The JOP is the flagship journal of the SPSA, published by the University of Chicago Press. Editors-in-Chief: Timothy Hellwig & Timothy Nokken. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jop/currenthttps://bsky.app/profile/thejop.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejop.bsky.social/post/3mx4vdrvuh22rThis month's blog is dedicated to our Issue in Memory of Prof. David W. Rohde. This issue is free to read through December 2026. We will be posting Dave's work in the JOP, as well as work inspired by him: ubwp.buffalo.edu/jopblog/ https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/jopblog/05 Oct 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:wv6ml2iqv63o2d2ycs5lmnw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx4vdrvuh22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejop.bsky.social/post/3muwlvqus322nPlease check out our new Special Issue In Memory of Prof. David W. Rohde, who passed away on June 20, 2026: bit.ly/4A6KWWL https://bit.ly/4A6KWWL07 Sep 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:wv6ml2iqv63o2d2ycs5lmnw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwlvqus322nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejop.bsky.social/post/3mtlxmlf5rs26Announcement of Journal Editor Nomination: connect.apsanet.org/s11/ https://connect.apsanet.org/s11/21 Aug 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:wv6ml2iqv63o2d2ycs5lmnw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlxmlf5rs26https://bsky.app/profile/thejop.bsky.social/post/3msqezahlac2x🚨 @thejop.bsky.social was named one of Feed Spot's 45 Best Political Science Blogs to follow in 2026! 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Siegel. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73425619 May 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:wv6ml2iqv63o2d2ycs5lmnw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7paymr3c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejop.bsky.social/post/3mlwwskrxvs25"When Conservatives See Red but Liberals Feel Blue: Labeler Characteristics and Variation in Content Annotation" by Nora Webb Williams, Andreu Casas, Kevin Aslett, and John Wilkerson. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73539716 May 2026 03:47 +0000at://did:plc:wv6ml2iqv63o2d2ycs5lmnw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwwskrxvs25https://bsky.app/profile/thejop.bsky.social/post/3mlcxonl5ok2hCheck out the recent posts on the JOP Blog: ubwp.buffalo.edu/jopblog/ https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/jopblog/08 May 2026 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:wv6ml2iqv63o2d2ycs5lmnw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcxonl5ok2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejop.bsky.social/post/3ml23zocg3c27"“It’s a Gender Thing”: The Wrongdoing of Stereotype Articulation" by Lasse Nielsen and Mathilde Cecchini. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73517304 May 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:wv6ml2iqv63o2d2ycs5lmnw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml23zocg3c27https://bsky.app/profile/thejop.bsky.social/post/3mktglc7rlc2c"The Role of Issue Salience and Competitive Advantages in Spatial Models of Political Competition" by Anna-Sophie Kurella and Milena Rapp. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73425502 May 2026 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:wv6ml2iqv63o2d2ycs5lmnw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktglc7rlc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/thejop.bsky.social/post/3mkorryk55226"Do Politicians Listen to Youth Wings? Evidence from an Elite Experiment" by Henrik Bech Seeberg. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jop/current30 Apr 2026 04:31 +0000at://did:plc:wv6ml2iqv63o2d2ycs5lmnw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkorryk55226https://bsky.app/profile/thejop.bsky.social/post/3mkiwvpkghc2e"Intraparty Competition, Geographic Responsiveness, and Incumbent Deselection in Closed-List Proportional Representation" by Jochen Rehmert. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73424427 Apr 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:wv6ml2iqv63o2d2ycs5lmnw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiwvpkghc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thejop.bsky.social/post/3mjuqj6nfhc2h"The Politicization of Bureaucrats: Evidence from Brazil" by Anderson Frey and Rogerio Santarrosa. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73424919 Apr 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:wv6ml2iqv63o2d2ycs5lmnw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuqj6nfhc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejop.bsky.social/post/3mjlbc772lk23"Who Should Be the Master of My Words? On Political Authority and Linguistic Justice" by Sergi Morales-Gálvez. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73545616 Apr 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:wv6ml2iqv63o2d2ycs5lmnw3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlbc772lk23https://bsky.app/profile/thejop.bsky.social/post/3mj473x7wc22q"Do External Threats Reduce Affective Polarization? 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