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Kesi Mahendran

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Migration | Non/Mobility | Citizenship Co-ordinator of #OppAttune https://oppattune.eu/ Professor of Social & Political Psychology #EverydayExtremism Public Dialogue on UK-EU Relations http://publicdialoguepsychologycolab.co.uk

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Kesi Mahendran @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social · Dec 30

Ivana Marková 1938 - 2024.

It's been weeks since the world-making community of dialogical scholars learnt of the sad news of Ivana. Who died in Cambridge on Sunday 1st December.

Article - If there's no tension there's no reason to talk. Photo Nic Magnusson & Ivana Marková in Cambridge 2024.

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OppAttune Project @oppattune.bsky.social · 14d

❓What kind of democrat are you?

Explore your political stance with i-Attune a free 20-minute tool developed by @openuniversity.bsky.social and the OppAttune Project.

Discover your position!

🔗 Take the test: open.edu/openlearn/what-kind-democrat-are-you

#iAttune #Everydayextremism #selfdiscovery

What kind of Democrat are you?

Are you interested in exploring your own political style and how you relate to others? How far would you be willing to go for what you believe? Try our interactive feature to find out.

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OppAttune Project @oppattune.bsky.social · Aug 11

🎧 Looking for something thoughtful to listen to while you work?

Dr Anthony English from #OppAttune joined the Mentally Sound podcast to talk about political extremism & mental wellbeing. His segment starts at 35:35 well worth a listen!

🔗https://shorturl.at/yYTmO

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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · Aug 11

Wierdly flawed graph by the EP Research Service of member state and national party voting power in the Council of the EU.

What it does show is how dependend the representation of the S&D (Spain) and Renew (France) are on individual large member states:

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · Aug 16

Perhaps the dreadful AI reviewers can process the dreadful AI submissions and AI editors publish in their own AI outlets, and the rest of us can avoid having to see them.

Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · Aug 15

PsyArXiv is seeking new moderators to help combat an increase in AI submissions! If you've ever posted a preprint to PsyArXiv, please consider joining. Minimum commitment 1h/month, there's a training session this Monday @ 1pm ET. More info here: forms.gle/9LB1rEtxHAeZ... #PsychSciSky

Expression of Interest in Serving as a PsyArXiv Moderator

As you might have heard, PsyArXiv is having some issues with an increase in low-quality submissions, ranging from AI generated manuscripts to inflate citation metrics, incoherent or nonsensical docume...

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Aug 16

AI is being used to fabricate quotes and attribute them to real people, Yair Rosenberg reports. Here's what he did when it happened to him:

Don’t Believe What AI Told You I Said

The chatbots are lying about me.

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Kesi Mahendran @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social · Aug 4

Editors as narrative-breakers.

The public galvanised by @bestforbritain.org
respond to SkyNews' relationship with the UK Reform Party's flow of live streamed news conferences.

New editorial guidance in the age of direct democracy & the media savvy political party
#EverydayExtremism
#OppAttune

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · Aug 4

In three days, more than 5,000 people used our online tool to write to Sky News and make a formal complaint.

“The changes made by Sky News today to reclaim some degree of editorial control are welcome and we thank our supporters for taking action.” ~AA

www.bestforbritain.org/sky_news_cha...

Sky News changes Reform UK coverage after receiving thousands of complaints

Sky News today altered their coverage of Reform UK press conferences after a concerted campaign organised by Best for Britain.

www.bestforbritain.org

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Daniel Fountain @danielfountain.bsky.social · Aug 3

My University has opened a virtual scholar scheme for scholars from Gaza. Please share widely and help stop scholasticide. www.exeter.ac.uk/faculties/ha...

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Jul 16

Vaccine hesitancy now turning in to vaccine refusal. A direct result of Trump and RFK Jr
From @katherinehu.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

The Conversations Doctors Are Having About Vaccination Now

Pediatricians’ advice on vaccination hasn’t changed. What happens when the government’s does?

www.theatlantic.com

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Philippa Carr @philippacarr.bsky.social · Jul 10

Finally we have Evangelia Vergouli discussing why we need to rethink political influence. Do we all have the potential to become an extremist?

@oppattune.bsky.social

@qmip.bsky.social #qmip2025

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OppAttune Project @oppattune.bsky.social · Jul 10

🎥 Filming with @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social & Dr Anthony English for BBC Morning Live alongside documentary filmmaker Zara McDermott.

🔸 Big thanks for the powerful investigative journalism
🔸 Get engaged with the conversation
🔸 Follow the #OppAttune community!

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Kesi Mahendran @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social · Jul 9

Thanks for the invitation, Philippa. 🙏🏾 The engraved glass paperweight & card are gorgeous 😍. I shall treasure them.

