American Political Science Review (@apsrjournal.bsky.social)

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 9:04 PM

From our FirstView: "The Representation Trap: How Minority Power Shapes Electoral Politics in India" by @feyaadallie.bsky.social. buff.ly/sEa2MlQ

APSR abstract for "The Representation Trap: How Minority Power Shapes Electoral Politics in India," by Feyaad Allie, Studying Muslim representation in India, the author shows electing a Muslim representative divides Muslim votes while consolidating Hindu votes for the majoritarian party, driven by sub-identity and super-ordinate identity mobilization. Full abstract is available in linked article.

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 12:40 PM

From our FirstView: "Democratic Accountability with Citizen Coproduction" by Jie Ma, @keithschnak.bsky.social, and @ianrturner.bsky.social. buff.ly/QgJ8hoR

APSR abstract for "Democratic Accountability with Citizen Coproduction," by Jie Ma, Keith E. Schnakenberg, and Ian R. Turner, Modeling policies requiring citizen coproduction, the authors show low coproduction muddies voters' attribution of blame, and incumbents anticipate this by sometimes avoiding reforms when more likely to succeed. Full abstract is available in linked article.

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 9:04 PM

From our FirstView: "Marriage as Slavery: Oroonoko, the Slave Trade, and the Origins of English Feminism" by Mary Jo MacDonald, @maryjomacdonald.bsky.social. buff.ly/eEm3wBB

APSR abstract for "Marriage as Slavery: Oroonoko, the Slave Trade, and the Origins of English Feminism," by Mary Jo MacDonald, Tracing Aphra Behn's influence on Mary Astell, the author argues Astell's marriage-slavery analogy drew on the transatlantic slave trade's logic of commodification, not just the neo-Roman tradition of absolute power. Full abstract is available in linked article.

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 12:40 PM

From our FirstView: "What Would It Mean to Democratize Finance? An Evaluation of Divergent Conceptions of Democracy and Finance" by Leah Downey and Stefan Eich, @stefeich.bsky.social. buff.ly/pPVH3mv

APSR abstract for "What Would It Mean to Democratize Finance? An Evaluation of Divergent Conceptions of Democracy and Finance," by Leah Downey and Stefan Eich, Mapping calls to "democratize finance" along axes of democracy and finance, the authors argue power-centered accounts of democratization are most plausible but create instability by generating pressure toward power sharing. Full abstract is available in linked article.

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 PM

From our FirstView: "Structural Injustice as Emergent Disorder" by Hochan Kim, buff.ly/TPOHteM

APSR abstract for "Structural Injustice as Emergent Disorder," by Hochan Kim, The author develops the Complexity View of structural injustice, arguing it arises from emergent properties of human action rather than culpable wrongdoing, though this account sets real epistemic limits on social reform. Full abstract is available in linked article.

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 12:40 PM

From our FirstView: "Imperial Aid and Tax Mobilization in Late Colonial Africa" by Didac Queralt, @didacqueralt.bsky.social. buff.ly/dQkSf65

APSR abstract for "Imperial Aid and Tax Mobilization in Late Colonial Africa," by Didac Queralt, Studying Britain's Colonial Development and Welfare Fund, the author shows imperial aid expanded colonial taxation only after reforms replaced patronage-based governors with career officers whose promotions depended on fiscal performance. Full abstract is available in linked article.

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 9:01 PM

Congratulations to @aidanmilliff.com, winner of the Rajni Kothari Award for Best Article on the Politics of South Asia for "Making Sense, Making Choices: How Civilians Choose Survival Strategies during Violence," published in the APSR. buff.ly/T5XJGpM

APSR abstract for "Making Sense, Making Choices: How Civilians Choose Survival Strategies during Violence," by Aidan Milliff, Using interviews and analysis of 509 oral histories from Indian Sikhs during the 1984 pogroms, the author shows perceived control and predictability of threats shape whether people avoid, adapt, or use disruptive survival strategies. Full abstract is available in linked article.

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 7:01 PM

Congratulations to @ashartnett.bsky.social and Mohamed Saleh, winners of the Best MENA Politics Article award for "Precolonial Elites and Colonial Redistribution of Political Power," published in the APSR. buff.ly/nBaY8YC

APSR abstract for "Precolonial Elites and Colonial Redistribution of Political Power," by Allison S. Hartnett and Mohamed Saleh, Studying British-occupied Egypt, the authors show colonial rule shifted power within precolonial institutions toward elites most congruent with colonizer interests, especially in cotton-producing provinces. Full abstract is available in linked article.

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 5:07 PM

Correction: Shatema Threadcraft, @profcraft.bsky.social is the winner of the Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory for "Anti-Black Violence and Toni Morrison's Democratic Storytelling," published in the APSR. (Not co-recipient, as stated in our earlier post.) Congratulations! buff.ly/KPDSFE6

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 5:04 PM

Correction: Mara Marin received an honorable mention for the Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory for "Structural Responsibility," published in the APSR. (Not co-recipient, as stated in our earlier post.) Congratulations!
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@apsrjournal.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 5:02 PM

Congratulations to @jackpaine.bsky.social, Xiaoyan Qiu, and @ricarthuguet.bsky.social, winners of the Outstanding Article Award in International History and Politics for "Endogenous Colonial Borders: Precolonial States and Geography in the Partition of Africa," published in the APSR. buff.ly/Q6TaVri

APSR abstract for "Endogenous Colonial Borders: Precolonial States and Geography in the Partition of Africa," by Jack Paine, Xiaoyan Qiu, and Joan Ricart-Huguet, The authors revise the view that Africa's borders were drawn arbitrarily, showing precolonial states and geography shaped 62% of bilateral borders, often via water bodies rather than straight lines. Full abstract is available in linked article.

