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Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social · 7d

A review of our book by Manish Oza at Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · 9d

Politicizing Political Liberalism: On the Containment of Illiberal and Antidemocratic Views | Reviews | Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews | University of Notre Dame ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/poli...

Politicizing Political Liberalism: On the Containment of Illiberal and Antidemocratic Views

Right-wing populists are gaining support in liberal democracies around the world. In considering how to respond to the spread of illiberal and antidemoc...

ndpr.nd.edu

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Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social · 16d

There has been a scary increase of racist and xenophobic verbal and physical attacks, racist graffiti and other forms of xenophobic vandalism in York over the last month, in connection with the Operation Raise the Colour.

This must stop! If you are in York, do join the rally on the 4th October!

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Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social · 24d

Really look forward to this semester’s workshop in political theory!

York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy @ycpt.bsky.social · 24d

We have an amazing line-up of speakers for our Workshop in Political Theory this semester!

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Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social · Sep 9

This is a fantastic opportunity to receive feedback on a book manuscript!

Apply and/or widely circulate!

York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy @ycpt.bsky.social · Sep 9

York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy (formerly known as York Centre for Political Theory) 2026 BOOK MANUSCRIPT WORKSHOP (DEADLINE Friday, 19 December 2025)

Information can be found here:

www.york.ac.uk/politics/cpt...

APPLY and, please, circulate widely!

@martinoneill.bsky.social

Apply for the book manuscript workshop

The York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy (formerly known as the York Centre for Political Theory) organises a Book Manuscript Workshop to provide a supportive environment to authors that have ...

www.york.ac.uk

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Alice el-Wakil @anewq.bsky.social · Aug 25

This Fall semester at the University of Copenhagen (@ucph.bsky.social): a new edition of the Political Theory Seminars 🤓🪩

With @beckmanprof.bsky.social, @alasianuti.bsky.social and @j-benson.bsky.social y.social

More information and registration: politicalscience.ku.dk/research/gro...

#poltheory

Poster of the Political Theory Seminars at the Department of Political Science of the University of Copenhagen. The program includes three sessions:
First, "A Threat to Democracy? Uncivil Speech, Social Media,
and Democracy's Value" by Ludvig Beckman (University of Stockholm). This session will take place on Wednesday, September 24, from 14.00 to 16.00, in room CSS 4-2-49.
Second, "Affective Polarization, Democratic Backsliding, and the
Binding Role of Media Systems" by Alasia Nuti (York University).
This session will take place on Wednesday, October 29, from 14.00 to 16.00, in room CSS 4-2-49.
Third, "Affective Polarization and the Aptness of Partisan Anger," by Jonathan Benson (Manchester University). This session will take place on Thursday, November 13, from 14.00 to 16.00, in room CSS 4-2-49.
For more information and registration, please contact Christian F. Rostbøll at cr@ifs.ku.dk

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Derek Edyvane @derekedyvane.bsky.social · Aug 14

My book exists! Discover the astonishing depths of my social awkwardness, as I grapple with the etiquette of everyday interaction. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social · Aug 6

Shall we rely on the state in the fight against right-wing populism and the far-right?

Gabriele Badano and I answer this question in our just published articles at IAI TV

iai.tv/articles/cre...

Creating populist martyrs is a dangerous game | Alasia Nuti, Gabriele Badano

iai.tv

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · Jul 25

this paper's quite sound generally, the covered my & @alasianuti.bsky.social open letter on immigration, for instance:

bsky.app/profile/polp...

Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · May 17

In the newspaper

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · Jul 18

& here's the bigger open letter i wrote & organised with @alasianuti.bsky.social that over 200 politics academics signed

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer

OPEN LETTER: 225 UK Academics & Writers to Keir Starmer

New anti-immigrant rules are bad policy & will only validate the far-right

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com

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Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social · Jun 27

Rawls’s political liberalism is an invaluable resource to address contemporary political issues.

Baldwin Wong reviews our book “Politicizing Political Liberalism” in Political Theory!

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Review Essay: Rawlsians Living in a Non-ideal world - Baldwin Wong, 2025

journals.sagepub.com

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · Jun 27

I'm very proud to have organised this letter with @alasianuti.bsky.social - my understanding is it was discussed at a reasonably high level in the Labour party

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer

OPEN LETTER: 225 UK Academics & Writers to Keir Starmer

New anti-immigrant rules are bad policy & will only validate the far-right

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com

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Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social · Jun 24

How can political philosophers do public engagement in an effective way?

Thanks to @polphilpod.bsky.social to explain that to political theorists at York today!

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Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social · Jun 10

Read this fantastic paper!!

