Adam Standring
@adamstandring.bsky.social
Environmental sociologist with added politics and policy.
currently ISEG, formerly DMU, ÖRU and FCSH.
currently ISEG, formerly DMU, ÖRU and FCSH.
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Adam Standring
@adamstandring.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Invaluable invisibility: academic housekeeping within the IPCC - Climatic Change
This article discusses “academic housekeeping” undertaken within IPCC, understood as the work that is rarely made visible or rewarded, but is nevertheless essential to the success of the organization....
link.springer.com
I'm happy to share my newest publication with Rolf Lidskog, our article "Invaluable invisibility: academic housekeeping within the IPCC" is now out open access in Climatic Change.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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This is huge. Tenure was axed in the UK by Thatcher for political reasons in 1988, and since then UK academics have gradually completely lost control of their entire sector.
Tenure is the bedrock of what *real* academic freedom means, not the right-wing 'you must platform fascists version' /1
Tenure is the bedrock of what *real* academic freedom means, not the right-wing 'you must platform fascists version' /1
Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
Tenure Will Be Eliminated at Most of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges, Governor Says
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, directed the state’s two-dozen regional universities and community colleges to phase out the practice. Existing faculty members will be grandfathered in.
www.chronicle.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
This is huge. Tenure was axed in the UK by Thatcher for political reasons in 1988, and since then UK academics have gradually completely lost control of their entire sector.
Tenure is the bedrock of what *real* academic freedom means, not the right-wing 'you must platform fascists version' /1
Tenure is the bedrock of what *real* academic freedom means, not the right-wing 'you must platform fascists version' /1
Really interesting CfP on the Family as site of environmental politics.
Still lots of time left to submit an abstract for mine and Leah's session #RGSIBG session! If you've got some ideas for a contribution but would like an informal chat, please feel free to get in touch with me. #GeographySky
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 5, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Really interesting CfP on the Family as site of environmental politics.
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I've been priviledged to witness a number of "Great Noticings" in my lifetime. Periods in which everything that has been apparent to many, many people over a long time are finally deemed noticable by the British media.
The thing is, you didn't have to be Nostradamus to see it. You just had to be independent of the ultra-rich. Unfortunately, the great majority of the media is in the plutocrats' pockets. So the people pointing it out are shunned. In 2009 I tried and tried to get the BBC to pick this up. But ...⛔🤐
1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 AM
I've been priviledged to witness a number of "Great Noticings" in my lifetime. Periods in which everything that has been apparent to many, many people over a long time are finally deemed noticable by the British media.
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The thing is, you didn't have to be Nostradamus to see it. You just had to be independent of the ultra-rich. Unfortunately, the great majority of the media is in the plutocrats' pockets. So the people pointing it out are shunned. In 2009 I tried and tried to get the BBC to pick this up. But ...⛔🤐
1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
Mandelson’s Fifth Column
The British government’s business department exists to undermine democracy.
www.monbiot.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 AM
The thing is, you didn't have to be Nostradamus to see it. You just had to be independent of the ultra-rich. Unfortunately, the great majority of the media is in the plutocrats' pockets. So the people pointing it out are shunned. In 2009 I tried and tried to get the BBC to pick this up. But ...⛔🤐
Also the British political media were quite happy to look the other way and not dig too deep on Mandelson as long as they had a regular 'senior Labour source'.
So much of this sleaze was in plain sight. When US Ambassador, Mandelson took Starmer for a photo opp at Palantir, a client of Global Counsel in which he had a huge stake. This was a monstrous conflict of interest and it was all public domain. Why did Starmer think it appropriate to go?
February 3, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Also the British political media were quite happy to look the other way and not dig too deep on Mandelson as long as they had a regular 'senior Labour source'.
Also as a 'practitioner' in child-rearing rather than having any deeper research, my feeling is that having clear boundaries and expectations is something that gives children a sense of security. I always described it as my job is about establishing the boundaries and their job is to push them.
