New @PolicyStudiesTF: "Punctuated equilibrium and the dynamics of political participation: the case of letter writing."
I advance PET by applying it to political participation - analyzing the volume of letters from the public to Aus PMs and US Presidents.

I find consistent evidence of punctuations, using weekly, fortnightly, & annual data (using both Gini and L-k), in both Aus & US. This extends PET further up the policy process chain than previously, supporting its claim as a “full theory of government information processing.”

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01442872.2023.2202385

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“An Isolating Experience Aggravated by COVID”: Exploring Disconnections Between Political Science PhD Candidates and Supervisors https://bit.ly/3Lup6VY
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We analyse impact of COVID on PhD students & compare it w what supervisors perceived.
#phdchat #phdlife #phdvoice @politicalscience

New pub compares career aspirations, training & preparedness of PhD students in Aus & Canada. Big dif in desire for ac. career by country & gender.
#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #phdlife #phdchat #phdvoice @politicalscience @phdstudents @phdlife @PhD_Genie @academicchatter

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ps-political-science-and-politics/article/hard-work-and-you-cant-get-it-an-international-comparative-analysis-of-gender-career-aspirations-and-preparedness-among-politics-and-international-relations-phd-students/43EE363437968CEB0C4DBFBA94F17EA9#.Y_PfMCiDCLw.twitter

Watching “Love Actually” and realised it’s actually a movie about the importance of studying letters from members of the public to political leaders!

https://theloop.ecpr.eu/how-letters-to-leaders-can-improve-our-understanding-of-public-opinion/