https://bsky.app/profile/timhellwig.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/timhellwig.bsky.social/post/3migsy6ih2k2qI'm happy to announce that a new edition of Russ Dalton's classic text, Citizen Politics, is forthcoming - pre-order now for your fall term courses! https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/citizen-politics-and-democracy-9798881855673/01 Apr 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:r2bd2bymo22bc6lujdkmr6wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3migsy6ih2k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/timhellwig.bsky.social/post/3mg5x3jgy4k2cNew research with my excellent coauthor, Tonya Dodez. We examine when economic downturns lead to challenger party success - and when they don’t. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:r2bd2bymo22bc6lujdkmr6wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5x3jgy4k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/timhellwig.bsky.social/post/3mf52ux37xc23New research with Lawrence Ezrow and Werner Krause in @wepsocial.bsky.social We show that more extreme governments are more likely to deliver policy solely to their supporters https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01402382.2025.249246018 Feb 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:r2bd2bymo22bc6lujdkmr6wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf52ux37xc23https://bsky.app/profile/timhellwig.bsky.social/post/3mewwtpaekc2lin this piece in @ejprjournal.bsky.social @petroleuse-sbd.bsky.social and I show how considering how social policy change registered on different constituencies can help us understand whether policy expansion benefits sitting governments. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-journal-of-political-research/article/welfare-by-design-public-responses-to-the-distribution-of-oldage-pensions/891497089BE794DEDF92A951CF89CBA916 Feb 2026 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:r2bd2bymo22bc6lujdkmr6wr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mewwtpaekc2l