Political Studies Review
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Our editors work tirelessly to provide a unique intellectual space for rigorous high-quality peer reviewed original research.
We think our editors deserve a little break over the summer. They will be back to stimulating wide-ranging debate at the end of August.
Until then, have a great summer!
We think our editors deserve a little break over the summer. They will be back to stimulating wide-ranging debate at the end of August.
Until then, have a great summer!
August 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Our editors work tirelessly to provide a unique intellectual space for rigorous high-quality peer reviewed original research.
We think our editors deserve a little break over the summer. They will be back to stimulating wide-ranging debate at the end of August.
Until then, have a great summer!
We think our editors deserve a little break over the summer. They will be back to stimulating wide-ranging debate at the end of August.
Until then, have a great summer!
🚨Call for Submissions!!!🚨
Special Issue: 250th Anniversary of the United States of America’s founding Theme: America at a Turning Point?
Guest editor:
josephineharmon.bsky.social , Assistant Prof. in Political Science
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2025
polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
Special Issue: 250th Anniversary of the United States of America’s founding Theme: America at a Turning Point?
Guest editor:
josephineharmon.bsky.social , Assistant Prof. in Political Science
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2025
polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM
🚨Call for Submissions!!!🚨
Special Issue: 250th Anniversary of the United States of America’s founding Theme: America at a Turning Point?
Guest editor:
josephineharmon.bsky.social , Assistant Prof. in Political Science
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2025
polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
Special Issue: 250th Anniversary of the United States of America’s founding Theme: America at a Turning Point?
Guest editor:
josephineharmon.bsky.social , Assistant Prof. in Political Science
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2025
polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
The 2025 KNU International Conference this month was a fantastic success!
Thank you to KNU & everyone that helped in hosting and organising the event, and for all of you that came along!
#2025KNUInternationalConference
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#conference
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Thank you to KNU & everyone that helped in hosting and organising the event, and for all of you that came along!
#2025KNUInternationalConference
#Research
#academicpublishing
#conference
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July 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The 2025 KNU International Conference this month was a fantastic success!
Thank you to KNU & everyone that helped in hosting and organising the event, and for all of you that came along!
#2025KNUInternationalConference
#Research
#academicpublishing
#conference
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
Thank you to KNU & everyone that helped in hosting and organising the event, and for all of you that came along!
#2025KNUInternationalConference
#Research
#academicpublishing
#conference
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
If you're attending the #2025KNUInternationalConference today don't forget to come along to the 'Meet the Editors' roundtable at 14:30! One of our editors, Dr Nora Siklodi, is one of the panelists!
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July 17, 2025 at 7:35 AM
If you're attending the #2025KNUInternationalConference today don't forget to come along to the 'Meet the Editors' roundtable at 14:30! One of our editors, Dr Nora Siklodi, is one of the panelists!
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
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It was great to be @sagepub.com for #IPSA2025 with our @polstudies.bsky.social colleagues
If you’re around and didn’t get a chance to catch up with us but have any Qs to our editors, please feel free to reach out here too! 📚
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If you’re around and didn’t get a chance to catch up with us but have any Qs to our editors, please feel free to reach out here too! 📚
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July 14, 2025 at 4:58 AM
It was great to be @sagepub.com for #IPSA2025 with our @polstudies.bsky.social colleagues
If you’re around and didn’t get a chance to catch up with us but have any Qs to our editors, please feel free to reach out here too! 📚
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @nsiklodi.bsky.social
If you’re around and didn’t get a chance to catch up with us but have any Qs to our editors, please feel free to reach out here too! 📚
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @nsiklodi.bsky.social
We are gearing up for co-hosting and participating in the 2025 KNU International Conference next week!
Make sure to come along to our 'Meet the Editors' roundtable! Details below!
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Make sure to come along to our 'Meet the Editors' roundtable! Details below!
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
We are gearing up for co-hosting and participating in the 2025 KNU International Conference next week!
Make sure to come along to our 'Meet the Editors' roundtable! Details below!
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
Make sure to come along to our 'Meet the Editors' roundtable! Details below!
