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New article by @algaraca.bsky.social, Byengseon Bae, @edwardheadington.bsky.social, Hengjiang Liu, Bianca Nigri and Lisette Gomez uses presidential approval, party brands and polling gaps to forecast 2024 U.S. elections, improving on standard models.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
New article by @algaraca.bsky.social, Byengseon Bae, @edwardheadington.bsky.social, Hengjiang Liu, Bianca Nigri and Lisette Gomez uses presidential approval, party brands and polling gaps to forecast 2024 U.S. elections, improving on standard models.
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Political agendas ignore the poor's preferences. Hen Hana Kersenti Feldman and Ilana Shpaizman show that Israel's Knesset Public Inquiries Committee (CPI) exposes MPs to citizen grievances, boosting representation of lower- and middle-class issues.
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From citizen input to a more egalitarian agenda: Public inquiries and the policy agenda - Hen Hana Kersenti Feldman, Ilana Shpaizman, 2025
Public inquiries serve as a path for citizens to convey daily grievances directly to politicians, seeking resolutions. This paper examines their role as an info...
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November 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Political agendas ignore the poor's preferences. Hen Hana Kersenti Feldman and Ilana Shpaizman show that Israel's Knesset Public Inquiries Committee (CPI) exposes MPs to citizen grievances, boosting representation of lower- and middle-class issues.
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Reposted by Research & Politics
New study by @professorcostas.bsky.social, Green & Moniz tests the “mere exposure” effect in real-world elections. Across 3 experiments, simply seeing challengers’ names doesn’t boost support—even with party labels. Name recognition alone ≠ votes.
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Revisiting name recognition and candidate support: Experimental tests of the mere exposure hypothesis - Costas Panagopoulos, Donald P. Green, Philip Moniz, 2025
Often lacking adequate information to guide their votes, voters may be susceptible to subtle psychological influences, including name recognition. For decades, ...
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November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
New study by @professorcostas.bsky.social, Green & Moniz tests the “mere exposure” effect in real-world elections. Across 3 experiments, simply seeing challengers’ names doesn’t boost support—even with party labels. Name recognition alone ≠ votes.
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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@stonejpsu.bsky.social analyzes X posts from 2022 U.S. Senate candidates to assess alignment with prevailing toxicity perceptions. Findings indicate generally low toxicity, with notable temporal and group-level variation.
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Toxicity and U.S. Senate candidate Twitter messaging in the 2022 election - Jeffrey A. Stone, 2025
Social media has had a transformative effect on politics and governance. While research into the consequences of social media use on politics and governance is ...
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November 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
@stonejpsu.bsky.social analyzes X posts from 2022 U.S. Senate candidates to assess alignment with prevailing toxicity perceptions. Findings indicate generally low toxicity, with notable temporal and group-level variation.
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@mollyow.bsky.social et al. test climate-policy framing in a 2,300+ U.S. RCT: scientific, religious, moral, and economic (efficiency vs equity). Policy-learning shows efficiency most boosts support, across parties.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:03 AM
@mollyow.bsky.social et al. test climate-policy framing in a 2,300+ U.S. RCT: scientific, religious, moral, and economic (efficiency vs equity). Policy-learning shows efficiency most boosts support, across parties.
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Anderson, Byles, Calianos, Francis, Kot, Mosk, Seo, Vizbaras & Nyhan: boosting warmth toward the other party didn’t change intent to share true/false news or discernment. But accuracy reminders modestly improved discernment among political news sharers.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Anderson, Byles, Calianos, Francis, Kot, Mosk, Seo, Vizbaras & Nyhan: boosting warmth toward the other party didn’t change intent to share true/false news or discernment. But accuracy reminders modestly improved discernment among political news sharers.
