Does ideology matter to coalition formation at the local level?
In our new article in @govandopp.bsky.social, @martingross.bsky.social and I explore this question by analysing coalition building across 30 municipalities in Flanders.
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New #OpenAccess -
"Beyond Numbers: Ideological Motivations in Local Coalition Formation in Flanders" - cup.org/4cqqOF4
by @rafreuse.bsky.social & @martingross.bsky.social
#FirstView
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From 2026 @govandopp.bsky.social publishes continuously with no more issues, just one volume per year.
Browse the latest volume of Government & Opposition here - https://cup.org/4uNoFu7
#OpenAccess #PSA26
Take a look at the latest articles published as part of Volume 61 - shorturl.at/eTSbJ
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The latest winner of the @govandopp.bsky.social Elizabeth Meehan ‘Best Article’ Prize has been announced.
Read the winning article, 'From Collusion to Autonomy: Patterns of Hybrid Repression and Human Rights Activism' by Larissa Meier, Alejandro M. Peña & Alice M. Nah - https://cup.org/47u0sz3
Con @dielujan77.bsky.social y @sarahledoux.bsky.social analizamos el ascenso de #Milei como una variedad de personalismo electoral
➡️ Milei no se explica solo como #populismo
ℹ️ Su campaña puede abordarse desde un concepto + preciso: personalismo electoral
🔓Open access: doi.org/10.1017/gov....
We are delighted to announce that the article "From Collusion to Autonomy: Patterns of Hybrid Repression and Human Rights Activism" is the winner of the 2025 Elizabeth Meehan ‘Best Article’ Prize!
You can read it #OpenAccess here: shorturl.at/xZCFq
New on #FirstView -
"Campaigning against the Casta: Electoral Personalism and the Rise of Javier Milei in Argentina" - cup.org/4ue3tNI
by @dielujan77.bsky.social, @gonzapuig89.bsky.social &
@sarahledoux.bsky.social
New #OpenAccess -
"Identity Politics and Left-wing Populism" - cup.org/4b2YR4c
- Jannis Saalfeld (University of Duisburg-Essen)
For more on #Populism, see also these special collections: shorturl.at/RjsaQ
Check out the piece below, based on the #OpenAccess article
"Government and Opposition on the Road to EU Accession: Responsibility, Responsiveness and the Salience of Gender Equality" - shorturl.at/Us7Fz
New #OpenAccess -
"#Populism, Ideology, and the Endorsement of Martial Law: A Conditional Relationship" - cup.org/46fCfvU
- Brandon Beomseob Park & @drjungphd.bsky.social
New #OpenAccess -
"People-centred or Elite-centred Democrats? Legislators’ Process Preferences in the United States and Germany" - cup.org/4tGsbpP
by @crowdermeyer.bsky.social, Leonard Häfner, @clandwehr.bsky.social & @stallbaum.bsky.social
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Government & Opposition (@govandopp.bsky.social) is now an #OpenAccess journal and publishes continuously.
Articles published to-date in the 2026 volume can be accessed here - https://cup.org/3MjUs4O
An International Journal of Comparative Politics
New on #FirstView -
"Emigration as an Electoral Issue: Public Concern and Political Choice in Eastern and Southern Europe" - cup.org/4ceaSpH
by Francesco Visconti & Anna Kyriazi
New on #FirstView -
"Public Opinion and the ‘Presidentialization’ of Semi-Presidential Systems: Explaining Support for a Stronger and More Confrontational Presidency" - cup.org/4pIInU9
- Vesa Koskimaa, Maarika Kujanen & Tapio Raunio
#OpenAccess on #FirstView -
"Rulers’ Age and the Stability of Governments: A Survival Analysis" - cup.org/49e24ib
by Marco Improta & Elisabetta Mannoni
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Government and Opposition (@govandopp.bsky.social) is now continuous publication, the 2026 volume can be found here -
https://cup.org/45bPSM7
An International Journal of Comparative Politics
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Government and Opposition (@govandopp.bsky.social) is now continuous publication, the 2026 volume can be found here -
https://cup.org/45bPSM7
An International Journal of Comparative Politics
#OpenAccess -
"Digital Authoritarianism and the Global Technology Industry: Evidence from #Iran" - shorturl.at/e3l8z
by @daraconduit.bsky.social
#OpenAccess on #FirstView -
"Winner and Loser or Bigger and Smaller: The Role of Party Size on Protest Behaviour" - shorturl.at/EX3gn
by @yasemintsn.bsky.social
Happy New Year from Government and Opposition!
Take a look at the latest articles available #OpenAccess on #FirstView - shorturl.at/6G6FF
New on #FirstView -
"Parliamentary Oversight and the Effects of Controlled Institutional Settings on Behavioural Logics" - cup.org/452ZQiF
by Hallbera West
I’m excited to share that the second chapter of my dissertation has just been published in Government and Opposition! 🎉
If you're interested in party politics, representation, or protest behavior, you can read the open-access piece here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
New on #FirstView -
"Justifying and Negotiating Responses to the Radical Right: The Case of the Swedish Labour Movement and the Intra-Organizational Arena" - shorturl.at/gh3qc
by @slsalo.bsky.social, @jensrydgren.bsky.social & @podmalm.bsky.social
Check out the latest articles available #OpenAccess on #FirstView - shorturl.at/hiXDX
For any interested folks in London tomorrow at 18:15, I so appreciate @govandopp.bsky.social's selection and invitation to give the Leonard Schapiro Memorial lecture this year: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/illib...
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From 2026 Government & Opposition will publish continuously with no more issues, just one volume each year.
@govandopp.bsky.social - an International Journal of Comparative Politics
#OpenAccess on #FirstView -
"Navigating the Periphery: Competing Geopolitical Visions and the Dynamics of Moldovan Party Politics (2001–2024)" - cup.org/4i4AHtg
by Hanwen Wang & Weiqing Song
New on #FirstView -
"How Populists Governed the #COVID19 Pandemic: Populist Governance and Social Policies in Brazil, Hungary, Mexico, Poland, Russia and Turkey" - cup.org/4oJd5gq
By F. Panizza, D. Szikra, K.G. Öktem, A. Györy & Diego Sazo
#OpenAccess on #FirstView -
"Rulers’ Age and the Stability of Governments: A Survival Analysis" - cup.org/49e24ib
by Marco Improta & Elisabetta Mannoni