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Marc Scully @marcscully.bsky.social · 2d

The guy on the left is why you can't get your qualitative paper published in JPSP.

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Eric Shuman @ericmshuman.bsky.social · 4d

I am hoping to recruit a Ph.D. student to join the SPARC (Social Psychology of Activism, Resistance, & Change) Lab at @UVAPsyc in Fall 2026! You can find more info about my research on my website (ericshuman.com), and the program here (psychology.as.virginia.edu/social-psych...).

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ISPP @polpsyispp.bsky.social · 4d

Call for Nominations!
The ISPP is seeking nominations for several leadership roles, including President-Elect, Vice President for Communications and Publications, and five members of the Governing Council (serving July 2026–July 2029).

ISPP Constitution - ISPP

CONSTITUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY (Ratified, July 16, 2020; Bylaws updated July 2, 2025) Please click HERE to view the current ISPP Constitution and Bylaws.

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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 We have a cool new ESRC PhD studentship opportunity on the topic of political persuasion for someone interested in campaigning, field experiments and/or computational methods @lsegovernment.bsky.social, in collaboration with
@campaign-lab.bsky.social. All info 👇
www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...

LSE Collaborative Studentship with Campaign Lab

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Jennifer Hattam @jenhattam.bsky.social · 5d

Can art can help keep the spirit of protests alive? In my latest article for @hyperallergic.com, I spoke with artist and academic Işıl Eğrikavuk, author of a timely book on how participatory art practices can be used to build connections and foster social dialogue in restrictive political climates.

Hyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 7d

“How can we take these collaborative, spontaneous, anonymous, witty, performative qualities expressed organically during the protests and apply them in an artistic setting to re-create this interconnectedness amid a heavily censored environment?” —artist and academic Işıl Eğrikavuk

Is Political Protest a Collaborative Art Form?

Hyperallergic speaks to artist and academic Işıl Eğrikavuk about whether art can help keep the spirit of protests alive.

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Johanna Ray Vollhardt @jrvollhardt.bsky.social · 6d

The Psychology of Resistance (in violent, repressive contexts) Virtual Meeting Series and network is now here on Blue Sky, please follow for our updates on upcoming talks, recordings from sessions, papers from our presenters, etc.! bsky.app/profile/psyc...

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Jannis J Grimm @jannisgrimm.bsky.social · 7d

Criticism of biased media coverage of Gaza is often discarded as baseless..

so we set out to study the coverage of Palestinian and Israeli victims by German press systematically!

The resulting study 'Hierarchies in Death' was just published #OA by Peacebuilding www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 8d

Somebody actually sat down and wrote these two sentences, one after another. www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/u...

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 9d

“Authoritarianism succeeds by making dissent costly. When the authoritarian gale sends citizens running for cover, civil society organizations must anchor democratic principles.”

A must-read from my colleague and amazing writer Turkuler Isiksel.

democracyproject.org/posts/civil-...

Civil Society Institutions Under Authoritarian Encroachment

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 8d

📣 Check it out! Explore the new data viz on our homepage: www.climatecentral.org

@climatecentral.org just released a new tool to explore climate impacts in U.S. cities and states - making complex data easier to understand for your community.

🚨 What’s the biggest Fall climate threat where you live?

Example of the new climate tool from Climate Central. This is showing climate change in Pennsylvania which is seeing annually a change in precipitation of 3.2 inches since 1970 and a warming of 3.2°F. Fall threats include heat, heavy rainfall, and sea level rise. This is associated with impacts like increased cooling demand, more extreme rainfall, and changes to fall foliage.

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 9d

@merveozturkey.bsky.social & I are organizing an event with the @bps-social-psych.bsky.social
Rising Together: How Collective Action Emerges in the Face of an Emergency
Our wonderful speakers:
Dr. Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir
Dr. Rim Saab
Prof. @lucygobag.bsky.social
Prof. @profjohndrury.bsky.social

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 14d

Remaining in or leaving climate activism –
insights from current and former activists on
sustained engagement

New from @swedishprotests.bsky.social & colleagues

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Remaining in or leaving climate activism – insights from current and former activists on sustained engagement

This study examines factors influencing sustained engagement and disengagement in climate activism, specifically within Extinction Rebellion. Through interviews with 26 current and former activists...

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CEN University of Hamburg @cenunihh.bsky.social · 17d

🚨 We are hiring!
28 doctoral + 28 #postdoc positions in #climate #research, spanning natural & social #science. Be part of an international team exploring climate & society.

Apply here: www.cliccs.uni-hamburg.de/career/jobs....

