Steve Pickering
@stevepickering.bsky.social
University of Amsterdam political scientist 'with too much time on his hands' - The Times. Hon. Professor, Brunel. Editor, Political Studies Review. Prev: 神戸大学.
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Very honoured to present our work comparing Japan and the UK to the House of Lords Select Committee on Home-Based Working. This is a brief clip; the full session is available at t.co/MdkU4njbuB
Honoured that our TrustTracker.org research forms part of this important report!
November 13, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Honoured that our TrustTracker.org research forms part of this important report!
Honoured to see our UK-Japan TrustTracker.org research cited in the House of Lords report "Is working from home working?"
committees.parliament.uk/committee/77...
The inequalities in who can work from home matter just as much as productivity debates.
committees.parliament.uk/committee/77...
The inequalities in who can work from home matter just as much as productivity debates.
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Honoured to see our UK-Japan TrustTracker.org research cited in the House of Lords report "Is working from home working?"
committees.parliament.uk/committee/77...
The inequalities in who can work from home matter just as much as productivity debates.
committees.parliament.uk/committee/77...
The inequalities in who can work from home matter just as much as productivity debates.
Reposted by Steve Pickering
🚨 5 years on from when the COVID-19 pandemic confined many to their homes, how has remote working changed the UK workplace, and what is its future?
We are publishing our report tomorrow at 00.05 #WFH
We are publishing our report tomorrow at 00.05 #WFH
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🚨 5 years on from when the COVID-19 pandemic confined many to their homes, how has remote working changed the UK workplace, and what is its future?
We are publishing our report tomorrow at 00.05 #WFH
We are publishing our report tomorrow at 00.05 #WFH
Tim Davie and Deborah Turness have resigned from the BBC. But our data suggest this moment has deeper roots: trust in the BBC has become sharply divided along political lines. The broadcaster’s real challenge isn’t managerial; it’s cultural and political. theconversation.com/trust-in-the...
Trust in the BBC is heavily tied to political identity
Tim Davie and Deborah Turness have resigned over complaints of institutional bias but external perspectives on the broadcaster are far from uniform.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Tim Davie and Deborah Turness have resigned from the BBC. But our data suggest this moment has deeper roots: trust in the BBC has become sharply divided along political lines. The broadcaster’s real challenge isn’t managerial; it’s cultural and political. theconversation.com/trust-in-the...
The BBC once again finds itself making news, rather than breaking news. As my colleagues and I find, based on surveying over 11,000 people, one part of British society trusts the BBC a lot more than another. There's a clear partisan and left-right divide in trust for the BBC.
November 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The BBC once again finds itself making news, rather than breaking news. As my colleagues and I find, based on surveying over 11,000 people, one part of British society trusts the BBC a lot more than another. There's a clear partisan and left-right divide in trust for the BBC.
Is it ok for politicians to use AI? That's what my colleagues Martin Ejnar Hansen, Yosuke Sunahara and I aimed to find out in our latest research!
theconversation.com/is-it-ok-for...
theconversation.com/is-it-ok-for...
Is it ok for politicians to use AI? Survey shows where the public draws the line
The public feel ok about some uses of AI in parliament, but they’re very opposed to it making decisions.
theconversation.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Is it ok for politicians to use AI? That's what my colleagues Martin Ejnar Hansen, Yosuke Sunahara and I aimed to find out in our latest research!
theconversation.com/is-it-ok-for...
theconversation.com/is-it-ok-for...
Would you trust politicians to use AI to help them with their work? What about a robot making decisions for them?
My colleagues Martin Ejnar Hansen, Yosuke Sunahara and I find out in Parliamentary Affairs!
doi.org/10.1093/pa/g...
@hansardsociety.bsky.social @ukparliament.parliament.uk
My colleagues Martin Ejnar Hansen, Yosuke Sunahara and I find out in Parliamentary Affairs!
doi.org/10.1093/pa/g...
@hansardsociety.bsky.social @ukparliament.parliament.uk
October 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Would you trust politicians to use AI to help them with their work? What about a robot making decisions for them?
My colleagues Martin Ejnar Hansen, Yosuke Sunahara and I find out in Parliamentary Affairs!
doi.org/10.1093/pa/g...
@hansardsociety.bsky.social @ukparliament.parliament.uk
My colleagues Martin Ejnar Hansen, Yosuke Sunahara and I find out in Parliamentary Affairs!
doi.org/10.1093/pa/g...
@hansardsociety.bsky.social @ukparliament.parliament.uk
The BBC is a partisan battleground, but Japan's NHK isn't. My colleagues Marting Ejnar Hansen, Yosuke Sunahara and I find out why in this piece for The Conversation.
doi.org/10.64628/AB....
doi.org/10.64628/AB....
