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We are a social sciences library serving Nuffield College and the University of Oxford.
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Something to be thankful for this week--rising rates of cancer in younger people are mostly not translating into increased cancer mortality, suggesting better detection. jenndowd.substack.com/p/are-cancer... #episky #medsky #cancer
Are cancer rates really increasing in young people?
Thankfully, the news is better than it sounds
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November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Something to be thankful for this week--rising rates of cancer in younger people are mostly not translating into increased cancer mortality, suggesting better detection. jenndowd.substack.com/p/are-cancer... #episky #medsky #cancer
Preserving the developmental state: Technical expertise, industrial planning and the making of Italian ‘state-led democracy’
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Paper in Journal of Modern Italian Studies by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Research Fellow Cesare Vagge
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Paper in Journal of Modern Italian Studies by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Research Fellow Cesare Vagge
Preserving the developmental state: Technical expertise, industrial planning and the making of Italian ‘state-led democracy’
The postwar Italian Republic constituted a variety of ‘state-led democracy’: a democratic polity characterized by a significant expansion of public power in the form of expert-led economic planning...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Preserving the developmental state: Technical expertise, industrial planning and the making of Italian ‘state-led democracy’
doi.org/10.1080/1354...
Paper in Journal of Modern Italian Studies by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Research Fellow Cesare Vagge
doi.org/10.1080/1354...
Paper in Journal of Modern Italian Studies by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Research Fellow Cesare Vagge
Strong partisans, conditional democrats? Partisanship and reactions to electoral outcomes in Argentina
doi.org/10.1177/0010...
Paper in @cpsjournal.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @egocantos.bsky.social and Carlos Meléndez
doi.org/10.1177/0010...
Paper in @cpsjournal.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @egocantos.bsky.social and Carlos Meléndez
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November 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Strong partisans, conditional democrats? Partisanship and reactions to electoral outcomes in Argentina
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Paper in @cpsjournal.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @egocantos.bsky.social and Carlos Meléndez
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Paper in @cpsjournal.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @egocantos.bsky.social and Carlos Meléndez
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📖👨💻🎓 New Courses Alert 🎓👨💻📖
The Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science is launching three upcoming short courses designed for researchers across health, economics, and the social sciences. Led by experts in the field — including @crahal.com — these courses are now open for registration.👇
The Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science is launching three upcoming short courses designed for researchers across health, economics, and the social sciences. Led by experts in the field — including @crahal.com — these courses are now open for registration.👇
November 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
📖👨💻🎓 New Courses Alert 🎓👨💻📖
The Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science is launching three upcoming short courses designed for researchers across health, economics, and the social sciences. Led by experts in the field — including @crahal.com — these courses are now open for registration.👇
The Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science is launching three upcoming short courses designed for researchers across health, economics, and the social sciences. Led by experts in the field — including @crahal.com — these courses are now open for registration.👇
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📢🎓 Join us tomorrow for an online information session on applying to the DPhil in Sociology!
We’ll walk you through:
📋 Admissions requirements
💰 Funding opportunities
🎯 Programme & key milestones
🤝 Supervision & research support
Sign up now: forms.office.com/e/zhQ9TUiYWf
We’ll walk you through:
📋 Admissions requirements
💰 Funding opportunities
🎯 Programme & key milestones
🤝 Supervision & research support
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November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
📢🎓 Join us tomorrow for an online information session on applying to the DPhil in Sociology!
We’ll walk you through:
📋 Admissions requirements
💰 Funding opportunities
🎯 Programme & key milestones
🤝 Supervision & research support
Sign up now: forms.office.com/e/zhQ9TUiYWf
We’ll walk you through:
📋 Admissions requirements
💰 Funding opportunities
🎯 Programme & key milestones
🤝 Supervision & research support
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We were delighted to hear from Visiting Fellow Andrew Tyrie (Research Fellow 1990-1991) on the question of ‘How Should We Understand the UK Parliament’s Real Power?’ in a Q&A with our own Jane Green.
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We were delighted to hear from Visiting Fellow Andrew Tyrie (Research Fellow 1990-1991) on the question of ‘How Should We Understand the UK Parliament’s Real Power?’ in a Q&A with our own Jane Green.
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This was a long form interview about our new research by the fantastic @adamfleming.bsky.social where I tried to summarise the findings - and their political implications - as simply as possible in 'talking human, not academic' form:
🎙️ "Those economic worries are critical. They matter across the board, they matter in magnitude and they're having a number of indirect effects."
