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Reader & Sociology Subject Lead (joint), Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow. Global queer politics, sexualities & genders, human rights, decolonizing, genocide. https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/staff/matthewwaites/ .. more

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Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · Nov 16

So here is my first post: my latest open access article ‘The international politics of development for LGBT+ inclusion…’ in International Politics journal, discussing my experiences participating in a project to work in five African countries link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The international politics of development for LGBT+ inclusion: how the UK’s Johnson government used crisis as a political opportunity - International Politics

This article analyses the international queer politics of development by examining UK aid addressing lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans, plus (LGBT+) inclusion in the context of COVID-19 and right-wing ...

link.springer.com

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Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · 29m

Attending inaugural BISA-ISA Joint Workshops in Newcastle, UK - welcome session with useful exchanges on topics including responses to authoritarian populism, AI & need for more accessible conferencing, inc. virtual conferencing. @isanet.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social

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Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · 1d

Join me with Amy Lind and Prateek Srivastava for this queer feminist double bill in the Sociological and Cultural Studies Seminar Series, 15 October, 3.30pm, room 432 St Andrews Bldg, all welcome! @uofgsociology.bsky.social @dramylind.bsky.social @sriprateekraj.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

Amy Lind and Prateek Srivastava queer feminist seminar at University of Glasgow 15 October 3.30-5.00pm, room 432 St Andrews Building, all welcome.

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Rahul Rao @rahulraothariel.bsky.social · 2d

UK universities claim to be reckoning with their imperial and colonial pasts, but refuse to see their implication in the genocidal settler colonialism of the present – so how serious are these exercises? wrote about this for @versobooks.bsky.social blog

www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/...

Race Reports

In July 2025, the University of Edinburgh published a wide-ranging ‘Review of Race and History’ that attempts to confront its legacies of enslavement and colonialism. Four months earlier, the Universi...

www.versobooks.com

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Daniel Lismore @daniellismore.bsky.social · 2d

Gender Clinic Files: Some people in Scotland will never get a gender clinic appointment on a 224-year waitlist www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

Some people in Scotland will never get gender clinic appointment on 224-year waitlist

Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care

www.wearequeeraf.com

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 3d

Don't forget to register for our October #IdentitiesEvent!

'From Colonial Subjects to #Black Nations: Racializing the Caribbean within Global #Blackness'

With @jamellag.bsky.social, Chaired by @aaronwinter.bsky.social
In collaboration with Sociology at Lancaster University

www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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University of Manchester Sociology Department @uomsociology.bsky.social · 3d

VACANCY: Lecturer in Sociology (13 months, starting Jan 2026)
Closing date: 20 Oct 2025

Teaching PG modules on ‘Social Theory: Structure, Relations & Interaction’ & ‘Research Design’.
@britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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Outright International @outrightintl.bsky.social · 3d

Far-right groups in the U.S. are trying to get the FBI to classify trans advocacy as domestic terrorism.

This is the authoritarian playbook: turn identities into threats, use “security” as cover, suppress dissent.

Advocacy is not terrorism. 🏳️‍⚧️

#TransRights

Equating Respect for Trans People With Terrorism Is as Dangerous as It Is Absurd

outrightinternational.org

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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 4d

📣 Submit your paper to the @bjsociology.bsky.social 2026 Conference!

The BJS conference will showcase cutting-edge research across Sociology, providing a platform to discuss the most exciting developments in the field.

Submit your abstract by Monday 20 October 2025.

www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...

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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 4d

“The current members of the Supreme Court, ten men and two women, all of them white, seem to regard the Human Rights Act as an unwelcome remnant of a past era.”

Prof Conor Gearty’s final essay in @lrb.co.uk is a painfully clear analysis of how the UK Supreme Court is depressing human rights norms.

Conor Gearty · Unwelcome Remnant: Erasing the Human Rights Act

The Supreme Court is quietly editing the Human Rights Act out of existence. In cases where human rights cannot be...

www.lrb.co.uk

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 7d

Our next #IdentitiesEvent!

'From Colonial Subjects to #Black Nations: Racializing the Caribbean within Global #Blackness'

@uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @jamellag.bsky.social

Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk...

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 7d

Here's a little Friday thought from William Morris, who died on this day in 1896: "...the first step toward the fresh new-birth of art must interfere with the privilege of private persons to destroy the beauty of the earth for their private advantage, and thereby to rob the community.”

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Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · 7d

Have submitted an abstract to BSA conference, deadline is tomorrow ! X @britsoci.bsky.social

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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 8d

Don’t miss out! Abstract submissions invited for the BSA’s 75th anniversary conference, 8-10 April 2026, University of Edinburgh – a fixture in the sociological calendar unlike any other.

Submission deadline: TOMORROW, Friday 3 October 2025 tinyurl.com/23sjk4nh #sociology

Image text: Don’t miss out! Abstract submissions invited for the BSA’s 75th anniversary conference, 8-10 April 2026, University of Edinburgh – a fixture in the sociological calendar unlike any other. Submission deadline: THIS FRIDAY, 3 October 2025 tinyurl.com/23sjk4nh #sociology

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · 9d

Our latest Sociological & Cultural Studies blog has just been posted. In it Karolina Benghellab discusses the hidden forms of violence and detention that are a deliberate consequence of Europe's increasingly militarised, and hugely costly, border regimes. Please read and share...

Tracing migration journeys in empty squats along the Balkan Route.

Karolina Benghellab discusses the real consequences of Europe's increasingly militarised border regimes.

www.gla.ac.uk

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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 10d

BSA urges support for the International Sociological Association’s declaration ‘A Time for Sociology’, presented at the 2025 ISA Forum and endorsed by over 1,000 sociologists globally tinyurl.com/2s459399

A Time for Sociology

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Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · 19d

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

JD Twitch, esteemed Scottish DJ in duo Optimo, dies aged 57

The producer and DJ, real name Keith McIvor, had been diagnosed with an untreatable brain tumour earlier this year

www.theguardian.com

Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · 23d

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

‘Direct evidence of genocidal intent’: the UN commission of inquiry’s report on Israel’s actions in Gaza

Legal analysis has accused Israel of committing genocide in four out of five categories as defined by 1948 convention

www.theguardian.com

Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · 26d

This is the racism and misogyny that has been unleashed www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

MPs express shock after alleged racially motivated rape of Sikh woman

West Midlands detectives are looking for two white male suspects after incident involving 20-year-old in Oldbury

www.theguardian.com

Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · 28d

Looking forward to my next International Studies Association involvement, as Discussant at Amy Lind’s queer workshop stream within the ISA-BISA joint conference in Newcastle @isanet.bsky.social @dramylind.bsky.social www.isanet.org/Conferences/...

BISA-ISA Joint International Conference 2025, Newcastle

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Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy to be starting a new role as Joint Subject Lead for the Sociology Subject Group, with my excellent colleague Andrew Smith, here at University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social

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International Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social · Aug 25

Congratulations to all the 2024-2025 ISA #BookAward winners! These title have left a lasting impression and earned well-deserved recognition.

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Alison Harvey @aliromah.bsky.social · Aug 23

For the 1st time the UK will be the the subject of an @amnesty.org global urgent action. It says this is to "protect the right to protest in the UK, following the arrest, since July 2025, of over 700 people for peacefully protesting in support of Palestine Action" www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...

Amnesty International launches global campaign to protect UK protest rights after Palestine Action arrests

The Urgent Action will involve letters addressed to the UK’s Chief Prosecutors, signed by activists and supporters all over the world.

www.amnesty.org.uk

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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · Aug 22

*PSA26 Annual Conference* - Call for Papers is now open!
If you've got a question or query, check out the extensive FAQs.
Paper proposal deadline: 17 October 2025
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PSA26 FAQs and Additional Information | The Political Studies Association (PSA)

How can I stay up to date with announcements about PSA26? The dedicated webpage for PSA26 will include all the latest information, deadline dates and related links. PSA Members will also receive…

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Rosa Campbell @rosavcampbell.bsky.social · Aug 22

My book is available for preorder @melvillehouse.bsky.social!

It’s about The Hite Report—the 50M-copy feminist sexology bestseller—its wild, visionary author Shere Hite and culture wars then and now. Out April '26!

mhpbooks.com/books/the-bo...

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@nasarmeer.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social · Aug 21

'In the struggle to express the horror we are reduced to a pale approximation and a tremor of words.' (Levi, 1986: 23). share.google/x4Jz9iU3aEgz...

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The Kinsey Institute @kinseyinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 21

Know an amazing digital librarian or archivist? Share this job opportunity to help preserve & digitize access to the 🌎 most important collection on sexuality, relationships, & intimate culture 📚📰📑

📍On-site at IU Bloomington. Salary $70-95k + benefits.

🚨 Apply by Sept 30!

knsy.in/job101311

(Visiting) Digital Librarian

The Kinsey Institute houses one of the world’s most comprehensive research collections on human sexuality and relationships, encompassing over 700,000 items spanning more than 2,000 years of human his...

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Bylines Scotland @bylines.scot · Aug 21

via @scotnational.bsky.social

Labour 'close to signing' major £2bn contract with Israel's largest weapons firm

The Labour Government is reportedly close to signing a multi-billion-pound contract with Elbit Systems, Israel's largest weapons manufacturer ...

www.thenational.scot

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · Aug 20

100 Women's Rights Organisations, including
@rapecrisis.bsky.social, @refugecharity.bsky.social, & @evawuk.bsky.social have signed a letter warning that attempts to link rape & violence against women & girls to immigration is a racist distraction.

They urge the govt to address dangerous narrative

screen shot from Mirror story covering the letter

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UCU Commons @ucucommons.bsky.social · Aug 18

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