Louise Luxton

rapporteur.comEuropean voters turn to AI for election information | RapporteurA survey finds those most likely to use AI for politics are also those most likely to trust traditional news

What do women’s parties want? And how do their platforms differ? Very happy to share the first paper from my PhD out now in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social! In it, I present a comparative empirical analysis of European women’s parties’ issue concerns in 30yrs of party manifestos. 🧵⬇️

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Timea Balogh

@tbalogh.bsky.social

Want a sneak peak into our survey results on Europeans' political AI usage? You can read about it in this new @euractiv.com article featuring our work! @parliview.bsky.social @louiseluxton.bsky.social www.rapporteur.com/news/europea...

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Ana Catalano Weeks

@anacweeks.bsky.social

23 July

🆕 in @bjpols.bsky.social: "Thinly Veiled: The Use of Femonationalist Speech in European Parliaments" We describe the ⬆️ of femonationalist speech over time & across party families in Europe We find the far right use it esp when other parties converge on their anti-immigration position Open access!

British Journal of Political Science@bjpols.bsky.social

NEW - Thinly Veiled: The Use of Femonationalist Speech in European Parliaments - https://cup.org/4fPucuL - @jmfernandes86.bsky.social, Bonnie M. Meguid & @anacweeks.bsky.social #OpenAccess

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LSE British Politics and Policy

@lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

13 July

Voters (especially younger ones) don’t like politicians using AI 🖋️ @tbalogh.bsky.social, @louiseluxton.bsky.social, @elisefrelin.bsky.social and @zdgreene.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

blogs.lse.ac.ukVoters don’t like politicians using AI | LSE British PoliticsPoliticians are using AI as part of their campaigns. But while voters are OK with AI use for data analysis, they disapprove of it for image and video creation.

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⭕⭕⭕ Zoë Greene ⭕⭕⭕

@zdgreene.bsky.social

18 June

@tbalogh.bsky.social Presents work from the @parliview.bsky.social project at our @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 panel. Check out parliview.org to sign up as an early test user of the platform! @strathplacelab.bsky.social @strathpolir.bsky.social

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Ceri Fowler

@cerifowler.bsky.social

9 June

Three (gendered!) things I think are important to understanding Labour support. 1) Their "core voter" for the last few elections is female, young, has a degree 2) Especially in seats where the Greens/other left options are viable, this vote is splitting, with the youngest women going Green...

Jennifer Williams@jenwilliamsft.bsky.social

A bit on the gender divide in the Makerfield by election And confirmation the GM by election would take place on July 30 (ie very quickly) as.ft.com/r/d1d7ea16-9...

as.ft.comGender divides emerge as big factor in Burnham by-electionLabour appear to have heavy advantage among female voters following Reform candidate’s contentious comments

bit.lyFrontiers | Contemporary attacks on democracy and gender equality in public opinion and institutional agendas in EuropeAttacks on gender equality and democracy have intensified in recent years in Europe and the U.S. This anti-gender backlash has shaped democratic politics. De...

9 June

I'm delighted to be co-editing a Research Topic in Frontiers in Political Science with Zoe Lefkofridi and Vera Beloshitzkaya on gender backlash, public opinion, and institutional responses in Europe. We're now inviting abstracts. Deadline: September 6. bit.ly/4uZeDGh

theconversation.comThe leftwing vote is splitting – we looked at who is moving to the Greens and what they care aboutThe findings could have serious consequences for Labour.

5 June

Some v. interesting patterns in our pre-2026 locals data e.g., the share of younger women saying they would vote Green appears considerably higher than the share reporting a Green vote in 2024. Lots more to dig into, but it's one of several changing dynamics on the left that we explore here 👇

Ceri Fowler@cerifowler.bsky.social

New from me and @louiseluxton.bsky.social : a little taste of our new project/paper in development looking at splits on the left & gender. Big thanks to @psaepop.bsky.social for giving us the opportunity to collect some new data! @theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-leftwing...

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Jack Bailey

@jack-bailey.co.uk

3 June

Last year, we shared a paper showing that Labour's accommodation of the radical right did not work. We now have a new version of the paper online: osf.io/preprints/so...

