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Do interest groups shape Americans' policy preferences? In a new study, Algara, Hale, & Simmons find pro-reform messages increase support for voting rights legislation, but only for Democrats

@algaraca @CGUnews @IsaacHale @occidental @UWEauClaire

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NEW ARTICLE!

Even after the end of a government, voters still ideologically associate cooperating parties with one another.

Find out more in this paper by @MeBergman2 and @Svenja_Krauss
@uni_corvinus

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We are delighted to announce @RepJournal's Editorial Board. It is an impressive group! We look forward to working together
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📢📢📢 NEWS FROM REPRESENTATION!

We are delighted to announce our new editorial team - Simona Guerra @SPGuerra and Javier Sajuria Garcés
@jsajuria. Welcome!

Further details in the statement from @McDougallTrust ⤵️

Our final tweet of the year is to say a big THANK YOU to all our authors, readers and reviewers. We wish you all a restful break and a very happy new year.

After 8 wonderful years, the Representation editorial team are handing over the reins. Would you like to be the new editorial team? Now is your chance! Further details ↙️

#ApplyNow #Representation

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Are Personality Traits Related to Politicians’ Positions on Immigration? Find out in our fascinating paper by @MikeMikeMed @polgu and @ColinScott_NL

#immigration #Representation

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Are Personality Traits Related to Politicians’ Positions on Immigration? In a word: yes. Find out more in our paper by @MikeMikeMed @polgu @ColinScott_NL

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The Representation editorial team will be on holiday during August. We will continue to review and process manuscripts, but we may take longer to reply than usual. If you have any questions, please still get in touch, representation@tandf.co.uk

UK austerity led to significant spending cuts so why has it provoked relatively little political participation? Kate Harrison @kslharrison provides a theory of the UK public’s muted response to austerity

@sotonpolitics
@unisouthampton
@SouthCoastDTP

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How did Zoom affect political representation? @jennpiscopo & @sufranceschet surveyed US state legislators and found working remotely slowed policymaking & that #COVID19 meant increased workloads & less job satisfaction
@occidental @sufranceschet @UCalgary

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In our latest #Quotas special issue, @CK_Preece
and Netina Tan asks if quotas raise legislative diversity and reduce inequities between the dominant and minority groups? Check it out now!

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Will We Ever Agree on What’s Going Wrong with Democracy? Check out this paper by @tormeysimon
@BristolUni #Representation #Democracywins

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In our latest #Quotas special issues, @CK_Preece and Netina Tan asks if quotas raise legislative diversity and reduce inequities between the dominant and minority groups? Check it out now!

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Why do people vote for a dead candidate? Find out in our fascinating paper by Sergiu Gherghina
@UofGlasgow @AurelianGiugal and Antonio Momoc

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Check out this video abstract by Marte Winsvold, Guro Ødegård and @Johannes_Bergh that discusses the relationship between the councillors’ sense of political efficacy, their role perception and their motivation to continue with politics.
#Representation

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In this paper, @CasalBertoa & @JoseRamaC argues that the success of anti-political-establishment parties is a REAL peril for democracy
#representation #democracy

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Will We Ever Agree on What’s Going Wrong with Democracy? Check out this paper by @tormeysimon

@BristolUni #Representation #Democracy

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This paper revisits the core concept of representation in light of democratic innovations and more specifically in the context of mini-publics.
@adeligiaouri @JaneSuit @DCU_SoC @DublinCityUni

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How are Voter ID laws distributed around the world? In this paper, @_TomBarton presents a new dataset on voter ID laws, their types, importance at election time & relation to the most key election outcome: turnout @rhulpir #voting #voterid #elections #data
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What leads to the representation of indigenous interests on political agendas? @cewig studies legislative activity in Ecuador and finds that strong indigenous parties are the most important factor
@UMNews @HHHSchool

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UK austerity led to significant spending cuts so why has it provoked relatively little political participation? Kate Harrison provides a theory of the UK public’s muted response to austerity @kslharrison @sotonpolitics @unisouthampton @SouthCoastDTP

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Which papers from 2021 (Volume 57) did you enjoy? We invite nominations from all our reviewers, submitting authors, and readers.

And if you win, you will receive 12 months of free access to the Journal!

Happy Voting and good luck! #BestPaperPrize

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How did Zoom affect political representation?
@jennpiscopo & @sufranceschet surveyed US state legislators, and found working remotely slowed policymaking & that #COVID19 overall meant increased workloads & less job satisfaction.
@occidental @UCalgary
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How does gender representation moderate the effect of quotas? Our latest study finds that women’s representation increases quotas' impact on improving women's political and societal status but with diminishing returns
@selotus @BoiseStateSPS @BoiseState

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How did Zoom affect political representation? @jennpiscopo & @sufranceschet surveyed US state legislators, and found working remotely slowed policymaking & that #COVID19 overall meant increased workloads & less job satisfaction. @occidental @UCalgary
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As we've entered 2021, we'd also like to highlight some pieces published by us in 2020! Watch this space during the course of next few days - we will reintroduce you to these amazing articles you might have missed!

In this paper, Prof. Tremblay examines how #LGBTQ politicians think and use emotions as narratives in their mandate of political representation, using #Canada as a case study.

Her research opens the door for studying a previously marginalized group in our discipline.

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@prof_mirya and @Annammahoney show that all caucuses, regardless of differences, increase collaboration.

Their findings pave way for new understanding on institutional arrangement, trust and cooperation, and women's substantive representation, especially in legislatures.

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What are the consequences of deliberative minipublics? Read our new paper! Vincent Jacquet & @ramonvanderdoes introduce the MINICON database & show that most research has focused on minipublics’ proximate consequences @UCLouvain_be @frsFNRS @ISPOLE_UCL
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It is 3 years since we joined Twitter! Thank you for reading and sharing the excellent manuscripts our authors have submitted, and thank you to all our reviewers for their valuable time and input #MyTwitterAnniversary

Austerity has meant significant cuts to welfare, local authorities & the justice system, so why such little political participation? Kate Harrison @kslharrison provides a theory of the UK public’s muted response in our latest article
@sotonpolitics

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Looking for some Thursday morning viewing? We have a new video abstract! Young councillors - influential politicians or youth alibi? #video #representation vimeo.com/255569462