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
🚨Call for Submissions!!!🚨
Special Issue: 250th Anniversary of the United States of America’s founding Theme: America at a Turning Point?
Guest editor:
josephineharmon.bsky.social , Assistant Prof. in Political Science
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2025
polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
Special Issue: 250th Anniversary of the United States of America’s founding Theme: America at a Turning Point?
Guest editor:
josephineharmon.bsky.social , Assistant Prof. in Political Science
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2025
polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🚨Call for Submissions!!!🚨
Special Issue: 250th Anniversary of the United States of America’s founding Theme: America at a Turning Point?
Guest editor:
josephineharmon.bsky.social , Assistant Prof. in Political Science
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2025
polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
Special Issue: 250th Anniversary of the United States of America’s founding Theme: America at a Turning Point?
Guest editor:
josephineharmon.bsky.social , Assistant Prof. in Political Science
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2025
polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
We are happy to announce that this year Political Studies Review, has increased its impact factor again!
We are delighted to see PSR’s growing impact and visibility. It really reflects the dedication of our authors and reviewers, and the strong foundations laid by the Brunel editorial team.
We are delighted to see PSR’s growing impact and visibility. It really reflects the dedication of our authors and reviewers, and the strong foundations laid by the Brunel editorial team.
June 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
We are happy to announce that this year Political Studies Review, has increased its impact factor again!
We are delighted to see PSR’s growing impact and visibility. It really reflects the dedication of our authors and reviewers, and the strong foundations laid by the Brunel editorial team.
We are delighted to see PSR’s growing impact and visibility. It really reflects the dedication of our authors and reviewers, and the strong foundations laid by the Brunel editorial team.
🚨Call for Submissions!!!🚨
Special Issue: 250th Anniversary of the United States of America’s founding Theme: America at a Turning Point?
Guest editor:
@josephineharmon.bsky.social, Assistant Prof. in Political Science
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2025
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
Special Issue: 250th Anniversary of the United States of America’s founding Theme: America at a Turning Point?
Guest editor:
@josephineharmon.bsky.social, Assistant Prof. in Political Science
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2025
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🚨Call for Submissions!!!🚨
Special Issue: 250th Anniversary of the United States of America’s founding Theme: America at a Turning Point?
Guest editor:
@josephineharmon.bsky.social, Assistant Prof. in Political Science
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2025
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
Special Issue: 250th Anniversary of the United States of America’s founding Theme: America at a Turning Point?
Guest editor:
@josephineharmon.bsky.social, Assistant Prof. in Political Science
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2025
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce that Nok Hin Au, Chan Ka Ming and Ka Lun NG have won the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
For:
Cooperate But Divided at Heart: Analysis of an Opposition Elite Survey During Autocratization
Read (OA) here:
lnkd.in/enZA3yEY
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For:
Cooperate But Divided at Heart: Analysis of an Opposition Elite Survey During Autocratization
Read (OA) here:
lnkd.in/enZA3yEY
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We are delighted to announce that Nok Hin Au, Chan Ka Ming and Ka Lun NG have won the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
For:
Cooperate But Divided at Heart: Analysis of an Opposition Elite Survey During Autocratization
Read (OA) here:
lnkd.in/enZA3yEY
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
For:
Cooperate But Divided at Heart: Analysis of an Opposition Elite Survey During Autocratization
Read (OA) here:
lnkd.in/enZA3yEY
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce that Dr Neil Collins, Dr Elaine Sharplin & Dr Aziz Burkhanov have been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
For their article:
Challenges for Political Science Research Ethics in Autocracies: A Case Study of Central Asia
For their article:
Challenges for Political Science Research Ethics in Autocracies: A Case Study of Central Asia
May 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
We are delighted to announce that Dr Neil Collins, Dr Elaine Sharplin & Dr Aziz Burkhanov have been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
For their article:
Challenges for Political Science Research Ethics in Autocracies: A Case Study of Central Asia
For their article:
Challenges for Political Science Research Ethics in Autocracies: A Case Study of Central Asia
We are delighted to announce that Dr Julian Waller has been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
For:
Distinctions With a Difference: Illiberalism and Authoritarianism in Scholarly Study
(open access):
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
For:
Distinctions With a Difference: Illiberalism and Authoritarianism in Scholarly Study
(open access):
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We are delighted to announce that Dr Julian Waller has been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
For:
Distinctions With a Difference: Illiberalism and Authoritarianism in Scholarly Study
(open access):
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
For:
Distinctions With a Difference: Illiberalism and Authoritarianism in Scholarly Study
(open access):
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce that Dr Seongcheol Kim & Dr @aurelmondon.bsky.social have been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
For their article:
From Objectivist Bias to Positivist Bias: A Constructivist Critique of the Attitudes Approach to Populism
For their article:
From Objectivist Bias to Positivist Bias: A Constructivist Critique of the Attitudes Approach to Populism
May 23, 2025 at 7:40 AM
We are delighted to announce that Dr Seongcheol Kim & Dr @aurelmondon.bsky.social have been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
For their article:
From Objectivist Bias to Positivist Bias: A Constructivist Critique of the Attitudes Approach to Populism
For their article:
From Objectivist Bias to Positivist Bias: A Constructivist Critique of the Attitudes Approach to Populism
We are delighted to announce that @svenjakrauss.bsky.social & @sarahwagner.bsky.social have been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
For their article:
Take the Streets or Take the Parliament? Political Participation Choices of Radical Left Individuals
For their article:
Take the Streets or Take the Parliament? Political Participation Choices of Radical Left Individuals
May 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM
We are delighted to announce that @svenjakrauss.bsky.social & @sarahwagner.bsky.social have been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
For their article:
Take the Streets or Take the Parliament? Political Participation Choices of Radical Left Individuals
For their article:
Take the Streets or Take the Parliament? Political Participation Choices of Radical Left Individuals
We are delighted to announce that Patricia García-Espín has been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
They have been shortlisted for their article:
Class Inequalities and Participatory Democracy: Assessing the Impact of Social Inclusion Tools in Citizens’ Assemblies
They have been shortlisted for their article:
Class Inequalities and Participatory Democracy: Assessing the Impact of Social Inclusion Tools in Citizens’ Assemblies
May 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
We are delighted to announce that Patricia García-Espín has been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
They have been shortlisted for their article:
Class Inequalities and Participatory Democracy: Assessing the Impact of Social Inclusion Tools in Citizens’ Assemblies
They have been shortlisted for their article:
Class Inequalities and Participatory Democracy: Assessing the Impact of Social Inclusion Tools in Citizens’ Assemblies
We are delighted to announce that Andreas Nishikawa-Pacher has been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
For their article:
Diplomacy Versus Politics: Two Mutually (In)Dependent Systems
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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For their article:
Diplomacy Versus Politics: Two Mutually (In)Dependent Systems
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@sagepub.com @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We are delighted to announce that Andreas Nishikawa-Pacher has been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
For their article:
Diplomacy Versus Politics: Two Mutually (In)Dependent Systems
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@sagepub.com @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
For their article:
Diplomacy Versus Politics: Two Mutually (In)Dependent Systems
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@sagepub.com @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce that Nok Hin Au, @chankaming.bsky.social & Ka Lun NG have been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
'Cooperate But Divided at Heart: Analysis of an Opposition Elite Survey During Autocratization'
Read here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
'Cooperate But Divided at Heart: Analysis of an Opposition Elite Survey During Autocratization'
Read here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
May 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
We are delighted to announce that Nok Hin Au, @chankaming.bsky.social & Ka Lun NG have been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
'Cooperate But Divided at Heart: Analysis of an Opposition Elite Survey During Autocratization'
Read here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
'Cooperate But Divided at Heart: Analysis of an Opposition Elite Survey During Autocratization'
Read here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We are delighted to announce that Palak Singh has been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
She has been shortlisted for her article:
The Hindutva Brand of Populist Politics and the Women Question
You can read her (OA) article here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
She has been shortlisted for her article:
The Hindutva Brand of Populist Politics and the Women Question
You can read her (OA) article here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
May 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
We are delighted to announce that Palak Singh has been shortlisted for the PSR Best Original Research Article Award!
