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Sharing political scientists' recently published, peer-reviewed research articles.
Do journalists work only in newsrooms and communities that align with their own views? Hear UCR Professor Jennifer Merolla discuss recent research on the ideological diversity of political newspaper journalists and how it shapes their career decisions. youtube.com/shorts/w8jUO... #polisky
Do journalists work only in newsrooms and communities that align with their own views?
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November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Do journalists work only in newsrooms and communities that align with their own views? Hear UCR Professor Jennifer Merolla discuss recent research on the ideological diversity of political newspaper journalists and how it shapes their career decisions. youtube.com/shorts/w8jUO... #polisky
🔎Great read: “Uninspired by Old White Guys: The Mobilizing Factor of Younger, More Diverse Candidates for Gen Z Women” by Melissa Deckman and Jared McDonald, published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
Uninspired by Old White Guys: The Mobilizing Factor of Younger, More Diverse Candidates for Gen Z Women | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Uninspired by Old White Guys: The Mobilizing Factor of Younger, More Diverse Candidates for Gen Z Women - Volume 19 Issue 1
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November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🔎Great read: “Uninspired by Old White Guys: The Mobilizing Factor of Younger, More Diverse Candidates for Gen Z Women” by Melissa Deckman and Jared McDonald, published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
✍️Read this recent research article “The Political Consequences of Racialized Ethnic Identities” by Kimberly Cardenas, Heather Silber Mohamed, and Melissa R. Michelson, published in Political Research Quarterly. doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
The Political Consequences of Racialized Ethnic Identities - Kimberly Cardenas, Heather Silber Mohamed, Melissa R. Michelson, 2023
Racial classifications are a social construct with no basis in biology; yet, race is an omnipresent and powerful factor in U.S. politics, shaping electoral boun...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
✍️Read this recent research article “The Political Consequences of Racialized Ethnic Identities” by Kimberly Cardenas, Heather Silber Mohamed, and Melissa R. Michelson, published in Political Research Quarterly. doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
🤔Does popularity in authoritarian regimes, as measured by public-opinion polls, capture genuine popularity? Read a
@3streamsblog.bsky.social post that describes recent research published in Post-Soviet Affairs here: medium.com/3streams/is-... #polisky
@3streamsblog.bsky.social post that describes recent research published in Post-Soviet Affairs here: medium.com/3streams/is-... #polisky
Is Vladimir Putin as Popular as He Claims?
A new study tries to separate fact from fiction when measuring the Russian president’s popularity
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November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🤔Does popularity in authoritarian regimes, as measured by public-opinion polls, capture genuine popularity? Read a
@3streamsblog.bsky.social post that describes recent research published in Post-Soviet Affairs here: medium.com/3streams/is-... #polisky
@3streamsblog.bsky.social post that describes recent research published in Post-Soviet Affairs here: medium.com/3streams/is-... #polisky
(1/5) How can scholars write effective response memos that boost their chances of publishing? 📝 Aksel Sundström shares tips for crafting strong responses to reviewers—an often-untaught skill for grad students–in his article published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
November 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
(1/5) How can scholars write effective response memos that boost their chances of publishing? 📝 Aksel Sundström shares tips for crafting strong responses to reviewers—an often-untaught skill for grad students–in his article published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
🇩🇪Check out this recent article, “Reducing Political Dehumanization by Pairing Facts With Personal Experiences,” published in @ispp-pops.bsky.social by Emily Kubin, Kurt J. Gray, and Christian von Sikorski👇
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November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🇩🇪Check out this recent article, “Reducing Political Dehumanization by Pairing Facts With Personal Experiences,” published in @ispp-pops.bsky.social by Emily Kubin, Kurt J. Gray, and Christian von Sikorski👇
doi.org/10.1111/pops... #polisky
doi.org/10.1111/pops... #polisky
👩⚖️Do gender quotas influence how party leaders view women in politics? A new @3streamsblog.bsky.social post from @jieun-lee.bsky.social discusses research showing that gender quotas do not undermine women's credibility among other party members: medium.com/3streams/do-...
Do gender quotas influence how party leaders view women in politics?
Recent study finds gender quotas don’t damage women’s image among most party elites
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November 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
👩⚖️Do gender quotas influence how party leaders view women in politics? A new @3streamsblog.bsky.social post from @jieun-lee.bsky.social discusses research showing that gender quotas do not undermine women's credibility among other party members: medium.com/3streams/do-...
📺Check out this recent article, “Job Talk: Candidate Gender and Presentation of Prior Experience in Television Ads in the US,” published @politicsgenderj.bsky.social by Eric R. Hansen and Connor Mautner 👇
doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
Job Talk: Candidate Gender and Presentation of Prior Experience in Television Ads in the US | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Job Talk: Candidate Gender and Presentation of Prior Experience in Television Ads in the US - Volume 20 Issue 4
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November 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
📺Check out this recent article, “Job Talk: Candidate Gender and Presentation of Prior Experience in Television Ads in the US,” published @politicsgenderj.bsky.social by Eric R. Hansen and Connor Mautner 👇
doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
Why do some international conflicts lead to civil war at home whereas others do not? Hear UCR Professor Jennifer Merolla introduces recent research showing how involvement in interstate conflict is related to civil conflict escalation. youtube.com/shorts/nEg0f... #polisky
Why do some international conflicts lead to civil war at home whereas others do not?
