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2/3. We welcome theoretical, methodological and empirical papers on political leadership, including populism, polarisation, democratic resilience, political communication, security and political crises.
Work in progress is welcome, no full paper is required!
3/3. Apply by 10 November 2026!
* Accommodation and meals covered by the journal
* No participation fee
* Travel to and from Granada is not covered.
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Submit your title, abstract, name and affiliation here:
tinyurl.com/bdh6fu2u
1/4. 📢 New article:
"Queer(ing) ecopedagogy: Our walk with/in the forest" by Emma Foster & Julie Gilson.
How can taking students into a forest challenge conventional approaches to teaching Politics and International Relations?
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3/4. Drawing on queer and eco-pedagogy, the article explores how the boundaries between ‘student’, ‘lecturer’, ‘guide’ and ‘forest’ become blurred—and what this means for teaching, learning and disciplinary boundaries.
4/4. The article reflects on how this fieldtrip informed module design and assessment, inviting us to rethink how environmental politics is taught.
Read the article:
tinyurl.com/5vmrxcz2
1/4. 📢 New article:
"Neutralization through the anti-gender network: How Latin America’s Far Right contests the OAS" by María-José Urzúa.
It explores how the far right engages international organizations from within, not by winning elections, but by disabling norm expansion.
3/4. At the OAS, the network uses performative politics, lobbying, and reactive litigation to contest SOGI and reproductive rights. The article calls this "neutralization": disabling an IO as a driver of norm expansion, while prior commitments stay nominally in place.
4/4. The IO arena also strengthens the network through transnational coalition-building. Key finding: IOs can be neutralized even without far-right control over national governments.
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Read here:
tinyurl.com/324yfham
1/3.⏰ The PSA27 deadline is approaching!
Got research to share, a panel to convene, or an idea to bring into conversation?
Join us at PSA27: Seismic Politics – impacts and responses from the global to the local, 22–24 March 2027 at the University of Hull.
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2/3. 🌱 Working on Environmental Politics?
Bring your research to PSA27. Submit a paper or panel and select “Environmental Politics” on the form to be considered for our Specialist Group section.
Deadline: 12 October 2026
3/3. Papers | Panels | Roundtables
1,000+ delegates at PSA26
200+ panels, keynotes & workshops
Three days of research, debate & networking
Deadline: 12 October 2026
🔗 Full details & submissions:
psa.ac.uk/conference/psa27-a…
1/4. New article!
“The far-right’s tug-of-war with multilateral democracy promotion”, by Jana Lipps.
The article examines how far-right parties use their representation within international organisations to challenge liberal democratic norms.
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3/4. The analysis shows a distinct antagonistic strategy compared with non-nativist parties. Far-right opposition extends to policies promoting universalist liberal norms, while being particularly strong toward instruments involving:
- Monitoring
- Naming and shaming
- Sanctions
4/4. The findings reveal an ideological “tug-of-war” within international organisations, with far-right parties challenging multilateral democracy promotion but gaining limited support.
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@SageJournals
Read the full article:
tinyurl.com/p9w5wnjx
3/4. Constitutional weakness and early elections played supporting roles, generating ambiguities that elites exploited to delay elections and fragment the state.
4/4. These findings offer new insights into how domestic politics and security dynamics interact in conflict-affected transitions.
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@UofGlasgow
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Read it here:
tinyurl.com/muaxcu3n