#phd #jobs #cliccs #hamburg @uni-hamburg.de

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Ellen Lavender (she/they) @ellenrlavender.bsky.social · 19d

I'm looking for secondary schools in the Yorkshire area to take part in an intervention to help children critically engage with sexist content online!
If you know any teachers or schools that might be interested, please ask them to drop me an email on [email protected] for more information :)

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Jannis J Grimm @jannisgrimm.bsky.social · 20d

Time to delete your academia.edu account!

Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 20d

Oh this is BAD.

The new TOC from academia dot edu.

You grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness…

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 25d

Just arrived in the post! The new book on crowds & leadership, from @metesefauysal.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social & Yasemin Acar

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Marc Scully @marcscully.bsky.social · 25d

New Book Monday! With a few weeks to spare before this year’s Social Psychology of Crowds lecture.

@metesefauysal.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social @yasemingacar.bsky.social

A copy of the book “Social Psychology of Leadership and Crowds”. The black and white cover photo depicts Angela Davis addressing a crowd.

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · Sep 8

*Journal editors*: we're looking for a suitable outlet for our paper which provides an indepth analysis of what happened at three of the anti-immigrant riots in the UK last year. Would your journal consider this paper?
Please share?

www.qeios.com/read/17ASAP

Understanding the 2024 Summer Riots in the UK: Three Case Studies

The wave of riots in England in summer 2024 were followed by swift policy responses before any detailed empirical investigation had been carried out. This paper presents case studies of the disorders ...

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Yasemin Gülsüm Acar @yasemingacar.bsky.social · Sep 10

This is so disappointing

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Reuters @reuters.com · Sep 7

Turkey's main opposition calls for rallies after police barricade Istanbul office reut.rs/4phw3eS

Turkey's main opposition calls for rallies after police barricade Istanbul office

Turkey's main opposition CHP called on citizens and residents of Istanbul to gather on Sunday, after police set up barricades in areas around its Istanbul headquarters in what the party leader called a "siege".

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · Sep 6

incredible work. become uncarryable.

Sam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · Sep 5

This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".

One of Britain’s most senior police officers has launched an angry tirade against Extinction Rebellion protesters going “all floppy” when they get arrested.

Sir Stephen House, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said the tactic of going limp was a “flipping nuisance” as it required extra officers to drag protesters away.

House told a London assembly police and crime committee hearing: “We have asked them to stop being floppy. And that might seem like a silly thing to say, but when we arrest them and pick them up, they go all floppy, which is why you see four or five officers carrying them away. It’s a complete waste of officers’ time, and a complete pain in the neck.”

Extinction Rebellion: how successful were the latest protests?
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House also expressed annoyance at how the tactic made the police look heavy-handed. He said: “The problem with them going floppy and four offices carrying them away [is that it] looks to the general public like police are overreacting here. We’re not making them go floppy. They’re just sort of being a nuisance.”

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Mete Sefa Uysal @metesefauysal.bsky.social · Sep 3

We cannot allow this to stand anymore! We have prepared a petition calling for a boycott of the next ISPP 2026 conference in Newcastle, UK, unless the Executive Committee resigns or responds to our concerns. Please read and sign the petition here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Birol Akkuş @akkusb.bsky.social · Sep 2

In other words: Turkey does not even pretend to be a democracy anymore.

bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · Sep 2

Court annuls CHP İstanbul congress, removes provincial leadership in critical verdict

The main opposition party is also facing annulment of its national congress held in Nov 2023, which could affect the position of the current party leader. bianet.org/haber/court-...

Court annuls CHP İstanbul congress, removes provincial leadership in critical verdict

The main opposition party is also facing annulment of its national congress held in Nov 2023. If that process is also annulled, it could affect the position of current party leader.

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buketkara.bsky.social @buketkara.bsky.social · Sep 2

📣 Would you like to learn more about the principles and methods of co-creation for developing services? Hosted by @coastalcch.bsky.social, join our online workshop, "Co-creating Services: Stakeholder Engagement from Design to Evaluation", on 16 Sep: www.eventbrite.com/e/co-creatin...

Co-creating Services: Stakeholder Engagement from Design to Evaluation

A collaborative workshop on how to engage participants and partners in co-creating service delivery programmes from conception to evaluation

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Jannis J Grimm @jannisgrimm.bsky.social · Aug 30

After 20 months of field research, I recognise several officers who regularly show extremely aggressive behaviour. I'm sure they're also known within their own districts. That they keep getting sent to protests creates the impression that these violations are strategically deployed as a deterrent.

Jannis J Grimm @jannisgrimm.bsky.social · Aug 29

Just today, I was asked by @amnesty.de journal about the conditions of protest in Germany and whether we are seeing a new quality of police violence at protests. You can guess my answer from this video. 2yrs ago we were discussing illegal pain compliance holds, now it's punches straight to the face

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