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November 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Why do some international conflicts lead to civil war at home whereas others do not? Hear UCR Professor Jennifer Merolla introduces recent research showing how involvement in interstate conflict is related to civil conflict escalation. youtube.com/shorts/nEg0f... #polisky
📝Check out this recent article “Inviting the Populists to the Party: Populist Appeals in Presidential Primaries“ published in Political Research Quarterly by Zachary Scott. doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
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November 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
📝Check out this recent article “Inviting the Populists to the Party: Populist Appeals in Presidential Primaries“ published in Political Research Quarterly by Zachary Scott. doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
How do societies continue to feel the impact of atrocities long after the violence has ended? This @3streamsblog.bsky.social post introduces recent research from Post-Soviet Affairs that uncovers the deep and enduring effects of historical trauma. medium.com/3streams/lea... #polisky
Learning from a Genocide Past
A new study surveys descendants of the Armenian genocide to learn about generational consequences of violence
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November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
How do societies continue to feel the impact of atrocities long after the violence has ended? This @3streamsblog.bsky.social post introduces recent research from Post-Soviet Affairs that uncovers the deep and enduring effects of historical trauma. medium.com/3streams/lea... #polisky
✊The article “Theorizing justice from the margins: Black feminist insights on political (protest) behavior” was recently published in @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social by Adaugo Pamela Nwakanma. Check it out 👇 doi.org/10.1080/2156...
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Theorizing justice from the margins: Black feminist insights on political (protest) behavior
Variations in perceptions of and attitudes towards justice animate how different people decide to engage in politics. In the US, political attitudes typically vary across salient identity markers s...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
✊The article “Theorizing justice from the margins: Black feminist insights on political (protest) behavior” was recently published in @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social by Adaugo Pamela Nwakanma. Check it out 👇 doi.org/10.1080/2156...
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(1/5) Does the gendered division of labor always harm women? In a recent article published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social, Julieta Suárez-Cao shows how the gendered division of labor helped achieve gender parity in the Chilean Assembly: doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
(1/5) Does the gendered division of labor always harm women? In a recent article published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social, Julieta Suárez-Cao shows how the gendered division of labor helped achieve gender parity in the Chilean Assembly: doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
👀 Check out a recent research article, “On double miss in Russian studies: can social and political psychology help?”, by Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, published in Post-Soviet Affairs www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #polisky
On double miss in Russian studies: can social and political psychology help?
This essay highlights the potential analytical leverage from the import of recent approaches in social and political psychology into the study of politics in Russia. The core argument is that socia...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
👀 Check out a recent research article, “On double miss in Russian studies: can social and political psychology help?”, by Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, published in Post-Soviet Affairs www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #polisky
How do instructors tackle student bias in the classroom? 💬
A new blog post on @3streamsblog.bsky.social features Gamze Çavdar’s insights and practical tips drawn from her experience teaching a Middle East politics class, published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social #polisky medium.com/3streams/thr...
A new blog post on @3streamsblog.bsky.social features Gamze Çavdar’s insights and practical tips drawn from her experience teaching a Middle East politics class, published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social #polisky medium.com/3streams/thr...
November 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
How do instructors tackle student bias in the classroom? 💬
A new blog post on @3streamsblog.bsky.social features Gamze Çavdar’s insights and practical tips drawn from her experience teaching a Middle East politics class, published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social #polisky medium.com/3streams/thr...
A new blog post on @3streamsblog.bsky.social features Gamze Çavdar’s insights and practical tips drawn from her experience teaching a Middle East politics class, published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social #polisky medium.com/3streams/thr...
😷Check out this recent article, “Whitewashing Women Voters: Intersectionality and Partisan Vote Choice in the 2020 US Presidential Election,” published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social by Chaerim Kim and Jane Junn 👇
doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
Whitewashing Women Voters: Intersectionality and Partisan Vote Choice in the 2020 US Presidential Election | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Whitewashing Women Voters: Intersectionality and Partisan Vote Choice in the 2020 US Presidential Election - Volume 20 Issue 3
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November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
😷Check out this recent article, “Whitewashing Women Voters: Intersectionality and Partisan Vote Choice in the 2020 US Presidential Election,” published in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social by Chaerim Kim and Jane Junn 👇
doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
doi.org/10.1017/S174... #polisky
How can we reduce hostility toward political opponents in the U.S.? Hear UCR Professor Jennifer Merolla discuss a recently published study showing that recognizing your own beliefs could be wrong may help. youtube.com/shorts/-mdor... #polisky
How can we reduce hostility toward political opponents in the U.S.?
