Matthew Waites (he or they)
@matthewwaites.bsky.social
Reader & Sociology Subject Co-Lead, @UofGSociology.bsky.social University of Glasgow. Global queer politics, sexualities & genders, human rights, decolonizing, genocide. https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/staff/matthewwaites/
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The international politics of development for LGBT+ inclusion: how the UK’s Johnson government used crisis as a political opportunity - International Politics
This article analyses the international queer politics of development by examining UK aid addressing lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans, plus (LGBT+) inclusion in the context of COVID-19 and right-wing ...
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So here is my first post: my latest open access article ‘The international politics of development for LGBT+ inclusion…’ in International Politics journal, discussing my experiences participating in a project to work in five African countries link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Just when you think it can't get worse, it does....
1. The Trump administration has just quietly updated the State Department website to indicate that it may invalidate transgender people's passports.
This comes a week after a SCOTUS ruling blocking lower rulings allowing trans people to update them.
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This comes a week after a SCOTUS ruling blocking lower rulings allowing trans people to update them.
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Trump Admin Quietly Changes State Department Page To Indicate It May Invalidate Trans Passports
The change comes after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the administration and lifted a temporary injunction.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Just when you think it can't get worse, it does....
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Empire of Officials: Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Bureaucracy | @hakirmizi.bsky.social
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November 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Empire of Officials: Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Bureaucracy | @hakirmizi.bsky.social
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My new book, “The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms: Repairing Law,” uses emotion as a critical lens to navigate how conflicts over LGBT rights structure/limit the potential of law reform to improve our lives. You can download the book (for free!) here: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-emo...
The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms
The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms
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November 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
My new book, “The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms: Repairing Law,” uses emotion as a critical lens to navigate how conflicts over LGBT rights structure/limit the potential of law reform to improve our lives. You can download the book (for free!) here: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-emo...
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Sign up here for 'Connecting Global Migration Struggles', a free event with activists and researchers from AlarmPhone, MORE (Migrants Organising for Rights and Empowerment), @maryhill-in.bsky.social and the University of Glasgow followed by a film screening of “Tori and Lokita”. Nov 11th, 4-7 pm.
Connecting Global Migration Struggles
Join Migration Scholars Solidarity Network for a discussion building collective resistance & connecting migration struggle across the globe.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Sign up here for 'Connecting Global Migration Struggles', a free event with activists and researchers from AlarmPhone, MORE (Migrants Organising for Rights and Empowerment), @maryhill-in.bsky.social and the University of Glasgow followed by a film screening of “Tori and Lokita”. Nov 11th, 4-7 pm.
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Join us on 25 Nov at 5pm (42 Bute Gdns) for a special joint event with the Scottish Peace Platform to mark nine years of the Colombian peace process.
@andreigomezsuarez.bsky.social will share reflections on conflict and peacebuilding from his excellent new memoir, We Are Not Made of Sugar.
@andreigomezsuarez.bsky.social will share reflections on conflict and peacebuilding from his excellent new memoir, We Are Not Made of Sugar.
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Join us on 25 Nov at 5pm (42 Bute Gdns) for a special joint event with the Scottish Peace Platform to mark nine years of the Colombian peace process.
@andreigomezsuarez.bsky.social will share reflections on conflict and peacebuilding from his excellent new memoir, We Are Not Made of Sugar.
@andreigomezsuarez.bsky.social will share reflections on conflict and peacebuilding from his excellent new memoir, We Are Not Made of Sugar.
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Join us for our next SCS seminar, Wed 19th November, from 15.30 in Rm 432, St Andrews Bldg. Dr. Yotam Gidron's talk ('Pentecostalism, Christian Zionism, and regime survival in Uganda') will explore the political role of Christian Zionism in Uganda and in Africa more broadly.
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Join us for our next SCS seminar, Wed 19th November, from 15.30 in Rm 432, St Andrews Bldg. Dr. Yotam Gidron's talk ('Pentecostalism, Christian Zionism, and regime survival in Uganda') will explore the political role of Christian Zionism in Uganda and in Africa more broadly.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Concerns are growing that social media emphasises negative experiences of hormonal contraception – but using social media does not necessarily mean a rejection of medical information, say @kristina-s.bsky.social and Lily Roberts @uofgsociology.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mr2v8aa3
Mis(sing)information: How contraceptive users bridge the gap between medicalised and experiential knowledge - Everyday Society - The British Sociological Association
Concerns are growing over social media information emphasising negative experiences of hormonal contraception. Labelled as misinformation, the volume and accessibility of this content that is said to ...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Concerns are growing that social media emphasises negative experiences of hormonal contraception – but using social media does not necessarily mean a rejection of medical information, say @kristina-s.bsky.social and Lily Roberts @uofgsociology.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mr2v8aa3
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1/ Richard Gott died this week. Amongst many other critical interventions he was the author of ‘Britain’s Empire’ a sweeping, counter-history of British imperialism which foregrounded the persistent violence of the imperial project, and the equally persistent resistance of the colonised. He wrote…
November 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
1/ Richard Gott died this week. Amongst many other critical interventions he was the author of ‘Britain’s Empire’ a sweeping, counter-history of British imperialism which foregrounded the persistent violence of the imperial project, and the equally persistent resistance of the colonised. He wrote…
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Sign up below to hear @juliango.bsky.social giving the next Racial Justice lecture on January 21st, 2026. Prof. Go will be asking 'How and why have the police in liberal democracies become militarized?'. The answer, he will argue, is to be found in imperialism past and present.
Racial Justice Lecture: Policing Race
Professor Julian Go delivers the second University of Glasgow Racial Justice Lecture.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Sign up below to hear @juliango.bsky.social giving the next Racial Justice lecture on January 21st, 2026. Prof. Go will be asking 'How and why have the police in liberal democracies become militarized?'. The answer, he will argue, is to be found in imperialism past and present.
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Come and work with us in #Sociology at University of Glasgow! #Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities, LTS 2 year post. Teach to change societies! #SocialJustice #Inequalities @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS)
College of Social Sciences School of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS) Vacancy Reference: 184933 Salary, Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,04...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Come and work with us in #Sociology at University of Glasgow! #Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities, LTS 2 year post. Teach to change societies! #SocialJustice #Inequalities @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Thoughts with Mr Samir Zitouni, a train staff member who heroically defended passengers and remains critically ill. How lucky we are to have such brave people in our society. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Samir Zitouni named as train hero who saved lives during attack
The family of rail worker Samir Zitouni say they are
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November 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Thoughts with Mr Samir Zitouni, a train staff member who heroically defended passengers and remains critically ill. How lucky we are to have such brave people in our society. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show - and Sheffield Hallam University management stifled research by its own professor about crimes against Uyghur people, in a deal to recruit Chinese students. www.bbc.com/news/article...
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show - and Sheffield Hallam University management stifled research by its own professor about crimes against Uyghur people, in a deal to recruit Chinese students. www.bbc.com/news/article...
@uofgpolicy.bsky.social Please share this Lectureship opportunity in Sociology
Come and work with us in #Sociology at University of Glasgow! #Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities, LTS 2 year post. Teach to change societies! #SocialJustice #Inequalities @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS)
College of Social Sciences School of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS) Vacancy Reference: 184933 Salary, Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,04...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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@socialpolicyuk.bsky.social Please share this Lecturer job opportunity at University of Glasgow
Come and work with us in #Sociology at University of Glasgow! #Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities, LTS 2 year post. Teach to change societies! #SocialJustice #Inequalities @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS)
College of Social Sciences School of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS) Vacancy Reference: 184933 Salary, Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,04...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Job opportunity in Glasgow! There's a vacancy in the Sociology department with a focus on social justice and inequalities.
Come and work with us in #Sociology at University of Glasgow! #Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities, LTS 2 year post. Teach to change societies! #SocialJustice #Inequalities @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS)
College of Social Sciences School of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS) Vacancy Reference: 184933 Salary, Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,04...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Job opportunity in Glasgow! There's a vacancy in the Sociology department with a focus on social justice and inequalities.
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Dagmar Herzog, The New Fascist Body - @wirklichkeitbooks.bsky.social, September 2025
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Der neue faschistische Körper, trans. Lisa Jay Jeschke,
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Der neue faschistische Körper, trans. Lisa Jay Jeschke,
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Wirklichkeit Books -
The New Fascist Body
Dagmar Herzog
The New Fascist Body
The success of new far-right movements cannot be explained by fear or rage alone – the pleasures of agg
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October 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Dagmar Herzog, The New Fascist Body - @wirklichkeitbooks.bsky.social, September 2025
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Der neue faschistische Körper, trans. Lisa Jay Jeschke,
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wirklichkeitbooks.com/the-new-fasc...
