Uta Staiger
@ukstaiger.bsky.social
Europeanist [literature, thought, politics] | Directing @uclei.bsky.social | Working with @ucl-global.bsky.social | Curating @europeanlitlondon.bsky.social
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Uta Staiger
@ukstaiger.bsky.social
· Feb 20
'One doesn't always have to speak'
- Hannah Arendt
- Hannah Arendt
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There are going to be limits to what you can make other countries do by threatening to tax your own citizen's purchases of their products.
I believe handing over entire territories falls well beyond those limits.
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I believe handing over entire territories falls well beyond those limits.
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January 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM
There are going to be limits to what you can make other countries do by threatening to tax your own citizen's purchases of their products.
I believe handing over entire territories falls well beyond those limits.
🤷♂️
I believe handing over entire territories falls well beyond those limits.
🤷♂️
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
#city #writing #text #periphery #banlieue #politicalliterature #berlin #paris #vienna #prag #zagreb #belgrade
promising.
promising.
Neue Podcast-Folge
Ivana Perica und Aurore Peyroles sprechen über ihre neuen Bücher (@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social,
@dgb-langlitcult.bsky.social), in denen es um literarische Beschäftigungen mit der Peripherie europäischer Großstädte und Phänomene der Verbannung und des Ausschlusses geht.
Ivana Perica und Aurore Peyroles sprechen über ihre neuen Bücher (@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social,
@dgb-langlitcult.bsky.social), in denen es um literarische Beschäftigungen mit der Peripherie europäischer Großstädte und Phänomene der Verbannung und des Ausschlusses geht.
Episode 29: Peripherie und Verbannung
Ivana Perica und Aurore Peyroles (beide ZfL) sprechen über ihre Bücher »Politics, Literature and Tertium Datur« (London: Bloomsbury 2025) und »Voyages au bout de la banlieue« (Berlin: De Gruyter 2025)...
buecher-im-gespraech.podigee.io
January 15, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Really interesting, thoughtful and historically informed interview with the Colombian novelist Juan Gabriel Vásquez.
Juan Gabriel Vásquez on Trump and Latin America, where Trump has been busy threatening one of the US's closest allies in the region, Colombia.
‘An International Thug’ • EQUATOR
The Colombian novelist on Trump’s new doctrine and the long shadow of US aggression in Latin America
www.equator.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Really interesting, thoughtful and historically informed interview with the Colombian novelist Juan Gabriel Vásquez.
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Announcing the inaugural lecture of UCL Laws' Oliver Gerstenberg, Professor of EU Law and Legal Theory. 🇪🇺
📢 EU Values, Liberal Dialogue, and the Changing Role of the Court of Justice of the EU
📅 5 February 2026 | ⏰ 6pm | 📍 Hybrid
Book now: tinyurl.com/ykhkuhkv
📢 EU Values, Liberal Dialogue, and the Changing Role of the Court of Justice of the EU
📅 5 February 2026 | ⏰ 6pm | 📍 Hybrid
Book now: tinyurl.com/ykhkuhkv
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Announcing the inaugural lecture of UCL Laws' Oliver Gerstenberg, Professor of EU Law and Legal Theory. 🇪🇺
📢 EU Values, Liberal Dialogue, and the Changing Role of the Court of Justice of the EU
📅 5 February 2026 | ⏰ 6pm | 📍 Hybrid
Book now: tinyurl.com/ykhkuhkv
📢 EU Values, Liberal Dialogue, and the Changing Role of the Court of Justice of the EU
📅 5 February 2026 | ⏰ 6pm | 📍 Hybrid
Book now: tinyurl.com/ykhkuhkv
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UCL Laws is marking 200 years of legal education in 2026, and as part of the celebrations we have launched a digital hub that celebrates the Faculty's past, present and future. ⚖️ 🏛️ 🌟 Explore the UCL200 at Laws hub, including interviews, photos, our events programme and more! ➡️ tinyurl.com/3wv2ybun
January 8, 2026 at 2:45 PM
UCL Laws is marking 200 years of legal education in 2026, and as part of the celebrations we have launched a digital hub that celebrates the Faculty's past, present and future. ⚖️ 🏛️ 🌟 Explore the UCL200 at Laws hub, including interviews, photos, our events programme and more! ➡️ tinyurl.com/3wv2ybun
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The UK will become an Erasmus+ partner country in 2027. Welcome back! 👋
Erasmus+ provides exchange opportunities for:
🧑🎓 students
👷 apprentices
🧑🏫 teachers
🎒 pupils and more.
