Political Studies Association

The home of Political Studies since 1950. We advance, support & promote the global study of politics & IR. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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Thinking about studying #Politics or #InternationalRelations at University?
#UCAS applications are now open! This online PSA guide provides helpful information for #students/#teachers/parents about #PolitcalStudies & #IR incl. #jobs/#Careers
https://t.co/LKIpd2empF

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*LATEST ISSUE PSA NEWS*
June issue of PSA News membership magazine out now! Including;
➡️ Reflections on PSA26 Annual Conference
➡️ Celebrating 2026 Academic Prize Winners
➡️ Upcoming Excellence and Impact Fund, PSA Membership Review, PSA27 and more
https://t.co/EH1O8LOMVl

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*PSA STUDENT BLOG WINNER*
🌟Congratulations to Michaela Amiekhai from Harris Chobham Academy, winner of our 2026 student blog competition in partnership with FT for schools and Shout-Out UK.
➡️ Read the winning blog https://t.co/EmWn6b10I8

[APSA @APSAtweets]

Deadline Extended! Apply by 6/15! Submit full-panel proposals for the International Conference Panel #TravelGrant! We invite APSA members to utilize these panel allocations at conferences of select national political science associations. View here: https://t.co/Q44ZkhjPCp

[Populism Specialist Group @populismPSA]

📢 PUBLICATION ALERT!

@alexkyates2000 examines how anti-populists seek to “cure” populism across UK and US debates.

Through a mixed-methods analysis, he shows these remedies are often elite-centric and risk reinforcing the very dynamics they oppose.
https://t.co/OVSZuFyy3u

[pspa @PSAsportpol]

Exciting PhD opportunity at Loughborough University on 'Inclusive Leadership and and Workforce Diversity in Global Sport'. More details and how to apply here: https://t.co/u0tkVkbnQv @CarolynneMason

[Political Studies Association @PolStudiesAssoc]

“Can Social Media help save Democracy?”
🏅Congratulations to winner & runners up of our Student Blog Competition.
🌟 This year’s winner is 16 year old Michaela Amiekhai, from Harris Chobham Academy @harrisinstitute.bsky.social
➡️ Read winning blog https://t.co/EmWn6b10I8

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*PSA BLOG*
❓️What can Anarchists teach us about Education?
Professor Ruth Kinna, University of Loughborough & co-founder of PSA group Anarchist Studies Network, explores what we might learn from and for #education.

➡️ Learn more https://t.co/K4j2Tant1F

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*PSA EVENTS*
TLN Annual Conference - Call for Papers
Seeing paper proposals for #Teaching & #Learning Network conference; 'Teaching amid Chaos' at University of Glasgow, 3 - 4 September 2026.
📆 Deadline for proposals 30 June
https://t.co/2v3TLocqSZ

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*PSA & APSA EVENT*
#Teaching #PoliticalScience in an Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence.
22 – 26 June 2026, online
Fully booked
A joint symposium bringing together political science educators from to share best practices.
#GenAI #GAI #Polsci
https://t.co/lbTu0bpIcc

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*PSA EVENT*
📊 Creative Methodologies in Political Research Workshop
📆 24–25 June 2026 | Scottish Political Archive, University of Stirling
➡️ Organised by the PSA Territorial Politics Specialist Group
Supported by the PSA Excellence & Impact Fund
➡️ https://t.co/YVIgpQGdPX

[Political Studies Association @PolStudiesAssoc]

*PSA27 Annual Conference*
⛵️ Join us in #Hull for #PSA27 to discuss 'Seismic Politics: impacts and responses from the global to the local'
📆 22 - 24 March 2027, University of Hull
➡️ More details including key dates https://t.co/4IKLIOJJZw
#Politics #InternationalRelations

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*PSA EVENTS*
Call for Papers -“Dis(mis)information and the Public Sphere in the Age of #AI”
for the joint annual conference of PSA’s Media & #Politics and #Technology, Information & Policy groups.
📆 Deadline: 7 Sept 2026
➡️ Details https://t.co/n3GCcLbfwa

[Political Studies Association @PolStudiesAssoc]

*PSA News*
Congratulations to Peter Geogheganl, editor of PSA Political Insights magazine, for winning Private Eye’s Investigative Journalism award for his work with colleague Khadija Sharife on their ‘Democracy for Sale’ newsletter.
➡️ Learn more https://t.co/aWFsTofFKY

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*PSA Membership*
Choose membership that's right for you.

💙 Academic - for all career stages, incl. #ECRs, PhD students.

💙 Public - for all engaged with #politics,#IR research, incl. policy-makers, think-tankers.

💙 Join 1000+ members.

➡️ https://t.co/g27Cop9S2M

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*PSA Publications*
FINAL REMINDER
📢 New Opportunity. We're looking for new editors for the British Journal of #Politics and #InternationalRelations (BJPIR)

Expressions of interest invited by 31 May 👇
https://t.co/wb0TvnlXCI

[Political Studies Association @PolStudiesAssoc]

*PSA EVENTS*
TLN Annual Conference - Call for Papers
Seeing paper proposals for #Teaching & #Learning Network conference; 'Teaching amid Chaos' at University of Glasgow, 3 - 4 September 2026.
📆 Deadline for proposals 30 June
https://t.co/2v3TLocqSZ

[Political Studies Association @PolStudiesAssoc]

*PSA EVENTS*
TOMORROW - How to ‘Get Out the Participation’? Testing the Efficacy of Policy-Oriented vs Social-Relational Recruitment Approaches

🧠 Online talk by PSA Political Psychology Group
📆 27 May, 1 - 2pm
➡️ Free, open to all

https://t.co/6ldhRCj1Bg

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*PSA Newsletter*
PSA Members check your inbox for the latest PSA e-newsletter.
Including news, upcoming events & opportunities

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*PSA Dissertation Prize Winner*
🏆️Congratulations to Sabrina Ahmed, University of East Anglia, as winner of the Elizabeth Wiskemann Prize for an outstanding dissertation on the study of #inequality & #SocialJustice.
➡️ https://t.co/yeZsmqj1XQ
#Politics #InternationalRelations

[Political Studies Association @PolStudiesAssoc]

*PSA Dissertation Prize Winner*
🏆️ Congratulations to Tobias Schillings, University of Oxford, winner of the Prize for Comparative #Politics for his dissertation on 'The Political #Economy of Universal #Healthcare: A Global Comparative Perspective'
➡️ https://t.co/yeZsmqj1XQ