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Understanding the Early Trump 47 Presidency - a new symposium from @pspolisci.bsky.social -
https://cup.org/4ckoUVn
Where not open access, the articles in this Symposium are free to read until the end of June 2026.
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From a new @pspolisci.bsky.social symposium, 'Understanding the Early Trump 47 Presidency' -
Not with a Bang but a Whimper: Congressional Silence Amid an Historic Assault on the Power of the Purse - https://cup.org/48EX8Sb
- Douglas L. Kriner
#OpenAccess
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
Also, this paper is part of the special issue American Trade Policy in the Twenty-First Century. Many thanks to the editors and the entire team at @pspolisci.bsky.social for putting together this very timely special issue!
In this issue: The symposium @adam42smith.bsky.social and I co-edited on "Teaching Qualitative Methods in Undergraduate Education" 🎉🎉🎉
What’s in a Name? Toward the Study of Names in Political Science
@pspolisci.bsky.social
@jwgivens.bsky.social
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Who shapes the landscape of African politics scholarship, and who is missing?
Find the answer in the recently published paper in @pspolisci.bsky.social by Zack Zimbalist (@wuvienna.bsky.social & Southern Centre for Inequality Studies) and @elisaomodei.bsky.social (CEU)
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S104...
Title and abstract of paper. Title: "Who Drives the Security Narrative in US Trade Policy?" Abstract: "Appeals to national security play a central role in contemporary US trade politics. Who drives this security narrative and why? We argue that executive branch actors, regardless of political party affiliation, are more likely to frame trade policy in national-security terms. In Congress, however, we expect Republicans to rely more heavily than Democrats on a national-security narrative. We tested these expectations through a systematic analysis of trade-related discourse by congressional and executive actors from 2001 to early 2025. Using a large language model to examine a substantial corpus of speeches, press releases, and official statements, we find only partial support for our argument: the anticipated partisan difference appears, but security framing is more prevalent in Congress than in the executive branch. Overall, the evidence suggests that actors use security framing as a strategic tool to reinforce their role and confer legitimacy on particular trade policies."
Why is trade framed in terms of national security? An exciting new paper by @yavuzmehmet.bsky.social, Gemma Mateo and @andduer.bsky.social in @pspolisci.bsky.social explores how US trade policy is shaped by national security. The evidence suggests that security frames are used strategically.
Now online - a symposium about the early part of Trump's second presidency. Free to read through the end of May!
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#polisky #trump #presidency
Title slide for a symposium titled "Understanding the Early Trump 47 Presidency," featuring an abstract profile illustration.
Understanding the Early Trump 47 Presidency - a new symposium from @pspolisci.bsky.social -
https://cup.org/4ckoUVn
cc @apsa.bsky.social
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#FirstView from @pspolisci.bsky.social -
AI’s Role in Deliberative Discussion - https://cup.org/4dz95fD
- Jakob Miller, Katie Kelley & Peter Staritz
#AI
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
Cover of "PS: Political Science & Politics", April 2026, Volume 59, Number 2. The image shows silhouettes of people walking with backpacks and bags against a cloudy sky background.
NEW ISSUE from @pspolisci.bsky.social -
PS: Political Science & Politics - The Special Issue on Immigration and Elections - Volume 59 - Special Issue 2 - April 2026 - https://cup.org/4862UvW
cc @apsa.bsky.social
** 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!
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Are women well represented among the most frequently cited recent articles in political science? Check it out! doi.org/10.1017/S104...
@audreygagnon.bsky.social
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This article evaluates generative AI systems against the Gender Balance Assessment Tool for assessing demographic balance. It finds that ChatGPT outperforms the GBAT consistently.
Check it out! doi.org/10.1017/S104...
#polisky #chatgpt #gbat
So excited to finally see this project in print!!
This paper provides evidence that young scholars who publish especially significant early-career research are especially likely to publish comparable research late in their careers.
Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/S104...
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In this paper now online, the authors “argue that the most aspirational way forward for PA is to live up to its founding identity as an interdisciplinary field and to aim to integrate PA research across disciplines.”
Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/S104...
#polisky
This paper by @angieocampo.bsky.social examines Latine immigrants’ perceptions of group status relative to White and Black individuals, highlighting how these perceptions shape their understanding of the U.S. racial hierarchy.
Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/S104...
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Now on FirstView!
“The course is designed to encourage students to think about the potential harms an online platform could enable, particularly for those who someday might create their own online service.”
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
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For Women's History Month, "the case of APSR demonstrates that an editorial team’s explicit commitment to widening what counts as political science research sends important signals to authors & that these signals, in turn, can shift publication rates"
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
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Now on FirstView!
"As a whole, the presence of the No Labels Party did not appear to cause a large number of registrants to abandon...previously existing political parties. It was...not a threat to preexisting patterns of partisanship."
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
#polisky
So grateful to have worked on this project with some very distinguished colleagues--and more importantly, friends. The best kind of research team!
#ncpol
In continuing to celebrate Women's History month, check out "The Invisible Gender Gap in Political Ambition"
"Results from our new study of potential candidates...reveal that the gender gap in political ambition was as large in 2021 as it was 20 years earlier."
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
In @pspolisci.bsky.social, Julia Marin Hellwege, Filip Viskupič, and David L. Wiltse published “The effect of information provision on popular support for gender-related legislation.” buff.ly/wwKE2Uz buff.ly/13zWK35
The No Labels party was born to great fanfare, but died w/a whimper. Read to find out why it had little to no effect on the party structure in a key battleground state.
@bowtiepolitics.bsky.social @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social @profsuroberts.bsky.social @whitneymnz.bsky.social
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For Women's History Month, check out this free to access article where "the results suggest a simple but powerful conclusion: as far as candidate quality is concerned, women should run more and men should run less."
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
#polisky #womenshistorymonth
Thanks to @interpretivemm.bsky.social for featuring my article in @pspolisci.bsky.social on patterns of gender and LGBTQIA+ research in top journals: alas, still a long way to go towards inclusion! Read the section's great new research digest here: us13.campaign-archive.com?u=481e9fba53....