Erasmus isn't just a chance to experience a new country (incl. 🇩🇪) and build friendships, it also boosts your employability.
Erasmus+ provides exchange opportunities for:
🧑🎓 students
👷 apprentices
🧑🏫 teachers
🎒 pupils and more.
Erasmus isn't just a chance to experience a new country (incl. 🇩🇪) and build friendships, it also boosts your employability.
January 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The UK will become an Erasmus+ partner country in 2027. Welcome back! 👋
Erasmus+ provides exchange opportunities for:
🧑🎓 students
👷 apprentices
🧑🏫 teachers
🎒 pupils and more.
Erasmus isn't just a chance to experience a new country (incl. 🇩🇪) and build friendships, it also boosts your employability.
Erasmus+ provides exchange opportunities for:
🧑🎓 students
👷 apprentices
🧑🏫 teachers
🎒 pupils and more.
Erasmus isn't just a chance to experience a new country (incl. 🇩🇪) and build friendships, it also boosts your employability.
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State control of historical memory is a classic hallmark of authoritarian regimes, just FYI.
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
State control of historical memory is a classic hallmark of authoritarian regimes, just FYI.
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Around him, a throng of chiefs with chicken necks,
the zealous subhumans he manipulates.
They neigh, meow, and moan;
he alone rages and points.
Like horseshoes, he forges his decrees,
which he hurls at the head, the eye, the groin.
Osip Mandelstam's Epigram against Stalin.
Apropos of nothing.
the zealous subhumans he manipulates.
They neigh, meow, and moan;
he alone rages and points.
Like horseshoes, he forges his decrees,
which he hurls at the head, the eye, the groin.
Osip Mandelstam's Epigram against Stalin.
Apropos of nothing.
January 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Around him, a throng of chiefs with chicken necks,
the zealous subhumans he manipulates.
They neigh, meow, and moan;
he alone rages and points.
Like horseshoes, he forges his decrees,
which he hurls at the head, the eye, the groin.
Osip Mandelstam's Epigram against Stalin.
Apropos of nothing.
the zealous subhumans he manipulates.
They neigh, meow, and moan;
he alone rages and points.
Like horseshoes, he forges his decrees,
which he hurls at the head, the eye, the groin.
Osip Mandelstam's Epigram against Stalin.
Apropos of nothing.
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Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
January 13, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
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Fascinating article!
If AI uses Wikipedia as a kind of Rosetta stone for translations, but it is already poisoned by mistake-riddled machine translations, you get a “linguistic doom loop”.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/25/1...
If AI uses Wikipedia as a kind of Rosetta stone for translations, but it is already poisoned by mistake-riddled machine translations, you get a “linguistic doom loop”.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/25/1...
January 13, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Fascinating article!
If AI uses Wikipedia as a kind of Rosetta stone for translations, but it is already poisoned by mistake-riddled machine translations, you get a “linguistic doom loop”.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/25/1...
If AI uses Wikipedia as a kind of Rosetta stone for translations, but it is already poisoned by mistake-riddled machine translations, you get a “linguistic doom loop”.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/25/1...
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Tja.
Article describes well how tricky it is for the UK to come to an agreement with the EU that makes sense for both sides. Plus, everyone is busy.
🎁🔗
Article describes well how tricky it is for the UK to come to an agreement with the EU that makes sense for both sides. Plus, everyone is busy.
