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Alison Briggs
@drallyb.bsky.social
Qualitative Researcher. Interested in Food Insecurity|Charitable Food Aid|Period Poverty|Feminist Methodologies|Participatory Approaches|Creative Methods
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Cuts and caps to benefits have always harmed people, not helped them into work, argue @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social and @aaronreeves.bsky.social .

blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
March 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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What it will take to reduce child poverty in the UK?

The most effective step would be to scrap the benefit cap and the two-child limit.

@alexclegg.bsky.social explains ⤵️
March 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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1/7 By me: US capitalists are wallowing in previously unimaginable quantities of unearned wealth. Silicon Valley billionaires are triumphant in their seemingly unassailable power over the world’s nation states - its central bankers, govts & markets.

annpettifor.substack.com/p/dont-be-fo...
Don’t be fooled. They lie as easily as they breathe.
Their real purpose? The demolition of democracy.
annpettifor.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Time to change the conversation about food and health. #Kuenssberg www.linkedin.com/posts/suepr_...
Sue Pritchard on LinkedIn: Nothing to do with us, mate...
#food #health #economy #publicvalue
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October 20, 2024 at 8:42 AM
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If you weren’t at @lalehkhalili.bsky.social’s keynote on Palestine, watch. If you were one of those of us in the room, watch again. Including the final film short, Larissa Sansour’s 2008 Palestinian Space Exodus
November 14, 2024 at 11:18 AM
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Please apply & share widely!

These board appointments are for 2-3 years, and are an excellent way of gaining editorial experience in a really supportive environment, as well as contributing to the strategic direction of Transactions.
📢Join the TIBG team!📢

We are looking for four new mid-career geographers to join our Editorial Board.

We are seeking expertise in environmental, historical and quantitative geography, sustainable development, geopolitics, Africa & Latin America.

Deadline: 4 December

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Editorial opportunities at Society journal - RGS
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, one of the Society’s scholarly journals, is looking for four new Editorial Board members.
www.rgs.org
November 13, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/morgan-centr...

Thx to the @austerityalters.bsky.social for inviting me to contribute to this important series.

Proud to have my blog “There’s nothing concrete around here”; Loneliness and (in)security in austere times’ nestled among some thought-provoking work.
Blog - School of Social Sciences - The University of Manchester
Read the latest blog posts from the Morgan Centre into Research into Everyday Lives.
www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk
November 13, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Really pleased to share the first paper from my PhD research in which I discuss researching relationally and ethically with food insecure households during the COVID-19 pandemic & it's #OpenAccess 👇🏻👇🏻
New #OpenAccess paper in Area:

'Making the case for ‘care-full’, ‘slower’ research: Reflections on researching ethically and relationally using mobile phone methods with food-insecure households during the COVID-19 pandemic' by @drallyb.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1111/area... #geo #geosky
October 29, 2024 at 5:04 PM
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So Netanyahu is ignoring international pressure to stop, he's going against UN law and has committed multiple war crimes. The apathy and shoulder-shrugging of the so-called 'civilised' leaders is utterly disgusting.

When do we start rioting?
September 27, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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One week left to apply for these fully funded 3.5 year PhD studentships at the University of Manchester! Please spread the word ... more info @ the links below:

1. 'Governing Housing Retrofit': www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

2. 'The Decarbonisation Divide': www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Governing Housing Retrofit: The Role of Social Intermediaries at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Governing Housing Retrofit: The Role of Social Intermediaries at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
September 8, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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I have begun to compile a starter pack of human geographers, so if you are new to BlueSky it’s worth checking out. Also please let me know who I should add, I’m sure I’m missing lots of people

go.bsky.app/SAK9wfm
September 2, 2024 at 9:03 PM