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3. There will be an exciting workshop at Waseda University (Tokyo) in January 2027. To submit a proposal, please send a 300-word abstract by August 31, 2026 through this form: forms.gle/TjMkwHW9bGDJb8KBA
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Colleagues: We're very happy to announce that we have a new website for our section!🙌
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Please bookmark it and follow upcoming news there🪺
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2. We now have a new mailing list called District Magnitude (DM)! 🌟
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3. There will be an exciting workshop at Waseda University (Tokyo) in January 2027. To submit a proposal, please send a 300-word abstract by August 31, 2026 through this form: forms.gle/TjMkwHW9bGDJb8KBA
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Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA retweeted
What do preferential electoral systems reveal about politics? Our new work @nature-@scientificdata introduces *archive*: a new dataset of votes and seats from #RankedChoiceVoting. Compiled using a new AI-based method. 🥇🥈🥉
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The deadline has been extended to Friday, May 22! Please feel free to share this with your colleagues.
Here is the information about Leon Weaver Award, 2026 for the best paper presented. Please share this with your colleagues and students!
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Here is the information about Leon Weaver Award, 2026 for the best paper presented. Please share this with your colleagues and students!
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The nomination for the George H. Hallett Award, 2026 is now open. Please share with your colleagues!
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We're now accepting nominations for the Lawrence Longley Award, 2026. Please feel free to share widely!
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News! We are transitioning to a new team for 2026–2027:
Chair: Yuki Atsusaka
Council: Asya Magazinnik, Paru Shah, Sona Golder, Yann Kerevel
Treasurer: Thiago M. Q. Moreira
Division Chairs: Eduardo Alemán, Taeko Hiroi
Follow us for updates on awards, events, and more!
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If you'd like to get involved with the section—especially junior scholars—please let us know!
Some of us are also here:
@Yuki_Atsusaka @parushah_mke @sonagolder @ykerev @ThiagoMQM
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Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA retweeted
Thrilled that my project "Democratization without Inclusion? A Complete Dataset of Officeholding Requirements in Europe and The Americas" won the @RepresentElect Graduate Student Research Grant. Thanks to the committee for the recognition and support. @APSAtweets
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Honored that my paper with Christopher Carter won the Leon Weaver Award for the best paper on representation and electoral systems! Thank you to the @APSAtweets @RepresentElect committee for the recognition!
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Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA retweeted
New and open access for a limited time only! "Historically marginalized groups and ideological representation in legislatures" written by @ietchacq (@RiceUniversity) and @gdilandro (@RiceUniversity) is available now at the link below ⬇️⬇️
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Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA retweeted
In #FirstView by @kblidook and @RoyceKoop: "Representational Style Across National and Constituency Contexts: Members of Parliament in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA retweeted
🗳️Why do majoritarian electoral systems benefit the right?
➡️@rlineira & @RieraPedro show that middle-income voters concerned with taxation are keener to adjust their behavior depending on the electoral rules than unconcerned voters cambridge.org/core/journals/… #FirstView
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Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA retweeted
IN NEW ISSUE: Does the socio-demographic composition of parliaments matter for equal #representation of all citizens? Caroline Hahn examines if #workingclass preferences are best represented by own ranks politicians: ow.ly/amZo50LBOnF (OA)
@PolStudiesAssoc #freeaccess
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Are you a graduate student doing work on Representation and/or Electoral Systems?
Do you need money for your research?
We are offering a new small research grant!
More info on this new grant opportunity available here: apsanet.org/section8
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Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA retweeted
#OpenAccess -
How Gap Measures Determine Results: The Case of Proportional Systems and the Gender Mobilization Gap - cup.org/3xQq2zh
- Mona Morgan-Collins (@KingsCollegeLon)
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Representation & Electoral Systems Section of APSA retweeted
In #FirstView by @evelien_willems, Bart Maes, and Stefaan Walgrave: "Mechanisms of Political Responsiveness: The Information Sources Shaping Elected Representatives' Policy Actions" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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