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@adamramey.bsky.social warns Big Five–politics findings may be distorted by who completes surveys. New data show Agreeable & Neurotic respondents finish at different rates, shifting estimated trait–behavior links—watch for selection bias.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:39 AM
@adamramey.bsky.social warns Big Five–politics findings may be distorted by who completes surveys. New data show Agreeable & Neurotic respondents finish at different rates, shifting estimated trait–behavior links—watch for selection bias.
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Darren Hawkins, Joshua R. Gubler, Celeste Beesley, Tayla Ingles & Julia Chatterley: Spain 2022 experiment (~2,000) priming corruption/unemployment lowered support for democracy in general, but not civil liberties or checks on executives.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Darren Hawkins, Joshua R. Gubler, Celeste Beesley, Tayla Ingles & Julia Chatterley: Spain 2022 experiment (~2,000) priming corruption/unemployment lowered support for democracy in general, but not civil liberties or checks on executives.
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Gender stereotypes shape scandal reactions. Fernanda Quintanilla Domínguez, @rbellmartin.bsky.social & Brett Ryan Bessen find that in Mexico, women accused of “out-of-character” misconduct were rated more favorably—especially by benevolent sexists.
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Stereotypes and scandals: Politician gender and public judgments about scandal in Mexico - Fernanda Quintanilla Domínguez, Rebecca Bell-Martin, Brett Ryan Bessen, 2025
This article examines how politician gender shapes voter judgments about political scandal in Mexico. We test the hypothesis that individuals discount or disbel...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Gender stereotypes shape scandal reactions. Fernanda Quintanilla Domínguez, @rbellmartin.bsky.social & Brett Ryan Bessen find that in Mexico, women accused of “out-of-character” misconduct were rated more favorably—especially by benevolent sexists.
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Jennifer Pan & Yiqing Xu: Do people in autocracies hold stable prefs? 3 China surveys show views: institutions, econ policy, nationalism, social values & ethnic policy stay stable for months—like democracies. Stability rises with education/knowledge.
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Gauging preference stability under authoritarianism - Jennifer Pan, Yiqing Xu, 2025
Do people living under authoritarianism exhibit stable, constrained preferences? Autocrats have incentives to suppress the formation of stable preferences struc...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Jennifer Pan & Yiqing Xu: Do people in autocracies hold stable prefs? 3 China surveys show views: institutions, econ policy, nationalism, social values & ethnic policy stay stable for months—like democracies. Stability rises with education/knowledge.
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Using synthetic difference-in-differences, this study by Rivka Lipkovitz finds that strict voter ID laws have no net effect on turnout, with modest heterogeneous effects by election type and adoption timing that may explain prior conflicting results.
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Strict voter identification laws and turnout: Differential effects by election type and adoption timing - Rivka Lipkovitz, 2025
Voter identification (ID) requirements remain a contested policy issue in American elections, with existing research producing mixed findings about their causal...
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January 14, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Using synthetic difference-in-differences, this study by Rivka Lipkovitz finds that strict voter ID laws have no net effect on turnout, with modest heterogeneous effects by election type and adoption timing that may explain prior conflicting results.
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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New article by @algaraca.bsky.social, Byengseon Bae, @edwardheadington.bsky.social, Hengjiang Liu, Bianca Nigri and Lisette Gomez uses presidential approval, party brands and polling gaps to forecast 2024 U.S. elections, improving on standard models.
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
New article by @algaraca.bsky.social, Byengseon Bae, @edwardheadington.bsky.social, Hengjiang Liu, Bianca Nigri and Lisette Gomez uses presidential approval, party brands and polling gaps to forecast 2024 U.S. elections, improving on standard models.
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Reposted by Research & Politics
Nils-Christian Bormann and Simon Hug ask:
Do proportional representation rules induce power-sharing coalition and thereby decrease conflict risk? No! But formally mandated executive power-sharing institutions do.
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Do proportional representation rules induce power-sharing coalition and thereby decrease conflict risk? No! But formally mandated executive power-sharing institutions do.
