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🌷📘 May Issue What makes populist messages resonate? 🗳️🗣️ A German survey experiment tests blame, people-centrism & language style. Blaming political elites boost support — simple language doesn't. 🇩🇪⚖️ #PolSci #Populism 🔗 ow.ly/vKmn50VPWgt

🌷📘 May Issue When decisions clash with politics, how does communication shape legitimacy? 🗣️⚖️ Ine Goovaerts, J. de Fine Licht & S. Marien explore how responsive dialogue impacts trust in decision-making 🤝📣 #PolSci #Democracy 🔗 ow.ly/XTiN50VPWwU

🆕 How do populist parties define ‘the people’ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 and ‘the elite’ 🏛️? 📚 Meijers, Huber & Zaslove dissect the core of populist ideology, showing how party families diverge in constructing these key concepts. 👉 ow.ly/cW2I50VSq8P #OA #Populism #PoliticalScience

🆕 Can political leaders shift public opinion during crises? 📷 Using experimental evidence, Unan, Klüver, Hobolt & Rodon show that communicative interventions significantly boost support for leaders in times of crisis. 🔗ow.ly/ZjwG50VSyQb #OA #PoliticalCommunication

🌷📘 May Issue What does “order” mean in Sweden’s politicised, vulnerable neighbourhoods? 🏘️🇸🇪 @PeterEsaiasson & J. Sohlberg look at residents’ voices to explore experiences of safety, control & community norms 🕊️ #PolSci #UrbanStudies 🔗 ow.ly/maMY50VPWnq

🌷📘 May Issue How do citizens perceive online abuse aimed at politicians? 💻👥 @NielsBjørnP, R. Pedersen & M. Thau explore reactions through a survey experiment, looking at the impact of #DigitalHostility on #Politics 🚨🗣️ 🔗 ow.ly/l19y50VPWF0

🌷📘 May Issue 🔺📊 Social Status How do we perceive social hierarchies? مهاجر dives into the cultural & economic roots shaping our views on status and inequality 🌍💡 #PolSci #SocialInequality 🔗 ow.ly/fkBV50VPWJr

🌷📘 May Issue 🌍🇪🇺 EU & UN Politics What drives differentiation between EU member states in the UN General Assembly? @SpyrosBlavoukos & I. Galariotis explore the factors influencing EU unity and division on the global stage 🗳️💬 #PolSci #EU #UN 🔗 ow.ly/BIYH50VPY1i

🌷📘 May Issue 🗳️👥 Youth & Democracy Do young people want democratic reform — or the status quo? @V_Schwaiger & @andbaech run a conjoint experiment with German teens to explore preferences on how democracy should work 🇩🇪🔧 #DemocraticInnovation 🔗 ow.ly/VZ8b50VPZNr

🌷📘 May Issue 🌐👩‍💼 Leadership & Crisis Do women leaders perform differently in crises? A. Freund & Yael analyse four COVID-19 waves to assess the impact of leader gender on national outcomes 🦠📊 #PolSci #Leadership 🔗 ow.ly/yKze50VPZVG

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🌷📘May Issue 🧑‍💼🔧 Technocratic Appeal Why do people support technocrats? J. Marlier, M. Kaltenegger & @EnnserJed explore the public’s preference for expertise over politics — and what it means for democratic legitimacy 🗳️📚 #PolSci #Technocracy 🔗 ow.ly/5WjF50VPZZR

🌷📘 May Issue 💰⚖️ Inequality & Democracy Does local economic inequality erode support for the political system? F. Colombo, @PTDinesen & K.M. Sønderskov provide evidence from Denmark on how context shapes democratic trust 🇩🇰🏛️ #Inequality 🔗 ow.ly/ixzT50VQ0ak

🌷📘 May Issue 🏛️📣 Interest Groups How do citizens view #InterestGroups? @AnneDRasmussen & @Stefanie_Reher show that public opinion varies depending on ties to cause vs business groups — with important implications for lobbying legitimacy 🔍⚖️ 🔗 ow.ly/8i4E50VQ0jT

🌷📘 May Issue 🕰️📉 Policy lifespan Do people discount future policies differently across the lifespan? M. Barnfield examines how age shapes support for long-term policy — Looking at sustainability & intergenerational fairness 🌱👶🧓 #FuturePolicy 🔗 ow.ly/148X50VQ0ux

🌷📘 May Issue Do politically homogenous neighbourhoods🏘️ deepen affective polarisation? @JamesTilleyOx & Sara Hobolt use British 🇬🇧data to explore how where we live shapes how we feel about the other side 🧠 #PolSci #Polarisation 🔗 ow.ly/A2Y350VQ0Qa

🔮 #FutureOfPopulism No.94 #Populist rhetoric often pits a virtuous people against a corrupt elite. 📘 Based on EJPR journal research, Maurits Meijers Robert A. Huber & Andrej Zaslove ask: who exactly are the people & the elite in #PopulistParties’ eyes? ow.ly/lz4450VZQNg

🌷📘 May Issue 🗣️ Emotions in the aisles? By coding 500k legislative speeches according to Ekman's 6 basic emotions T. Murat Yildirim says that MPs strategically use emotions in their speeches to maximise influence and visibility in the 🇬🇧 #HouseOfCommons 🔗 ow.ly/LkPA50VQ0Ub

🌷📘 May Issue 🧪🗳️ Democratic Innovations Do democratic innovations really empower citizens? M.-I. Theuwis, @carolienvanham & Kristof Jacobs present meta-analysis on how these reforms affect attitudes, behaviour & civic skills 💬#DemocraticInnovation 🔗 ow.ly/aeRA50VQ12A

🌷📚 That's everything from our May issue - Volume 64 Issue 2 📘 25 Original Articles & 8 Research Notes 🔓 88% available #OpenAccess ✒️ 50+ contributors 🕵️ & many more anonymous referees 👉 ow.ly/MhbK50VQ24X #PolSci #AcademicPublishing