Political Science Research and Methods: The journal of #EPSA (European Political Science Association), edited by John Griffin (@griffin_j_d), published by CUP
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🧩 Masking or lexicographic preferences? The same choice patterns can reflect very different processes.
➡️ @SimonCalmar & @MortenHjortskov show how conjoint experiments can distinguish between these two explanations of political choice doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2026.10…
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📈 Does the intensity of citizens' policy preferences matter for political representation?
➡️ Zachary Peskowitz & @EddySFYeung find that preference intensity does not reliably predict policy outcomes across US states, even when measured in multiple ways doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2026.10…
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🤖 Can transformer-based language models deliver accurate text classification without huge computational costs?
➡️ Cecilia Y. Sui shows how pretrain-finetune models can classify political text with modest labeled data and computing resources doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2026.10…
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⚔️ Do wars follow predictable patterns, or are they unpredictable?
➡️ T. Schincariol & @thomaschadefaux use entropy-based analysis to show that conflict fatalities exhibit high levels of randomness, making their dynamics particularly difficult to predict doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2026.10…
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🇪🇺 When does the European Parliament use vague language in EU policy negotiations?
➡️ @shurakhokhlova, @NYYordanova & @AnastasiaErsho8 find that the EP is more concrete during inter-institutional conflict, but vaguer when public opinion is divided doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2026.10…
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👵 Do pension expansions mobilise older voters?
➡️ @GanslmeierM, M. Klymak & T. Vlandas find that a 36% pension increase in Illinois had no effect on turnout, challenging expectations that material gains increase political participation doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2026.10…
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📰 How should researchers debrief participants after exposing them to misinformation?
➡️ @EmmaHoes93 & @Sacha_Altay show that debriefings with fact-checks reduce belief in false claims, while general warnings may increase skepticism toward true news doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2026.10…
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🧪 Can measuring racial attitudes before a survey experiment bias its results?
➡️ Leah Christiani, Nathan Kelly & Jana Morgan find little evidence of treatment bias overall, but show that stereotype endorsement measures are an important exception doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2026.10…
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🗳️ How does far-right terrorism affect support for the far right?
➡️ Studying anti-Roma attacks in Hungary, Simonovits et al. find that Jobbik gained 11-14 pp more support in attacked villages, with effects persisting and spreading to nearby areas doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2026.10…
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🏛️ How does patronage shape communication within government bureaucracies?
➡️ Employing rare new data from China, @jee_haemin & @Kaiping_Chen find that patronage ties increase upward information flows, but not public-facing performance and responsiveness doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2026.10…
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🏛️ Do caretaker governments really stop making policy?
➡️ Using original data on government bills from 238 cabinets in Western Europe, Mingyi Zhang shows that caretaker governments remain active policymakers during government transitions doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2026.10…
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🌍Why do people support the democratic peace?
➡️In this new article, @imjuhokim revisits a recent embedding analysis and finds that it is associated with racial and ethnocentric motivations, and offers guidance for embedding analysis in political science cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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📈 How do people update their perceptions of the economy?
➡️ Derek A. Epp and @CBWlezien show that people interpret the same economic changes differently depending on their prior perceptions, suggesting that public opinion is shaped by benchmarking cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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🤝 Do parties reward allies or recruit rivals for cabinet?
➡️ A. Herzog and D. Schmuck show that, rather than favoring moderates, parties prefer loyal MPs: strong government defenders and fierce opposition critics are more likely to become ministers cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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🌐 What shapes high-end cooperation among militant groups?
➡️ Using network data on 53 groups in Northeast India, @ilaydaonder shows that cooperation is more likely between groups with complementary capabilities and distinct constituencies. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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🚨Can courts and the media stop democratic backsliding when citizens don't trust them?
➡️@BobbyGulotty & @ZhaotianL model oversight of subversion, show that when the oversight body is contested, a "fake news effect" undermines it and enables backsliding. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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A new chapter for PSRM’s social media!
We’d like to thank @tonirodon for his outstanding work as Social Media Editor over the past years. As of today, @irewrl will be taking over the role. We look forward to continuing to share the latest research published in PSRM with you.📚✨
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🎉 Another exciting year for Political Science Research and Methods!
Here's a quick look at how PSRM has grown over the past year. Thanks to @griffin_j_d, our editorial team, authors, reviewers, and @CUP_PoliSci cambridge.org/core/journals/… 🧵👇
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4️⃣ Supporting diversity in research
📊 The share of published articles with at least one female author increased from 38% to 42% in the first two issues of 2026.
We're committed to publishing excellent research from across political science. 🌍
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5️⃣ Thank you!
👏 Thanks to our editors, associate editors, reviewers, editorial assistants, and our partners at Cambridge University Press @CUP_PoliSci.
We couldn't do it without you! 🎉 cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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