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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 7d
🌟PSA PRIZES🌟 Nominations for Academic Prizes are now open!
📢 We invite prize nominations outstanding Research, Professional Contributions and Teaching & Learning.
📆 Deadline for nominations 1 December 2025
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*NEW BLOG* 'Gbaraun Clan Marginalisation in Edo State, #Nigeria:A Risk Too Brittle to Ignore' by Margaret I. Abazie-Humphrey in recognition of the recent International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the #Environment in War & Armed Conflict.
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Gbaraun Clan Marginalisation in Edo State, Nigeria – A Risk Too Brittle to Ignore! | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
On the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, we are reminded that the consequences of conflict extend beyond human suffering; they also…
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November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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*PSA26 Annual Conference* 📢 Registration is open!
Join us in Oxford 30 March - 1 April 2026 to discuss 'Political Studies Futures'
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Political Studies Association 76th Annual International ConferencePSA26: Political Studies Futures30 March – 1 April 2026, Oxford Join us in Oxford for PSA26 to discuss 'Political Studies…
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November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Hybrid democratic innovation as assemblage: Probing and extending an emerging concept for democratic-innovations research - Frank Hendriks, Shirley Kempeneer, 2025
The assemblage concept has recently been applied to the field of democratic innovations. Although ‘democratic assemblage’ as a sensitising concept can sharpen a...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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1/4. New Article Alert!
“Hybrid Democratic Innovation as Assemblage” by Frank Hendriks & Shirley Kempeneer

The article probes and extends the concept of democratic assemblage to better understand the complexity of hybrid democratic innovations (HDI).

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November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Do fiscal deficits threaten finance ministers’ survival equally across regimes? Jonas Willibald Schmid & Lasse Aaskoven argue deficits raise removal risks in democracies but not autocracies. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/6UHXwlJ

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Constrainers vs Enablers? : Fiscal Deficits and the Political Survival of Finance Ministers Across Regime Types - Jonas Willibald Schmid, Lasse Aaskoven, 2025
We investigate how fiscal deficits affect the political survival of finance ministers in democracies and autocracies. While finance ministers occupy formally si...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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📣 New #BJPIR article out now!

'ChatGPT as a security threat: US–China security dilemma in the generative AI race' by @jinghanzeng.bsky.social

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November 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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*NEW BLOG* Curriculum & Assessment in England Review: Final report with PSA recommendations for more #political, data & media literacy #education, by PSA CEO Michelle Doyle Wildman @seasonedcomms.bsky.social with thanks to Ed Bridges @acadsocsciences.bsky.social
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November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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*PSA TEACHING & LEARNING* Previous TLN co-chair, Prof. Victoria Honeyman @universityofleeds.bsky.social reflects on the important role of the TLN within #PoliticalStudies #teaching and scholarship. @psateach.bsky.social
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November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Is partner partisanship associated with vote choice? @cerifowler.bsky.social finds that it was for the 2016 Brexit Referendum & subsequent elections in the UK & argues that this can help us understand gender gaps in vote choice. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/MnhqzaY

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November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: Analysing protest participation - @danmercea.bsky.social, @feligsantos.bsky.social & Matthias Hoffmann argue it's a gradient, beyond the binary of participation and non-participation & suggest practical mobilisation pathways: buff.ly/XfEkdYm (OPEN ACCESS)

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November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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How does migration diplomacy shape attitudes towards immigrants? Cameron Mailhot and @ninaobermeier.com explore a theory of bilateral reciprocity in the context of Kosovo. Read more: buff.ly/tT3hPwJ

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Bilateral Reciprocity and Attitudes Toward Immigration - Cameron Mailhot, Nina Obermeier, 2025
The global migration landscape is undergoing change. Migration diplomacy—interstate bargaining over migration—is growing in importance, and traditionally (im)mi...
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November 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: Ethnic voting - @scrosenzweig.bsky.social examines the subject through the lens of group norms & social pressure using data from Africa. Read in more: buff.ly/YYogOYs

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November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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📣 New #BJPIR article out now!

'Identity, cyber-sovereignty, and Ukraine: Towards an ontological security theory of cyberwarfare' by Roman Kolodii.

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November 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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This #TrusteesWeek we recognise the amazing contributions made by PSA trustees and the difference they make to our charity and to #PoliticalStudies. Thank you all for your hard work.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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IN NEW ISSUE: A Two-Track Model of Deliberation - Palle Bech-Pedersen & Christian Carl discuss the relationship between deliberative democracy, compromise, and consensus. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/2a9dQEu

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November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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📝 Don't miss this article from the current issue of #BJPIR - Volume 27, Issue 4 (November 2025)

'“Technology” in UK Conservative Party rhetoric, 1979–2019: An integrative dual-method conceptual and ideological analysis' by David Threlfall

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November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Rethinking East Asia's welfare model: Nan Yang & @stefankuehner.bsky.social's #fsQCA study challenges the Productivist Welfare Capitalism thesis: buff.ly/8WPPdgx

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November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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We’ve published a short report showcasing the many outputs from our joint EDI Project in partnership with our member societies & UKRI ESRC, including how it has helped support our member societies progress their inclusivity ambitions. Find out more➡️ acss.org.uk/news/progres...
November 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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*NEW BLOG* 'Gbaraun Clan Marginalisation in Edo State, #Nigeria:A Risk Too Brittle to Ignore' by Margaret I. Abazie-Humphrey. On International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the #Environment in War & Armed Conflict, we are reminded of many consequences of conflict.
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Gbaraun Clan Marginalisation in Edo State, Nigeria – A Risk Too Brittle to Ignore! | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
On the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, we are reminded that the consequences of conflict extend beyond human suffering; they also…
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November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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1/3. New Article!
"Extracting employability: Closing the widening participation gap in politics teaching through model summits?"by Gregory Stiles & Scarlett Vickers

As UK HE emphasises “employability,” how can WP students avoid being left behind?

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November 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Extracting employability: Closing the widening participation gap in politics teaching through model summits? - Gregory Stiles, Scarlett Vickers, 2025
Teaching politics and international relations in higher education (HE) has shifted in recent years towards a focus on soft skills, with employability as a core ...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Do patterns of coalition management affect governance outcomes in multiparty presidential regimes? Paul Chaisty & Timothy J. Power examine how cabinet proportionality predicts accountability and public goods. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/XhsfrKp

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November 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Our November issue is now out!📘

Read the latest research findings in all areas of #politics and #IR in
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The journal publishes rigorous and original work significant to the whole discipline.

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