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PSA Seeks New Trustees for Election to its Executive Committee - Political Studies Association Are you looking for an opportunity to build your profile, skills, and experience? Are you interested in becoming a charity trustee? Do you want to play a role

🌟Seeking new PSA Trustees🌟
📆 Deadline 16 March 2026
✔️ Are you looking to build your profile, skills, and experience?
✔️ Are you interested in becoming a charity trustee?
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📝 Don't miss one of our most cited #openaccess #BJPIR articles!

'Tactical hedging as coalition-building signal: The evolution of Quad and AUKUS in the Indo-Pacific' by @k-since2024.bsky.social

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Do perceptions of low economic status limit support for welfare taxes? Laura Lungu examines survey data showing those feeling poorer favour equality yet resist tax rises to fund welfare. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/VdIYmUB

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Come and join our workshop on Meloni's impact on the management of migration in the EU, co-organised by @lse-ei.bsky.social and @psa-italian.bsky.social, with financial support by @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social!

PhD students & ECRs can apply for travel grants up to £110 to cover travel/accommodation.

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IN NEW ISSUE: When are ‘evidence-based’ policies truly based in evidence? What seems like an easy question to answer is anything but, according to Schneider et al.

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Thanks to our speakers, Dr Kanyon and Dr Baker (@richmondbridge.bsky.social), for sharing their experiences and reflections, as well as Dr Samarakoon for chairing this #IWD26 event and the Political Studies Association (@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social) for their support. /2

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'Trump’s new America and the question of fascism' by Nitasha Kaul & Barry Buzan

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2025-26 Dissertation Prizes - Nominations Open! - Political Studies Association Dissertation Prizes Nominations for our 2025-26 Dissertation Prizes are now OPEN for the: PSA Dissertation Prize for government and public administration Sir Ernest Barker Prize for political theory…

*PSA Prizes*
Nominations open for Dissertation Prizes 2025-26
We invite nominations for dissertations covering: government & public administration; political theory; comparative politics; elections & electoral systems; international relations
📆 Deadline: 6 April 2026
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Academic Membership - Political Studies Association Academic Membership

*PSA Academic Membership*
For individuals in academia, at all career stages. Teaching or studying #PoliticalStudies, #Political Sciences or related disciplines, incl. #PhD #students & retired academics.
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PSA26 Annual Conference - Political Studies Association Join us in Oxford to discuss ‘Political Studies Futures’ “The best gathering for politics scholars in the UK and beyond” – PSA25 delegate Open to both members and non-members, the PSA annual…

#PSA26 Annual Conference
🚨 FIINAL REMINDER Registration deadline 12 March
Visit the PSA26 webpage for
🏠️ Travel & Accommodation
📆 Latest Programme
📢 Keynote speakers
🍴 Food and refreshments

PSA Seeks New Trustees for Election to its Executive Committee - Political Studies Association Are you looking for an opportunity to build your profile, skills, and experience? Are you interested in becoming a charity trustee? Do you want to play a role

🌟Seeking new PSA Trustees🌟
📆 Deadline 16 March 2026
✔️ Are you looking to build your profile, skills, and experience?
✔️ Are you interested in becoming a charity trustee?
✔️ Do you want to enhance the study of Politics & International Relations in the UK?
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IN NEW ISSUE: Why do interest organizations network with their opponents? @marcelhanegraaff.bsky.social, Andrea Pritoni, @wmjunk.bsky.social & @michelecrepaz.bsky.social examine the logic of brokerage. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/0JGFJIm

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'International relations theory and US–China competition: A theoretical exploration' by Kai He & Huiyun Feng

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Our CEO Michelle Doyle Wildman @seasonedcomms.bsky.social is representing our association at today’s #SHAPEconference26 which will focus on the future of our universities & research

IN NEW ISSUE: Does the public disapprove of leaders who back down to initiate negotiation with non-state armed actors? Zlatin Mitkov & Michael Yekple examine leader-public interactions during domestic security crises: buff.ly/3wKZM7w

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Lord Vallance

Big day ahead as we have our annual @britishacademy.bsky.social sector conference including a keynote from Science Minister Lord Vallance.

I’ll be chairing a panel with Philip Augar, Shirley Pearce, Vivienne Stern & Adam Tickell on what we can learn from all those reviews of HE.

Stay tuned!

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IN NEW ISSUE: What are the relationships between corruption, democracy & trust in government? Shlomo Mizrahi & Dana Natan Krup examine the effect of societal norms that support corruption on these relationships: buff.ly/v0v2uCh

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'The politics of abstentionism: Comparing Sinn Féin’s Westminster abstentionism to the Basque Nationalist Left’s engagement with the Spanish Parliament, 1979–2025' by Thomas Leahy & @ikererdocia.bsky.social

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Don't miss the opportunity! Our #IWD26 online seminar starts in 65 min, featuring Dr Kenyon from the Canterbury Christmas Church University, Dr Baker from the University of Hull, the discussion is chaired by ECN committee member Dr Samarakoon. 👇

International Women's Day Seminar - Political Studies Association To mark International Women’s Day (IWD) we are delighted to announce that this online seminar, will include Prof. Catherine Baker (University of Hull) and Dr.

*TODAY* International Women’s Day Seminar
📆 10.00 – 12.00, 3 March 2026, Online
♀️ Celebrating #IWD26 with Dr. Catherine Baker & Dr. Susan Kenyon.
For PhD & #EarlyCareer academics. Organised by @psaecn.bsky.social
#IWD2026 #IWD #Equity

There is still time! Register for our seminar, it is going to be a very interesting event. #IWD2026

IN NEW ISSUE: Kimonos, Ponchos and Blue Jeans: Rafael Shimabukuro explores the role of clothing in populism through an analysis of Alberto Fujimori, Peru’s one-time autocrat (1990–2000). Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/NleRAfT

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IN NEW ISSUE: How do different types of #polarization affect political #corruption? Áron Hajnal analyses a panel of 153 countries (2000-2021) to examine this & how regime type moderates these effects. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/vhEAPi8

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The enemy behind the scenes: How China’s propaganda shores up support for Russia’s war in Ukraine - Tao Wang, Han-yu Hsu, 2025 How can authoritarian propaganda effectively shape people’s foreign policy attitudes? In this article, we assess a method of information manipulation that autoc...

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'The enemy behind the scenes: How China’s propaganda shores up support for Russia’s war in Ukraine' by @taomanchester.bsky.social & Han-yu Hsu

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IN NEW ISSUE: Informal Workers as Outsiders: Anil Duman examines how informal employment, prevalent across the MENA region, impacts political behavior by creating insider–outsider divides. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/SVL5OLg

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International Women's Day Seminar - Political Studies Association To mark International Women’s Day (IWD) we are delighted to announce that this online seminar, will include Prof. Catherine Baker (University of Hull) and Dr.

*FINAL REMINDER* International Women’s Day Seminar
📆 10.00 – 12.00, 3 March 2026, Online
♀️ Celebrating #IWD26 with Prof. Catherine Baker & Dr. Susan Kenyon.
For PhD & #EarlyCareer academics. Organised by @psaecn.bsky.social
#IWD2026 #IWD #Equity

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IN NEW ISSUE: The Parliamentary Origins of Party Strength in Western Europe before the Second World War: Simon Davidsson explains the historical origins of Western Europe's strong parties. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/40VrT1N

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IN NEW ISSUE: Gen-Z Compulsory Turnout: @ammassarisofia.bsky.social, Ferran Martinez i Coma & @duncanmcdonnell.com examine what drives Gen-Z electoral behaviour by surveying them on their '22 AU federal election choices. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/3CAvTvp

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Opportunities - Political Studies Association Opportunities

🌟PSA Opportunities🌟
Upcoming opportunities on the PSA webpage include IPSA Work In Progress Sessions- Open Call @ipsa.org and other opportunities for those engaged with #Politics #PoliticalStudies #PoliticalScience