualising sidestreaming: How the populist radical right appeals to atypical supporters”, by Mari-Liis Jakobson.

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January 6, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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4/4. Sidestreaming helps explain how fourth-wave PRR parties reshape their public image and why outreach to minorities doesn’t necessarily mean ideological softening.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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Can the impact of economic crises on political trust be mitigated? @charlotteboucher.fr studies the effect of different measures of social support on trust during the #COVID19 pandemic in Europe. More: buff.ly/htbkwaP

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January 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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📣 New #openaccess #BJPIR article out now!

'Between compliance and capitulation: Explaining the termination of member state suspensions by international organisations' by Lukas Grundsfeld

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January 6, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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January 5, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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🎙️Author Interview Series🎙️ Ep 2

In this episode we speak to @tonirodon.bsky.social @mguinjoan.bsky.social & Cèlia Estruch-Garcia about their article:

The Limits of Alarm: How Climate Scenarios Fail to Increase Willingness to Act and Pay for Climate Change Policies

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📣 New #BJPIR article out now!

'International network analysis based on big data: The case of economic cooperation among the G20' by Hang Luo & Boxuan Li

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International network analysis based on big data: The case of economic cooperation among the G20 - Hang Luo, Boxuan Li, 2025
How the structure of the international economic cooperation network among the G20 countries has evolved over the past quarter century, and what are the roles an...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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1/4. We’re delighted to share a new article just published in Politics:
“With or without you? The strategic inclusion of Latin American immigrants in VOX electoral speeches”, by Sebastián Umpierrez de Reguero, Javier Zamora-García, and Lisa Zanotti.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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4/4. The study reveals how parties balance electoral ambition with nativist ideas, offering new insights into messaging, identity, and inclusion/exclusion dynamics in contemporary politics.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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1/4. We're thrilled to announce the publication of “Presidential approval and power concentration as leverage of political support: Evidence from Latin America”, by Asbel Bohigues and Mariana Sendra.

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January 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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4/4. The takeaway: Executive aggrandisement creates powerful incentives for leaders to maintain popularity, while putting democratic institutions at greater risk when approval falls.
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Presidential approval and power concentration as leverage of political support: Evidence from Latin America - Asbel Bohigues, Mariana Sendra, 2025
This article examines how presidential approval influences political support, conditional on the degree of power concentration in the executive. While previous ...
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January 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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👏 2025 Outstanding Reviewer Prize Winners

• Naomi Head: University of Glasgow (UK)
• Niels Spierings: Radboud University Nijmegen (Netherlands)
• Liam Stanley: University of Sheffield (UK)
• Sabine Volk: University of Tübingen (Germany)
December 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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We’re delighted to announce the winners of the Politics Outstanding Reviewer Prize 2025 🎉

Peer review is essential to ensuring the integrity, originality, and quality of what we publish, and we are deeply grateful to all our reviewers

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December 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Warm congratulations to all four winners, and a huge thank you to every reviewer who supported Politics this year. Your work strengthens our field and the research we publish. 🙏

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December 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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How do youth bulges reshape political participation in Africa? @michaelkumove.bsky.social & Karin Dyrstad examine age-period-cohort effects showing rising protest & declining turnout as youth ratios grow. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/28U1J2a

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Do Youth Bulges Affect Voting and Protesting? An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis - Michael Kumove, Karin Dyrstad, 2025
Most African countries are experiencing a youth bulge, where a very large proportion of their populations are made up of young people. How might this affect pol...
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December 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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📘@polstudies.bsky.social is always looking out for the next big idea that can be communicated in a shorter-length, high impact research note. Go to our submission page for more information: buff.ly/ZTiRbOY

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December 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Automation ‘losers’ prefer the radical right, but have they become more authoritarian? @gregoriobuzzelli.bsky.social, @francesconicoli.bsky.social & S Sacchi find no deep ideological shift among routine workers: buff.ly/Bo9bpQB

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December 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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*The PSA office is closed from 22 Dec – 5 Jan* During this time final technical work will take place for the new PSA website, launching in January 2026. We anticipate minimum disruption to the PSA website but bear with us as we implement these exciting changes!
December 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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📝 How often do ethnic elites use grievance frames online? @frederikgremler.bsky.social, Haiges, @nilsweidmann.bsky.social & Zuber examine 646k posts showing such frames are rare & track political, not economic, inequality. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/lC7RH6t

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December 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Does the public disapprove of leaders who back down to initiate negotiation with non-state armed actors? Zlatin Mitkov & Michael Yekple examine leader-public interactions during domestic security crises: buff.ly/tnYuzNL

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December 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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📝 Do patterns of coalition management affect governance outcomes in multiparty presidential regimes? Chaisty & Power examine how cabinet proportionality predicts accountability and public goods. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/v9ivWYQ

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December 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Why do interest organizations network with their opponents? @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social, Andrea Pritoni, @wmjunk.bsky.social & @michelecrepaz.bsky.social examine the logic of brokerage. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/2moFPgZ

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December 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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📝 How does electoral volatility influence party system polarization? Juliusz Gastev explores the relationship in the Latin American context from 1992 to 2018. Read the research note OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/8uwlW9u

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December 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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🌟 The PSA office will be closed from 22 Dec – 5 Jan🌟and we will be taking a short break from posting on our social media platforms. We wish you all a restorative holiday and a happy new year. See you in 2026!
December 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Politics for Survival: W Lu, S Fan & W Chen examine ideological control in authoritarian regimes from a bottom-up perspective, wherein firms not only comply but also utilize the control to advance their interests: buff.ly/GPEToGx

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