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@steven-d-roberts.bsky.social

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Prof of Edu & Social Justice @ Monash; Head, School of Edu, Culture & Society; sociologist of masculinities and/or youth. Board Director, Respect Vic; Assoc Ed, Journal of Youth Studies; Committee member, AWCA; Spurs fan 😳😬 .. more

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Steve Roberts @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social · Jan 15

We systematically delved into Tate’s messaging on Telegram and his website so you don’t have to!
While contrasting to his vile click baity, misogyny vids @ tweets, Tate’s self-help advice is insidious ideological scaffolding that leads to + celebrates misogyny

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Steve Roberts @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social · Nov 16

Even before the misogynists were ‘back in charge’, their influence on boys’ behaviour towards women in schools was grotesque. For more: See this article by Steph Wescott, Xuenan Zhao & me about Aussie women teachers experience of Andrew Tate-inspired sexism

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

The problem of anti-feminist ‘manfluencer’ Andrew Tate in Australian schools: women teachers’ experiences of resurgent male supremacy

There is growing visibility of online ‘manfluencers’ who espouse extreme masculine ideals and share them with their audiences of boys and young men. Taking this phenomenon as a launch-pad, we join ...

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Hadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · Jan 7

maintaining eye contact while i cut your paper down by 2000 words

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Stephanie Wescott @drstephaniewescott.bsky.social · Jan 9

'Understanding the appeal of figures like Andrew Tate requires moving beyond surface-level explanations that blame feminist discourse for alienating boys and young men.'

missingperspectives.com/posts/andrew...

By @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social & me

Andrew Tate’s appeal to young men has nothing to do with toxic masculinity

As Andrew Tate launches a political party, Tate’s appeal lies in his skilful manipulation of genuine issues, such as economic hardships, and his ability to frame these issues as consequences of femini...

missingperspectives.com

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Sam Friedman @samfriedman.bsky.social · Feb 24

Wondering about the scare stories of wealthy tax flight based on non-dom tax changes or private school VAT?

Our new research explains why the vast majority won’t migrate, and are snobbish about tax havens

w/@andy-summers.bsky.social Emma Taylor,Victoria Gronwald

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‘But Switzerland’s boring’: tax migration and the pull of place-specific cultural capital

Abstract. Many countries are concerned about the migration of top taxpayers. Yet we know little about how economic elites weigh the taxes they pay when dec

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Jocalyn Clark @jocalynclark.bsky.social · Mar 13

The fight for equality

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riikkaprattes.bsky.social @riikkaprattes.bsky.social · Jun 13

Had a great time at the Nordic conference on masculinity research at Stockholm University this week. @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social keynote was the best. keynote. ever. 🔥

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Max Andrews @thatsjustlikeyouropinionman.com · Jul 5

1. A box a teenager checked on a form 20 years ago (that was accurate) isn’t newsworthy.
2. The source clearly had political motives and you hid that.
3. One the byline reporters on the “story” is an avid follower of an open white supremacist.
4. Pictures of tweets? Really? You that lazy?

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TristanBridges.bsky.social @tristanbridges.bsky.social · Jul 2

I wrote on this with @sociananthony.bsky.social last year as well. Here if you’re interested. parisinstitute.org/on-the-crisi...

On the Crisis of (White) Masculinity • The Paris Institute

Image: "A Bantam," from Shadows by Charles Bennett (ca. 1856)

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TristanBridges.bsky.social @tristanbridges.bsky.social · Jul 2

“The real work lies in moving past old scripts and moral panics, and towards a more thoughtful, inclusive approach to gender justice.” @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social

The discourse of masculinity as “in crisis” is deeply problematic.

lens.monash.edu/@steven-robe...

Recycled panic: The long history of worrying about boys and men

Across media and politics, claims of a “masculinity crisis” are rising. But is this new or just history repeating? A deeper look at boys, men, and cultural change.

lens.monash.edu

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riikkaprattes.bsky.social @riikkaprattes.bsky.social · Jun 27

My former colleague @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social 🙌🏻

Women’s safety is not a side-benefit of better male health: What Sussan Ley didn’t get quite right - ABC Religion & Ethics

Opposition leader Sussan Ley’s press club speech was brave, and her leadership presents an opportunity to shift long-stagnant debates — but along the way she tried to package two overlapping yet disti...

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jlm617.bsky.social @jlm617.bsky.social · Jun 25

A Muslim son of immigrants, backed by and backing Black and Jewish leaders, rising in NYC politics isn’t just coalition-building, it’s the American promise realized. It terrifies bigots precisely because it works. Diverse power-sharing isn’t a threat, it’s the future. So New York. So necessary.

