@psrm.bsky.social
Political Science Research and Methods: The journal of the European Political Science Association, edited by John Griffin, published by Cambridge University Press
π How does coercive social mobilisation shape political attitudes?
β‘οΈ Using an RDD, A. Lee, W. Qi & D. Sun show that Chinese youth sent to labor in rural areas became more critical of local government but more supportive of the national regime www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
β‘ Can political signals push capital toward clean energy?
β‘οΈ @patrickbayer.bsky.social @lorenzocrippa.bsky.social & @fgenovese.bsky.social show that EU Commission announcements during the early Ukraine war briefly moved markets toward greener energy firms www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
π³οΈ What drives democratic renewal in U.S. states?
β‘οΈ Using Coincidence Analysis, @jesserhodesumass.bsky.social finds three routes to stronger democracy, centered on the Dem Party and unions, with roles for diverse populations and a liberal public mood www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
πΊπ¦What traits do citizens value in leaders during war?
β‘L Laustsen, @honoratam.bsky.social @fvanleeuwen.bsky.social H BartuseviΔius & M Vugt show war increases desire for dominant leaders, reducing warmth & competence. Anger amplifies all traits www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
π€How can we turn text into a reliable quantitative measure using supervised learning?
β‘οΈJu Yeon Park & J M Montgomery outline a framework, illustrated with the tone of questions in U.S. Senate confirmation hearings www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
π³οΈ Policy congruence is key for democratic accountability.
β‘οΈUsing a game theoretic model, @liviodilo.bsky.social & T Dragu show that when an issue is more salient in elections, representatives' policies align less with voters' preferences www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
π How can we measure firms' political influence across countries?
β‘οΈUsing surveys of 27,000+ firms in 41 countries and a Bayesian IRT model, D C. Francis & @rmkubinec.bsky.social estimate firm-level influence scores and show how they vary across regimes www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
πInequality is rising, but taxes have not become more progressive. Why?
β‘οΈ C Ballard-Rosa, R Rogowski, K Scheve & @nicolajthor.bsky.social find that information on inequality alone cannot fully explain why income taxes have not increased www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
π€ Do surveys exaggerate democratic support due to social desirability bias (SDB)?
β‘οΈ Using survey-mode variation & list experiments in 24 countries, @pcmagalhaes.bsky.social & @aarslew.bsky.social find no evidence that SDB inflates democratic attitudes www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
π Are populist attitudes evenly spread across the ideological spectrum?
β‘οΈ Using CSES data from 43 countries, E Tamaki &
@drjungphd.bsky.social find a non-linear relationship: populism is strongest at the ideological extremes, forming a U-shape pattern www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
π£οΈ Can speech sentiment predict MPs' behaviour?
β‘οΈ Using Japan's parliamentary debates and a model trained on labelled debates, A Matsuo & K Fukumoto show opposition MPs speak more negatively with seniority and as elections near www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
ποΈ How do US parties assign senators to committees?
β‘οΈ A Thakur shows Republicans rely on seniority with little party influence, while Democrats use a process where leaders resolve seat clashes, shaping how power and policy develop in Congress www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
β€οΈDoes partisanship shape online dating?
β‘οΈ In a conjoint in the UK, Y. Sleiman @gmelios.bsky.social & P. Dolan find politics matter as much as looks, but openness to opposing views matters more. Labour voters show stronger in-group bias www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
πΊπΈ Can watching dialogue across party lines reduce polarisation?
β‘οΈ L-O Ankori-Karlinsky, @robert_a_blair, J. Gottlieb & @smooreberg show that a documentary of an intergroup workshop reduces polarisation and boosts faith in democracy www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
π³οΈ What are the effects of restrictive voting laws on turnout in the US?
β‘οΈ Using variation from a tornado on Super Tuesday 2020, @scottfabramson.bsky.social & S Thrower show that being reassigned to a new polling site reduces turnout by 5.65 pts www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
πΊIn China, "Topical Debate Programs" bring officials, experts & citizens together to air concerns.
β‘οΈJ Chen, Y Wang, M Zhang & X Zhou show these programs boost trust in local government and deliberation can matter even with controlled agendas www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
πDid George Floydβs murder change Americans' racial attitudes?
β‘οΈ @amengel.bsky.social & C. D. Kam find attitudes shifted, but unevenly: largest and most lasting for Black Americans and White Democrats, weaker or countervailing for others www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
π£οΈ Do US presidents attack the opposition instead of seeking compromise?
β‘οΈ Using 90 years of speeches, @benjaminsnoble.bsky.social shows presidents target the outparty when gridlock looms, mobilising allies and shaping future power, not immediate policy www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
π°οΈAre people more likely to resist information they receive if their exposure to it is forced?
β‘οΈUsing survey experiments in China, @xiaoxiaoshen.bsky.social finds citizens who avoid propaganda are more swayed by it than those who read it willingly www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
π€·Why do Americans' views on social spending move in parallel across policy areas?
β‘οΈ @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social @cbwlezien.bsky.social & R Carlin show spending mood reflects shared preferences and responsiveness to overall spending and presidential party cup.org/3HdCwX3 #FirstView
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π€When do the wealthy support redistribution?
β‘F Resmini & @darolo.bsky.social find that in Colombia, wealthy individuals are more likely to back redistribution when it comes from the right, which they see as more efficient and less disruptive www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
π° How should we measure early campaign fundraising?
βΆοΈ @colinrcase.bsky.social & @rachelporter.bsky.social propose two distinct approaches: candidate-centred and election-centred early money. Explore their frameworkπ www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
π§ͺHow did COVID-19 affect citizensβ democratic preferences?
β‘οΈ @cescamat.bsky.social A.Arenas A.FalcΓ³ & @jordimunoz.bsky.social find a lasting rise in technocratic preferences and a temporary bump in the willingness to sacrifice civil rights and freedoms www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
π³οΈMultiple elections on the same day, but some voters skip certain votes. Why?
β‘R Foellmi, R Heim & L Schmid show that voters weigh the salience and information costs of each vote, influencing turnout and selective abstention www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
πͺDo legislators trade proposals?
β‘οΈLeveraging a lottery in the Canadian Parliament, @semrasevi.bsky.social & D.P. Green find little evidence MPs second motions to gain favor. Support seems driven by shared interests, not quid pro quo www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
π©βπ¦°Do women politicians address violence against women more effectively?
β‘οΈUsing data from Mexico and an RDD, @marco-alcocer.bsky.social R. Skillman & @angietorres.bsky.social find fewer female and young female homicides in municipalities led by women www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
πCan foreign religious threats drive local state-building?
β‘Focusing on late 16th-century Japan, M. Wang, @austin-mitchell.bsky.social & W. Yin show that areas with Catholic churches were more likely to be surveyed in response to missionary threats www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
π Labeling multimodal social media data is costly.
β‘H Chen, J Bisbee @jatucker.bsky.social & J Nagler propose five metrics to assess the costs/benefits of multimodal versus text only labeling, illustrated through a tweet labeling experiment www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
