Western Political Science Association - #WPSA26

We are seeking volunteers for service on all WPSA committees ⤵️

Register for the 2026 WPSA Annual Meeting in San Diego! To register, create an account on our MemberClicks page: wpsanet.org/login. After logging in, you will be able to access the registration form.

We are seeking volunteers for service on all WPSA committees ⤵️

In #FirstView by Robert Gawłowski, Agnieszka Szpak, Joanna Modrzyńska, Paweł Modrzyński, and Michał Dahl: "How Do National Governments Shape and Control Cities’ International Cooperation? Meta-governance Analysis of City Diplomacy" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

Cities play an increasingly important role in international relations and are indispensable in solving global challenges. If you are intertested what tools do national governments use to shape and control their actions this paper is worth reading :)

In #FirstView by Regina Branton, Valerie Martinez-Ebers, and Richard C. Witmer: "Native American Political Trust" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10….

In #FirstView by Howard Sanborn and Tinni Sen: "An Ideologue by Any Other Name? Party, Gender, and Race Cues in Foreign Policy Support" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

In #FirstView by Alexandra Filindra and Beyza E. Buyuker: "Democracy and the Commemorated Other: Public Memory, Status Threat, and Democratic Backsliding Among White Americans" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…..

One of the most read articles published in @PGI_WPSA in the last year: After Bostock: conservative judges, LGBTQ rights, and the conservative movement, by Jason Pierceson tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Online First: Alex Farone, "R-E-S-P-E-C-T: An Analysis of the Norm of Respectful Dissent" (@PRQjournal) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

The Elsa Favila Travel Award is open to any member who is participating in the annual conference as a paper presenter, discussant, or in another capacity that entails considerable work at the meeting. Deadline: January 31st wpsanet.org/meeting/

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The early registration deadline for the 2026 conference in San Diego, California, ends on December 31. Registration rates increase by $20 on January 1. Register now to get the better rate. Plus, early registration helps us in our planning! wpsanet.org/forms/reg_form….

One of the most cited articles published in the journal in the last 3 years: "Scaling Authoritarian Information Control: How China Adjusts the Level of Online Censorship," by Rongbin Han and Li Shao (@PRQjournal) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

One of the most-read articles in this journal in the last 6 months: "The Double-Edged Sword: Political Engagement on Social Media and Its Impact on Democracy Support in Authoritarian Regimes" (@PRQjournal) by Ihsan Yilmaz et al. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

In #FirstView by Michael J. Nelson and James L. Gibson: "Institutional Structures and Judicial Legitimacy" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

In #FirstView by Michael J. Nelson and Christopher Witko: "Abortion Bans and Interstate Migration" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…