Will Allen
@williamlallen.bsky.social
political scientist • how people engage with info, and why this matters for attitudes and policy around the world • Deputy Editor @migrationjrnl.bsky.social • UK Young Academy • dog dad • all the baking • www.wlallen.com
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Will Allen
@williamlallen.bsky.social
· Mar 14
Now with pages in @cpsjournal.bsky.social: can citizens use simple visualizations to benchmark their government's performance during crises? Turns out, yes: visually showing the UK as one of the "worst of the bunch" for COVID-19 mortalities led to more negative evaluations. doi.org/10.1177/0010...
Tune in to episode 103 of me *waving wildly at charts about charts* At least I aspire to never be accused of being boring!
Next week, in the final instalment of our autumn online seminar series, @williamlallen.bsky.social will present important work on the effects of data visualisation of refugee inflows.
Register to attend here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c939c6...
Register to attend here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c939c6...
*PSA EVENT* 🚨NEXT WEEK🚨 #Political #Psychology Research Seminar Series: ‘Visualisation Choices about Refugees Have Delimited Impacts Along Partisan Lines’ with William Allen @unisouthampton.bsky.social
📆 4 Dec 12 - 13.00, online
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@psapolpsychology.bsky.social
📆 4 Dec 12 - 13.00, online
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@psapolpsychology.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Tune in to episode 103 of me *waving wildly at charts about charts* At least I aspire to never be accused of being boring!
Highly recommend this @britishacademy.bsky.social scheme: organizing a conference helped consolidate research ideas while making new and serendipitous connections. Would urge applicants to build in cross-disciplinary perspectives from the start, including with the creative arts.
Want to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
British Academy Conferences funding for UK-based researchers
An exceptional opportunity for UK-based scholars to run a landmark event featuring leading-edge research as part of the British Academy’s events programme.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Highly recommend this @britishacademy.bsky.social scheme: organizing a conference helped consolidate research ideas while making new and serendipitous connections. Would urge applicants to build in cross-disciplinary perspectives from the start, including with the creative arts.
Pumpkin pie bars (vegan and gluten free) to bring a bit of US Thanksgiving to the @sotonpolitics.bsky.social seminar today
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Pumpkin pie bars (vegan and gluten free) to bring a bit of US Thanksgiving to the @sotonpolitics.bsky.social seminar today
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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 🧵:
This chimes with our new open-access @polcommjournal.bsky.social study of French-language immigration posts, which shows how far-right users flood feeds with hyper-partisan sources for political purposes: doi.org/10.1080/1058...
November 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This chimes with our new open-access @polcommjournal.bsky.social study of French-language immigration posts, which shows how far-right users flood feeds with hyper-partisan sources for political purposes: doi.org/10.1080/1058...
Paseos por la mañana en Oxfordshire
November 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Paseos por la mañana en Oxfordshire
I shamelessly used today’s immigration lecture with our 2nd year @sotonpolitics.bsky.social students to show off cool work by @labdelaaty.bsky.social @emilythorson.bsky.social @sblinder.bsky.social @chrisclaassen.bsky.social Lauren McLaren @akoustov.bsky.social and others. A vicarious coffee & chat!
November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I shamelessly used today’s immigration lecture with our 2nd year @sotonpolitics.bsky.social students to show off cool work by @labdelaaty.bsky.social @emilythorson.bsky.social @sblinder.bsky.social @chrisclaassen.bsky.social Lauren McLaren @akoustov.bsky.social and others. A vicarious coffee & chat!
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 🧵:
Skimming this list of most-cited work, it’s great to recognize so many brilliant political scientists who have positively impacted subsequent generations —including my coauthor and former mentor @sblinder.bsky.social for his concept of “imagined immigration.”
🌟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
buff.ly/PRZoRdi
November 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Skimming this list of most-cited work, it’s great to recognize so many brilliant political scientists who have positively impacted subsequent generations —including my coauthor and former mentor @sblinder.bsky.social for his concept of “imagined immigration.”
