On 11 Sept, UK in a Changing Europe will be hosting an event for PhD students and early career researchers just before our annual conference.

Funding is available to cover transport and accommodation, with lunch and dinner provided.

Application deadline is 14 June. For details, see below.

Exploring the Causes of Technocratic Minister Appointments - Jean-Benoit Pilet, Leonardo Puleo & Davide Vittori examine this subject by analysing a novel dataset with over 7k ministers across European countries. Read in Political Studies: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

@SAGECQPolitics Political StudiesAssoc

We are looking for a new team to lead our journal Political Studies Review. This is an exciting opportunity for a new team of editors to build and develop both the journal’s reputation and their own research or scholarship profiles.

Find out more: psa.ac.uk/psa/news/call-…

OPEN ACCESS: How can the concept of civility help evaluate different instances of environmental politics? Matteo Bonotti, Steven Zech (@hereforthedata) & Alexander Faehrmann discuss this question in Political Studies: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Political StudiesAssoc @SAGECQPolitics #polsci

Have we got AI news for you! 🤖🗞️Join us at our Roundtable on AI & Elections, 22 May 2-3:30pm BST, where we will discuss the transformative power of AI in shaping electoral processes, focusing on its positive potential & necessary regulatory frameworks!
👉 tickettailor.com/events/technol…

🏆 Spotlight on our Academic Prize winners!

This year's Joni Lovenduski Prize was awarded to Arianna Giovannini (@scipoluniurb) for outstanding professional achievement by an early career academic. Many congratulations!! 👏👏

More: psa.ac.uk/psa/news/psa-c…

Plenty of interviews with leading scholars of #populism , discussing current affairs and the state of the art.

Yannis Stavrakakis, Paolo Gerbaudo, Cristina Flesher Fominaya, María Esperanza Casullo, Aurelien Mondon, Luke March & more.

Have you read any?

psapopulism.org/blog/interviews

PSA, BISA - British International Studies Association, and UACES chairs penned a letter addressing concerns over potential risks to the Department of Politics & International Relations at Goldsmiths.

We stand in solidarity with all affected colleagues during this challenging period.

More: psa.ac.uk/psa/news/joint…

📣Call for papers: Exploring the Nuclear-Climate Nexus / Planetary Technologies in the Context of Increasing International Instability

⏳Submit your abstracts/expression of interest in participating by Wednesday 1st May

⬇️More details here: css.leeds.ac.uk/events/call-fo…

📘The latest issue of BJPIR is out now with articles on...

🔹Ontological Security
🔹Covid-19
🔹Populism
🔹Nationalist Narratives

& more.

Find Volume 26 Issue 2 here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/BPI/current
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Empowered Mini-Publics: ZhichaoTong discusses both a Confucian democratic and meritocratic case, and argues a Confucian democrat may be more open to empowering #minipublics than traditional Western democrats: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

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Realigning the Ontology Behind Theories of Change - Henrique A Castro argues current literature mischaracterizes court-led change and proposes how to advance on collective meaning-making amidst unequal legal expertise: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.11…

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🚨2024 Student Blog Competition!

Students aged 16 to 19 are invited to submit a blog on the question, 'What are politicians able to deliver for the next generation of voters?'. The deadline is 19 May.

More info: ow.ly/TGJY50Qr1Ma

🏆 Spotlight on our Academic Prize winners!

This year's Lord Bryce Prize for a dissertation in comparative politics was awarded to Dr Anne-Marie Houde (@BlavatnikSchool). Many congratulations!! 👏👏

More: psa.ac.uk/psa/news/psa-c…

Hello from Montreal where we’ve gathered for an ⁦IPSA / AISP⁩ meeting which I’ve the privilege of attending thanks to the ⁦The Political Studies Association⁩ :-)

🏆 We are thrilled to celebrate the incredible accomplishments of our members through our highly coveted Academic Prizes. Many congratulations to this year's brilliant winners 🥳

Read more: psa.ac.uk/psa/news/psa-c…

Young vs older voters turnout: Davide Angelucci, Luca Carrieri & Marco Improta argue that when young people are descriptively represented, the age-related gap in turnout is significantly reduced. Read in Political Studies: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

Political StudiesAssoc @SAGECQPolitics #ECRs

Home Ownership, House Prices, and Belief in Meritocracy: Seungwoo Han & Hyeok Yong Kwon explore the connection between the three in Political Studies: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

@SAGECQPolitics Political StudiesAssoc #southkorea #inequality #socailpolicy

We are delighted to announce the new editorial team for our flagship journal Politics. From 1 August 2024, Politics will be edited by an impressive team at the University of Glasgow.

Find out more: psa.ac.uk/psa/news/new-e…

🏆 Spotlight on our Academic Prize winners!

This year's Specialist Group of the Year Prize was jointly awarded. Our second winner was the PSA Technology, Internet, and Policy (TIP). Many congratulations!! 👏👏

More: psa.ac.uk/psa/news/psa-c…