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University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 12d

Book Launch
Friday 24th October
1pm-2.30pm
Online

Join us for the launch of
Climate Assemblies
New Civic Institutions for a Climate-changed World
Edited by Oliver Escobar and Stephen Elstub

Info and booking:
edin.ac/4nKszjT

Pile of copies of book 'Climate Assemblies'. Text reads: Book Launch. Climate Assemblies. New Civic Institutions for a Climate-changed World. Oliver Escobar and Stephen Elstub. ‘Climate Assemblies’ brings together 25 authors to offer novel perspectives, critical insights and practical reflections based on original research about paradigmatic cases at local, national, transnational and global levels.

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Marc Geddes @marcgeddes.uk · 12d

🚨 Job Opportunity! 🚨 Applications are now open for a new 2.5-year postdoc at @edinburghpir.bsky.social to examine how parliaments gather, analyse and use different types of knowledge - see the full job listing here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (SPARK)

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with experience in the politics of the UK, Scottish, German or Bavarian parliaments to join the UKRI-funded research project, ‘Studying Parliaments an...

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Consuelo Thiers @consuelothiers.bsky.social · Aug 21

This is my latest piece in The Loop @ecpr.bsky.social based on recent fieldwork in Argentina 🇦🇷. Thank you to all the officials and informants who shared their insights with me.
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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · Aug 21

🌎 #JavierMilei is not merely shifting Argentina's foreign policy but dismantling it's diplomatic institutions, argues @consuelothiers.bsky.social.
💭 As ideology replaces expertise, #Argentina is a stark example of how personalist leadership can upend international relations.
👉 buff.ly/oJPgD5y

Milei’s Argentina and the unmaking of diplomacy

Consuelo Thiers argues that Javier Milei is not merely shifting Argentina's foreign policy but dismantling its diplomatic institutions. As ideology replaces expertise, and institutional norms…

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Joe Greenwood-Hau @niceonecombo.bsky.social · Aug 11

At @edinburghpir.bsky.social, I was lucky enough to share an office with @ugurozdemir.bsky.social and @jess-smith.bsky.social, and then with Nicola Nymalm. I can't imagine better office-mates; fun, friendly, and thoughtful.

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Ben Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · Aug 13

Delighted to see this excellent and very timely piece by my PhD student Sarah Cheung now published. @edinburghpir.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Generative AI, generating crisis: framing opportunity and threat in AI governance

The public release of high-profile generative AI models in late 2022 and early 2023 spurred widespread concerns over ‘existential threats’ to humanity from AI. This paper explores how this AI ‘cris...

www.tandfonline.com

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P&IR Edinburgh @edinburghpir.bsky.social · Aug 7

Excited to see our amazing @edinburghpir.bsky.social academics contributing to key debates at this year’s Festival of Politics! 🗣️📢

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Festival of Politics

The Scottish Parliament's Festival of Politics is open to everyone. It aims to engage, inspire and inform.

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P&IR Edinburgh @edinburghpir.bsky.social · Aug 6

Congrats to all @uoe-sps.bsky.social summer grads! 🎓 Great to see @edinburghpir.bsky.social staff celebrating your achievements. Well done, students! 👏

Elizabeth Bomberg @eebomberg.bsky.social · Jul 10

Politics and IR @edinburghpir.bsky.social staff processing at today's @uoe-sps.bsky.social summer grad. Congrats students! @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

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Elizabeth Bomberg @eebomberg.bsky.social · Jul 10

Wonderful Politics & IR @edinburghpir.bsky.social staff presence at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social summer graduation. Congrats to our fab students! @uoe-sps.bsky.social

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Jul 17

📢We first hear from:
- Prof Will Jessett CBE (SC Strategy)
- Prof Paul Rogers (Emeritus, @uniofbradford.bsky.social)
- Dr Claire Duncanson (@edinburghpir.bsky.social)

🍃Both Claire and Paul commented on the lack of acknowledgement of climate change in the new National Security Strategy.

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Regional & Federal Studies @regfedst.bsky.social · Aug 4

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲!
Making sense of 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 – insights from an 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
🔓 Read the new #openaccess article by Eva-Maria Trüdinger, Achim Hildebrandt, Simon Stocker, @ajazajilirjana.bsky.social & @pbundi.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

#federalism #democracy

Making sense of federalism – insights from an open-ended survey question

While there is much debate in research about nuances of federal governance, we actually know little about how citizens make sense of federalism. As several studies show, citizens often hold vague a...

