🚨Final reminder🚨
This coming Sunday is the deadline to submit to #EPOP2026.
Further details and the application form can be found on the conference website: www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve...
Our Prof Alistair Clark examines the administration and integrity of devolved elections in Scotland and Wales for @acadsocsciences.bsky.social. While both countries have often led the way in running elections, more transparency is needed on election donations and spending @newcastleuni.bsky.social
🚨Final reminder🚨
This coming Sunday is the deadline to submit to #EPOP2026.
Further details and the application form can be found on the conference website: www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve...
📈 Trending article in #BJPIR:
'Who meets whom: Access and lobbying during the coalition years' by @profkatedommett.bsky.social, Andrew Hindmoor & Matthew Wood
🔗 buff.ly/VEF2ma7
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
Happy that our article is now available online at JEPOP!
Using German data, @salvabarbaro.bsky.social, Maike Roth and me illustrate how voter preferences are translated into electoral outcomes, challenging common narratives about declining support for social democrats and rising right-wing support.
🚨 Just over two weeks left to submit your abstracts!
We're hosting the 2nd Workshop for scholars of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties (EPOP) based in the North of the UK.
🏛️University of York, 8-9 June 2026.
Theme: Inequality, Authoritarianism and the Future of Liberal Democracy
Info below 👇
Just over 2 weeks to go until the deadline for #EPOP2026 abstract submissions.
We are pleased to announce that there'll be limited:
- fee waivers for PhD/ECR (within 3 years of PhD) members
- fee discounts for members whose universities do not provide conference funding.
Submit via the link below!
Just over 2 weeks to go until the deadline for #EPOP2026 abstract submissions.
We are pleased to announce that there'll be limited:
- fee waivers for PhD/ECR (within 3 years of PhD) members
- fee discounts for members whose universities do not provide conference funding.
Submit via the link below!
A pleasure to present my working paper on pre-electoral coalition signals in legislative activity at a fab @psaepop.bsky.social panel at #PSA26 in the beautiful (if slightly daunting) surroundings of the Oxford Exam Schools! A nice introduction to conferencing :)
1/4. New publication 📢
“Gender electoral quotas and women’s inequitable incorporation in politics: What women bear and political parties gain in Medan, Indonesia” by Tanya Jakimow, Asima Yanty Siahaan, Yumasdaleni, and Aida Fitria Harahap.
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
@sagepub.com
*PSA OPPORTUNITIES*
📢 EPOP2026 Conference – Call for Papers
➡️ The Department of Politics at the University of Liverpool is delighted to be hosting the EPOP Conference, 17-19 September 2026. EPOP is a PSA Specialist Group @psaepop.bsky.social
📆 Paper proposal deadline: 26 April 2026
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ChapmanU Professor Lewis Luartz (Political Science) published an academic journal article on populist attitudes towards party support in East Asia in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/...
In 2019 EP elections, environmental issues shaped voting across Western Europe. Silvia Bolgherini & Luca Carrieri examine how radical right parties benefitted more than Greens. Read more: buff.ly/Q2xlZlA
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci
Screenshot of article abstract: Proportional electoral systems, especially when coupled with voluntary party or legislative gender quotas, have been considered beneficial for advancing women’s representation. Extant research on preferential voting in proportional systems, however, yields conflicting evidence. We focus on recent electoral reforms in two German Länder, Hamburg and Bremen, that converted their proportional system from closed to open party lists with preferential voting. Through calculating a counterfactual, we assess the gendered outcomes differentiated between elections, parliaments and parties, to show that party culture plays a pivotal role in shaping the effects of voluntary party quotas within the context of electoral system changes. Our findings underscore the nuanced interaction between electoral system reform and a party’s commitment to gender parity, highlighting the significance of pre-reform party positions and their dedication to prioritizing gender quotas.
Do preferential voting reforms weaken gender quotas? @petrahrens.bsky.social & Sabine Lang examine German Länder reforms, arguing party culture shapes whether open lists help or hinder women’s rep. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/3QdrYOh
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #GenderRep #ECRs #polsci
🚨Call for papers
We invite submissions for the 2nd Workshop for Scholars of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties (EPOP) based in Northern UK
🏛️ University of York, 8-9 June 2026
Theme: Inequality, Authoritarianism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy
More info: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
The Royal Liver Building, Liverpool
The call for papers for #EPOP2026 in Liverpool (17–19 September) is now open!
We welcome submissions across all areas of research on elections, public opinion and parties.
Deadline: 26 April
Submit your proposals here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve...
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
Do UK voters see a trade-off between electoral integrity and turnout? Jeffrey A. Karp argues that beliefs about fraud and ideology, not turnout concerns, best predict support for photo ID. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/Cofpdmn
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky
Best and most fun conference in the schedule.
This really is one of the best conferences to attend out there -very high quality presentations and a friendly, relaxed vibe!
I can’t recommend this conference more strongly
Come to the best conference on elections and all things public opinion and parties!
If you’re in doubt at all, submit something! EPOP is an amazing conference.
It's that time of the year when I highly recommend all colleagues to apply for the nicest conference in Britain. It's especially affordable for PhD students thanks to the offsetting of the fees. And it's also great fun!
The Royal Liver Building, Liverpool
The call for papers for #EPOP2026 in Liverpool (17–19 September) is now open!
We welcome submissions across all areas of research on elections, public opinion and parties.
Deadline: 26 April
Submit your proposals here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve...
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
*Academics of Bluesky:* Do you know a great UG/PG student with excellent quants skills?
@nspmartin.bsky.social and I are advertising a great fully-funded PhD on MRP and minority voting with our friends at Ipsos, so send them our way! ✌️
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
New piece from w/ @hannahbunting.bsky.social & @jess-smith.bsky.social on the Gorton & Denton byelection, and what it might tell us about British politics.
We cover turnout, late-deciding voters, gender gaps & the continuing fragmentation of the party system 🧵
theconversation.com/late-decider...
@martamiori.bsky.social and I have been writing, since 2024, about why Labour's 'Reform' challenge and emphasis was based on a misunderstanding of Labour's vote. Here for anyone interested: politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Interested in learning more advanced approaches to text analysis, machine learning or network analysis this summer? The University of Strathclyde @strathpolir.bsky.social is offering successive methods classes this June.
Do preferential voting reforms weaken gender quotas? @petrahrens.bsky.social & Sabine Lang examine German Länder reforms, arguing party culture shapes whether open lists help or hinder women’s rep. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/LwD7aki
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #GenderRep #ECRs #polsci
UK Poll of Polls, 14 February 2026
Reform: 29% (27-31%)
Labour: 20% (18-22%)
Conservative: 19% (17-20%)
Greens: 14% (13-16%)
Lib Dem: 12% (11-14%)
Other: 3% (3-4%)
SNP: 3% (2-3%)