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 9:01 PM

Congratulations to @jongreen.bsky.social, @sdmccabe.com, @shugars.bsky.social, Hanyu Chwe, Luke Horgan, Shuyang Cao, and David Lazer, winners of the Walter Lippmann Best Published Article Award for "Curation Bubbles," published in the APSR. buff.ly/580BrtS

APSR abstract for "Curation Bubbles," by Jon Green, Stefan McCabe, Sarah Shugars, Hanyu Chwe, Luke Horgan, Shuyang Cao, and David Lazer, The authors argue networked curation on social media creates partisan "curation bubbles" at the story level, showing that source-level partisan measures can mischaracterize how partisan individual stories actually are. Full abstract is available in linked article.

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 7:01 PM

Congratulations to Peter Bucchianeri, Craig Volden, and Alan E. Wiseman, winners of the Best Journal Article Award for "Legislative Effectiveness in the American States," published in the APSR. buff.ly/n9cCOrH

APSR abstract for "Legislative Effectiveness in the American States," by Peter Bucchianeri, Craig Volden, and Alan E. Wiseman, The authors develop State Legislative Effectiveness Scores for legislators across 97 chambers, then use them to show how polarization and institutional design shape policymaking power across states. Full abstract is available in linked article.

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 5:02 PM

Congratulations to Mara Marin, co-recipient of the Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory for "Structural Responsibility," published in the APSR. buff.ly/5h6Z3JU

APSR abstract for "Structural Responsibility," by Mara Marin, The author argues current views of structural injustice wrongly treat structures as only constraining action. Drawing on Sewell, Haslanger, and Arendt, she proposes "structural responsibility": acting to disrupt unjust structures from within. Full abstract is available in linked article.

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 5:02 PM

Congratulations to @profcraft.bsky.social, co-recipient of the Okin-Young Award in Feminist Political Theory for "Anti-Black Violence and Toni Morrison's Democratic Storytelling," published in the APSR. buff.ly/wn1kncb

APSR abstract for "Anti-Black Violence and Toni Morrison's Democratic Storytelling," by Shatema Threadcraft, Drawing on Toni Morrison's conception of truant democracy alongside W. E. B. Du Bois, the author argues Morrison's work offers a blueprint for how Black women should mobilize narrative capital and build solidarity through storytelling. Full abstract is available in linked article.

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 10:01 PM

Congratulations to Christine Bailey, Paul M. Collins Jr., Jesse H. Rhodes, and Douglas Rice, winners of the Best Journal Article Award for "The Effect of Judicial Decisions on Issue Salience and Legal Consciousness in Media Serving the LGBTQ+ Community," published in the APSR. buff.ly/B2md7nm

APSR abstract for "The Effect of Judicial Decisions on Issue Salience and Legal Consciousness in Media Serving the LGBTQ+ Community," by Christine M. Bailey, Paul M. Collins Jr., Jesse H. Rhodes, and Douglas Rice, Using an original database of LGBTQ+ magazine coverage of major court cases, the authors find that rulings like Lawrence v. Texas and Goodridge increased attention to same-sex marriage and shaped how LGBTQ+ media covered courts. Full abstract is available in linked article.

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 8:01 PM

Congratulations to @adamauerbach.bsky.social, Shikhar Singh, and Tariq Thachil, winners of the Heinz I. Eulau Award for "Who Knows How to Govern? Procedural Knowledge in India's Small-Town Councils," published in the APSR. buff.ly/UQYIqeu

APSR abstract for "Who Knows How to Govern? Procedural Knowledge in India's Small-Town Councils," by Adam Auerbach, Shikhar Singh, and Tariq Thachil. Past work on local accountability in the Global South has focused on whether citizens have enough information to hold officials accountable. Drawing on fieldwork and a novel survey of small-town politicians in India, the authors show that local officials themselves often lack basic procedural knowledge of how to govern, and that this knowledge gap shapes their capacity to represent constituents. Winning office does not provide an institutionalized path to acquiring this knowledge, pointing to the need for policy solutions. Full abstract is available in linked article.

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 5:35 PM

Articles published in the American Political Science Review have won multiple awards from APSA and its organized sections this year. Over the next several posts, we're celebrating the winning authors and their research buff.ly/54g7ONh

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Sep 4, 2026, 9:04 PM

From our FirstView: "Are Voters Myopic or Looking for Improvement?" by Markus Prior and Talbot M. Andrews @talbotmandrews.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S000...

@apsrjournal.bsky.social Sep 3, 2026, 9:04 PM

From our FirstView: Measuring Partisanship and Representation in Online Congressional Communications by Michael Kistner @mkistner.bsky.social, Michael Heseltine @michaelheseltine.bsky.social, Robert Alvarez, Maya Fitch, Lucas Lothamer, and Elizabeth Simas @bethsimas.bsky.social buff.ly/Wlnc5LY