The BBC is a partisan battleground – why does Japan’s public broadcaster escape the same fate?
The BBC commands middling levels of trust overall, but those levels are deeply polarised.
doi.org
October 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM
The BBC is a partisan battleground, but Japan's NHK isn't. My colleagues Marting Ejnar Hansen, Yosuke Sunahara and I find out why in this piece for The Conversation.
doi.org/10.64628/AB....
doi.org/10.64628/AB....
To find our more, visit our project website, TrustTracker.org
September 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
To find our more, visit our project website, TrustTracker.org
Our new paper on who trusts the BBC vs NHK finds that while UK Conservatives really don't trust the BBC, there is no partisan divide in trust for NHK in Japan.
doi.org/10.1515/comm...
#MediaTrust #BBC #NHK #UK #Japan
doi.org/10.1515/comm...
#MediaTrust #BBC #NHK #UK #Japan
September 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Our new paper on who trusts the BBC vs NHK finds that while UK Conservatives really don't trust the BBC, there is no partisan divide in trust for NHK in Japan.
doi.org/10.1515/comm...
#MediaTrust #BBC #NHK #UK #Japan
doi.org/10.1515/comm...
#MediaTrust #BBC #NHK #UK #Japan
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New in JEMS! 🚨 Led by Riku Kawakami & part of the TrustTracker.org project:
Who gets in? Immigration preferences in England & Japan 🇬🇧🇯🇵
Finding: Labour demand matters as much as skills — even low-skill jobs in shortage areas get strong support.
👉 doi.org/10.1080/1369...
Who gets in? Immigration preferences in England & Japan 🇬🇧🇯🇵
Finding: Labour demand matters as much as skills — even low-skill jobs in shortage areas get strong support.
👉 doi.org/10.1080/1369...
TrustTracker.org
An international collaboration looking at trust across society
TrustTracker.org
September 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
New in JEMS! 🚨 Led by Riku Kawakami & part of the TrustTracker.org project:
Who gets in? Immigration preferences in England & Japan 🇬🇧🇯🇵
Finding: Labour demand matters as much as skills — even low-skill jobs in shortage areas get strong support.
👉 doi.org/10.1080/1369...
Who gets in? Immigration preferences in England & Japan 🇬🇧🇯🇵
Finding: Labour demand matters as much as skills — even low-skill jobs in shortage areas get strong support.
👉 doi.org/10.1080/1369...
Reposted by Steve Pickering
japantoday.com/category/fea...?
Seaweed is one of the few foods that can credibly claim to be good for both people and the planet. So why don’t Westerners eat more of it?
From an environmental and nutritional standpoint, seaweed seems like an obvious choice for a sustainable diet.
Seaweed is one of the few foods that can credibly claim to be good for both people and the planet. So why don’t Westerners eat more of it?
From an environmental and nutritional standpoint, seaweed seems like an obvious choice for a sustainable diet.
Why are Westerners so reluctant to eat seaweed?
Seaweed is one of the few foods that can credibly claim to be good for both people and the planet. So why don’t Westerners eat more of it? It’s rich in vitamins, minerals, omega-3 fatty acids and fibe...
japantoday.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
japantoday.com/category/fea...?
Seaweed is one of the few foods that can credibly claim to be good for both people and the planet. So why don’t Westerners eat more of it?
From an environmental and nutritional standpoint, seaweed seems like an obvious choice for a sustainable diet.
Seaweed is one of the few foods that can credibly claim to be good for both people and the planet. So why don’t Westerners eat more of it?
From an environmental and nutritional standpoint, seaweed seems like an obvious choice for a sustainable diet.
Seaweed is good for you, and good for the environment, as my students and Samuel L. Jackson explain in this piece for The Conversation.
theconversation.com/why-are-west...
theconversation.com/why-are-west...
August 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Seaweed is good for you, and good for the environment, as my students and Samuel L. Jackson explain in this piece for The Conversation.
theconversation.com/why-are-west...
theconversation.com/why-are-west...
Seaweed is good for your health, and great for the environment. But westerners hardly eat it. My fantastic students find out why in their new publication in Food Quality and Preference!
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
August 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Seaweed is good for your health, and great for the environment. But westerners hardly eat it. My fantastic students find out why in their new publication in Food Quality and Preference!
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
Fascinating piece by m'colleague Stuart Fox on religion in British politics: Reform is winning Christian support.
theconversation.com/new-polling-...
theconversation.com/new-polling-...
New polling: Reform is winning over Britain’s Christian support
38% of Anglicans rate their likelihood of voting for the party as high.
theconversation.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Fascinating piece by m'colleague Stuart Fox on religion in British politics: Reform is winning Christian support.
theconversation.com/new-polling-...
theconversation.com/new-polling-...
