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European Political Science Review (EPSR) is an #OpenAccess journal of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR).
🍂 17.4

How do citizens in diverse federal states prefer to make democratic decisions?🇧🇪🇨🇦🇨🇭
A study by C.Niessen, S.Mueller & M.Reuchamps finds that both group #Identity and personal outlooks—like satisfaction with #Democracy or ideology—shape these preferences
“Do I want it if we’ll lose it?” Democratic preferences of national minorities in federal states | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
“Do I want it if we’ll lose it?” Democratic preferences of national minorities in federal states - Volume 17 Issue 4
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November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🍂 17.4

🗳️ What makes people join #DemocraticAssemblies?
Daniel Kübler & Philippe E. Rochat use a🇨🇭study to find that fostering #Community connection and a mix of debate + consensus draw in more–and more diverse–citizens
Nonparticipation in democratic assemblies: factors, reasons, and suggestions | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Nonparticipation in democratic assemblies: factors, reasons, and suggestions - Volume 17 Issue 4
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November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🍂 17.4

📊 How does political #Polarization shape #Participation?
@mkolczynska.bsky.social reviews 25 studies to examine how individual and system-level polarization relate to electoral and non-electoral engagement, revealing key trends and research gaps
Does polarization increase participation? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Does polarization increase participation? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis - Volume 17 Issue 4
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November 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🍂 November Issue Now Out!

17:4 offers the latest #PolSci research covering topics including #Autocratization, #Polarization, #Populism and so much more! #OpenAccess now (and forever 😱 )
European Political Science Review: Volume 17 - Issue 4 | Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core - European Political Science Review - Volume 17 - Issue 4
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November 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🆕 🌍 #Climate backlash at the ballot box? 🗳️
A new study by @dafnoukos.bsky.social @chvrakopoulos.bsky.social & C.Arndt finds that resistance to #EnvironmentalProtection is fueling a divide between urban greens and rural #FarRight voters across #WesternEurope
Far-right against green: the re-emergence of geographically defined voting patterns and the new environment cleavage in Western Europe | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Far-right against green: the re-emergence of geographically defined voting patterns and the new environment cleavage in Western Europe
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October 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🆕📊 What if we could combine qualitative & quantitative methods in a single case?
Federico Podestà & Joan E. Madia do just that, using Thatcher’s election & the UK pension system as a test case

#MixedMethods
Contrasting and combining the historical counterfactual method and the synthetic control method | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Contrasting and combining the historical counterfactual method and the synthetic control method
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October 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🆕 How legitimate are upper chambers in #BicameralSystems? 🏛️
Jan Hruška uses interviews with Czech 🇨🇿 senators and citizens to show that legitimacy isn’t just about rules but depends on who the senators are and what the chamber does

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Perceived legitimacy as a third dimension of bicameralism: Czech senators versus the Czech general public | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Perceived legitimacy as a third dimension of bicameralism: Czech senators versus the Czech general public
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October 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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🔓 Wrapping up #OAWeek with some number crunching!
📈 In 2024, 77% of all articles published in our 5️⃣ journals were #OpenAccess – and we’re powering towards full #OA from Jan '26, thanks to our partnership with @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
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#PoliSky #IRSky #OpenScience
October 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#OpenAccessWeek may be ending, but our paywalls are still missing. 👀🔓

Keep exploring 🧗‍♀️ reading 📖 and sharing 🫴 EPSR research — because open access is here to stay. 💡📚
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European Political Science Review - Dr Marina Costa Lobo, Professor Theofanis Exadaktylos
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October 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
#OpenAccess means more voices, more visibility, and more impact. 🌍

We’re proud to make political research freely available for all — not just this week, but every week. 🔓📚

#OpenAccessWeek #OpenResearch
FirstView articles | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
European Political Science Review - Dr Marina Costa Lobo, Professor Theofanis Exadaktylos
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October 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
No paywalls. No limits. Just pure political science brilliance. 🔓🧠

Celebrate #OpenAccessWeek with the ECPR 2025 Conference Collection featuring freely available papers from ECPR’s leading academic journals. 🔓📖👇
October 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Time flies when you’re open! ⏰💫

We’re marking our second #OpenAccessWeek as a Gold Open Access journal 🌍📖 — two years of breaking paywalls and spreading knowledge far and wide 🎂