In my non-expert opinion, a common problem with both 'gentle parenting' and whatever this Fafo nonsense is is an inability to say 'no' to one's children, without which children don't learn to tolerate and manage their own frustration www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The rise of Fafo parenting: is this the end of gentle child rearing?
Mothers on social media are advocating a tough, no-nonsense approach to parenting. Does this teach children important lessons – or just make them feel isolated and ashamed?
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Also as a 'practitioner' in child-rearing rather than having any deeper research, my feeling is that having clear boundaries and expectations is something that gives children a sense of security. I always described it as my job is about establishing the boundaries and their job is to push them.
Goodwin on the campaign trail
January 27, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Goodwin on the campaign trail
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This is funny. Harman fixed a seat that was due to be an all-women shortlist so her husband could be the candidate.
Andy Burnham 'not entitled' to a seat in parliament, Harriet Harman says
Andy Burnham 'not entitled' to a seat in parliament, Harriet Harman says
Andy Burnham is not "entitled" to a seat in parliament, Harriet Harman has said.
news.sky.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 AM
This is funny. Harman fixed a seat that was due to be an all-women shortlist so her husband could be the candidate.
I really don't want to be a pollyanna but I think the prospects of a British ICE need a bit more critical thought.
In the first place it's important to recognize that that expansion and acceleration of ICE in the US isn't a response to a perceived policy problem of migrants.
In the first place it's important to recognize that that expansion and acceleration of ICE in the US isn't a response to a perceived policy problem of migrants.
January 27, 2026 at 8:56 AM
I really don't want to be a pollyanna but I think the prospects of a British ICE need a bit more critical thought.
In the first place it's important to recognize that that expansion and acceleration of ICE in the US isn't a response to a perceived policy problem of migrants.
In the first place it's important to recognize that that expansion and acceleration of ICE in the US isn't a response to a perceived policy problem of migrants.
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Electrelane
Dehd
The Slits
This is the Kit
The Beths
Dehd
The Slits
This is the Kit
The Beths
Sleater-Kinney
Bikini Kill
Bratmobile
Tsunami
Mecca Normal
Bikini Kill
Bratmobile
Tsunami
Mecca Normal
Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers
Goldfrapp
Ladytron
Kesha
Tricky/Martina Topley-Bird
Whale
Goldfrapp
Ladytron
Kesha
Tricky/Martina Topley-Bird
Whale
January 22, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Electrelane
Dehd
The Slits
This is the Kit
The Beths
Dehd
The Slits
This is the Kit
The Beths
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Join us! Lots happening as we kick off events in 2026 - wetlandic thought, animal readings, writing sessions, bringing down capitalism, book launches to come, big ideas, critical explorations and speculative experiments. What’s not to love? Sign up for updates at www.contemporarycriticalthought.org
January 22, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Join us! Lots happening as we kick off events in 2026 - wetlandic thought, animal readings, writing sessions, bringing down capitalism, book launches to come, big ideas, critical explorations and speculative experiments. What’s not to love? Sign up for updates at www.contemporarycriticalthought.org
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CfP for @rgsibg.bsky.social annual conference just dropped! Organised by @geogdurham.bsky.social 's Leah Edwards and myself: The Family as Site of Environmental Politics. Please share widely!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
RGS 2026 CfP Family as site of environmental politics
RGS Call for papers - RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2026 – London, England (1st-4th September 2026) Session title: The family as a site of environmental politics Co-organisers: Leah Edwards [Durham U...
docs.google.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:29 PM
CfP for @rgsibg.bsky.social annual conference just dropped! Organised by @geogdurham.bsky.social 's Leah Edwards and myself: The Family as Site of Environmental Politics. Please share widely!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Some not so subtle xenophobia in defence of Starmer's response to Trump.
January 22, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Some not so subtle xenophobia in defence of Starmer's response to Trump.