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Philippa Carr @philippacarr.bsky.social · Jul 9

I had the great pleasure of introducing @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social keynote @qmip.bsky.social conference!

Highlighting the importance of dialogue, how we can take an outsiderly position and the role of answerability

#qmip2025

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OppAttune Project @oppattune.bsky.social · Jul 8

🧠 At #ISPP2025, the OU #OppAttune team
@kesimahendranprof.bsky.social , Tetiana Shyriaieva, Evangelia Vergouli, Dr Sandra Obradovic & Tema Maphosa shared a key insight:

➡️ Partisan identities are essential for democratic capacity. But we must separate partisanship from extreme action.

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Kesi Mahendran @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social · Jul 8

Looking forward to @qmip.bsky.social 20 year celebrations

I'll talk about "When outsideness meets answerability" Political Attunement & Dialogical possibilities of Qual Methods
www.bps.org.uk/event/qualit...

Can't make the conference?

Here's the answer according to Google AI*

Oh such certainty!

The answer given by Google AI when I typed in the first part of the title of the keynote. Not bad at all!

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Kesi Mahendran @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social · Jul 7

Yes, it was a big one wasn't it? 930 delegates. There's Narrative Matters in Cork if you're going to that.
Or we better make a plan for Newcastle #ISPP2026 ! 🤞🏾

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Kesi Mahendran @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social · Jul 5

Perhaps the tide is turning at @ispp-pops.bsky.social. Considering the number of delegates today in the "Where are the Palestinian scholars?" #ISPP2025 session.
Then, in the memorial for #JamesLui Kataryna (IWAHLab) adopts the concept of #Ubuntu to explain findings from South. Africa, India & Ghana.

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Kesi Mahendran @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social · Jul 4

There just about still time to apply to work with wonderful colleague Laura Taylor as a post-doc on "Generation Peace" project.

📆 Deadline: 11 July 2025
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Laura K Taylor @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social · Jun 5

#postdoc in #peace #science at @ucddublin.bsky.social

Work with me on GENERATION PEACE to develop a #global #youth #peacebuilding indictor

Due 11 July, noon
Search Ref #018451 at
my.corehr.com/pls/ucdrecru...

Thx for reposts

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Julia Reiter @juliareiter.bsky.social · Jul 4

PSA: If you're currently in Prague for #ISPP2025, you might also like joining the 24 Hours of Political Psychology in Vienna in February!
No conference fee, always worth a trip! Approach me with any questions 😊
Submissions are open until the end of September: 24hpolpsy.univie.ac.at #24hpolpsy2026

24 HOURS OF POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2026

24hpolpsy.univie.ac.at

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OppAttune Project @oppattune.bsky.social · Jun 30

🎙️ Missed the SMIDGE webinar “Radicalisation and Extremist Narratives – Quo Vadis?”?

We joined #ArenasEU and fellow #SmidgeProject partners to unpack radicalisation, disinformation, and how collaboration can build resilience across Europe.

📺 Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=SRO0...

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · Jun 28

These people are heroes

Euractiv @euractiv.com · Jun 28

Budapest Pride to go ahead amid Orbán pushback

Some 70 members of the European Parliament taking part in the parade have been advised to carry their diplomatic passports.

dlvr.it

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Kneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social · Jun 26

Kneecap is not the story.
Genocide in Gaza is.

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OppAttune Project @oppattune.bsky.social · Jun 23

What does it mean to build a society of equals?

#OppAttune PhD researchers Tetiana Shyriaieva and Evangelia Vergouli argue that psychology has a vital role in shaping democratic inclusion and dignity.

Read the full article: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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‘Psychology has a fundamental role to play in forging a politically constituted society of equals’ | BPS

Open University OppAttune Project PhD students Tetiana Shyriaieva and Evangelia Vergouli sit down with Stephen W. Sawyer, Ballantine-Leavitt Professor of History and Director of the Center for Critica...

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OppAttune Project @oppattune.bsky.social · Jun 16

Being political isn’t just about elections or parties- it’s about how we engage with each other, every day.

The special issue explores how we can reclaim political agency in a polarised world.🧠💬

Read the full article: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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Being political in divisive times | BPS

Kesi Mahendran, Sandra Obradović, Sue Nieland and Ashley Weinberg introduce this guest-edited special issue.

www.bps.org.uk

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Kesi Mahendran @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social · Jun 16

Does your qualitative research need some inspo?

www.bps.org.uk/event/qualit...

There's still time to register for the @qmip.bsky.social annual conference & exchange thinking with other qualitative researchers.
📅 Registration deadline: 23 June.

Qualitative Methods in Psychology Conference 2025 | BPS

This year we make our way to Leeds for a gathering of academics dedicated to advancing research in our field.

www.bps.org.uk

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