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Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · 5d

🚨New job: Journals Coordinator.

This role supports the day-to-day activities involved in publishing our journals and is the main publisher contact for many journals on the list.

#PublishingJobs #AcademicPublishing

🌟Deadline: 5 October 2025: buff.ly/guAkMjG

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CSAReps project @csarepsprojectucd.bsky.social · 6d

A very interesting journal article by our esteemed advisory board member Professor Michael Salter
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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 5d

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Dr Amanda Cahill-Ripley @cahillrip.bsky.social · 6d

ITS OUT!! My new monograph published by @bupjournals.bsky.social on socio-economic rights #ESCRS and #limitations in times of #Crisis and normality is available now. @livunislsj.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social @esranuki.bsky.social

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leavenetwork.bsky.social @leavenetwork.bsky.social · 13d

New research by LP&R Member Mara A. Yerkes with Samuel Briones and John de Wit explores how local implementation of long-term care affects carers in Netherlands and Slovenia. doi.org/10.1332/2397...

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Mutual A @mutual-a.bsky.social · 11d

this paper on how the economic background of gig work delivery drives shapes how they perceive the work as agentic or exploitative further drives home the point, made best by james scott, about how attacks on dignity are key to class resentment

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 9d

#EmoSoc #SocSky #Sociology

Prof Sharon Crozier-De Rosa @scrozierderosa.bsky.social · 9d

Free access until 31 Oct to our article on 'intergenerational emotions & family history' & more on 'cold intimacies', 'mythic love', 'grudge' on "Emotions and Society" student reading list @katieebarclay.bsky.social @bupjournals.bsky.social bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/emso...

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 13d

We're pleased to share our latest journal.
JDS focuses on the collective dimensions of human disappearance, especially enforced disappearance and its consequences.
This journal will become an essential platform for anyone working in the emerging field of #DisappearanceStudies

Journal of Disappearance Studies @jdsjournal.bsky.social · 13d

Our 1st journal issue is out now

Featuring interdisciplinary research on #EnforcedDisappearance - spanning #HumanRights law, transitional justice, migration studies, feminism & genetics.

Plus interviews with journalists & activists, & poetry.
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Journal of Disappearance Studies: Now online.
Read Volume 1 Issue 1.
Free to Access until 31 December.

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 15d

Research impact isn't just about the "big wins".
This blog from Charis Bridger Staatz & @evietabor.bsky.social calls for better recognition the gradual, complex pathways through which longitudinal studies create change.

It’s time to celebrate influence, not just outcomes.
@sllshome.bsky.social

LSE Impact Blog @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 22d

💥New: “Dancing in the Rain” – How to better recognise the impact of longitudinal studies and research infrastructure

✍️ Charis Bridger Staatz & @evietabor.bsky.social

#ResearchImpact #LongitudinalData #SocialScience @clscohorts.bsky.social

“Dancing in the Rain” – How to better recognise the impact of longitudinal studies and research infrastructure - Impact of Social Sciences

How can the impact of longitudinal datasets that are developed over the course of decades be better recognised?

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 15d

We’re calling for research on #CoerciveControl for a special issue reflecting on and celebrating Evan Stark's Legacy
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#DomesticAbuse #IPV #DomesticViolence

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 16d

🚨 Don't be late, nominate 🚨#ECPRPrizes

Our Rising Star Award 🏆 honours exceptional PhD students & early career researchers, offering opportunities to grow their network and skills further with our support 🚀

⏳ Nominations close in 4 days!

Deadline: Friday 26 September

ECPR Rising Star Award

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 16d

One rule for them and another for everyone else.
In this new blog Justice, Power and Resistance author Trancey Davanna discusses the 'criminal justice' response to #FoxHunting
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 19d

Tracey Davanna discusses how The Hunt Saboteurs Association exposes the violence, privilege, and state complicity surrounding illegal #FoxHunting, highlighting how direct action is often the only means of holding powerful rural elites to account: buff.ly/ybi37f8

How fox hunting demonstrates the ‘farcical’ nature of criminal justice today - Transforming Society

Tracey Davanna, co-editor of 'Policing in Crisis?', discusses how The Hunt Saboteurs Association exposes the violence, privilege, and state complicity surrounding illegal fox hunting, highlighting…

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Evidence & Policy @evidencepolicy.bsky.social · 19d

Have you read the latest Evidence & Policy blog post?

'Recognising the expertise of people with #disability' by Shane Clifton

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · 21d

While Western studies show life satisfaction hits rock bottom in midlife, rural China tells a different story—young adults at just 21 are the LEAST satisfied group. What's behind this?

Read this new paper from Longitudinal and Life Course Studies to find out doi.org/10.1332/1757...