Buenos días, Oxfordshire
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Buenos días, Oxfordshire
“I’m not angry, I’m just disappointed with you.” 🐶
November 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
“I’m not angry, I’m just disappointed with you.” 🐶
I'm really glad to see the amount of interest in and support for what @epssnet.bsky.social is doing. And particular thanks to all the section chairs!
📢 Since launching EPSS in June 2025, we’ve been thrilled by the positive feedback from across the political science community.
Now that Call for Papers for EPSS Conference in Belfast has closed, we want to share the response has been extraordinary!
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Now that Call for Papers for EPSS Conference in Belfast has closed, we want to share the response has been extraordinary!
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November 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I'm really glad to see the amount of interest in and support for what @epssnet.bsky.social is doing. And particular thanks to all the section chairs!
Early morning mist in Oxfordshire
November 9, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Early morning mist in Oxfordshire
Buenas noches, Oxfordshire
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Buenas noches, Oxfordshire
Best start to the week: two long-term PhD mentees independently email to say they submitted their dissertations over the weekend. It’s great to see the next generation of political scientists coming through. Having a small role in that is very rewarding. Watch this space for their upcoming papers!
November 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Best start to the week: two long-term PhD mentees independently email to say they submitted their dissertations over the weekend. It’s great to see the next generation of political scientists coming through. Having a small role in that is very rewarding. Watch this space for their upcoming papers!
Otoño en Oxfordshire
November 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Otoño en Oxfordshire
Warming old bones in Oxfordshire 🐶
November 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Warming old bones in Oxfordshire 🐶
Buenos días, Oxfordshire
October 30, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Buenos días, Oxfordshire
Warm plum crumble and crème fraîche to mark the days drawing in. #poliskycooks
October 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Warm plum crumble and crème fraîche to mark the days drawing in. #poliskycooks
If you need anyone to explain the upcoming Dutch elections and party politics, make sure to follow @sbvanoosten.bsky.social who continues to do excellent work in communicating research for the wider public. #polisky #commsky #polcom
I was also interviewed about the Muslim vote and the voting potential for DENK in NRC👇
What does DENK mean for the representation of Muslims?
Here is the paper we published on DENK: doi.org/10.1080/0034...
And the paper about voting and attitudes of Muslims: doi.org/10.55271/rp0...
What does DENK mean for the representation of Muslims?
Here is the paper we published on DENK: doi.org/10.1080/0034...
And the paper about voting and attitudes of Muslims: doi.org/10.55271/rp0...
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
If you need anyone to explain the upcoming Dutch elections and party politics, make sure to follow @sbvanoosten.bsky.social who continues to do excellent work in communicating research for the wider public. #polisky #commsky #polcom
FWIW at least the AHRC publishes a dashboard w/info about panels and outcomes. Skimming the last few results, it seems the ECR scheme ('catalyst') funded 3/34 that made it to the panel, and the standard grant funded 2/26 that went to the panel. public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
October 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
FWIW at least the AHRC publishes a dashboard w/info about panels and outcomes. Skimming the last few results, it seems the ECR scheme ('catalyst') funded 3/34 that made it to the panel, and the standard grant funded 2/26 that went to the panel. public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Today’s @sotonpolitics.bsky.social seminar will include these vegan birthday biscuit bars: dark chocolate, pecan, sea salt. #poliskybakes
October 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Today’s @sotonpolitics.bsky.social seminar will include these vegan birthday biscuit bars: dark chocolate, pecan, sea salt. #poliskybakes
A stellar line-up of editors and contributors that should become the marker for empirical studies involving political trust! Tagging in @isabel-ruiz.bsky.social @cvar-sil.bsky.social
Although not yet available to read (January 2026!), very happy to see our book on political trust online. Co-edited with @mfair.bsky.social and available open access, we think it'll be a useful addition to the field.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
A stellar line-up of editors and contributors that should become the marker for empirical studies involving political trust! Tagging in @isabel-ruiz.bsky.social @cvar-sil.bsky.social
Doggy duvet day in rainy Oxfordshire
October 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Doggy duvet day in rainy Oxfordshire