Harriet Gray @drharrietgray.bsky.social · Jun 10

I have a new article out today in Signs, co-authored with Phoebe Martin, titled ‘You Are Not Alone: Feminist Memorialisation and the Present Tense of Gender-Based Violence in the Monument Quilt.’ www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

“You Are Not Alone”: Feminist Memorialization and the Present Tense of Gender-Based Violence in the Monument Quilt | Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society: Vol 50, No 4

Abstract In recent years a new tide of memorials dedicated to victim-survivors of gender-based violence has started to rise across the world. In this article, we analyze a significant example of this ...

www.journals.uchicago.edu

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · May 29

Thank you again to @alasianuti.bsky.social, everyone who signed, & everyone who helped by circulating it

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer

OPEN LETTER: 225 UK Academics & Writers to Keir Starmer

New anti-immigrant rules are bad policy & will only validate the far-right

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · May 21

UPDATE: my open letter against Starmer's anti-immigrant policies has now passed 200 UK politics academics signing

Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · May 16

UPDATE: Our open letter now has 150 politics academics & writers as signatories

Appeasement won't work! It only harms the most vulnerable

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer

OPEN LETTER: 150+ UK Academics & Writers to Keir Starmer

New anti-immigrant rules are bad policy & will only validate the far-right

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com

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Mollie Gerver @mgerver.bsky.social · May 20

A week ago there was an open letter signed by politics researchers urging Keir Starmer to abandon his proposed anti-immigrant policies. With the support of the organizers, I've created the same petition but open to all academics.
Read and sign the letter here: molliegerver.weebly.com/petition.html.

Petition

An Open Letter to Keir Starmer We, the undersigned, strongly advise against the proposed changes to the UK immigration system of May 12, 2025, and your associated rhetoric. We are UK-based academics.....

molliegerver.weebly.com

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · May 17

175 - I'll publish a revised list Monday with everyone who signed over the weekend

The link is doing the rounds, but if you haven't seen it & want to be added, DM (or email) me or @alasianuti.bsky.social

Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · May 16

UPDATE: Our open letter now has 150 politics academics & writers as signatories

Appeasement won't work! It only harms the most vulnerable

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer

OPEN LETTER: 150+ UK Academics & Writers to Keir Starmer

New anti-immigrant rules are bad policy & will only validate the far-right

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com

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Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social · May 16

Very happy for you to create something broader from our open letter. We restricted to academics “experts” of politics, but no reason to add other similar initiatives!

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · May 16

Our open letter has been covered in @scotnational.bsky.social

www.thenational.scot/news/2517016...

Academics call out Keir Starmer for 'validating' far-right with immigration crackdown

MORE than one hundred UK-based political academics have condemned Keir Starmer for “validating” the far-right with his immigration plans.

www.thenational.scot

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · May 16

Was my pleasure to comment on our efforts to the press with @alasianuti.bsky.social , hopefully we represented the signatories well,

OP post here

bsky.app/profile/polp...

Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · May 16

NEW: Open letter by me & @alasianuti.bsky.social signed by 112 UK-based political academics & writers

Starmer's anti-immigrant policies are wrong & won't work

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer

OPEN LETTER: 100+ UK Academics & Writers to Keir Starmer

New anti-immigrant rules are bad policy & will only validate the far-right

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com

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Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social · May 16

I recently co-authored & circulated (with @polphilpod.bsky.social ) an open letter against Starmer’s anti-immigrant rules & rhetoric.

Over 100 of my UK-based colleagues signed it. Read the whole thing here:

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer

OPEN LETTER: 100+ UK Academics & Writers to Keir Starmer

New anti-immigrant rules are bad policy & will only validate the far-right

www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com

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Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social · Apr 21

I really look forward to this event next week!

Global Theory Forum @globaltheoryldn.bsky.social · Apr 17

One week until our Spring Symposium! We look forward to seeing you all there

We are operating a waitlist, so if you are no longer able to come, please cancel your ticket so someone else can come along

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Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social · Apr 15

I’m so honoured to have been awarded the 2025 Richard Rose Prize for an early career academic who made an outstanding contribution to advancing knowledge in political studies by the Political Studies Association (PSA)

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
@ycpt.bsky.social

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Jonathan Floyd @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social · Apr 14

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Public Political Philosophy

This themed issue bridges the gap between political philosophy and everyday politics.

www.cambridge.org

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York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy @ycpt.bsky.social · Apr 7

PUBLICATION ALERT: Gabriele Badano's new exciting paper on values in science, public reason, and democracy

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Public reason, values in science, and the shifting boundaries of the political forum - Philosophical Studies

A consensus is emerging in the philosophy of science that value judgements are ineliminable from scientific inquiry. Which values should then be chosen by scientists? This paper proposes a novel answe...

link.springer.com

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