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Matthew Waites (he or they)

@matthewwaites.bsky.social

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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/ .. more

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Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · Nov 16

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...

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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RC48 @rc48-isa.bsky.social · 2d

#CallForPapers

Alternative Futures and Popular Protest 2026

The 2026 conference will be held in Manchester on June 15-17, 2026.

More details: www.movements.manchester.ac.uk/afpp/

AFPP 2026 Call for Papers

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Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · 4d

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Social Policy Blog @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social · 4d

We’re now live on Bluesky! And we're back online and preparing for a full re-launch next week!

We’re the companion blog to the SPA's journals — Journal of Social Policy, Social Policy & Society, and Journal of International & Comparative Social Policy.

Follow us here and at socialpolicyblog.co.uk

Social Policy Blog

Companion Blog to the Journal of Social Policy, Social Policy & Society, and the Journal of International & Comparative Social Policy

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 4d

Citizenship and Migration Research Network PhD Conference 2026: Call for Abstracts (PhD students in Scotland) Deadline 19 December
Unbordering Futures: Migration Studies in Urgent Times
CMRN / GRAMNet PhD Conference
4-5th March 2026, University of Edinburgh
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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 6d

Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance

#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames

*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *

MOURN THE DEAD, FIGHT LIKE HELL FOR THE LIVING
TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
THIS IS WHY WE'RE SO FUCKING ANGRY

Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · 7d

I’ll give you a cuddle any time Ariel! 🥰

Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · 7d

Time to take a moment - with Jonathan Bailey and Elmo 💜🩷 #SesameStreet youtu.be/x0eyhjOXxK4?...

A Moment Together with Elmo and Jonathan Bailey #sesamestreet

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 8d

Masters scholarships of £10,000 at Sussex:

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Sussex School for Progressive Futures Scholarships : University of Sussex

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Scottish Trans @scottishtrans.bsky.social · 8d

We Can't Keep Waiting takes place this Saturday, 22nd November at the Pyramid at Anderston in Glasgow!

The event is for trans and nonbinary people only - sign up for your ticket here: www.outsavvy.com/event/30917/...

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 8d

The next round of the Neil Davidson Writing Fellowship is now open. Details are below; deadline is 8th January 2026. The fellowship offers 6 months support for an early career researcher whose work is informed by progressive and radical traditions of critical investigation. Please do share.

Research Assistant (Neil Davidson Writing Fellowship)

Job Purpose This postdoctoral writing fellowship has been established in recognition of Neil Davidson’s enduring work as historian, theorist, teacher and activist. The fellowship is intended to sup...

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Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · 8d

Neil Davidson Writing Fellowship - a postdoctoral fellowship to join us, deadline 8 January @UofGSociology.bsky.social www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

Research Assistant (Neil Davidson Writing Fellowship)

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Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · 10d

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Levy on international students’ tuition fees not in best interest of UK, says leader of top university

Duncan Ivison, president of Manchester University, says government’s 6% surcharge plan will ‘hurt the sector’

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Politics, Groups and Identities @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social · 11d

📢 Who protects transgender rights in Congress? Angevine and Mendez Garcia analyze who sponsors gender identity inclusive legislation in the US House and find that LGB, liberal, and minority lawmakers lead efforts to advance equality and inclusion.

Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Who protects transgender rights in congress? An analysis of gender identity inclusive policy entrepreneurship

The quality and strength of a democracy can be measured by how minority rights are protected against the interests of the majority. In the US, the rights of transgender people, a numerically small,...

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11d

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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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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Hakan Sandal-Wilson @hsw.bsky.social · 12d

Empire of Officials: Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Bureaucracy | @hakirmizi.bsky.social

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 12d

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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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 14d

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

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The Glasgow Latin American Research Network @glalarn.bsky.social · 14d

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.

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 15d

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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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 18d

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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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 18d

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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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 18d

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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Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · 21d

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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Politics, Groups and Identities @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social · 22d

📢 How does gender become a battleground in Türkiye? Bezirgan-Tanış shows how the Big Family Platform and allies cast gender and LGBTQ+ rights as Western threats to family and nation, while activists resist through legal and digital action.

🔗 Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Civil initiatives or hate marches? Unpacking anti-gender mobilizations and civic resistance in Türkiye

Since the mid-2000s, anti-gender mobilizations have gained global visibility, presenting themselves as civic defenders of traditional family values and national sovereignty against the perceived th...

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Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · 23d

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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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 25d

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