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Lotte Hargrave

@lottehargrave.bsky.social

22 May

In which I discuss Makerfield, what it means nationally, and my ever favourite topic - gender gaps in undecided voters! 👇

Sheffield Urbanism @sheffieldurbanism.bsky.social

All eyes on Makerfield! The town that might decide the UK's future PM Our latest podcast features @lottehargrave.bsky.social from @manchester.ac.uk helping Urban Radar better understand the factors shaping the outcome of the Makerfield by-election Listen here www.buzzsprout.com/2451716/epis...

buzzsprout.com27. MAKING A PRIME MINISTER IN MAKERFIELD? Predicting election results, +Ebola in African cities, +domestic worker activism, +global sand crisis, +housing and the World Urban Forum and more - Urban Ra...In this episode Beth and Tom are joined by Dr Lotte Hargrave from the University of Manchester to discuss whether psephology - the study of elections and voting behaviour - can predict the next Prime ...

27 May

New research from colleagues at UCD found that while AI chatbots can give useful information about upcoming elections, they sometimes return incomplete, inconsistent, or outright false answers & the choice of chatbot matters! See our full blog here: bit.ly/4dzKjvF 🧵 Below!

University College Dublin@ucddublin.bsky.social

🤖🗳️ A new study examining AI chatbots responding to questions ahead of Irish by-elections found some failed to answer basic questions about the contests, and that significant problems emerged when tasked with more complex political questions. @jamespcross.bsky.social @ucdpolitics.bsky.social

@rdassonneville.bsky.social

21 May

Very excited to have been awarded a BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grant with @lottehargrave.bsky.social for a project I've been desperate to work on since my PhD. Look out for us presenting this at conferences soon!

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Ruth Dassonneville

19 May

🚨 I'm recruiting a PhD student for a new project on Parties' social group ownership, based in the @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social research group at KU Leuven! Deadline for applying is 26 June, estimated starting date is 1 Oct 2026. All info is here 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... Share widely!

kuleuven.be1 doctoraatspositie in kiesgedrag1 PhD position to research how parties build connections with social groups

20 May

Very happy that our piece in Scottish Election Analysis 2026 is out bit.ly/49bWmww. Some interesting (& unsettling) insights into how voters are using AI to engage with elections. Thread from @strathplacelab.bsky.social | with @tbalogh.bsky.social @elisefrelin.bsky.social @zdgreene.bsky.social

strathplacelab.bsky.social@strathplacelab.bsky.social

AI chatbots –ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc. – are becoming part of everyday life, but we know very little about whether & how citizens use these tools to gain political information. Ahead of Holyrood elections, we surveyed over 1,000 Scottish voters with @Survation.bsky.social. Here’s what we found 🧵

European Consortium for Political Research

18 May

Coming to @ecprgender.bsky.social #ECPG2026 and working with quant methods or curious about using them in gender & politics research? Come along & meet other researchers at the @strathplacelab.bsky.social pre-conference social 🍻 📍 Two by Two Brewery 🕡 18:30, 14 June RSVP here: bit.ly/4dPyr8F

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@ecpr.bsky.social

3 Oct 2025

🌸 #ECPG26 @ecprgender.bsky.social Section seeking Panels and Papers ⤵️ ✍️ Gender and Political Communication: Empirical Perspectives 🪑 @louiseluxton.bsky.social, Daphne van der Pas ⌛👇 7 Nov buff.ly/kOdHSfI #Gender #Governance #Government #Voting #Communication

buff.lyGender and Political Communication: Empirical PerspectivesEuropean Conference on Gender and Politics, Newcastle University, 15 – 17 June 2026

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Ceri Fowler

@cerifowler.bsky.social

Delighted to say I'm chairing a section at ECPG 2026 with @jess-smith.bsky.social @rosieshorrocks.bsky.social @gefjonoff.bsky.social and @liranharsgor.bsky.social on Elections, Parties, and Voters! Please send your abstracts in - full info here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... @ecprgender.bsky.social

🔔 Call for papers for ECPG 2026 is now open! 🔔 Submit your empirical gender & political communication papers/panels to our section by Nov 7th. Full info here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

We invite empirical research on: 🔹 Communication by political actors 🔹 Communication about political actors 🔹 Communication about gender(ed) issues

ecpr.euEuropean Conference on Politics and Gender, Newcastle University, 15-17 June 2026European Consortium for Political Research

We welcome diverse quant, qual & mixed methods approaches and particularly encourage intersectional analyses & perspectives from beyond Western Europe & the US. Submit your papers/panels here: ecpr.eu/Events/343 @ecprgender.bsky.social

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James David Griffiths

@jamesdgriffiths.bsky.social

3 Sept 2025

Interested in Labour's lost voters since the 2024 UK GE? Want to get a sneak peak at some of the results from wave 30 of the BESIP before it is released? Then we have a new blog for you! 👇👇

The British Election Study@britishelectionstudy.com

🚨New Research 🚨 Ahead of the release of Wave 30 of the BES Internet Panel, the team has examined Labour's decline since the 2024 GE. Labour's support has splintered into mostly indecision or left-liberal parties, but they've also lost their few right-wing voters. 🧵⬇️ tinyurl.com/3m62exph

britishelectionstudy.com Looking for Labour’s lost voters - The British Election Study

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South European Society & Politics

@sespjournal.bsky.social

27 June 2025

Have you seen our #SpecialCollection on... 📚 #Gender and #Sexuality in Southern Europe? Explore 14 #FreeAccess articles on topics of growing prominence in the journal #Equality #LGBTIQ* #Sexism #Feminism #Rights 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/journals/fse...

tandfonline.comGender and Sexuality in Southern EuropeExplore the article collection: Gender and Sexuality in Southern Europe. Published in South European Society and Politics.

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These findings: 🔹Provides a foundation to assess women’s parties’ impact on party competition over gender issues 🔹Highlights how different visions of SRW translate into substantive policy agendas & raises important Qs of challenges women’s parties face in consolidating an electoral base

doi.orgWhat Women’s Parties Want: An Investigation of the Issue Concerns of Women’s Parties in Europe, 1990–2020 | Politics & Gender | Cambridge CoreWhat Women’s Parties Want: An Investigation of the Issue Concerns of Women’s Parties in Europe, 1990–2020

Full article here - please read, share, and reach out with any questions ! doi.org/10.1017/S174...

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These distinctions are empirically evident in parties’ platforms: 🔹Essentialist women’s parties = higher emphasis of democratic & civil rights & economic redistribution 🔹Feminist parties = greater emphasis on gender-based violence & transnational issues e.g., climate, asylum & foreign policy

Key finding: Contemporary feminist parties uniquely emphasise transnational concerns: 🔹Frame gender equality as a global structural issue 🔹Promote intersectional feminism incl. LGBTQ+ rights, anti-racism & economic justice 🔹Efforts to org. a unified European movement to counter the far-right

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First, I find common ground. Across diverse contexts, women’s parties’ manifestos consistently emphasise: 🔹 Gender equality 🔹 Social justice 🔹 Childcare and social policy However, there is significant variation in how these issues are framed and which additional issues are prioritised.

Building on theoretical literature, I distinguish two types of women’s parties that emphasise different issues: 🔹Essentialist women’s parties - emphasise women’s dem rights & material conditions 🔹Feminist parties - emphasise structural gender inequalities & broader cultural/political concerns.

Women’s parties have consistently emerged across European democracies to improve women’s political representation and politicise gender issues. Despite their potential influence we lack systematic knowledge of what these parties actually emphasise in their platforms.

In this article, I address that gap by analysing 45 manifestos from 20 women’s parties in 18 countries, 1990–2020. Using a mixed-method design (topic modeling + thematic analysis), I examine both commonalities and differences in issue salience and framing.

20 Nov 2024

Really enjoyed this! It’s a quick read but with some brilliant deep insights on gender and the 2024 UK GE.

Ceri Fowler@cerifowler.bsky.social

New from me, @annasanders.bsky.social , @profrosiecamp.bsky.social and Rosie Shorrocks: some first reflections on gender & the 2024 UK election @politicalquarterly.bsky.social . More to come from the same team too- watch this space! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....