The funny thing is that Polanski's message is now closer to those extreme radicals such as... Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen than Starmer
"With Donald Trump, the mask is off"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social talks to Sky about how the UK should respond to the United States' threats against Greenland.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social talks to Sky about how the UK should respond to the United States' threats against Greenland.
January 21, 2026 at 8:24 AM
The funny thing is that Polanski's message is now closer to those extreme radicals such as... Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen than Starmer
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Whoever the brains are at X (it's not Musk), they understand that as a right-wing hate machine it *has* to retain a material user base of lefties, even as they kill civil society, media outlets etc
So turning activists, politicians and journalists into addicts with no moral baseline is part of that
So turning activists, politicians and journalists into addicts with no moral baseline is part of that
January 20, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Whoever the brains are at X (it's not Musk), they understand that as a right-wing hate machine it *has* to retain a material user base of lefties, even as they kill civil society, media outlets etc
So turning activists, politicians and journalists into addicts with no moral baseline is part of that
So turning activists, politicians and journalists into addicts with no moral baseline is part of that
Sweden and Finland arriving late to the NATO party
January 19, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Sweden and Finland arriving late to the NATO party
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Starmer admits that "our nuclear security depends on our relationship with the US". So the UK does not have an independent nuclear capacity
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
Trump's tariff threats 'completely wrong and Greenland should decide its own future, says Starmer
The PM is giving a speech in Downing Street after the US president said he would impose 10% tariffs on the UK and other countries that oppose Trump's plan to take over Greenland.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Starmer admits that "our nuclear security depends on our relationship with the US". So the UK does not have an independent nuclear capacity
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
The grown-ups are in charge
It's not the biggest issue today, but this statement should be given in Parliament.
This isn't fuddy-duddyism. It allows MPs to ask questions, puts other parties on the record, and, most importantly, doesn't allow a PM to pick the audience: a power that Starmer does not abuse, but future PMs will.
This isn't fuddy-duddyism. It allows MPs to ask questions, puts other parties on the record, and, most importantly, doesn't allow a PM to pick the audience: a power that Starmer does not abuse, but future PMs will.
January 19, 2026 at 10:10 AM
The grown-ups are in charge
Tunisian inspired Sunday lunch
January 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Tunisian inspired Sunday lunch
Daal is the best winter dish
January 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Daal is the best winter dish
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The personification of “peace” right here.
One of the indictments of our “democratic politics” is a public inquiry can outline how your failures led to hundreds of thousands of deaths & you still face zero repercussions + anyone who mentions it is deemed gauche
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
One of the indictments of our “democratic politics” is a public inquiry can outline how your failures led to hundreds of thousands of deaths & you still face zero repercussions + anyone who mentions it is deemed gauche
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
January 17, 2026 at 9:13 AM
The personification of “peace” right here.
One of the indictments of our “democratic politics” is a public inquiry can outline how your failures led to hundreds of thousands of deaths & you still face zero repercussions + anyone who mentions it is deemed gauche
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
One of the indictments of our “democratic politics” is a public inquiry can outline how your failures led to hundreds of thousands of deaths & you still face zero repercussions + anyone who mentions it is deemed gauche
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
So? Who will enforce this? The federal government has already claimed agents have immunity. The supreme court is stacked in the regime's favour.
The judge ordered that ICE agents cannot
♦️Arrest or detain peaceful protesters
♦️Use pepper spray or other nonlethal munitions against peaceful protesters
♦️Stop or detain drivers and passengers in vehicles without reasonable suspicion that they are obstructing or interfering with ICE actions
♦️Arrest or detain peaceful protesters
♦️Use pepper spray or other nonlethal munitions against peaceful protesters
♦️Stop or detain drivers and passengers in vehicles without reasonable suspicion that they are obstructing or interfering with ICE actions
January 17, 2026 at 8:36 AM
So? Who will enforce this? The federal government has already claimed agents have immunity. The supreme court is stacked in the regime's favour.