Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR

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NEW ISSUE -

Latin American Politics and Society - Volume 68 - Issue 1 - https://cup.org/4rU8sSm

w/ papers by @rcastrocornejo.bsky.social, @merikeblofield.bsky.social, @ecalvo68.bsky.social, @juangelvezf.bsky.social, @juancangulo.bsky.social & more

Global Crisis and Insecurity
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Economic Displacement by Francisco Urdinez
China's economic displacement of the US in Latin America erodes US political leverage, challenging international order.
📚 https://cup.org/3NaVGPU

Super useful FREE new @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Gender & Politics Element by @cbolzendahl.bsky.social & @hildecoffe.bsky.social shows how gender shapes political participation across Europe, w/ 8 forms of political activity over 10 waves of the European Social Survey (2002–2020) in 26 countries!

Democracy, Liberty, and Judicial Review by Alexander Kaufman
Defends the essential role of judicial review in maintaining a legitimate democratic political culture.
📚 https://cup.org/49ti3ZD

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#OpenAccess from @jpublicpolicy.bsky.social -

Universal targeting in local public health: a comparative study of Polish cities - https://cup.org/4bjJ2GJ

- Wojciech Gędek (University of Warsaw)

#FirstView

Podcasting the Crisis of Masculinity: Recognition Politics, the Manosphere, and the Joe Rogan Experience Audience Despite podcasts' increasing prominence in the contemporary media ecosystem, they have attracted limited scholarly attention. This study examines audience characteristics of the most popular podcast i...

Important work exploring Rogan's audience:👇

"...younger, male, & with low educational attainment"

More "conspiratorial" thinking & "conservative media consumption"

"politically diverse yet culturally unified"

intensifies "cultural polarization."

Preprint: preprints.apsanet.org/engage/apsa/...

Hacking elections:
A quantitative analysis of cyber-enabled foreign election interference

https://dx.doi.org/10.33774/apsa-2026-wlcqm?rft_dat=source%3Ddrss

#polisky

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"The Elephants in the Room" by @smotus.bsky.social is an on-the-ground examination of the 2024 presidential nomination, finding that Republican leaders were reluctant to nominate Donald Trump but had lost control of their party to passionate voters.

Pre-Order today!
https://cup.org/3YUCRmy

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NEW ISSUE -

International Theory - Volume 18 - Issue 1 - March 2026 -

https://cup.org/4u77Ji1

A Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy

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#OpenAccess from @govandopp.bsky.social -

Campaigning against the Casta: Electoral Personalism and the Rise of Javier Milei in Argentina - https://cup.org/4ue3tNI

- @dielujan77.bsky.social, Gonzalo Puig Lombardi & Sarah Ledoux

#FirstView

🚨🪖 Key read: "Kidnapping politics: Captivity passions and international security" from @profgustafsson.bsky.social & Richard J. Samuels introduces a very special issue...

👉 More here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social -

Exiting Russia - https://cup.org/4bzmbrM

"...results imply that multinationals are at best unstable tools of economic statecraft, even in the midst of war..." - @rwellhausen.bsky.social & BOLIANG ZHU

#FirstView

New podcast with our Chair @juanitamarieelias.bsky.social. Listen now!

Due March 15th! APSA Spring Research Grants: Centennial Center Program | Deadline: March 15, 2026 - The American Political Science Association (APSA) invites applications for the Spring 2026 Centennial Center Research Grant Program, which provides awards of up to $2,500 to support research across…

APSA Centennial Center Research Grant applications are due Sunday!

The #CCRG Spring cycle provides support for APSA #members who are contingent or #communitycollege faculty, #faculty in non-PhD departments, and #gradstudents.

The new application deadline is March 15th! buff.ly/A3Bxsbm

BJPolS abstract discussing the impact of using immigrant personal narratives to improve public perceptions and policy in middle-income countries. It mentions studies from high-income countries, a focus on Colombia between 2021 and 2023, and findings about narrative-based interventions and economic concerns.

NEW -

Immigrant Narratives Promote Inclusionary Attitudes Towards Immigration in a Middle-Income Country - https://cup.org/40V1mkp

- Antonella Bandiera, Mateo Vásquez-Cortés, Stephanie Zonszein & Abraham Aldama

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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

Why have South Korea and Taiwan developed such different sets of election campaign regulations? This article finds one key difference between their democratic transitions: whether the opposition party had incumbent status.

Read more here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New in FirstView:

Waisanen & Becker push back on conflict profiteers. Americans are far less polarised than media often suggests.

Before we "bridge" divides, we need to first *reveal* the common ground that already exists.

OA: tinyurl.com/6sfrecfp

#DemocraticTheory #Polarization #Democracy

New in FirstView:

Celestino flips the script on Mexico's democratic decline. Morena's illiberal turn isn't the *cause* of the crisis. It's the *consequence* of a democratization that was always more procedural than substantive.

tinyurl.com/kh87ms8x

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Unknowing the future: Speculative foresight in international institutions and the unexpected ‘origins’ of expertise - https://cup.org/4s07Jih

- Laura Pantzerhielm

#FirstView

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"This book may come to be the most influential on the intersection of migration and democracy."

Democratic Drain by Justin Gest, Coming Soon

Pre-order now!

https://cup.org/4bzOtTv

#PoliSci #Politics #Immigration

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L’importance de la perception des ressortissants dans l’évaluation des politiques publiques internationales : le cas de la Minusma au Mali - https://cup.org/4us3Fcy

- Thioro Gueye (Universite Internationale de Rabat)

#FirstView

Crude Calculations: Regime Stability, Economic Liberalization, and the Energy Transition by Oliver McPherson-Smith
Introduces the rent-conditional reform theory to explain when economic liberalization is politically feasible in resource-wealthy regimes.
📚 https://cup.org/3N5jQeH

BJPolS abstract discussing AI usage in government. It covers public regulation demands due to backlash, tracking attitudes toward AI, and the impact of personal experiences with AI-bosses on decision making.

NEW -

The Politics of Using AI in Policy Implementation: Evidence from a Field Experiment - https://cup.org/4llsWAU

- Yotam Margalit & Shir Raviv

#OpenAccess #AI

Chilling Effects Cambridge Core - Social Psychology - Chilling Effects

"One of the most important books on privacy and civil liberties written this decade"- Neil Richards

Chilling Effects: Repression, Conformity, and Power in the Digital Age by Jonathon W. Penney | Out Now

#LawSky #BookSky #Surveillance #Censorship #Privacy

https://cup.org/4ruRNEB

Political Economy from Pufendorf to Marx | Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Essential reading for historians of European political thought - Istvan Hont, Political Economy from Pufendorf to Marx (2026)

www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...

Cambridge Studies in American Legislatures Welcome to Cambridge Core

The Cambridge Studies in American Legislatures series publishes research that confronts major questions affecting the study of legislative politics and political representation in the United States.

Now Open for Submissions

#LawSky #PoliSci #Politics #USPOL

https://cup.org/4bv2FNC

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"An erudite and original analysis addressing a research question that is both critical and understudied: How do authoritarian regimes evade democratic progress?"

The Resilience of the Old Regime by David Art (@tufts.edu), Coming Soon

#History #PoliSky

https://cup.org/49Q7wrB

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Where not #OpenAccess the articles in this issue of @risjnl.bsky.social are free to read until the end of March 2026 -

https://cup.org/4cgwDFF

Review of International Studies - Volume 52 - Issue 1

Includes a special forum on Oligarchic Sovereignty.