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P&IR Edinburgh @edinburghpir.bsky.social · Jul 9

👏 A brilliant final contribution from @niceonecombo.bsky.social — this collection of blog posts from the political behaviour course is full of sharp, thoughtful insights. Well worth exploring!
Thank you for everything — you'll be greatly missed! 💛

Joe Greenwood-Hau @niceonecombo.bsky.social · Jul 9

The last thing I did at @edinburghpir.bsky.social ‬and @uoe-sps.bsky.social, was create this site for the best blog posts from the political behaviour course that I ran:

blogs.ed.ac.uk/political_be...

There's some excellent stuff on a range of topics (see below). Well worth a read, in my opinion!

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Andrew W Neal @andrewwneal.bsky.social · Jun 26

In response to the new UK National Security Strategy and SDR, here's my analysis of changing threat topics in UK national security and defence documents since 1998.
@uoe-sps.bsky.social @scga.bsky.social @rethinkingsecurity.bsky.social @chathamhouse.org @rusi.bsky.social @edinburghpir.bsky.social

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Kate Wright @newsprof1.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thrilled to have received the "honourable mention" (runner up place) from the Journalism Studies division of #ICA2025, together with longstanding coauthors @martinscott2010.bsky.social + @melbunce.bsky.social. Our hearty congratulations to the overall winner @ruthmoon.bsky.social!

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Sara Rich Dorman @srd.bsky.social · Jun 11

I’m thinking that my course next semester on authoritarianism (might need a week on authoritarianism in books and on film?! (Autocracy and Resistence in the 21st Century! @edinburghpir.bsky.social )

Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · Jun 11

Just watched ep. 8 of Andor.

Filmed in 2023, but plot revolving around the Empire sending stormtroopers to a city, deliberately provoking demonstrations, and then ensuring that violence ensues as an excuse for imposing military rule/occupation doesn't exactly look subtle right now..

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University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · Jun 16

@uoe-cahss.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @edincollegeofart.bsky.social @edcdcs.bsky.social @stis-uoe.bsky.social @edinburghpir.bsky.social @uoesocialwork.bsky.social #RefugeeWeek

University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · Jun 16

Art Exhibition: Aesthetics of One Health

In celebration of Refugee Week 2025, join us at the Chrystal Macmillan Building for a showcase of Syrian agricultural heritage through art and music.

Exhibition: All week, Chrystal Macmillan Building
Reception: Tues 17th, 3-4pm, Booking: edin.ac/4j9Gtcd

Painting from the Aesthetics of One Health Exhibition. Text reads: The Aesthetics of One Health project part of the One Health FIELD Network showcases Syrian agricultural heritage through art and music

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Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social · Jun 17

@alyssamartin.bsky.social joins us from @edinburghpir.bsky.social to discuss her observations from the Scottish Carers Parliament

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Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · Jun 9

Essay Prize 2025 📝

🧑🏻‍🎓 Undergraduate and school pupil competitions

📆 Deadline 6th July

Fantastic judging panel of @simeonkerr.bsky.social, @yougov.co.uk's Abigail Axe-Browne and @edinburghpir.bsky.social's own Alan Convery!

scottishelections.ac.uk/2025/06/09/e...

Essay Prize 2025 – Deadline 5th July

We are delighted to announce the 2025 edition of our annual essay prize. We run parallel prizes for secondary school pupils and undergraduate university students, both of which are judged by a prestig...

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Andy Hom @therealisthom.bsky.social · May 28

Really looking fw to these events - pop round if you're in Helsinki and interested in academic publishing, existentialism, or the intellectual and cultural underpinnings of the radical right @edinburghpir.bsky.social @risjnl.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk @gnobisa.bsky.social

EuroStorie @eurostorie.bsky.social · May 19

📚 We warmly welcome you to join us for two events with Dr Andrew Hom (University of Edinburgh): a workshop and a seminar titled: "Anti/hero: The existential stories violent men tell themselves". More info via link in bio.

🕐 30.5.2025, 10-11 AM and 13-14 PM (UTC+3)
📍 Unioninkatu 33, room 247 / Zoom

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Clare Rice @clarerice.bsky.social · May 27

A quick reminder that the last seminar in our series for this term will be happening online tomorrow 💫

Join us to hear about the QUALREP project from PIs @profrosiecamp.bsky.social and @profsarahchilds.bsky.social

We hope you can join us!

@edinburghpir.bsky.social

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Clare Rice @clarerice.bsky.social · May 19

💫QUALREP Gender and Politics Seminar💫

We're putting our own PIs in the hot seat for the final seminar this term - @profrosiecamp.bsky.social & @profsarahchilds.bsky.social!

Event details:

📆 Wed 28 May
⏰3-4pm GMT
📍Online - register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bfd7b0...

www.qualrep.org

QUALREP

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Pontus Odmalm @podmalm.bsky.social · May 27

“We didn’t really get to hear what [English nationalism] is in simple language, but we were left in no doubt about what it is not – European.” Important read 👇 (includes h/t to @ailsahenderson.bsky.social’s research, ping @edinburghpir.bsky.social)

Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · May 27

“Low-income households in Britain are now 27 per cent poorer than their equivalents in France and a staggering 60 per cent poorer than those in Ireland.” 🔥 www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

If there’s so much buyer’s remorse about Brexit, why is Nigel Farage the rising figure in UK politics?

Ten years on, an angry tribe sees itself as more English than British - and Ireland must stay alert to the dangers

www.irishtimes.com

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Sarah Liu @drsarahliu.bsky.social · May 22

A @uoe-sps.bsky.social, Staff Pride, BAME Network, & Queer.ED collab! Curtis Chin talks about growing up/ coming out as gay in a working-class immigrant community and first gen University student. ☕️🍵🍪
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/everything...
@edinburghpir.bsky.social @uoe-gender-ed.bsky.social

Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant, with Curtis Chin

Join author Curtis Chin for his story of what it was like growing up Asian in Detroit and coming out to his working class immigrant family.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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LSE Review of Books @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social · May 19

NEW ✨ How gender, labour and tech intersect in Bangalore’s startup culture 👩🏾‍💻🇮🇳

Experimental Times: Startup Capitalism and Feminist Futures in India by ‪@hgupta.bsky.social‬ @uoe-gender-ed.bsky.social‬ @ucpress.bsky.social‬

#BookReview by @tanushreekaushal.bsky.social‬ @gvagrad.bsky.social‬

How gender, labour and tech intersect in Bangalore’s startup culture - LSE Review of Books

Hemangini Gupta's Experimental Times explores the gendered dynamics of startup capitalism in Bangalore, offering a rich ethnographic study of labour, urban space, and entrepreneurship. Tanushree…

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Clare Rice @clarerice.bsky.social · May 19

💫QUALREP Gender and Politics Seminar💫

We're putting our own PIs in the hot seat for the final seminar this term - @profrosiecamp.bsky.social & @profsarahchilds.bsky.social!

Event details:

📆 Wed 28 May
⏰3-4pm GMT
📍Online - register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bfd7b0...

www.qualrep.org

QUALREP

www.qualrep.org

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P&IR Edinburgh @edinburghpir.bsky.social · May 16

Huge congratulations to our PIR Superheroes! 👏🎉

University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · May 15

News 📣

Three SPS academics have become founding fellows of the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Congratulations to Professor Sarah Childs, Professor Meryl Kenny and Professor Fiona Mackay.

Read more: edin.ac/4kqA25v

Text reading: Three SPS academics are new founding fellows of the Political Studies Association. Professor Sarah Childs, Professor Meryl Kenny and Professor Fiona Mackay were selected in recognition of their important contribution to the discipline of political science. Beside it, a photo of five women smiling at the camera with the caption: Meryl Kenny (centre) and Fiona Mackay (second from right) pictured with other new PSA Founding Fellows at the announcement.

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P&IR Edinburgh @edinburghpir.bsky.social · May 16

Thank you Nicholas Hopton for visiting @uoe-sps.bsky.social - both events were packed and the audience highly engaged! Thanks to Dr Nida Alahmad and Dr Lucy Abbott for expertly chairing the discussions. Grateful to the Departments of African Studies and Sociology for co-sponsoring the events.

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