Thomas Prosser
@prossertj.bsky.social
Professor of European political economy, Cardiff University. Essayist. Dislikes partisans, likes paradoxes. Author of two books with Manchester University Press.
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IN NEW ISSUE: Are more women elected in proportional elections than in majoritarian ones? @gulczynski.bsky.social, @monikaturyna.bsky.social & @jkantorowicz.bsky.social examine local Polish elections and find little evidence of that. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/UH5PdOR
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IN NEW ISSUE: Are more women elected in proportional elections than in majoritarian ones? @gulczynski.bsky.social, @monikaturyna.bsky.social & @jkantorowicz.bsky.social examine local Polish elections and find little evidence of that. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/UH5PdOR
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Personal news! 📣
I'm very happy to share that today I've joined @dec-gr.bsky.social as a postdoc to work on the @tact-forsed.bsky.social project, studying conspiracy beliefs and democratic backsliding across Europe.
Grateful to @galais.bsky.social and @mguinjoan.bsky.social for the opportunity!
I'm very happy to share that today I've joined @dec-gr.bsky.social as a postdoc to work on the @tact-forsed.bsky.social project, studying conspiracy beliefs and democratic backsliding across Europe.
Grateful to @galais.bsky.social and @mguinjoan.bsky.social for the opportunity!
December 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Personal news! 📣
I'm very happy to share that today I've joined @dec-gr.bsky.social as a postdoc to work on the @tact-forsed.bsky.social project, studying conspiracy beliefs and democratic backsliding across Europe.
Grateful to @galais.bsky.social and @mguinjoan.bsky.social for the opportunity!
I'm very happy to share that today I've joined @dec-gr.bsky.social as a postdoc to work on the @tact-forsed.bsky.social project, studying conspiracy beliefs and democratic backsliding across Europe.
Grateful to @galais.bsky.social and @mguinjoan.bsky.social for the opportunity!
The next ECPR is in Kraków and I'm very tempted! Kraków is Poland's most beautiful city...
ecpr.eu/GeneralConfe...
ecpr.eu/GeneralConfe...
ECPR General Conference 2026, Jagiellonian University, 8 – 11 September 2026
European Consortium for Political Research
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December 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The next ECPR is in Kraków and I'm very tempted! Kraków is Poland's most beautiful city...
ecpr.eu/GeneralConfe...
ecpr.eu/GeneralConfe...
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My latest responding to the latest discourse on why PhDs are not in fact 'easy' as some are claiming...
Please read, share, and respond :)
My latest responding to the latest discourse on why PhDs are not in fact 'easy' as some are claiming...
Please read, share, and respond :)
Why PhDs aren't easy
At least from my experience....
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November 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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My latest responding to the latest discourse on why PhDs are not in fact 'easy' as some are claiming...
Please read, share, and respond :)
My latest responding to the latest discourse on why PhDs are not in fact 'easy' as some are claiming...
Please read, share, and respond :)
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Notwithstanding the chaos around Your Party, centrist mockery rings increasingly hollow. In theoretical terms, the ability of liberalism to decontest competing ideologies is waning as liberalism itself suffers from diminishing returns.
November 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Notwithstanding the chaos around Your Party, centrist mockery rings increasingly hollow. In theoretical terms, the ability of liberalism to decontest competing ideologies is waning as liberalism itself suffers from diminishing returns.
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The heart and soul of Trumpism in one tweet
November 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The heart and soul of Trumpism in one tweet
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Any journalists out there who want a review copy of my book on the Blair years - just DM or email me and I'll put you in touch with the publisher! It's out in early Feb...
November 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Any journalists out there who want a review copy of my book on the Blair years - just DM or email me and I'll put you in touch with the publisher! It's out in early Feb...
Today, insistence on academic rigour is right-coded yet liberal political values are strongly associated with education. This combination is very curious.
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Today, insistence on academic rigour is right-coded yet liberal political values are strongly associated with education. This combination is very curious.
Then again, all Labour governments have had bitter left-wing critics; it is par for the course.
The fundamental political-economy for the government is that is objectively implementing a soft left economic policy on speed whilst being hated by lots of left leaning people because of its other policies and rhetoric.
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Then again, all Labour governments have had bitter left-wing critics; it is par for the course.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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My new article in European Sociological Review (@europeansocreview.bsky.social) examines how class-based network segregation and national-level inequality shape support for redistribution, using data from 32,717 individuals across 31 countries.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
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My new article in European Sociological Review (@europeansocreview.bsky.social) examines how class-based network segregation and national-level inequality shape support for redistribution, using data from 32,717 individuals across 31 countries.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
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Class-based network segregation, economic inequality, and redistributive preferences across societies
Abstract. Rising economic inequality has renewed interest in how class-based social networks shape redistributive preferences across societies. While previ
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November 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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My new article in European Sociological Review (@europeansocreview.bsky.social) examines how class-based network segregation and national-level inequality shape support for redistribution, using data from 32,717 individuals across 31 countries.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
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My new article in European Sociological Review (@europeansocreview.bsky.social) examines how class-based network segregation and national-level inequality shape support for redistribution, using data from 32,717 individuals across 31 countries.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
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Sociotropic economic sentiment, rather than egotropic, drives support for the Labour government... Kpop Demon Hunters!
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Sociotropic economic sentiment, rather than egotropic, drives support for the Labour government... Kpop Demon Hunters!
I seem to have discovered that mention of Kpop Demon Hunters drives engagement exponentially! Let's experiment...
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I seem to have discovered that mention of Kpop Demon Hunters drives engagement exponentially! Let's experiment...
Those who stand for expertise and the defence of established political systems should watch for an excessive tendency to dismiss mainstream politicians as stupid.
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Those who stand for expertise and the defence of established political systems should watch for an excessive tendency to dismiss mainstream politicians as stupid.
My Bluesky chat inbox has been showing a new message for the last 24 hours but there's nothing new in it?!?
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
My Bluesky chat inbox has been showing a new message for the last 24 hours but there's nothing new in it?!?
Well my post about KPop Demon Hunters has proved much more popular than any of my recent posts about Labour 🤣🤣🤣
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Well my post about KPop Demon Hunters has proved much more popular than any of my recent posts about Labour 🤣🤣🤣
Think I'm a bit late to this party, but I watched KPop Demon Hunters last night. And like everyone says, it's ace 😊😊😊
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Think I'm a bit late to this party, but I watched KPop Demon Hunters last night. And like everyone says, it's ace 😊😊😊
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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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Left-wing vs right-wing populism in one picture.
This couldn't have been more perfect. Ignoring tradeoffs and blaming the main outgroup as the solution to every societal problem.
This couldn't have been more perfect. Ignoring tradeoffs and blaming the main outgroup as the solution to every societal problem.
November 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Left-wing vs right-wing populism in one picture.
This couldn't have been more perfect. Ignoring tradeoffs and blaming the main outgroup as the solution to every societal problem.
This couldn't have been more perfect. Ignoring tradeoffs and blaming the main outgroup as the solution to every societal problem.
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One aspect of academic and progressive culture I dislike is the assumption in some circles that ethical questions are easy, that it’s obvious who is good or bad in any situation, and that the only challenge is having the will to do the right thing.
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
One aspect of academic and progressive culture I dislike is the assumption in some circles that ethical questions are easy, that it’s obvious who is good or bad in any situation, and that the only challenge is having the will to do the right thing.
The more I think about this, the more serious it appears. The rise of Reform in Wales should greatly concern friends of liberal democracy.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches
Police say Nathan Gill received at least £30,000 while he was an MEP, from Oleg Voloshyn, an alleged Russian asset
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The more I think about this, the more serious it appears. The rise of Reform in Wales should greatly concern friends of liberal democracy.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Very important information prior to the Senedd elections
NEW: Nathan Gill, Reform’s former leader in Wales, sentenced to 10.5 years in prison over pro-Russia bribes.
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Very important information prior to the Senedd elections
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I have a new preprint: 'Predictive Modelling Shows Demographics Do Not Predict Vote Choice at the Individual Level'
DOI: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I have a new preprint: 'Predictive Modelling Shows Demographics Do Not Predict Vote Choice at the Individual Level'
DOI: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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