She has been shortlisted for her article:
The Hindutva Brand of Populist Politics and the Women Question
You can read her (OA) article here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
She has been shortlisted for her article:
The Hindutva Brand of Populist Politics and the Women Question
You can read her (OA) article here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Book available here:
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/workaway
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bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/workaway
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May 2, 2025 at 7:40 AM
📚Commissioned Book Review!📚
Workaway. The Human Costs of Europe’s Common Labour Market,
By Jonathon W Moses
'Does justice require to protect people’s interest in working near where they have their social and family ties?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Review by: Pietro Intropi
Workaway. The Human Costs of Europe’s Common Labour Market,
By Jonathon W Moses
'Does justice require to protect people’s interest in working near where they have their social and family ties?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Review by: Pietro Intropi
May 2, 2025 at 7:40 AM
📚Commissioned Book Review!📚
Workaway. The Human Costs of Europe’s Common Labour Market,
By Jonathon W Moses
'Does justice require to protect people’s interest in working near where they have their social and family ties?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Review by: Pietro Intropi
Workaway. The Human Costs of Europe’s Common Labour Market,
By Jonathon W Moses
'Does justice require to protect people’s interest in working near where they have their social and family ties?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Review by: Pietro Intropi
📝 Online First Article! 📝
'Issue Polarization and Opinion Expression: A Latent Variable Approach to Nonresponse and Misreporting'
By Tsung-han Tsai & Ching-hsin Yu
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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'Issue Polarization and Opinion Expression: A Latent Variable Approach to Nonresponse and Misreporting'
By Tsung-han Tsai & Ching-hsin Yu
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
@sagepub.com
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
📝 Online First Article! 📝
'Issue Polarization and Opinion Expression: A Latent Variable Approach to Nonresponse and Misreporting'
By Tsung-han Tsai & Ching-hsin Yu
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
@sagepub.com
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
'Issue Polarization and Opinion Expression: A Latent Variable Approach to Nonresponse and Misreporting'
By Tsung-han Tsai & Ching-hsin Yu
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
@sagepub.com
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
As of January, the PSR has had a new editorial team based at the University of Portsmouth!
New Editorial Board:
@jameswilldennis.bsky.social
shorturl.at/dXd0E
@nsiklodi.bsky.social
shorturl.at/RelyG
@historydafydd.bsky.social
shorturl.at/IyhvY
Dr David Norman
www.port.ac.uk/about-us/str...
New Editorial Board:
@jameswilldennis.bsky.social
shorturl.at/dXd0E
@nsiklodi.bsky.social
shorturl.at/RelyG
@historydafydd.bsky.social
shorturl.at/IyhvY
Dr David Norman
www.port.ac.uk/about-us/str...
March 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
As of January, the PSR has had a new editorial team based at the University of Portsmouth!
New Editorial Board:
@jameswilldennis.bsky.social
shorturl.at/dXd0E
@nsiklodi.bsky.social
shorturl.at/RelyG
@historydafydd.bsky.social
shorturl.at/IyhvY
Dr David Norman
www.port.ac.uk/about-us/str...
New Editorial Board:
@jameswilldennis.bsky.social
shorturl.at/dXd0E
@nsiklodi.bsky.social
shorturl.at/RelyG
@historydafydd.bsky.social
shorturl.at/IyhvY
Dr David Norman
www.port.ac.uk/about-us/str...
The role of insecurity in left populist ideology: A review of Podemos
New Open Access article!
Dr Bonansinga & Ms Kielty challenge the claim that the left’s relationship with insecurity is confined to socio-economic concerns
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
#leftpopulism #narrative
New Open Access article!
Dr Bonansinga & Ms Kielty challenge the claim that the left’s relationship with insecurity is confined to socio-economic concerns
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
#leftpopulism #narrative
March 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The role of insecurity in left populist ideology: A review of Podemos
New Open Access article!
Dr Bonansinga & Ms Kielty challenge the claim that the left’s relationship with insecurity is confined to socio-economic concerns
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
#leftpopulism #narrative
New Open Access article!
Dr Bonansinga & Ms Kielty challenge the claim that the left’s relationship with insecurity is confined to socio-economic concerns
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
#leftpopulism #narrative