Join us in New Orleans for the SPSA 2026 Annual Conference, January 14-17. Submit proposals by September 1, and book your stay at the Hilton Riverside. Registration for the conference is now open. https://t.co/v3rSHXv9la

If you would like to present your research at #SPSA2026 in New Orleans, today is your last opportunity to submit an abstract! Our submission deadline closes today, so turn 'em in! https://t.co/IImBVPpiTS

The #SPSA2026 extended deadline is approaching! Less than one week to get your proposals in. https://t.co/HjMncNugLg

If you’re planning to attend @SPSAnews this year, don’t forget to check out the awesome CWC panels by @SPSAwomen and led by the amazing @ShamiraGelbman and be on the lookout for our call for Erika Fairchild award nominations coming soon! https://t.co/fK3Y7iYwxp

Didn't get your proposal in on time? No problem! We've extended our deadline for submissions to September 15. Submit here:

Happy Labor Day to our members and friends! While enjoying the long weekend, don't forget to submit your abstract(s) for the #SPSA2026 Conference in New Orleans. Proposals are due tomorrow! https://t.co/IImBVPoL4k

Just one more week until the deadline for your proposals for #SPSA2026! Submit them here: https://t.co/IImBVPoL4k

Just a few weeks until the deadline for #SPSA2026 proposals. Submit here! https://t.co/HjMncNugLg

@The_JOP

Can political competition accelerate deforestation? Alice Xu finds that in Brazil, competitive elections lead to bureaucratic packing, replacing experienced officials with loyalists, undermining environmental enforcement and increasing forest loss. Author: @alice_z_xu

Does anyone want to do a full panel submission for New Orleans SPSA @SPSAnews where the theme is political communications analyses using DCinbox data and I'll be the chair and discussant??????

Why do some political parties endure while others disappear? This study offers a new theory of party system stability and shows how a core group of parties shapes long-term competition. #JOP #PartyPolitics #Elections #ComparativePolitics #PoliticalScience #PartySystems @The_JOP

Trending in #PoliticalScience: https://t.co/5pkPzQLMhJ 1) Litigants & Supreme Court Support (@the_jop) 2) Descriptive Representation & Polarization 3) How Lobbying Matters 4) Causal Panel Analysis under Parallel Trends (@apsrjournal) 5) Courts in the Global South

@CourtenayMonroe @SophiaHatz4

Do court rulings on TASER use change police behavior? This study finds that when courts restrict ECD (electronic control devices) use, police are more likely to use deadly force. Authors: Courtenay R. Monroe, Sophia Hatz, Kristine Eck

That's a wrap for #SPSA2025. Thank you to all the participants for making this virtual conference a success. We can't wait to welcome you to our January 2026 in-person conference in New Orleans!

We're sending #SPSA2025 out in style! Our last session of panels is coming up at 4pm EDT, exploring topics like American Political Institutions, Comparative Political Behavior of Africa, and IR Theory.

Coming up in the 2pm time slot, #SPSA2025 has panels on Gender & Politics and International Organizations & Alliances!

Wondering what to do over the lunch hour? Join #SPSA2025 for panels on Political Development and Public Opinion!

The 10 o'clock hour at #SPSA2025 is loaded! The @Institute_KiND workshop on qualitative data coding begins, as do research panels on polarization, international conflict, and political development.