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November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
How can we reduce hostility toward political opponents in the U.S.? Hear UCR Professor Jennifer Merolla discuss a recently published study showing that recognizing your own beliefs could be wrong may help. youtube.com/shorts/-mdor... #polisky
🇺🇸Check out this recent article, “Place-Based Resentment in Contemporary U.S. Elections: The Individual Sources of America’s Urban-Rural Divide,” published in Political Research Quarterly by Nicholas Jacobs and B. Kal Munis👇
doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
Place-Based Resentment in Contemporary U.S. Elections: The Individual Sources of America’s Urban-Rural Divide - Nicholas Jacobs, B. Kal Munis, 2023
Drawing on a unique battery of questions fielded on the 2018 CCES and in two separate surveys—one in 2019 and the other during the 2020 election—we study the ex...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🇺🇸Check out this recent article, “Place-Based Resentment in Contemporary U.S. Elections: The Individual Sources of America’s Urban-Rural Divide,” published in Political Research Quarterly by Nicholas Jacobs and B. Kal Munis👇
doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
How can something as small as a pronoun fuel identity politics? Hear UCR professor Jennifer Merolla introduces a recently published study on how Trump framed the in-group in the 2016 presidential election. youtube.com/shorts/-EUf3... #polisky
How can something as small as a pronoun fuel identity politics?
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November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
How can something as small as a pronoun fuel identity politics? Hear UCR professor Jennifer Merolla introduces a recently published study on how Trump framed the in-group in the 2016 presidential election. youtube.com/shorts/-EUf3... #polisky
💰Check out this recent article, “Either with Us or Against Us: Business Power and Campaign Contributions in an Age of Hyper-Partisanship,” published in Political Research Quarterly by Niels Selling👇
doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
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November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
💰Check out this recent article, “Either with Us or Against Us: Business Power and Campaign Contributions in an Age of Hyper-Partisanship,” published in Political Research Quarterly by Niels Selling👇
doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
doi.org/10.1177/1065... #polisky
🔍How does a prime minister’s popularity affect party support in the UK? 🗳️ A new blog on @3streamsblog.bsky.social explains research from @electoralstudies.bsky.social, finding that PM approval correlates with vote intentions for the governing party across four decades. medium.com/3streams/how...
How a Prime Minister’s Popularity Shapes Party Support
From Thatcher to Starmer, UK PMs remain the strongest signal of party support
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November 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🔍How does a prime minister’s popularity affect party support in the UK? 🗳️ A new blog on @3streamsblog.bsky.social explains research from @electoralstudies.bsky.social, finding that PM approval correlates with vote intentions for the governing party across four decades. medium.com/3streams/how...
🧬Check out this recent article, “Extraversion Probably Does Not Cause Political Participation. Evidence from Two Genetically Informed Designs,” published in @ispp-pops.bsky.social by Rafael Ahlskog👇
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doi.org/10.1111/pops... #polisky
Extraversion Probably Does Not Cause Political Participation. Evidence from Two Genetically Informed Designs
A substantial literature in political psychology has emphasized the importance of personality traits for understanding differences in political participation. One such trait is extraversion. However,...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🧬Check out this recent article, “Extraversion Probably Does Not Cause Political Participation. Evidence from Two Genetically Informed Designs,” published in @ispp-pops.bsky.social by Rafael Ahlskog👇
doi.org/10.1111/pops... #polisky
doi.org/10.1111/pops... #polisky
How do a candidate’s ethnic background and gender shape voter support? Hear UCR Professor Marissa Brookes talk about a recently published article that highlights the distinct roles of ethnic background and gender in shaping voter behavior. youtube.com/shorts/Oxayo... #polisky
How do a candidate’s ethnic background and gender shape voter support?
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November 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
How do a candidate’s ethnic background and gender shape voter support? Hear UCR Professor Marissa Brookes talk about a recently published article that highlights the distinct roles of ethnic background and gender in shaping voter behavior. youtube.com/shorts/Oxayo... #polisky
(1/5) Do undocumented immigrants matter as constituents to state legislators? Check out this article, “¿Quién Importa? State Legislators and Their Responsiveness to Undocumented Immigrants” in Political Research Quarterly by Matthew Mendez Garcia & Sara Sadhwani 👇doi.org/10.1177/10659129221137825
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
(1/5) Do undocumented immigrants matter as constituents to state legislators? Check out this article, “¿Quién Importa? State Legislators and Their Responsiveness to Undocumented Immigrants” in Political Research Quarterly by Matthew Mendez Garcia & Sara Sadhwani 👇doi.org/10.1177/10659129221137825
Check out this recent article, “The framing of politics in a Ukrainian comedy show: a populist appeal?,” published @tandfresearch.bsky.social by Natalya Ryabinska👇
doi.org/10.1080/1060... #polisky
doi.org/10.1080/1060... #polisky
The framing of politics in a Ukrainian comedy show: a populist appeal?
In this study we used computer-assisted (Atlas.ti software) quantitative analysis of framing politics in a popular Ukrainian television comedy show Vechernii Kvartal (VKv) to evaluate whether and t...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Check out this recent article, “The framing of politics in a Ukrainian comedy show: a populist appeal?,” published @tandfresearch.bsky.social by Natalya Ryabinska👇
doi.org/10.1080/1060... #polisky
doi.org/10.1080/1060... #polisky