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PS: Political Science & Politics
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PS: Political Science & Politics is the journal of record for the discipline. Email: ps@apsanet.org. Co-editors: Lina Benabdallah, Justin Esarey, Peter Siavelis, Betina Wilkinson. apsanet.org/ps
Border crises, often reflect a power dynamic. But did you know that Morocco closed its border on Spain for almost 5 years?

Check it out on FirstView ft. @augustodelkader.bsky.social and Z. El Bernoussi!

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November 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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"There are...contradictions in an authoritarian supporting violence against the government...the nature of the relationship may depend on the questions we use & when we ask them."

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November 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Check out PS's latest article by @fbkeller.bsky.social and @expertsurvey.bsky.social which highlights that while there is a diverse & global community of experts on Chinese politics, it is still dominated by US-based Academics.

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November 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Our last issue of 2025 is now published!

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November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We are 1 year from 2026 Midterm Elections! Calling for papers that: Provide forecasts for the House/Senate/gubernatorial/state elections; predict turnout; describe new methods/tools to forecast; provide comparative perspectives; offer critical analyses of forecasting shorturl.at/UM9YA #polisky
November 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
2026 marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence - an occasion to reflect on its global impact, contradictions, and the unfinished promises of liberty, equality, democracy, and empire across time. Submissions due February 15, 2026! #polisky #academisky

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October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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"Whether and how political scientists engage is largely a function of structured worldviews about the propriety, risks, and rewards of political engagement."

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October 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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This article makes the argument for restoring noncitizen voting rights in the United States.

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October 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Now on FirstView ft. Alixandra Yanus & Phillip Ardoin!

"We analyze referencing patterns from 1990-2024 and uncover a decline in book references and a rise in journal article references. This has implications for students, the discipline, and libraries."

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October 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Here's how three professors started a research academy - training undergrad students in research methods and then matching them to faculty mentors to apprentice as RAs for 10 weeks!

Ft. @dadakim.bsky.social & @ucrpolisci.bsky.social!

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October 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Now on FirstView: a Profession Spotlight guest edited by @isaackamola.bsky.social! Rethinking the Corporate University: An Engagement with Kaufman-Osborn’s The Autocratic Academy

The collection is free to read through the end of November here: shorturl.at/4vWqV

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October 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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We conduct a conjoint experiment and find that Americans exhibit a substantively small but statistically significant preference against immigrants posited to move into their neighborhood.

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October 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Now on FirstView ft. @pauldjupe.bsky.social and @amandafriesen.bsky.social!

Political scientists are active in politics, but primarily in ways that share research findings and tend to avoid visible partisan politics.

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October 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Now online ft. @pauldjupe.bsky.social @mdwilliamsphd.bsky.social

A quantitative-forward approach to political science is popular & one that many believe would provide value for students. Djupe and Williams describe such a program that front-loads research methods.

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September 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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"The main idea is to provide the big picture while enabling students to zoom in and see any details they wish, with nothing omitted, and then zooming back out to understand the context."

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September 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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This study examines how Japan’s graying influences immigration attitudes–offering insight the country’s unique stance on immigration and the political future of aging Western democracies.

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September 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Guess what, political scientists? Small assignments that engage students in politics boost their confidence in their ability to influence the political process!

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September 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Political science interns face secondary traumatic stress (STS) from their fieldwork. This study reveals its prevalence and highlights the need for better support to protect students' well-being.

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September 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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"This article presents the first assessment of OSP in the field of DI research from 1970 to 2021 (N=6,384). The only prevalent OSP that we found was the publication of results in OA journals."

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September 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Now online ft. @lalamur.bsky.social!

"This article presents the first assessment of OSP in the field of DI research from 1970 to 2021 (N=6,384). The only prevalent OSP that we found was the publication of results in OA journals."

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September 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This article presents findings on how political science students view their own experience of SoTL research led by their instructors, and the ethical issues that arise from that participation.

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September 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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"Relying on multiple research methods extends the use of surveys so that the political experiences & attitudes of marginalized people are not truncated by the available
response options & structural frameworks of the methods."

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August 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It's challenging to motivate young adult civic engagement. William O'Brochta uses experimental and qualitative evidence to show that emphasizing social benefits of engagement can help.

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August 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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"Our study is divided into detailed examinations of the utility of GPT for various datacollection tasks. In these examples, GPT’s applications demonstrate its versatility in handling increasingly complex information tasks"

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August 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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"…we present a predation index in political science based on a clear operational definition & coding, thereby providing a tool that every scholar can use to protect the integrity of the
publishing process & their own work."

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August 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM