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Sophia Hatzisavvidou
@drsophiah.bsky.social
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Associate Professor at the University of Bath, UK. Ecological Politics, Imaginaries, Just Transitions, Political Theory, Rhetorical Studies. https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/sophia-hatzisavvidou
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Sophia Hatzisavvidou @drsophiah.bsky.social · Sep 5
Pleased to share my new article on the value of reading climate fiction as political theory. I argue that this helps to enrich and decolonise our ecopolitical imaginaries and the ways we envision just sustainable futures.

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 14h
Excellent panel yesterday on "pathways to a biodiverse future". @guyshrubsole.bsky.social started with a celebration of what we can experience as abundant nature, despite all the bad news and shifting baseline. Sights of (here Devon) temperate rainforest fragments & lichens always cheer me up!
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Sophia Hatzisavvidou @drsophiah.bsky.social · 19h
That would be great, please do!
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Dr. Carlie Trott @carlietrott.bsky.social · 4d
Link to open access full-text: "What Would it Mean to Win? Imagining Alternative Ecopolitical Futures with Young Climate Justice Activists" (2/2)

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Sophia Hatzisavvidou @drsophiah.bsky.social · 19h
Congratulations Carlie, I just finished reading your chapter and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I would love to use it in my class! And I am so pleased that the concept of “ecopolitical imaginaries” was helpful 🙂
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Sophia Hatzisavvidou @drsophiah.bsky.social · 11d
Congratulations Richard!
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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research @tyndallcentre.bsky.social · Jul 17
🎉Tyndall Centre's Roger Few + co-authors have won the Richard Macrory Prize for Best Article in the Journal of Environmental Law for 'Protecting Everyday Nature'. Judges called it 'conceptually fascinating': doi.org/10.1093/jel/...

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Photo by Mike Erskine via Unsplash of closeup of meadowsweet herb in Llandough, Cardiff, Wales
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Sophia Hatzisavvidou @drsophiah.bsky.social · May 20
Yesterday I had the pleasure of introducing Mauro Lubrano’s new book ahead of his lively conversation with Sean Fleming. Congratulations on a topical and important book, @maurolubrano.bsky.social
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Sophia Hatzisavvidou @drsophiah.bsky.social · May 20
I really enjoyed this podcast with @jemgilbert.bsky.social and @profafinlayson.bsky.social I came to it for insights into British politics, I stayed for the regressions. But it was the discussion on the crisis of liberalism that kept me through it.
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Jeremy Gilbert @jemgilbert.bsky.social · May 13
Here's me and @profafinlayson.bsky.social talking on a podcast. Come for the analysis of the UK local government election results; stay for the 300-year history of liberalism and its current, possibly terminal, crisis.
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The Crisis of Liberalism (and the 2025 UK local elections)
Alan Finlayson returns for an in-depth discussion of the crisis of liberalism as an effective and legitimate philosophy of government, as exemplified by the success of the right-wing populist Refor…
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Laura Millan @lauramillan.bsky.social · May 7
EXCLUSIVE: Europe is rearming and one country is using defense money to beef up the army's ability to fight climate change.

I found it's a growing trend

Read the story for free here:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Spain Is Using Defense Budgets to Combat Climate Change Effects
Europe’s rush to rearm in support of Ukraine has led Spain to also bolster its climate defenses.
www.bloomberg.com
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IPR @uniofbathipr.bsky.social · Mar 27
Become a guest writer for the IPR blog! Share your expertise, studies, and thoughts to enrich the policy conversation. Help shape the future of public policy by joining us here: buff.ly/0ueINOw #PublicPolicy #PolicyDiscourse
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Jonathan White @jonathanpjwhite.bsky.social · Mar 24
New publication - 'The Future as a Democratic Resource', online now at Perspectives on Politics
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Sophia Hatzisavvidou @drsophiah.bsky.social · Mar 21
Congratulations @lesliewehner.bsky.social and @thomsonjennifer.bsky.social Fantastic piece of work and great to see this collaboration.
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Leslie Wehner @lesliewehner.bsky.social · Mar 21
Finally out in Politics & Gender! Please read & share this work with @thomsonjennifer.bsky.social

“The Adoption of Feminist Foreign Policy: The Cases of Chile and Sweden” doi.org/10.1017/S174...

We study the conditions that made possible the formal adoption of a Feminist Foreign Policy 🇨🇱🇸🇪
The Adoption of Feminist Foreign Policy: The Cases of Chile and Sweden | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
The Adoption of Feminist Foreign Policy: The Cases of Chile and Sweden
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PREDEF|Politische Theorie Wien @poltheoriewien.bsky.social · Mar 18
The program for the #PREDEF workshop on Forgotten Institutions is now online!

Keynote by Anthoula Malkopoulou & contributions by @arthurghins.bsky.social @drsophiah.bsky.social @simonintheory.bsky.social a.o.

Organised by @saragebh.bsky.social

Details: predef.univie.ac.at/wsforgotteni...
The picture shows the poster for the workshop, including hard facts and program
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Sophia Hatzisavvidou @drsophiah.bsky.social · Mar 12
Wonderful to see this
important new Handbook of Environmental Political Theory published. Very pleased to have a contribution on “Anthropocene imaginaries” in it. Thank you to editors @amandamachin.bsky.social and Marcel Wissenburg for coordinating this project so smoothly.
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Dr. Helen Kopnina @helenkopnina.bsky.social · Mar 7
In this article in @ecologicalcitizen.bsky.social, we reflect on Ecodemocracy: Operationalizing
ecocentrism through political
representation for non-humans www.ecologicalcitizen.net/pdfs/v03n2-1...
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The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) @cast-centre.bsky.social · Feb 26
Can we build the #NetZero future the Climate Change Committee says is possible? 🌍

Today @thecccuk.bsky.social published its latest advice to the Government in its #SeventhCarbonBudget report.

Read our CAST response: cast.ac.uk/building-a-n...

Key messages thread 🧵
Building a Net Zero future: CAST’s response to the CCC’s Seventh Carbon Budget Report - cast.ac.uk
CAST responds to the Climate Change Committee's (CCC) latest advice on how to achieve Net Zero in its Seventh Carbon Budget report.
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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · Feb 20
Happy to be in beautiful Bristol today to present our work on symbolic policies and climate policy support.

Great workshop organised by @psaenvironmental.bsky.social, @environmentalpol.bsky.social, @psaepop.bsky.social and @jeppjournal.bsky.social.

Agenda: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-e...
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PSA Environmental Politics Specialist Group @psaenvironmental.bsky.social · Feb 17
Join us this week in Bristol for our Workshop on Elections and Climate Change @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @environmentalpol.bsky.social @psaepopsg.bsky.social @jeppjournal.bsky.social @conorlittle.bsky.social @matpaterson.bsky.social @drsophiah.bsky.social
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Workshop: Elections and Climate Change (In-Person Registration)
This workshop will focus on the role that climate change is playing in elections around the world. Register here to attend in-person.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Feb 11
We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.
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Henrique Tavares Furtado @furtadoht.bsky.social · Feb 7
Call for Papers @europeanisa.bsky.social PEC 2025 for the newly established standing section on Reactionary Global Politics (REACT) in Bologna, Italy. @reacpolrn.bsky.social
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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · Jan 28
We are hiring Junior Research Fellows for the summer of 2025! We are looking for outstanding graduate students to join us for the summer to make meaningful contributions to our transformative research and policy work across geographies and economic sectors. Applications due March 3.
Work With Us - Climate & Community Institute
There are currently no open positions at Climate & Community Institute.
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Simon Usherwood @simonusherwood.bsky.social · Jan 23
As a member of the advisory group for this, heartily recommend this report on where Politics/IR teaching and research stands

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Jan 22
A new British Academy report on Politics and International Relations provision in UK higher education has found that it remains a popular subject, with graduates out-earning national averages. Read the report in full:
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/new-rep...
New report uncovers popularity of Politics and International Relations degrees, with graduates outearning national averages
A new British Academy report on Politics and International Relations (PIR) provision in UK higher education shows a 20 per cent increase in first degree enrolments and a 41 per cent rise in postgradua...
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ECIU @eciu.net · Jan 14
How has climate change scepticism in media coverage changed since 2014?

📍 Denial that it’s happening - DOWN from 2️⃣0️⃣% to 5️⃣%

📍 Attack on science - DOWN from 2️⃣0️⃣% to 1️⃣%

📍 Attack on policies - MARGINALLY UP from 2️⃣3️⃣% to 2️⃣4️⃣%

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Climate science scepticism disappearing from UK newspapers
Scepticism of policies to address climate change increasing in opinion pieces and editorials, analysis finds.
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Annayah M.B. Prosser @annayahprosser.bsky.social · Jan 10
Spent this week finalising our programme of excellent talks for #QRS2025! Don't miss out on two days of great discussion on open qualitative methods! Find out more here: www.bath.ac.uk/events/qrs-2... #openresearch #qualitative #qualitativeresearch #openscience
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