Der neue faschistische Körper, trans. Lisa Jay Jeschke,
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@britsoci.bsky.social Please share this Lectureship in Sociology opportunity, to join @uofgsociology.bsky.social
Come and work with us in #Sociology at University of Glasgow! #Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities, LTS 2 year post. Teach to change societies! #SocialJustice #Inequalities @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS)
College of Social Sciences School of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS) Vacancy Reference: 184933 Salary, Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,04...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
@britsoci.bsky.social Please share this Lectureship in Sociology opportunity, to join @uofgsociology.bsky.social
Come and work with us in #Sociology at University of Glasgow! #Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities, LTS 2 year post. Teach to change societies! #SocialJustice #Inequalities @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS)
College of Social Sciences School of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS) Vacancy Reference: 184933 Salary, Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,04...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Come and work with us in #Sociology at University of Glasgow! #Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities, LTS 2 year post. Teach to change societies! #SocialJustice #Inequalities @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
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📣 UWS HAS RULED OUT COMPULSORY REDUNDANCIES
After 8 days of strike action from EIS, and a further 12 days planned from Monday which UCU were due to join, management has today announced that CR has been taken off the table 🎉
After 8 days of strike action from EIS, and a further 12 days planned from Monday which UCU were due to join, management has today announced that CR has been taken off the table 🎉
October 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
📣 UWS HAS RULED OUT COMPULSORY REDUNDANCIES
After 8 days of strike action from EIS, and a further 12 days planned from Monday which UCU were due to join, management has today announced that CR has been taken off the table 🎉
After 8 days of strike action from EIS, and a further 12 days planned from Monday which UCU were due to join, management has today announced that CR has been taken off the table 🎉
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"Yet even once it became clear that Reform had actually lost, the script barely changed. Footage from the result showed the visiting caravan of Westminster-based journalists crowded around the losing Reform candidate"
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The Reform Backlash: Caerphilly By-Election Result Shows Nigel Farage’s Party Is Much Weaker Than It Looks
Despite widespread media predictions of a Reform victory on Thursday, Farage's defeat shows his party continues to be overestimated, argues Adam Bienkov
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October 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
"Yet even once it became clear that Reform had actually lost, the script barely changed. Footage from the result showed the visiting caravan of Westminster-based journalists crowded around the losing Reform candidate"
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We were delighted to host the launch of Professor John Chalcraft's book, From Subordination to Revolution: A Gramscian Theory of Popular Mobilization (University of California Press, 2025).
👂🏿 If you missed the event, you can now listen to the recording on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q816...
👂🏿 If you missed the event, you can now listen to the recording on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q816...
Thinking Popular Mobilization With Gramsci | John Chalcraft | Book Launch
YouTube video by LSE Government
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October 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
We were delighted to host the launch of Professor John Chalcraft's book, From Subordination to Revolution: A Gramscian Theory of Popular Mobilization (University of California Press, 2025).
👂🏿 If you missed the event, you can now listen to the recording on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q816...
👂🏿 If you missed the event, you can now listen to the recording on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q816...
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The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy - a tale of significant fortunes made and how their investments percolated into the Scottish economy and wider society.
Free to download from Univ of London press.
#Glasgow #skystorians #Scotland 📚🗃️🏴
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Free to download from Univ of London press.
#Glasgow #skystorians #Scotland 📚🗃️🏴
uolpress.co.uk/book/the-gla...
October 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy - a tale of significant fortunes made and how their investments percolated into the Scottish economy and wider society.
Free to download from Univ of London press.
#Glasgow #skystorians #Scotland 📚🗃️🏴
uolpress.co.uk/book/the-gla...
Free to download from Univ of London press.
#Glasgow #skystorians #Scotland 📚🗃️🏴
uolpress.co.uk/book/the-gla...
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1/7 Some important books have been published recently, by leading experts on the history of slavery. What they say is critical when weighing up Commonwealth reparations claims.
October 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
1/7 Some important books have been published recently, by leading experts on the history of slavery. What they say is critical when weighing up Commonwealth reparations claims.