Who trusts the police, and who doesn’t?
In England, young, non-White, low-income Londoners are among the least trusting. At the other end: older, White, working-class women outside London.
Open access:
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1043...
👥 With @ferhattura19.bsky.social, Martin Ejnar Hansen & James Hunter
In England, young, non-White, low-income Londoners are among the least trusting. At the other end: older, White, working-class women outside London.
Open access:
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1043...
👥 With @ferhattura19.bsky.social, Martin Ejnar Hansen & James Hunter
Intersectional inequalities in trust in the police in England
This study investigates intersectional inequalities in trust in the police in England using multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA) for the first time. ...
doi.org
July 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Who trusts the police, and who doesn’t?
In England, young, non-White, low-income Londoners are among the least trusting. At the other end: older, White, working-class women outside London.
Open access:
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1043...
👥 With @ferhattura19.bsky.social, Martin Ejnar Hansen & James Hunter
In England, young, non-White, low-income Londoners are among the least trusting. At the other end: older, White, working-class women outside London.
Open access:
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1043...
👥 With @ferhattura19.bsky.social, Martin Ejnar Hansen & James Hunter
Very honoured to present our work comparing Japan and the UK to the House of Lords Select Committee on Home-Based Working. This is a brief clip; the full session is available at t.co/MdkU4njbuB
May 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Very honoured to present our work comparing Japan and the UK to the House of Lords Select Committee on Home-Based Working. This is a brief clip; the full session is available at t.co/MdkU4njbuB
Bike ride home from Scouts in Amsterdam.
April 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Bike ride home from Scouts in Amsterdam.
We know that ChatGPT is good at making Ghibli images, but it can also turn you into a Beano character! #MakeMeAMenace
March 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
We know that ChatGPT is good at making Ghibli images, but it can also turn you into a Beano character! #MakeMeAMenace
Highlighting some of our trust research #1. Trust, the police and gender: London, you have a problem with women.
doi.org/10.1080/1043...
doi.org/10.1080/1043...
March 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Highlighting some of our trust research #1. Trust, the police and gender: London, you have a problem with women.
doi.org/10.1080/1043...
doi.org/10.1080/1043...
Excited to launch "A taste for deprivation" in Geoforum by myself and Seiki Tanaka. We find a strong link between fish and chips and the Brexit vote. I'd like to thank the anonymous reviewers and the whole editorial board of Geoforum for their commitment to rigorous research. doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
March 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Excited to launch "A taste for deprivation" in Geoforum by myself and Seiki Tanaka. We find a strong link between fish and chips and the Brexit vote. I'd like to thank the anonymous reviewers and the whole editorial board of Geoforum for their commitment to rigorous research. doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
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Fish and chips and the Brexit vote. Brilliant work by @stevepickering.bsky.social and Seiki Tanaka in Geoforum. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
March 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Fish and chips and the Brexit vote. Brilliant work by @stevepickering.bsky.social and Seiki Tanaka in Geoforum. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Contour lines at Christmas. Been a while. Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan.
December 25, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Contour lines at Christmas. Been a while. Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan.
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🏆 Cedric Smith Prize 2025: Submit your best peace & conflict research (max 14k words) for a chance to win the Conflict Research Society's prestigious award. Open to PhD students/early grads (after 1 Sep 2024). Deadline: 31 Jan 2025.
conflictresearchsociety.org/cedric-smith...
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CRS | Cedric Smith Prize
The CRS welcomes submissions for the Cedric Smith Prize 2019 which is a peace research prize awarded for the best piece of peace and conflict research by a student
conflictresearchsociety.org
November 19, 2024 at 7:15 AM
🏆 Cedric Smith Prize 2025: Submit your best peace & conflict research (max 14k words) for a chance to win the Conflict Research Society's prestigious award. Open to PhD students/early grads (after 1 Sep 2024). Deadline: 31 Jan 2025.
conflictresearchsociety.org/cedric-smith...
Conflictsky
conflictresearchsociety.org/cedric-smith...
Conflictsky
There's a strong link between Brexit and: fish and chip shops; high blood pressure; obesity; epilepsy; arthritis; heart disease; COPD; diabetes; kidney disease; stroke; and asthma. More Japanese restaurants means the opposite. Early results, but I will try to publish!
November 27, 2024 at 9:51 PM
There's a strong link between Brexit and: fish and chip shops; high blood pressure; obesity; epilepsy; arthritis; heart disease; COPD; diabetes; kidney disease; stroke; and asthma. More Japanese restaurants means the opposite. Early results, but I will try to publish!