@profjanegreen.bsky.social discusses @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social latest report on Newscast last night. Starts at 23mins.
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@profjanegreen.bsky.social discusses @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social latest report on Newscast last night. Starts at 23mins.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Newscast - Another Trump Ukraine Peace Plan - BBC Sounds
Trump hints at 'big progress' in Ukraine talks.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This was a long form interview about our new research by the fantastic @adamfleming.bsky.social where I tried to summarise the findings - and their political implications - as simply as possible in 'talking human, not academic' form:
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🎙️ "Those economic worries are critical. They matter across the board, they matter in magnitude and they're having a number of indirect effects."
@profjanegreen.bsky.social discusses @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social latest report on Newscast last night. Starts at 23mins.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@profjanegreen.bsky.social discusses @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social latest report on Newscast last night. Starts at 23mins.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Newscast - Another Trump Ukraine Peace Plan - BBC Sounds
Trump hints at 'big progress' in Ukraine talks.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🎙️ "Those economic worries are critical. They matter across the board, they matter in magnitude and they're having a number of indirect effects."
@profjanegreen.bsky.social discusses @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social latest report on Newscast last night. Starts at 23mins.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@profjanegreen.bsky.social discusses @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social latest report on Newscast last night. Starts at 23mins.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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My 2 cents @carnegieeurope.bsky.social on the 28 points & how tragically hollow the statement „Ukraine will decide when and how to end the war“ on the part of European allies now sounds - Ukraine has not been put in a position to decide is closer to the truth.⬇️
The EU finds itself on the sidelines as Ukraine tries to salvage something from a messy peace plan.
It will fall on Kyiv and Brussels to ensure that no negotiated ceasefire leaves the door open to renewed Russian attack, argues @gwendolynsasse.bsky.social.
carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...
It will fall on Kyiv and Brussels to ensure that no negotiated ceasefire leaves the door open to renewed Russian attack, argues @gwendolynsasse.bsky.social.
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Ukraine: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
European allies once again find themselves on the sidelines as Ukraine tries to salvage something from a messy and potentially dangerous peace plan. It will fall on Kyiv and Brussels to ensure that no...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My 2 cents @carnegieeurope.bsky.social on the 28 points & how tragically hollow the statement „Ukraine will decide when and how to end the war“ on the part of European allies now sounds - Ukraine has not been put in a position to decide is closer to the truth.⬇️
Land, housing and the British economy: background paper
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@inetoxford.bsky.social working paper by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow John Muellbauer
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@inetoxford.bsky.social working paper by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow John Muellbauer
No. 2025-25 - Land, Housing and the British Economy: background paper
The multiple ways in which land and the economy interact underline the importance of entrenching socially beneficial policies for land and housing. Many…
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November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Land, housing and the British economy: background paper
www.inet.ox.ac.uk/publications...
@inetoxford.bsky.social working paper by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow John Muellbauer
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@inetoxford.bsky.social working paper by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow John Muellbauer
Economic security as Labour's electoral foundation
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New @jrf-uk.bsky.social report from the @nprcoxford.bsky.social team: Fellows @profjanegreen.bsky.social & Geoffrey Evans and Post-Docs @zackgp94.bsky.social & Justin Robinson 🧵
www.jrf.org.uk/public-attit...
New @jrf-uk.bsky.social report from the @nprcoxford.bsky.social team: Fellows @profjanegreen.bsky.social & Geoffrey Evans and Post-Docs @zackgp94.bsky.social & Justin Robinson 🧵
Economic security as Labour's electoral foundation
Addressing voters’ economic insecurity will help Labour gain and retain support across the political spectrum, whereas prioritising a particular stance on immigration risks alienating voters on the…
www.jrf.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Economic security as Labour's electoral foundation
www.jrf.org.uk/public-attit...
New @jrf-uk.bsky.social report from the @nprcoxford.bsky.social team: Fellows @profjanegreen.bsky.social & Geoffrey Evans and Post-Docs @zackgp94.bsky.social & Justin Robinson 🧵
www.jrf.org.uk/public-attit...
New @jrf-uk.bsky.social report from the @nprcoxford.bsky.social team: Fellows @profjanegreen.bsky.social & Geoffrey Evans and Post-Docs @zackgp94.bsky.social & Justin Robinson 🧵
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In this paper we use data from Argentina to contribute to the debate about the dangers of polarisation. We explore if partisans rely on regime stereotypes to stigmatise rivals; are more emotional in victory/defeat; and display conditional democratic commitments
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Strong Partisans, Conditional Democrats? Partisanship and Reactions to Electoral Outcomes in Argentina - Ezequiel Gonzalez-Ocantos, Carlos Meléndez, 2025
Partisans who back self-interested illiberal measures jeopardize democracy. We explore important precursors of support for backsliding using survey and focus gr...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
In this paper we use data from Argentina to contribute to the debate about the dangers of polarisation. We explore if partisans rely on regime stereotypes to stigmatise rivals; are more emotional in victory/defeat; and display conditional democratic commitments
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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We’re happy to see the Hubert Dalwood Flower Fountain back in the Nuffield quad today. It was quite an operation to reinstall the foundation after the renovation of the quads. The fountain, titled ‘Flower Fountain’ was a commissioned piece by Hubert Dalwood in 1962, part of Nuffield ever since.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We’re happy to see the Hubert Dalwood Flower Fountain back in the Nuffield quad today. It was quite an operation to reinstall the foundation after the renovation of the quads. The fountain, titled ‘Flower Fountain’ was a commissioned piece by Hubert Dalwood in 1962, part of Nuffield ever since.
Governing by decree: The Trump presidency and the decline of “legislating together”
doi.org/10.1093/psqu...
Paper in Political Science Quarterly by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow Desmond King
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Paper in Political Science Quarterly by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow Desmond King
Governing by Decree: The Trump Presidency and the Decline of “Legislating Together”
Abstract. During his two terms as president, Donald Trump has asserted exceptional executive power, diluting Congress's governing responsibilities. The Tru
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November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Governing by decree: The Trump presidency and the decline of “legislating together”
doi.org/10.1093/psqu...
Paper in Political Science Quarterly by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow Desmond King
doi.org/10.1093/psqu...
Paper in Political Science Quarterly by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow Desmond King
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Report here:
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/opinion/econ...
This uses a three-wave panel study and statistical analysis of how changes in circumstances affect changes in party support. Surveys conducted with @jrf-uk.bsky.social fieldwork by @yougov.co.uk
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/opinion/econ...
This uses a three-wave panel study and statistical analysis of how changes in circumstances affect changes in party support. Surveys conducted with @jrf-uk.bsky.social fieldwork by @yougov.co.uk
Economic Insecurity is foundational for Labour’s electoral losses, and key to any potential recovery - Nuffield Politics Research Centre
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Report here:
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/opinion/econ...
This uses a three-wave panel study and statistical analysis of how changes in circumstances affect changes in party support. Surveys conducted with @jrf-uk.bsky.social fieldwork by @yougov.co.uk
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/opinion/econ...
This uses a three-wave panel study and statistical analysis of how changes in circumstances affect changes in party support. Surveys conducted with @jrf-uk.bsky.social fieldwork by @yougov.co.uk
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NEW! How should Labour respond to the two key issues to voters of the economy and immigration and what are the electoral stakes this week of the budget?
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
NEW! How should Labour respond to the two key issues to voters of the economy and immigration and what are the electoral stakes this week of the budget?
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
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⭐NEW CSAE Working Paper 'New Models for South African Consumption, House Prices, & Mortgage & Non-mortgage Debt'
By Janine Aron @inetoxford.bsky.social & John Muellbauer
@nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
Read it here: ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid...
By Janine Aron @inetoxford.bsky.social & John Muellbauer
@nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
Read it here: ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid...
November 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM
⭐NEW CSAE Working Paper 'New Models for South African Consumption, House Prices, & Mortgage & Non-mortgage Debt'
By Janine Aron @inetoxford.bsky.social & John Muellbauer
@nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
Read it here: ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid...
By Janine Aron @inetoxford.bsky.social & John Muellbauer
@nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
Read it here: ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid...
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📉 Many countries are seeing falling birth rates—but can rising gender equality reverse the trend?
A new study from our centre revisits a major debate in demography and finds a modest fertility rebound at high levels of gender equality.
www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/new-stu...
A new study from our centre revisits a major debate in demography and finds a modest fertility rebound at high levels of gender equality.
www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/new-stu...
