Alex Chesterfield
alxchesterfield.bsky.social
Alex Chesterfield
@alxchesterfield.bsky.social
Behavioural scientist. Led multiple research teams in private and public sector. PhD researcher at LSE. Co-author of Poles Apart (Penguin, 2021).
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The workshop "Computational Social Sciences meets Qualitative Research" at #LSE last week was exceptional 🤩Now preparing the Special Issue that is going to be 🔥 so watch this space. Thank you to all the participants and chairs for your great insights and the amazing vibe.
International workshop bridges computational social science and qualitative research to build new methodological community💡

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November 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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🚨 New Research - Cultural Capture Among Regulators: A Systematic Review

@alxchesterfield.bsky.social‬, Tom Reader & Alex Gillespie explore 'cultural capture' - when regulators’ beliefs & behaviours align with those of the entities they oversee, sometimes with detrimental outcomes.

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Cultural Capture Among Regulators: A Systematic Review
In established democracies, the threat of regulatory capture—often implicated in major crises—is usually less about financial mechanisms like bribery and more about the subtle social processes of cul...
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June 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM