Ariadne Vromen

@ariadnevromen.bsky.social

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Political Sociologist - citizen engagement, digital politics, young people, future of work, advocacy, & popular culture.
Obsessed with dogs, coffee, chocolate
From Sydney 🇦🇺 now living in Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Florence Faucher @ffaucher.bsky.social · 16h

A gentle reminder of the workshop Ariadne Vromen and myself are running at the ECPR Joint sessions in Innsbruck on Symbolic repertoires in politics and policy. Deadline 10 December
@ariadnevromen.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social
#ecprjs26
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

Symbolic Repertoires in Politics and Policy

European Consortium for Political Research

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 1d

Today is AusMusic T-Shirt Day, which raises money for Support Act, because support for Australian music is in such decline that it needs a charity to help.

Read Morgan Harrington’s full op-ed on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...

Ariadne Vromen @ariadnevromen.bsky.social · 1d

Brilliant news Ruth & great to see evidence backed advocacy make a powerful difference - congratulations 🙌

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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · 1d

The fight to end child poverty goes on. But today we must celebrate. It will make a real, lasting difference to families the breadth of the UK and I’m so grateful to everyone in @changingrealities.bsky.social & @cpaguk.bsky.social who have advocated tirelessly for its full abolition

www.changingrealities.org

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 2d

Australia's social media age ban is being challenged in the High Court on the grounds it restricts young teens' implied right to freedom of political communication.

Social media ban for under-16s challenged in High Court

Australia's social media age ban is being challenged in the High Court on the grounds it restricts young teens' implied right to freedom of political communication.

www.abc.net.au

Ariadne Vromen @ariadnevromen.bsky.social · 2d

A long day, but watching a Glasgow sunset & moonrise from my office was quite lovely

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2d

'The jobs most at risk are those in occupations such as trades, machine operations and administrative roles, the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) said.'

Excellent time then to degrade university provision and discourage university attendance. 1/3

AI could replace 3m low-skilled jobs in the UK by 2035, research finds

Trades, machine operations and administrative roles are most at-risk, says leading educational research charity

www.theguardian.com

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 4d

A 6% levy on international student fees was proposed in the Immigration White Paper. The impact is about £600 million, though very unevenly spread across institutions.

George Mann @sgfmann.bsky.social · 4d

i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday

George Mann @sgfmann.bsky.social · 4d

i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday

Ariadne Vromen @ariadnevromen.bsky.social · 4d

Gorgeous!

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 5d

"We couldn’t create an account for you." Users are already finding that Instagram won't let them create an account for people under the age of 16 — but Meta says it's not blocking or testing blocking teens yet.

Meta warns users about social media ban as teens say they already can’t make teen Instagram accounts

www.crikey.com.au

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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 6d

🌟PSA PRIZES🌟 Make your nominations before 1 December!
We invite prize nominations outstanding Research, Professional Contributions and Teaching & Learning.
🚨 Deadline for nominations 1 December 2025
➡️ Full details, eligibility, guidelines and forms online

Academic Prizes Overview | The Political Studies Association (PSA)

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James Plunkett @jamestplunkett.bsky.social · 7d

Are a small number of legacy disciplines dragging the whole of government down? A provocation:

medium.com/@jamestplunk...

Government seems increasingly unable to cope with the pace and complexity of today's world. Why? 1/n

The disciplines theory of government

Are legacy disciplines dragging the whole operation down?

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 9d

COME ON SCOTLAND! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽️

Scotland is in the World Cup for the first time since 1998 after a historic 4-2 win against Denmark 🏆

Ariadne Vromen @ariadnevromen.bsky.social · 9d

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Ariadne Vromen @ariadnevromen.bsky.social · 9d

Really enjoyed this blog by @eddiebarnes.bsky.social - it rightly questions the monolithic moral panic about young people and social media by listening to what young people themselves think. Duh!

John Smith Centre @johnsmithcentre.com · 9d

📢 New blog alert!

Our Director @eddiebarnes.bsky.social reflects on new research by @demos-uk.bsky.social which pushes back on the moral panic about young people – findings that mirror those in our own #UKYouthPoll2025 📊

Read now: 🔗 www.johnsmithcentre.com/news/listeni...