New Study Finds Gender Equality Linked to Modest Fertility Rebound – But Not Enough to Reverse Long-Term Decline
A new study from the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science reassesses whether rising gender equality can help reverse falling birth rates, a long-standing theory in demography. The research, publi...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
📉 Many countries are seeing falling birth rates—but can rising gender equality reverse the trend?
A new study from our centre revisits a major debate in demography and finds a modest fertility rebound at high levels of gender equality.
www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/new-stu...
A new study from our centre revisits a major debate in demography and finds a modest fertility rebound at high levels of gender equality.
www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/new-stu...
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Who shares which sources on social media, and why does this matter politically? Our open-access @polcommjournal.bsky.social article shows how far-right French Twitter/X users strategically post and cite sources to achieve their goals. doi.org/10.1080/1058... #polisky #commsky #migcitsky A 🧵:
November 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Who shares which sources on social media, and why does this matter politically? Our open-access @polcommjournal.bsky.social article shows how far-right French Twitter/X users strategically post and cite sources to achieve their goals. doi.org/10.1080/1058... #polisky #commsky #migcitsky A 🧵:
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✨🥳 We’re delighted to announce the new Anthony Heath Scholarship, supporting UK students on the MSc in Sociology!
🧑🎓 Covering fees + a living stipend, it honours our first Head of Department, Professor Anthony Heath.
Find out more ➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/oxfo...
🧑🎓 Covering fees + a living stipend, it honours our first Head of Department, Professor Anthony Heath.
Find out more ➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/oxfo...
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
✨🥳 We’re delighted to announce the new Anthony Heath Scholarship, supporting UK students on the MSc in Sociology!
🧑🎓 Covering fees + a living stipend, it honours our first Head of Department, Professor Anthony Heath.
Find out more ➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/oxfo...
🧑🎓 Covering fees + a living stipend, it honours our first Head of Department, Professor Anthony Heath.
Find out more ➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/oxfo...
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For this year’s Black History Month lecture at Nuffield, Alison Heydari of the Metropolitan Police Service and the National Police Chiefs’ Council joined us to speak on “Trust, Performance and the Future of Public Service”.
Read more: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
For this year’s Black History Month lecture at Nuffield, Alison Heydari of the Metropolitan Police Service and the National Police Chiefs’ Council joined us to speak on “Trust, Performance and the Future of Public Service”.
Read more: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
Read more: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Delighted to see this paper out in @carlsengames.bsky.social - working with @grattonecon.bsky.social was fantastic; I learned a lot! We develop the argument that technocracy can serve as an intertemporal insurance device for groups who fear their majority status is ephemeral. Because technocrats
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Delighted to see this paper out in @carlsengames.bsky.social - working with @grattonecon.bsky.social was fantastic; I learned a lot! We develop the argument that technocracy can serve as an intertemporal insurance device for groups who fear their majority status is ephemeral. Because technocrats
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My first paper was published in Political Studies and has made the top 75 most cited, which is lovely! And surprising too!
🌟Celebrating PSA at 75🌟
🏅 Our top 75 most cited articles in PSA journals. Collated by @profnjallen.bsky.social
📚 All articles accessible until 31 Jan 2026. Enjoy!
@polstudies.bsky.social @journalpolitics.bsky.social @bjpir.bsky.social @psrjournal.bsky.social @journals.sagepub.com
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🏅 Our top 75 most cited articles in PSA journals. Collated by @profnjallen.bsky.social
📚 All articles accessible until 31 Jan 2026. Enjoy!
@polstudies.bsky.social @journalpolitics.bsky.social @bjpir.bsky.social @psrjournal.bsky.social @journals.sagepub.com
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November 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
My first paper was published in Political Studies and has made the top 75 most cited, which is lovely! And surprising too!
Reassessing the U-shaped relationship between gender equality and fertility: A replication and extension of Kolk’s (2019) study using comprehensive gender equality measures
doi.org/10.4054/DemR...
Paper in @demresjournal.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student @haohao-lei.bsky.social
doi.org/10.4054/DemR...
Paper in @demresjournal.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student @haohao-lei.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Reassessing the U-shaped relationship between gender equality and fertility: A replication and extension of Kolk’s (2019) study using comprehensive gender equality measures
doi.org/10.4054/DemR...
Paper in @demresjournal.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student @haohao-lei.bsky.social
doi.org/10.4054/DemR...
Paper in @demresjournal.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student @haohao-lei.bsky.social