European Political Science Review

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📔 Vol 17.2 🇪🇺 What determines women’s electoral success in the #EPelections? @Ale_Polak & Marcin Lewandowski find that incumbency rates, party size, and ideological orientations all play a key role in shaping women’s #representation 🙋‍♀️. 📖 bit.ly/4itIjEs #OA

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🆕 What makes a good lobbyist for the government? 🤔 Rahel Freiburghaus uses 📊 cross-national studies and elite interviews to uncover 🔍 key traits that drive intergovernmental lobbying success #PublicPolicy #Governance #PoliSci #OA Find out more📖: buff.ly/HSWATEy

🆕 in EPSR “Onward & upward?” 🚀 Niccolo Durazzi & @SimoneTonelli_ use panel data & case studies 🇦🇹🇩🇪🇨🇭 to explore how collective skill formation can promote inclusion and occupational upgrading. 📈 #OA #PoliSci Read more 📖: buff.ly/JmDLRha

🆕 FROM EPSR When do voters 🗳️ reject power-hungry leaders? New research from Erin Hern shows citizens do punish autocratizing incumbents—but only when they can see it happening. Making big theoretical and empirical contributions. 🔎 buff.ly/RbPncq5

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🆕 🛣️ How do disruptive tactics affect support for climate activism? This new study examines how mass obstruction and vigilantism influence public backing for climate activists. 🔗 ow.ly/JWHs50W4F99 #ClimateActivism #PublicSupport #OA

📔 Thanks for reading our May issue 📖 Volume 17, Issue 2 of EPSR presents the latest #PolSci research covering topics including #Covid, women in the #EuropeanParliament, eco-social attitudes in #Sweden and much more! Available #OpenAccess: bit.ly/3Y1AIp8

🆕 🗳️ Does polarization drive political participation? A systematic review and meta-analysis by @MartaKolcz examines 25 studies since 1990 to find the impact of #Polarization on #Participation 🔗 ow.ly/yZSW50VZRga #OA

📔 Vol 17.2 🇮🇹 Does it matter that an ally is democratic during crises? @aruggeri_eui and colleagues explore if public diplomacy in times of crisis can shape citizens’ attitudes towards #InternationalPolitics, using survey data from #Italy. 📖 bit.ly/3A3ChtS #OA

📔 Vol 17.2 🇮🇹 Term limits in parliament & electoral disconnection F Bromo, @paologamba10 & @mimprota95 examine the 5 Star Movement party in #Italy, which imposed a limit of 2 terms for affiliates seeking to gain or retain a parliamentary seat🪑. 📖 bit.ly/4fVaDyl #OA

📔Vol 17.2 🇧🇪 Two worlds, one nation? Using an innovative methodology of class-specific multiple correspondence analysis, @DDelespaul @CecilMeeusen Koen Abts & @swyngedouwm compare the political spaces of #Flanders and #Francophone #Belgium. 📖 bit.ly/3YkHaXL #OA

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📅TODAY at #ecprjs25 👋Meet Our Editors 🧡@LisaZanottiPhD & @SMVanHauwaert 📙To find out more about submitting to & publishing in PRX

📔 Vol 17.2 🇫🇷 Echoes from the trenches Using data that identifies & geolocates all 🪖 French soldiers who died during WWI, @vlad_surdea examines the relationship b/w community-level exposure to war losses & long-term electoral behaviour. 📖 bit.ly/3NRRAcj #OA

🆕 Participatory democracy and participatory research 🔄🗳️🔬 🧠 @HansAsenbaum, @Dr_Bussu, @OliverEscobar & @clharris_ucc explore the how they can inform each other offering a new research agenda. 👉 ow.ly/v3Zu50VSrWC #OA #ParticipatoryDemocracy #ResearchMethods

🆕 What about elite manipulation in deliberative mini-publics? 🗣️ 🔍 @NinoJunius investigates the Ostbelgien model, examining how vulnerable citizen assemblies are and see what makes them resilient. 👉 ow.ly/4oGW50VSrMv #OA #DeliberativeDemocracy #PoliticalScience