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John Smith Centre @johnsmithcentre.com · 9d

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 9d

'we’ve distilled three years of intensive evidence gathering and experimentation into fourteen practical “waypoints” for civic engagement, now launching as part of our Civic Field Guide (currently in Beta version).'

Beta version: civicuniversitynetwork.co.uk/civic-field-...

Higher education’s civic role has never been more important to get right

The policy environment is supportive, but financial pressures are constraining universities’ civic work. Adam Leach examines the risks and the opportunities ahead The policy environment is supportive,...

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Jim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · 10d

"Levy on international students’ tuition fees not in best interest of UK, says leader of top university"

Levy on international students’ tuition fees not in best interest of UK, says leader of top university

Duncan Ivison, president of Manchester University, says government’s 6% surcharge plan will ‘hurt the sector’

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 11d

“The kids are alright. The real problem might be older generations projecting their own racial anxieties onto them.”

This is a must-read piece by two of the finest scholars of U.S. politics, @adambonica.bsky.social & @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social

The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great

Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.

newrepublic.com

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Alastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social · 12d

Lovely sunny day in Glasgow ahead of @therestpolitics.bsky.social live show. Terrific session with @uofglasgow.bsky.social students @johnsmithcentre.com then off to see my brother Donald RIP, portrait looking good, then Argyle St ash, UK Tree of the Year. My Tree of the Day

Ariadne Vromen @ariadnevromen.bsky.social · 12d

Regulate tech, not kids - some sensible options in this article

Crikey @crikey.com.au · 13d

“We can remove the financial incentive platforms currently have to keep kids locked in and doom scrolling risky content.”

Five ways to fix social media for teens without a ban (and Australia can still do them all)

www.crikey.com.au

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 13d

“We can remove the financial incentive platforms currently have to keep kids locked in and doom scrolling risky content.”

Five ways to fix social media for teens without a ban (and Australia can still do them all)

www.crikey.com.au

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 13d

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬 @anewq.bsky.social & Daniel KÜBLER
💡 Seeks Papers that address normative or empirical questions about popular vote processes
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/qacRy3n

#Polisky #CallforPapers #democracy

Referendums and democracy: taking stock and looking ahead

Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026, 7 – 10 April, University of Innsbruck

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 15d

⚙️ #ecprjs26 Workshop directors 🎬
@benjaminfaude.bsky.social & @yoramhaftel.bsky.social
💡 Seeks Papers exploring how global governance institutions respond to disruption and disruptors in world politics
✔️ @ecprsgir.bsky.social endorsed
⌛ Submit by 10 Dec buff.ly/YnDgwfh

#Polisky #CallforPapers

Global Governance in Times of Disruption

Joint Sessions of Workshops, 7 – 10 April 2026, University of Innsbruck

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Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social · 17d

Are you studying the symbolic aspects of politics or policy?

Don't miss this opportunity to participate in an #ecprjs26 workshop convened by @ffaucher.bsky.social with @ariadnevromen.bsky.social in Innsbruck next April.

Submit your proposal by December 3: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

#MondayMotivation

[Screenshot from the ECPR website, with a picture of Innsbruck and the following text]
Joint Sessions of Workshops 2026
7 – 10 April
University of Innsbruck, Austria
#ecprjs26
Paper proposals are now open until 3 December.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 20d

Pretty interesting job to run @jrf-uk.bsky.social - social change organisation proposing policy interventions that address poverty; and supporting social innovation. £165k. Based in York
starfishsearch.com/jobs/jrf-gro...

Group Chief Executive Officer - Starfish Search

starfishsearch.com

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 20d

Imagined immigration is shaping our politics blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Imagined immigration is shaping our politics | British Politics and Policy at LSE

Immigration has become the number one political priority for the public. But there is one problem: this immigration is imagined, it doesn't really exist.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

Ariadne Vromen @ariadnevromen.bsky.social · 21d

Congratulations Frank! Great initiative

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 21d

We have just published the call for the Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics. These are 3-year fully-funded postdocs that will allow you to focus on your research in a great academic environment. (And with excellent food)

www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...

Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics - Nuffield College Oxford University

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