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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October 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Nils-Christian Bormann and Simon Hug ask:
Do proportional representation rules induce power-sharing coalition and thereby decrease conflict risk? No! But formally mandated executive power-sharing institutions do.
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Do proportional representation rules induce power-sharing coalition and thereby decrease conflict risk? No! But formally mandated executive power-sharing institutions do.
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Can voluntary gender quotas shift views on women in politics? Vladimir Chlouba’s study of Namibia’s SWAPO finds that a 50/50 quota increased women’s belief in equal political access—without backlash from men, reshaping perceptions of leadership.
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Seeing is believing: Voluntary gender quotas change female leadership stereotypes - Vladimir Chlouba, 2025
Can gender quotas voluntarily adopted by political parties alter stereotypical views about women in politics? This article examines Namibia’s SWAPO, an electora...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Can voluntary gender quotas shift views on women in politics? Vladimir Chlouba’s study of Namibia’s SWAPO finds that a 50/50 quota increased women’s belief in equal political access—without backlash from men, reshaping perceptions of leadership.
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Political agendas ignore the poor's preferences. Hen Hana Kersenti Feldman and Ilana Shpaizman show that Israel's Knesset Public Inquiries Committee (CPI) exposes MPs to citizen grievances, boosting representation of lower- and middle-class issues.
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
From citizen input to a more egalitarian agenda: Public inquiries and the policy agenda - Hen Hana Kersenti Feldman, Ilana Shpaizman, 2025
Public inquiries serve as a path for citizens to convey daily grievances directly to politicians, seeking resolutions. This paper examines their role as an info...
journals.sagepub.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Political agendas ignore the poor's preferences. Hen Hana Kersenti Feldman and Ilana Shpaizman show that Israel's Knesset Public Inquiries Committee (CPI) exposes MPs to citizen grievances, boosting representation of lower- and middle-class issues.
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New study by @professorcostas.bsky.social, Green & Moniz tests the “mere exposure” effect in real-world elections. Across 3 experiments, simply seeing challengers’ names doesn’t boost support—even with party labels. Name recognition alone ≠ votes.
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Revisiting name recognition and candidate support: Experimental tests of the mere exposure hypothesis - Costas Panagopoulos, Donald P. Green, Philip Moniz, 2025
Often lacking adequate information to guide their votes, voters may be susceptible to subtle psychological influences, including name recognition. For decades, ...
journals.sagepub.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
New study by @professorcostas.bsky.social, Green & Moniz tests the “mere exposure” effect in real-world elections. Across 3 experiments, simply seeing challengers’ names doesn’t boost support—even with party labels. Name recognition alone ≠ votes.
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@stonejpsu.bsky.social analyzes X posts from 2022 U.S. Senate candidates to assess alignment with prevailing toxicity perceptions. Findings indicate generally low toxicity, with notable temporal and group-level variation.
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Toxicity and U.S. Senate candidate Twitter messaging in the 2022 election - Jeffrey A. Stone, 2025
Social media has had a transformative effect on politics and governance. While research into the consequences of social media use on politics and governance is ...
journals.sagepub.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
@stonejpsu.bsky.social analyzes X posts from 2022 U.S. Senate candidates to assess alignment with prevailing toxicity perceptions. Findings indicate generally low toxicity, with notable temporal and group-level variation.
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Can voluntary gender quotas shift views on women in politics? Vladimir Chlouba’s study of Namibia’s SWAPO finds that a 50/50 quota increased women’s belief in equal political access—without backlash from men, reshaping perceptions of leadership.
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Seeing is believing: Voluntary gender quotas change female leadership stereotypes - Vladimir Chlouba, 2025
Can gender quotas voluntarily adopted by political parties alter stereotypical views about women in politics? This article examines Namibia’s SWAPO, an electora...
journals.sagepub.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Can voluntary gender quotas shift views on women in politics? Vladimir Chlouba’s study of Namibia’s SWAPO finds that a 50/50 quota increased women’s belief in equal political access—without backlash from men, reshaping perceptions of leadership.
