Electoral vulnerability and women MPs’ estimation of voters’ preferences on women’s issues | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core Electoral vulnerability and women MPs’ estimation of voters’ preferences on women’s issues

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These authors 🧵 investigate how the gender of representatives influence their ability to estimate party voters' policy position when electorally vulnerable, using original survey data from Germany and Switzerland 👩‍💼

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Beyond mapping these communities, the paper raises broader questions: how do inequalities and institutional dynamics get embedded in the field? What is the role of capital, international associations and collaborations within and between subfields in knowledge production?

Through 3 complementary network analyses (authorship, co-authorship, and sources), we identify distinct but interconnected communities, each contributing to different dimensions of the field.

We take a step back from the field & analyse who shaped it, how collaborations form, what structures its research agendas. Using bibliometric data on 1897 authors alongside measures of symbolic, cultural, & social capital, the paper uncovers the networks and hierarchies underlying scholarship in PP.

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Happy to share my latest paper coauthored with Émilien Paulis - this one was a fun one to write ✍🏻 as part of the symposium marking 30 years of Party Politics! 🎊🎂

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Looking forward to see this one out! It was fun to discuss past and future developments in intraparty democracy research. Kudos to @niklasbolin.bsky.social and @mhagevi.bsky.social for steering this much needed reflective work!

A Research Agenda for Political Parties ‘This wide-ranging, approachably-written, and innovative compendium features an impressive cast of contributors and provides plenty of food for thought for anyone who studies – or wants to study – twe...

New book coming June 2026!

Edited with @mhagevi.bsky.social: "A Research Agenda for Political Parties" covers key developments in party politics, from organisation and leadership to digital campaigns, AI, and coalition governance.

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This encyclopedia is a truly monumental project and it’s an honour to be part of it. Huge congrats to @evahonnudottir.bsky.social @andrea-pedrazzani.bsky.social and Hermann Schmitt for bringing this ambitious work to completion. It must be a bitter sweet moment ❤️‍🩹André Freire

Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Representation ‘Bringing together a wide range of leading international scholars, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of classic and contemporary theories on political representation. These issues are at t...

Excited to share that I have contributed 3 new entries to the Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Representation:
📘116-Political parties as organizations (with @thomlegein.bsky.social)
📘117-Political parties: definitions
📘119-Political parties: the party on the ground

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UK voters support reforms to make parliament more family friendly Parliaments often overlook MPs' family needs, and this poses challenges for recruiting and retaining diverse politicians. Yet, argues Jessica Smith, recent research in the UK reveals that voters…

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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parliaments often overlook MPs' family needs & this poses challenges for diverse recruitment & retention.
🤰 Yet, based on EJPR research, @jesssmith.bsky.social reveals that voters don’t penalise MPs for taking parental leave; women MPs even gain more support as mothers.
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Mainstreaming vs. normalisation: Towards more conceptual clarity on how mainstream parties legitimise the far right | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core Mainstreaming vs. normalisation: Towards more conceptual clarity on how mainstream parties legitimise the far right

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Mainstream or normalised? 🤷‍♀️

@asheinze.bsky.social & @gefjonoff.bsky.social look at the meaning of mainstreaming and normalisation in existing literature on the #FarRight and discuss an expanded framework for future research

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The story of Party Politics (so far) - Emilie van Haute, Paul D Webb, David M Farrell, 2026 This symposium marks the 30th anniversary of Party Politics, a leading journal in the study of political parties and organizations. Over three decades, the fiel...

- Works published in Party Politics are increasingly co-authored, and feminisation in authorship has increased yet plateaued - confirming general trends in political science also underscored by Grossman et al (lnkd.in/eifg8WH8)

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In 'The story of Party Politics (so far)', Paul Webb, @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social & I show that:
- Innovation can stem from rejection 💡 & leadership is key
- Journal editorship has deeply transformed
- Party scholars have increasingly focused on elections, populism, partisanship & polarisation

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I hope anyone interested in political parties will find the collection insightful.

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* Party Research and Party Support Aid: Conflicting Visions of How Parties Function? – Susan Scarrow & Fernando Casal Bertoa

It has been a real pleasure to help curate this reflection on where the field has been and where it might be heading next.

* Should we regret the erosion of partisan loyalties? Partisanship and the ethics of voting – Pierre-Etienne Vandamme
* A bibliometric analysis of the field of party politics – Emilie van Haute & Emilien Paulis

* Politics remains a team sport: On the continued relevance of studying party organization – Richard Katz & @klingelt.bsky.social
* From cartel to crusade? The politics of radical outbidding. Thirty years in the life of the party cartelization thesis – André Krouwel & @nickpmartin61.bsky.social

The issue brings together leading scholars to take stock of party research and to look ahead:
*The story of Party Politics (so far) with Paul Webb & @Davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social
* Is the party perspective over? – Gideon Rahat

I’m delighted to share a special milestone in the life of Party Politics 🎉
To mark the journal’s 30th anniversary, I had the pleasure of co-ed a Symposium with Paul Webb
The symposium revisits the journal’s origins, intellectual trajectory, and its role in shaping the field over the past 3 decades.

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You’ve written a book on political organizations and parties? Consider nominating it for the Leon Epstein Award @apsa-pop.bsky.social ! Deadline February 27

Découvrez les analyses de nombreux collègues à propos des élections locales du 13 octobre 2024 en #Wallonie et à #Bruxelles!

Très heureuse d'avoir contribué à cet ouvrage avec un chapitre sur l'ancrage local des partis nationaux, avec Simon Geshef et Thomas Legein

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True. This call is through a private foundation operating to strengthen the links between ULB and these institutions, also to offer the reverse opportunity to ULB scholars. There are other grants open to all via our national research foundation FNRS ℹ️

Postdoctoral fellowships - Fondation Wiener - Anspach

Are you a PhD researcher from #Oxford or #Cambridge? Consider applying for a 1 to 2 years postdoctoral grant from the Wiener-Anspach Foundation to come work with me at ULB. Deadline: 9 March. Interested? Drop me an email!
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Interested in how parties integrate social media comm to shape public perceptions of party competition & their relationship to groups? Check out @lucaskins.bsky.social dissertation (and other outputs!).
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