PS: Political Science & Politics
@pspolisci
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
Now on FirstView: doi.org/10.1017/S104... "Our results demonstrate that citizens are willing to support the military occupation of forcibly seized territory. We found weaker public support for measures that turn military occupation into an illegal conquest." #polisky
"By overturning Roe, SCOTUS effectively handed abortion policy making back to elected officials and made the GOP’s position suddenly real and visible in a way it had not been for decades." Now on FirstView: doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
This article argues that America’s founding herrenvolk design still shapes struggles over belonging, representation, and power: doi.org/10.1017/S104... ft. @jessalagrijalva.bsky.social #polisky
How can a presidential candidate win the popular vote but lose the Electoral College vote? Explain the logic of election inversions to your undergraduates in as little as 10 minutes! #polisky #elections Now on FirstView: doi.org/10.1017/S104...
Now on FirstView ft. @ryanweldzius.bsky.social: We explore how the green transition, geopolitical shifts, and US protectionism could reshape dollar–RMB dynamics, driving a more fragmented and multipolar currency order. #polisky Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/S104...
Now on FirstView! "These results indicate that after predatory journals engage with a submission, acceptance - and even publication - of undergraduate-level work that lacks originality or methodological contribution is far more common than rejection." doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
President Trump used the unilateral powers of the presidency in extraordinary ways during the first 100 days of his second term. Read more here, now on FirstView: doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
Forecasters! Submit by July 17, 2026! Do you forecast House/Senate/state elections, predict turnout, describe emerging methods/tools to forecast; provide a comp. perspective on election forecasting, offer a critical analysis of forecasting/limitations/its affect on behaviors & attitudes? #polisky
Now online! "Stripped of its natural-law foundation and its virtuous-yeoman ideal, the fiduciary republican rationale continues to inform two areas of contemporary constitutionalism." doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
Now on FirstView ft. @afghanopoly.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social! "Our central argument is that ambiguity politics is not inevitably a temporary stage toward greater order and predictability but rather a persistent mode of governance across various settings." doi.org/10.1017/S104...
Using RCTs, surveys, & focus groups, the authors demonstrate that registrar visits to high schools increase political interest & decrease anxiety about registering and voting. By @melissamichelson.bsky.social @sldemora.bsky.social & @cruzita.bsky.social! Check it out: shorturl.at/l1XqV #polisky
As Joshua M. Jansa and Eve M. Ringsmuth explain, "our analysis illuminates the role of course relevance in civic education and suggests a way to strengthen the effectiveness of required college civics coursework." Read more, here: doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
9 DAYS to submit your papers forecasting the 2026 US Midterm Elections! #polisky #elections #forecasting #polisci
Our JULY 2026 issue published! Check out our special issue celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Dr. Paula McClain's "Can We All Get Along?" here: shorturl.at/0Y5Ul and the FULL issue here: shorturl.at/ZSz9Y #polisky
***18 days*** to submit to Forecasting the 2026 US Midterm Elections! Please share with your forecasting colleagues: apsanet.org/publications... #polisky #midterms #elections #forecasting
Can we stand together if we can't stand near each other? This study measures racial avoidance & documents the behavioral segregation that may undermine the intergroup coalitions democracy requires. #polisky by @joshuacorona.bsky.social now on FirstView. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1017/S104...
Now on FirstView ft. @cmparreira.bsky.social & @mweitzel.bsky.social! "…we lack a systematic overview of current fieldwork-related training and research practices among MENA political scientists." Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
Now on FirstView! "Muslims are more likely than other faith-based groups to state that they would support BLM initiatives." Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
Now on FirstView! "...the interaction between a faculty member’s gender and gender discussions produced surprising results: the positive impact of gender discussions on [student evaluations of teaching] was markedly diminished when the instructor was a woman." #polisky doi.org/10.1017/S104...
Now on FirstView - a Special Issue contribution! This article examines how Black Americans respond to immigration in Chicago, showing how globalization, inequality, and governance shape both solidarity & competition among marginalized groups. doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
Now on FirstView! "Based on these figures, engagement declined over the course of the semester. By the end of the semester—Data Lab 8, Data Lab 9, and Interactions—the majority of students were not accessing any materials." doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
This long-term randomized study of both career achievements & beliefs by @talimendelberg.bsky.social and Nicholas Short finds that a women's mentoring workshop for political science Phds has limited effects. Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/S104...
While most Americans oppose speech-suppressing protest actions, support is higher among Gen Z than among older cohorts. Check out the latest publication: doi.org/10.1017/S104...
Do bias-awareness prompts & prolonged gender education reduce gender bias in SET? We find that the prompts narrow men’s advantages, but gender education creates unexpected penalties for women. doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
Check out PS: Political Science & Politics' THREE active Calls for Papers: Forecasting the 2026 Midterm Elections, Presidentialism in Latin America, and Validation Standards in Text-as-Data Political Science. Please share with colleagues working in these areas. apsanet.org/publications... #polisky
Now on FirstView ft. @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social, Gemma Mateo & @andduer.bsky.social! "We found that Members of Congress had a 22-percentage-point higher probability of using a national-security narrative compared to members of the executive branch." doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
Now on First View ft. Zack Zimbalist and @elisaomodei.bsky.social! “This is the first study to use a comprehensive dataset and citation network approach to quantitatively assess the degree of underrepresentation in the leading political science research on Africa." doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
Now online - a symposium about the early part of Trump's second presidency. Free to read through the end of May! www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #polisky #trump #presidency
Now published on FirstView! "Students often regard AI interlocutors as nonjudgmental and impartial, which reduces their fear of embarrassment, criticism, and peer disapproval that can suppress open discourse in traditional classroom settings." Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/S104... #polisky
** APRIL ISSUE NOW PUBLISHED** Check out the April 2026 issue of PS: Political Science & Politics! The entire issue is free to read through May 14! www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #polisky