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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@landgravephd.bsky.social, Nicholas R. Jenkins & Aubree J. Hardesty show that voters across parties trust, donate to & support candidates who reject PAC money—penalizing those who accept it. Campaign financing choices clearly shape perceptions.
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Do congressional candidates benefit from rejecting PAC contributions? Evidence from a pre-registered candidate evaluation survey experiment - Michelangelo Landgrave, Nicholas R. Jenkins, Aubree J. Har...
Do congressional candidates benefit electorally from the public’s disdain of political action committees (PACs)? Despite the large sums of money given by PACs, ...
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October 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
@landgravephd.bsky.social, Nicholas R. Jenkins & Aubree J. Hardesty show that voters across parties trust, donate to & support candidates who reject PAC money—penalizing those who accept it. Campaign financing choices clearly shape perceptions.
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New research by Baccini, @costinciobanu.bsky.social & Pelc: Offshoring shocks can increase support for leaders with authoritarian traits, while automation does not. A reminder that different economic changes shape politics in very different ways.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
New research by Baccini, @costinciobanu.bsky.social & Pelc: Offshoring shocks can increase support for leaders with authoritarian traits, while automation does not. A reminder that different economic changes shape politics in very different ways.
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Hansol Kwak’s study finds protest mobilization depends not on absolute repression, but on how it deviates from expectations. Results show a U-shaped pattern: participation rises when repression is higher *or* lower than established baselines.
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September 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Hansol Kwak’s study finds protest mobilization depends not on absolute repression, but on how it deviates from expectations. Results show a U-shaped pattern: participation rises when repression is higher *or* lower than established baselines.
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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New study by Ko, Downes, Leung & Ming shows populist governments weaken climate readiness, with left-wing populists driving the sharpest decline. Findings highlight how ideology shapes whether nations advance or regress in climate preparedness.
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September 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
New study by Ko, Downes, Leung & Ming shows populist governments weaken climate readiness, with left-wing populists driving the sharpest decline. Findings highlight how ideology shapes whether nations advance or regress in climate preparedness.
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Andreas Graefe’s Issues and Leaders model shows how voter perceptions of competence and leadership shape elections. Forecasting the 2024 race, it captured a tight contest and highlights the value of dynamic, forward-looking electoral analysis.
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September 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Andreas Graefe’s Issues and Leaders model shows how voter perceptions of competence and leadership shape elections. Forecasting the 2024 race, it captured a tight contest and highlights the value of dynamic, forward-looking electoral analysis.
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In a new study by Ishaan S. Prasad & @zacharyst.bsky.social, they analyze 37k+ faces from protests in 10 countries, showing emotions like anger, fear & happiness co-occur and covary with protest dynamics, rather than directly causing them.
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Taken at face value: Emotion expression and protest dynamics - Ishaan S. Prasad, Zachary C. Steinert-Threlkeld, 2025
Understanding the role of emotions in protest is a growing field of research, but existing research does not address the role of emotions once protests start. B...
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September 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
In a new study by Ishaan S. Prasad & @zacharyst.bsky.social, they analyze 37k+ faces from protests in 10 countries, showing emotions like anger, fear & happiness co-occur and covary with protest dynamics, rather than directly causing them.
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Nils-Christian Bormann and Simon Hug ask:
Do proportional representation rules induce power-sharing coalition and thereby decrease conflict risk? No! But formally mandated executive power-sharing institutions do.
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Do proportional representation rules induce power-sharing coalition and thereby decrease conflict risk? No! But formally mandated executive power-sharing institutions do.
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
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October 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Nils-Christian Bormann and Simon Hug ask:
Do proportional representation rules induce power-sharing coalition and thereby decrease conflict risk? No! But formally mandated executive power-sharing institutions do.
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Do proportional representation rules induce power-sharing coalition and thereby decrease conflict risk? No! But formally mandated executive power-sharing institutions do.
Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...