A chart showing Life satisfaction across individuals of different ages at baseline. Life satisfaction scores range between 1 to 5. The curve is J shaped with life satifaction scores starting low and reaching the lowest point at age 21 (satisfaction score of 3.5). This slowly increase until age 25 when increase becomes steeper.

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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 24d

@mike-salter.bsky.social discusses how survivors of #ChildSexualAbuse material remain among the internet’s most neglected victims, enduring lifelong violations while tech companies and governments prioritise digital freedom over their safety and justice: buff.ly/vTM0AzM

Child sexual abuse material survivors and the politics of abandonment - Transforming Society

Michael Salter discusses how survivors of child sexual abuse material remain among the internet’s most neglected victims, enduring lifelong violations while tech companies and governments prioritize…

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Ariane Ophir @arianeophir.bsky.social · 23d

💼📣 I’m seeking a student to work as a Research Assistant (MA/PhD) in Barcelona on a gender inequality & household labor project. Part-time (8–10 h/wk, flexible). Great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in quantitative comparative research. Apply by 15 Oct! #sociology
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Journal of Creative Research Methods @crmethodsjnl.bsky.social · 26d

How do researchers study experiences that are "too shattering to put into words"? MAshNup method uses art-making, metaphor analysis, and narrative techniques to help participants explore difficult experiences in ethical, sensitive ways.

Read the article here: doi.org/10.1332/3050...

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Evidence & Policy @evidencepolicy.bsky.social · 28d

The latest blog post from Evidence & Policy:

'Beyond barriers: new insights from the ESRC Policy Fellowships'

By Matthew Flinders and Jessica Benson-Egglenton

evidenceandpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/09/03/b...

@bupjournals.bsky.social @djmallinson.bsky.social #evidence #policy #EvidenceInformedPolicy

Beyond barriers: new insights from the ESRC Policy Fellowships

In recent years the dominant notion of ‘research excellence’ has expanded to include a joint emphasis on both knowledge creation and knowledge utilisation. Research funding is now targeted as addre…

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Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · Aug 25

New in the Journal of Poverty & Social Justice: our colleague @drsoapsub.bsky.social and @annieirvine.bsky.social use qualitative analysis to question a narrow, medicalised framing of 'work capability', disclosing instead the broader range of structural factors that block access to fulfilling work.

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Philipp Wunderlich @philippwunderlich.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our new paper on the link between social inequalities and emotional experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic is finally out!!!

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Screenshot of a journal paper titled „Emotional stratification in context: sources of anger and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Louise Hickman @louhicky.bsky.social · Aug 23

There are some amazing subheadings in this paper: “‘We’ll take your toothpaste too if you keep this up’: the asymmetries of carceral tinkering”

Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · Aug 23

Our paper - ‘Towards a Mad Technoscience: revealing, repurposing, and reimagining carceral mental health technologies’ is out now (limited access here) bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

You can get full access to our original here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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The European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control @europeangroup.bsky.social · Sep 4

Also, please consider submitting an abstract for a post-conference special issue of the journal Justice, Power and Resistance. You can find the full call for papers through @bupjournals.bsky.social at bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

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Voluntary Sector Studies Network @vssn1.bsky.social · Sep 3

🏆 Congratulations to Toby Blume, Peter John, Dyana Mason @dyanamason.bsky.social, and Marios Petropoulos - winners of this year’s Voluntary Sector Review Best Article Prize!

📖 Read the award-winning article here: doi.org/10.1332/2040...

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · Sep 4

We’re delighted to share the 1st issue of the Journal of Creative Research Methods with you all!

Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has made the launch of this new journal possible! Especially
@sumingkhoo.bsky.social‬ @sophierwoodward.bsky.social‬ Harriet Shortt @drhelenkara ‬‬‬‬
#AcdemicSky

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Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · Sep 3

Attending #ECDV2025? The Journal of Gender-Based Violence has an open call for a special issue on #CoerciveControl. You can discuss your ideas with our Editor-in-Chief Marianne Hester, at the conference or learn more using the link below 👇

Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · Sep 1

📣Call for special issue papers📣

Reimagining Domestic Violence using a framework of coercive control: Reflecting on and celebrating Evan Stark's Legacy

A special issue of the Journal of Gender-Based Violence bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
Abstract submission deadline: 19 Dec

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Nell @nellh.bsky.social · Aug 23

Please read our paper out now about the resistance, repurposing and reimagining of oppressive mental health technologies, such as Oxevision (now LIO), used on us against our will. And how we must dream them differently.

Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social · Aug 23

Our paper - ‘Towards a Mad Technoscience: revealing, repurposing, and reimagining carceral mental health technologies’ is out now (limited access here) bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

You can get full access to our original here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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