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Why are some #Goverments appointing #NonPartisan ministers? How constitutional and institutional rules affect non-partisan ministerial appointments: Europe 1945–2024 @s6seel2 of @EcprElites, Keith Dowding & André Kaiser buff.ly/vTRgyhd

Are #ConstitutionalCourts really neutral?🧑‍⚖️ Judicial review and territorial conflicts: Evidence from Spain - @pepvallbe, Daniel Cetrà & Marc Sanjaume-Calvet buff.ly/eF5K4V3

Check out @michaelczeller piece on @ECPR_TheLoop, which builds on his research 📑 published in @EJPRjournal, bringing a fresh clarity to the question of how #Democracies respond to #ExtremistOrganisations 💭

Why do some #Extremist groups get banned whilst others don’t? 🤔 @michaelczeller looks at Germany’s 🇩🇪 “militant democracy” & shows that bans are driven less by principle and more by visibility, strategy, and politics. 🔗 buff.ly/M7wDM7y

Fear, anger, and populism on Twitter/X 😡 Populism and governmentalism as thin-centered ideologies: Emotions and frames on social media - Giuliano Formisano, Jörg Friedrichs, @FloSchaffner & @niklas_stoehr cambridge.org/core/journals/…

As the year wraps up 🎁 EJPR is taking a short winter break 🎄 Warm wishes for a restful holiday season to our authors, reviewers, and readers!

🥗 What do politicians think voters believe about #ClimatePolicy? Second-order beliefs among citizens, elected political elites, and unelected political elites: Insights from Norwegian climate policy - Ingrid Faleide & @AstaNordo buff.ly/2DmZB7p

🗳️ Does negative #Campaigning work? Personal attacks or policy debates? How voters respond to negative campaign messaging - @ADuggan, Caitlin Milazzo, Harry Applestein & John Barry Ryan buff.ly/EOMSmam

Rural vs. working class? A new study shows they’re not as different as we think. 🌾🏭 Redistribution between people and places: Conflict or consensus among rural and working-class voters? - Marta R. Eidheim buff.ly/VZdoCTs

What happens when a pandemic collides with an election?🦠vs.🗳️ When crisis meets election: Navigating blame and credit in a consensus democracy - Céline Honegger buff.ly/S2gRW7o

Why are cities and rural areas drifting apart politically? 🌄🌆 How generational replacement feeds the urban-rural divide: Evidence from Switzerland (1995–2023) – @indubioproreto & Lukas Haffert buff.ly/7tF6g14

What issues matter most to #Voters? 😬 Who prioritises what? Determinants and measurement of voters’ issue prioritisation – @GefjonOff & @fedetrastulli buff.ly/1WLxjTH

How do you study #Lobbying when no one wants to talk about it? 💭 Studying honest answers to sensitive issues in politics New evidence on lobbying influence - Werner Pitsch & Georg Wenzelburger buff.ly/qz3vOeP

Why is #Politics so negative right now? 🤔 Voting against or against voting? - Ming M. Boyer, Carolina Plescia & André Blais buff.ly/fi5epYw

Who speaks🔉for Europe? 🌍 Do voters and non-voters differ in their policy preferences? - @mascakir buff.ly/gmi5Fsa

#CourtPacking or #Persuasion ⚖️ Judicial transformation: The case of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal - Lucia Dalla Pellegrina, @Jarek_Kantor, @NGaroupa & Jacek Lewkowicz buff.ly/jW3VYmr

Are left governments drifting right or are they becoming the strong defenders🛡️of market competition? Falling rates, rising partisanship effect: why market competition becomes associated with left governments in an era of low interest rates - J.Huo buff.ly/hOkdrJ1

Why do elites feel more (or less) satisfied? 🙅 Power and ideology – A comparison of citizens’ and politicians’ satisfaction with democracy - @ferland_ben @ValereGaspard & J.Savoy buff.ly/epIn6i5

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