🎁🔗
Keir Starmer may want closer ties with EU — but will Brussels play ball?
PM tries to reassure Labour’s pro-Europeans a reset is coming, but EU officials say timing is poor
giftarticle.ft.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Tja.
Article describes well how tricky it is for the UK to come to an agreement with the EU that makes sense for both sides. Plus, everyone is busy.
🎁🔗
Article describes well how tricky it is for the UK to come to an agreement with the EU that makes sense for both sides. Plus, everyone is busy.
🎁🔗
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"Bibliophiles will be able to read in libraries at Wightwick Manor, Powis Castle, mid Wales, and Kingston Lacy, Dorset."
#books #reading #heritage #library
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
#books #reading #heritage #library
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
‘We want people to sit, pause, relax’: National Trust to open its libraries for public use
Charity plans to make stately homes more welcoming by inviting visitors to use furniture and reading rooms
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:16 AM
"Bibliophiles will be able to read in libraries at Wightwick Manor, Powis Castle, mid Wales, and Kingston Lacy, Dorset."
#books #reading #heritage #library
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
#books #reading #heritage #library
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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UCL is delighted that the UK will be rejoining the Erasmus scheme.
Prof Geraint Rees, Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement) said: "For @ucl.ac.uk Erasmus is much more than a mobility scheme - it is a gateway to deep partnerships across Europe."
#Erasmus #UCLEurope
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Prof Geraint Rees, Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement) said: "For @ucl.ac.uk Erasmus is much more than a mobility scheme - it is a gateway to deep partnerships across Europe."
#Erasmus #UCLEurope
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UCL welcomes news that UK is to rejoin the Erasmus student exchange scheme
In December 2025 it was announced that the UK would be rejoining the Erasmus student exchange scheme. Find out more about UCL's plans to apply for participation in the programme.
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 9, 2026 at 11:06 AM
UCL is delighted that the UK will be rejoining the Erasmus scheme.
Prof Geraint Rees, Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement) said: "For @ucl.ac.uk Erasmus is much more than a mobility scheme - it is a gateway to deep partnerships across Europe."
#Erasmus #UCLEurope
Read more ⬇️
Prof Geraint Rees, Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement) said: "For @ucl.ac.uk Erasmus is much more than a mobility scheme - it is a gateway to deep partnerships across Europe."
#Erasmus #UCLEurope
Read more ⬇️
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ladies, it's ok because only paying subscribers can make/distribute deepfake porn of you and your children now www.ft.com/content/c24d...
Elon Musk’s xAI restricts Grok after outcry over sexualised images
Start-up limits use of image generation system to paid users following spread of deepfakes and child sex abuse material
www.ft.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:36 AM
ladies, it's ok because only paying subscribers can make/distribute deepfake porn of you and your children now www.ft.com/content/c24d...
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**UCL staff and students only**
💰IAS Octagon Small Grants Fund💰 supports UCL-based early-career researchers, including research students, from Arts & Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social & Social & Historical Sciences.
Up to £500 per application. ⚠️Apply by 12 Jan 2026 ⚠️
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
💰IAS Octagon Small Grants Fund💰 supports UCL-based early-career researchers, including research students, from Arts & Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social & Social & Historical Sciences.
Up to £500 per application. ⚠️Apply by 12 Jan 2026 ⚠️
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
IAS Octagon Small Grants Fund
The Octagon Small Grants Fund will be offered in a limited capacity in 2025-26, and is open to PhDs and ECRs from the Faculties of Arts & Humanities, and Social and Historical Sciences.
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 9, 2026 at 12:13 PM
**UCL staff and students only**
💰IAS Octagon Small Grants Fund💰 supports UCL-based early-career researchers, including research students, from Arts & Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social & Social & Historical Sciences.
Up to £500 per application. ⚠️Apply by 12 Jan 2026 ⚠️
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
💰IAS Octagon Small Grants Fund💰 supports UCL-based early-career researchers, including research students, from Arts & Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social & Social & Historical Sciences.
Up to £500 per application. ⚠️Apply by 12 Jan 2026 ⚠️
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
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English speaking newspapers don’t seem to have picked up on Trump administration threats of sanctions against judges in current appeals case involving Marine LePen’s indictment regarding European Parliament fund embezzling which could cost her the right to run for president next year.
Affaire des assistants parlementaires du FN : le président du tribunal de Paris met en garde contre une éventuelle « ingérence » américaine avant le procès en appel
Affaire des assistants parlementaires du FN : le président du tribunal de Paris met en garde contre une éventuelle « ingérence » américaine avant le procès en appel
A partir du 13 janvier et jusqu’à la mi-février, la cheffe de file de l’extrême droite, Marine Le Pen, et onze autres prévenus vont être jugés par la cour d’appel de Paris, soupçonnés d’avoir détourné l’argent du Parlement européen au seul profit du parti.
www.lemonde.fr
January 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
English speaking newspapers don’t seem to have picked up on Trump administration threats of sanctions against judges in current appeals case involving Marine LePen’s indictment regarding European Parliament fund embezzling which could cost her the right to run for president next year.
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Where we stood footloose, at home beyond the tribe,
More scouts than strangers, ghosts who’d walked abroad
Unfazed by light, to make a new beginning
& make a go of it, alive & sinning,
Ourselves again, free-willed again, not bad.
Seamus Heaney ‘At Banagher’
More scouts than strangers, ghosts who’d walked abroad
Unfazed by light, to make a new beginning
& make a go of it, alive & sinning,
Ourselves again, free-willed again, not bad.
Seamus Heaney ‘At Banagher’
January 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Where we stood footloose, at home beyond the tribe,
More scouts than strangers, ghosts who’d walked abroad
Unfazed by light, to make a new beginning
& make a go of it, alive & sinning,
Ourselves again, free-willed again, not bad.
Seamus Heaney ‘At Banagher’
More scouts than strangers, ghosts who’d walked abroad
Unfazed by light, to make a new beginning
& make a go of it, alive & sinning,
Ourselves again, free-willed again, not bad.
Seamus Heaney ‘At Banagher’
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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January 1, 2026 at 3:47 AM
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It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
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Anyway, Christmas Eve. Enjoy stretching out time a little.
December 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Anyway, Christmas Eve. Enjoy stretching out time a little.
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Some 53% of UK exporters told the [BCC] that the trade deal with Europe was unsatisfactory — a 13 percentage point increase from 2024.
“By contrast, just 16% of nearly 900 exporters surveyed in October said the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement… was working well.”
www.ft.com/content/b3d3...
“By contrast, just 16% of nearly 900 exporters surveyed in October said the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement… was working well.”
www.ft.com/content/b3d3...
UK exporters increasingly dissatisfied with EU trade terms, survey finds
More than half of those contacted by British Chambers of Commerce criticised the post Brexit arrangements
www.ft.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Some 53% of UK exporters told the [BCC] that the trade deal with Europe was unsatisfactory — a 13 percentage point increase from 2024.
“By contrast, just 16% of nearly 900 exporters surveyed in October said the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement… was working well.”
www.ft.com/content/b3d3...
“By contrast, just 16% of nearly 900 exporters surveyed in October said the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement… was working well.”
www.ft.com/content/b3d3...
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UCL EI does amazing stuff. Put them in your radar!
Our Annual Review 2024/25 is here! 👇
From policy to culture, the European Institute spent 2024–25 connecting experts, shaping debate, and bringing research to life across Europe.
Read the full review: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
From policy to culture, the European Institute spent 2024–25 connecting experts, shaping debate, and bringing research to life across Europe.
Read the full review: www.ucl.ac.uk/european-ins...
December 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
UCL EI does amazing stuff. Put them in your radar!
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