Steve Roberts @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social · Jun 24

nice life news: I am rejoining the Faculty of Arts at Monash Uni, as Professor of Sociology from September.
Mixed emosh: the collaborations & friendships I’ve made in 3.5 years in Edu have been rewarding and transformative.
But, I am *really* excited to return 'home' to School of Social Sciences.

Steve Roberts @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social · Jun 24

📢 New open-access article from Catherine Waite Ben Lyall & me in Journal of Applied Youth Studies...
exploring how young people navigate uncertainty post-COVID, we trace how young people cultivate cautious, situated forms of hope while confronting disrupted futures: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Qualified Hope: Young People’s Education and Employment Pathways in Times of Disruption - Journal of Applied Youth Studies

The pandemic and its aftermath have prompted an extended public and academic conversation about young people, with concerns about the increasing uncertainty of youth employment and education trajector...

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Steve Roberts @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social · Jun 16

Right back at you. ❤️🙌🏾

Steve Roberts @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social · Jun 14

Thank you 🙏🏾

Steve Roberts @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social · Jun 14

I had the extraordinary honour of being a keynote ar ‘Masculinities in Transition’ international conference in Stockholm.
I borrow from Polanyi (!) to think about double movement that pulls young men towards reactionary AND caring masculinities, & suggest the margins can inspire a hopeful imaginary

Steve Roberts @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social · Jun 14

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riikkaprattes.bsky.social @riikkaprattes.bsky.social · Jun 13

Had a great time at the Nordic conference on masculinity research at Stockholm University this week. @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social keynote was the best. keynote. ever. 🔥

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Steve Roberts @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social · Jun 8

‘ Examining the Impact of Domestic & Family Violence on
Young Australians’ School-Level Education’ - New paper from Bec Stewart, @katefitzgibbon.bsky.social & me in Australian Journal of Social Issues, drawing on quality data from 1600 survey responses.
Click:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Front page of the journal article, including title abstract and first three paragraphs of the PDF.

Steve Roberts @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social · Jun 7

New from @drstephaniewescott.bsky.social & me in Critical Education Studies. We advance SRGBV as an essential classifying, clarifying and categorising concept to encapsulate gendered abuse, misogyny, sexual harassment and sexism experienced by women, girls and non-binary young people in schools.

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Magne P. Flemmen @magneflemmen.bsky.social · May 28

Why is environmentalism class divided?

My new paper in The British Journal of Sociology maps attitudes to green issues in the social space of economic and cultural capital. Spoiler: it’s not just about being rich.

🧵https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-4446.13231

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The Bogan Academic @boganacademic.bsky.social · May 26

Your Behaviour Management Strategy Can’t Fix Misogyny, Karen open.substack.com/pub/thebogan...

Your Behaviour Management Strategy Can’t Fix Misogyny, Karen

Just Boys Being Boys? Get fucked.

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Steve Roberts @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social · May 21

That’s what’s uppppppp!
#coys #europaleaguefinal 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾✅🤩

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Berghahn Books @berghahnbooks.bsky.social · May 16

Check out the TOC for the latest issue of Journal of Bodies, Sexualities, and Masculinities!: conta.cc/3YI4dN0

Featuring research by @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social and @gknott-fayle.bsky.social 📝

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A/Prof Bianca Fileborn (she/they) @snappyalligator.bsky.social · May 8

New publication out today in Gender & Society. Drawing on the brilliant @saranahmed.bsky.social I conceptualise resistance to street harassment as a form of 'feminist snap' and feminist erosion. Open access, please have a read!

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“I Actually Snapped”: Conceptualizing Resistance to Street Harassment as Feminist Snap and Erosion - Bianca Fileborn, 2025

In this article, I examine the strategies of resistance deployed by people who have experienced street harassment. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 47...

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Kimmaree @kimmaree.bsky.social · May 4

@latingle.bsky.social has not been having a Sunday sleep-in she has already got a podcast up with her take youtu.be/U66fWQjyPTI?... #auspol #sundayshot

Laura Tingle on the survival of the Liberal Party | ABC News Daily podcast

YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · May 4

Young men have more advice and potential role models at their fingertips than at any point in history.

The ones choosing misogynist grifters are doing so because "you are an aggrieved little Viking prince who is being cheated out of his rape and pillage" is the easy message, not the only one.

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Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social · May 3

This piece came out of a PHD workshop at University of Glasgow enjoyed giving a little shout out to The PhD Handbook it’s a wonderful resource for any graduate student www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/too-...

Too much talk about our PhD scars does current students a disservice

Better to remind candidates that a doctorate is an opportunity to find and articulate their own thoughts on what they care about most, says Les Back

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Molk | The Guidefather 👍🇦🇺📺 @molk.bsky.social · May 3

Penny Wong having an absolute field day in her intro. #auspol #ausvotes