Thanks to our authors, reviewers, and readers for making open science shine! ✨💛
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European Political Science Review - Dr Marina Costa Lobo, Professor Theofanis Exadaktylos
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October 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Happy #OpenAccessWeek! 🌍

As a Gold Open Access journal, we make sure new research is available to everyone, everywhere—immediately & permanently. 🤝

Join us in supporting equity in scholarly publishing. 👥

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FirstView articles | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
European Political Science Review - Dr Marina Costa Lobo, Professor Theofanis Exadaktylos
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October 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
📖 Leader-driven democratic decline 📉

Creating a 'toolkit' of over 400 actions used by would-be autocrats, @jmvanlit.bsky.social & Carolien van Ham make it easier to compare cares, spot patterns and understand when and why #autocratization succeeds

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The would-be autocrats’ toolkit: what do incumbents do when they undermine democracy? | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
The would-be autocrats’ toolkit: what do incumbents do when they undermine democracy?
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October 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🆕 Does authority transfer lead to greater legal contestation? 🧑‍⚖️

@detershenning.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy & @jonasbornemann.bsky.social look at #AuthorityTransfer and #EuropeanIntegration since the 1990s and find rising opposition to lawmaking, implementing and enforcing.

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Authority transfer and governmental legal contestation before the court of justice of the EU | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Authority transfer and governmental legal contestation before the court of justice of the EU
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October 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🆕 "Do I want it if we'll lost it?' #DemocraticPreferences

C.Niessen, S.Mueller & M.Reuchamps use survey data from 🇧🇪 🇨🇦🇨🇭to determine whether national or linguistic minorities prefer different decision-making methods thans majority members .

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#OA #PoliSci
“Do I want it if we’ll lose it?” Democratic preferences of national minorities in federal states | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
“Do I want it if we’ll lose it?” Democratic preferences of national minorities in federal states
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September 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
⭐️ FREE to read ⭐️

We had a fantastic time at #ecprgc25 🇬🇷🥳 and hope you did too! Our 2025 specially curated conference collection of standout ECPR blog posts & articles on #AI and is still completely #OpenAccess

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August 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Thank you for reading our new issue and thank you to all the contributors!

🆕 17:3 presents the latest #PolSci research covering topics including #Immigration opinions, #Decentralisation in Europe, the utility of #Discrimination and so much more!

Available #OpenAccess 🔓
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Latest issue | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
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August 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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August 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
📢1 HOUR TO GO! #ecprgc25

🧠 Rethinking AI in Research with @epsjournal.bsky.social & EPSR
📆 Wednesday 27th August
⏰ 13:30 – 15:15 EEST
📌 Law Building, Floor: Ground Floor, Room: Amphitheatre B

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August 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
☀️ Vol 17.3

Nicolas Bicchi & Javier Arregui look at five major datasets 📊 to review what interview-based studies has uncovered about how the #CounciloftheEU 🇪🇺 make decisions.

Is the future of expert interviews up for debate? 🤷

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📖#OA
Interview-based datasets for quantitative research on the Council of the EU: a systematic review and future developments | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Interview-based datasets for quantitative research on the Council of the EU: a systematic review and future developments - Volume 17 Issue 3
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August 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
📢 TODAY! #ecprgc25

🧠 Rethinking AI in Research with @epsjournal.bsky.social & EPSR
📆 Wednesday 27th August
⏰ 13:30 – 15:15 EEST
📌 Law Building, Floor: Ground Floor, Room: Amphitheatre B

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August 27, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Have you arrived in #Thessaloniki for the #ecprgc25? If so you may have caught this #goldenhour magic at the waterfront. If not, you got some days ahead to explore while enjoying our conference @ecpr.bsky.social See you all tomorrow at Day 1!
August 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🙌 Tomorrow! #ecprgc25

🧠 Rethinking AI in Research with @epsjournal.bsky.social & EPSR
📆 Wednesday 27th August
⏰ 13:30 – 15:15 EEST
📌 Law Building, Floor: Ground Floor, Room: Amphitheatre B

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August 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
⭐️ FREE to read ⭐️

🇬🇷 Will you be at #ecprgc25 this week? Why not take a look 👀 at our specially curated collection of standout ECPR blog posts & articles on #AI and come along to some panels!

Dive in now 🔎 buff.ly/HfIuEDG
August 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM