Dear Colleagues, Please share with list members the call for papers (below and attached) on Good citizenship norms that is now open with Political Psychology. Thanks and best regards, Nora ---- Special Issue: Re-examining Norms of Good Citizenship When Democratic Values are Under Threat ' Amid global transformations and mounting challenges to fundamental democratic principles, the role of ‘good citizens’ in fostering resilient, inclusive, and engaged societies is more crucial than ever (Bermeo, 2016; Mauk, 2020). Predominant theoretical approaches to citizenship and even ‘good citizenship’ – typically shaped by Marshall (1950), Almond and Verba (1963), and Dalton (2020) – struggle to capture the complexities and interplay between different norms of good citizenship. Yet these norms are responsible for citizens’ political behaviour, shifting allegiances, and evolving political identities, including their turn towards illiberal practices and their apparent endorsement of an increasingly unstable political and global order (Oser et al., 2023; Schnaudt et al., 2024). Still, academic discourse on norms of ‘good citizenship’ often remains peripheral within broader debates on democratic values, civic education, citizenship politics, and state legitimacy due to the predominance of discipline-focused lenses. This Special Issue aims to bring together normative and empirical approaches on citizenship, ‘good citizenship’ and norms of ‘good citizenship’ in order to facilitate a cross-disciplinary dialogue that spans temporal and geographic boundaries. It welcomes studies of liberal democracies, regions with colonial legacies and countries with fragile institutions. Together, the contributions to this issue will help examine the complex interplay between individual, institutional, behavioral and psychological factors that shape contemporary citizenship, advance a more comprehensive theory of the norms of ‘good citizenship’, and examine their implications for the future of democracy, political institutions and public engagement, and civic education. *Key research questions: * What does ‘good citizenship’ mean, and how stable is this meaning across time and space? How do psychological factors, such as emotions, collective identities, and ethical behaviour, shape perceptions of good citizenship and citizenship norms? What are the main changes in citizenship norms, and which factors (economic, political, psychological, social, etc.) are related to these changes? How are citizenship norms linked to social, educational, technological, and psychological processes? How do citizenship norms vary across different socio-political, cultural, geographic, and temporal contexts, and what are the implications of these variations for democracy and civic education? *Timeline:* Deadline for paper proposals: 15 July 2025 - incl. abstracts of 500 words, 3-5 keywords, and details of the author(s) (title, and institutional affiliation). Please share this by email to: sinorms@hku.hk <sinorms@hku.hk> Deadline for full papers: 31 Dec 2025 Any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the guest editors; Frank Reichert, Nora Siklodi and Murray Print, directly and/or via the SI-dedicated email account that we are monitoring: sinorms@hku.hk We look forward to hearing from you and learning about your research! ---- Dr Nora Siklodi she|her Associate Professor in Politics Co-Editor of Political Studies Review <https://journals.sagepub.com/home/psw> | Political Studies Association Chair of Standing Group on Citizenship <https://ecpr.eu/Group/citizenship> Steering Committee Member of Standing Group in Identity <https://ecpr.eu/Group/identity> | European Consortium for Political Research Deputy Director of Postgraduate Research | SASSHPL, Portsmouth Area Studies Pathway Coordinator | ESRC SCDTP <https://southcoastdtp.ac.uk/> *Student drop-in and feedback hours:* Thursday 10.45am-11.45am (online <https://calendar.app.google/DsywijMnXeC9LXEY7>) and 1.30pm-2.30pm ( in-person <https://calendar.app.google/zgyn9DVahrCPZ17q7>, Milldam LB 1.11). To ensure we have sufficient time, please book your slot in advance.