A quarterly peer-reviewed journal on political representation, in theory and practice, around the globe.

Joined March 2017
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Check out this 2025 article from Nadia E. Brown, “Unsung Political Leaders: An Analysis of Black Women State Legislators’ Representation During COVID-19 in the United States” in @RepJournal. buff.ly/HmQjrw4
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Replying to @IsabellagOBrien
@IsabellagOBrien, MPhil @Politics_Oxford (Comparative Gov't), first solo-authored paper is out today in @RepJournal. Check out her article “Is Representation Influence? Electoral Systems and the Radical Right” at bit.ly/4nTJrUg #RadicalRight #Influence #ElectoralSystems
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My new paper jointly with Ignacio Lago: "The Size of Countries and the Nationalization of Politics" uses global data from 1800–2016 to illustrate that the general nationalization process of voting behaviour is significantly influenced by country size. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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The @RepJournal special issue on The Voter Experience is out now, (eds) @TobySJames @HollyAnnGarnett & @carlafluis. Packed with new theory and evidence from @_TomBarton @KateDommett @sampower and more! #VoterID #voterregistrationdrive #electoralviolence #moneyinelections
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Excellent analysis and we now know the answer to the final comment. They did not recover under Sunak - the dye was set long before the election
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My new article studying the downfall of Boris Johnson is now available from in @RepJournal with Open Access As the Conservatives are heading for implosion at the election it’s the perfect time to dig in to how they got themselves in this mess tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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I loved doing this paper. We found the public were much more critical of an MP who voted *with* their party 90% of the time than one who voted *against* 10% of the time. Similarly, if you took part in 90% of votes you were seen as much better than if you missed 10%...
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Our piece (with @gabrielle_p_s ***) on snap elections and their consequences for electoral participation seems useful😀
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If recent events have made you wonder why governments or parties do unpopular things, here’s a plug for my recent article 👇
In the run-up to #GE2024, we are posting selected articles from our collection #openaccess Our pick on Day 4: Do Governments Always Take Unpopular Decisions Knowingly? How Perceptual Inaccuracy Affects Policy Decisions by @chrisbutlerpol Check it out! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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🗞️The conclusion to the special issue on The Voter Experience with @RepJournal has been published (edited with @carlafluis and @HollyAnnGarnett). It includes policy recommendations drawing from the work of @_TomBarton @sampower @KateDommett et al. These include: 🗳️ Automatic voter registration 🗳️ Inclusive voter identification requirements 🗳️ Voter education 🗳️ Thinking carefully about concurrent elections 🗳️ Monitoring the implementation of campaign spending transparency 🗳️ Thinking about how to engage younger voters Read open access: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… Great working with the contributors and @carlafluis and @HollyAnnGarnett, as ever!
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Hear, hear! Our paper is out - me, @TobySJames & @HollyAnnGarnett - what a team! 😎🗳️ In @RepJournal open access: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… Incl policy recommendations drawing from the work of @_TomBarton @sampower @KateDommett et al. btw @ElectIntegrity wkshop soon, register!
🗞️The conclusion to the special issue on The Voter Experience with @RepJournal has been published (edited with @carlafluis and @HollyAnnGarnett). It includes policy recommendations drawing from the work of @_TomBarton @sampower @KateDommett et al. These include: 🗳️ Automatic voter registration 🗳️ Inclusive voter identification requirements 🗳️ Voter education 🗳️ Thinking carefully about concurrent elections 🗳️ Monitoring the implementation of campaign spending transparency 🗳️ Thinking about how to engage younger voters Read open access: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… Great working with the contributors and @carlafluis and @HollyAnnGarnett, as ever!
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What are the benefits and challenges of integrating linguistic pluralism into deliberative democracy? Read this piece by Lisa Verhasselt @RepJournal 🌟 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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