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Adam Standring
@adamstandring.bsky.social
Environmental sociologist with added politics and policy.

currently ISEG, formerly DMU, ÖRU and FCSH.
He seems nice.
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The link to the stupidly priced academic book is here link.springer.com/book/10.1007... but as with most authors who'd prefer their work was read rather than limited to institutions, hit me up if you're interested.
Comparing Strategies of (De)Politicisation in Europe
This book investigates the extent to which depoliticisation strategies, used to disguise the political character of decision-making, have become the
link.springer.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This being the case, surely it becomes more important to protect small-holders/local producers who want to maintain the social and cultural status of viticulture rather than conceding ground to large corporations and industrial production?
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
It was said at the time that this wasn't electioneering - it was Labour showing their true authoritarian face.
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 AM
When in opposition, Labour criticized the Tory's Rwanda plan not on the grounds that it was morally repugnant to send refugees seeking aid to a third country with a poor human rights record but because 'it wouldn't work'.
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 AM
It's not ideology if your principal concern is effectivness, it just makes sense!
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Kids (especially boys) are socialized from very early on with the expectation that they will like football but it's really just a psychodrama between Benfica, Sporting and Porto. The other teams get attendance figures that would shame League 1 teams in England.
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
When I first moved here I would watch games with my father-in-law and there's no real thing as "post-match analysis", it's just reply after replay of refereeing decision.
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM