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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Sep 1

There were 108 votes to accept the Resolution, 18 votes to reject, and 3 votes to abstain.

Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Sep 1

The International Association of Genocide Scholars, the main association of experts on genocide and mass violence, has just passed a resolution declaring that Israel’s actions in Gaza amount of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

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Adam Kleczkowski @aklecz.bsky.social · Aug 26

I cannot more strongly recommend this post.

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · Aug 26

New post just out:

"The financial crisis theory of everything"

Why the 2008 crash was the WW1 of our generation that led to nearly all of the problems we have today - from the rise of the radical right to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

(£/free trial)

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The financial crisis theory of everything

Last month there was a fascinating poll from More in Common asking people to pick the main reason Britain is “on the wrong track”.

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Aug 27

Really important research from The Policy Institute and the Higher Education Policy Institute:

The UK public hugely underestimate both the economic importance of universities to the economy, and the levels of graduate satisfaction with university.

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/public-...

Public hugely overestimate graduate regret while underestimating economic value of universities and being wrong on tuition fees – new study

People guess that 40% of graduates wouldn't go to university if they could choose again, when the reality is just 8%

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Jul 28

Delighted that my article ‘The logic of idealization in political theory’, which substantially reformulates the debate over idealization and ideal/non-ideal theory, is now out in the latest American Journal of Political Science. Available open-access!

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The logic of idealization in political theory

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Jun 12

Please note that the interview dates listed in the job advert are wrong: interviews should be held in July.

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Jun 10

These represent three key hires for our department, which has grown at an amazing pace (now 90 permanent faculty)! It is a terrific and unusually interdisciplinary place to work with a great sense of community. So please help spread the word, and apply if you are interested! 4/4

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Jun 10

They have a different balance of education, research and admin responsibilities, and different tailored promotion criteria to other academic appointments. But they are otherwise the same: in pay scale, permanence, status, participation in our staff community, etc. 3/4

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Jun 10

Many universities have started using education pathway positions, but their nature varies across institutions. So I stress: in DPE, these are not overloaded ‘teaching’ posts. They are strategic investments in developing the department’s world class research-led education. 2/4

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Jun 10

We’re hiring 3 permanent (tenured) lecturers in the Department of Political Economy at King’s College London. These are ‘education pathway’ posts (in Economics, Research Methods, & Comparative Politics) 1/4

www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117268-...

www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117209-...

www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117245-...

AEP Lecturer in Politics and Research Methods

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Mar 23

This is from a few weeks ago, but I really recommend this great column from Dr Lise Butler, at City St George’s University of London, on the lessons for the UK Labour Party from Canada.

renewal.org.uk/2025/03/01/s...

Sleeping with the elephant

Lise Butler What Starmer could learn from Canada My country, Canada, faces an existential threat. Over the course of his new administration’s first month, Donald Trump has repeatedly asserted that…

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Mar 10

3 new jobs in my department at King's College London @Kingspol_econ - 2 in Political Theory, and one in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.

It's a great department. Details below!

www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/108445-...

www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/108485-...

Lecturer in Political Theory

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Jan 15

For those who missed my last post - I’m excited to be speaking at the Cascade Institute tomorrow (Thursday) on ‘How Global Ideological Competition Drives Russia’s War in Ukraine’. 1pm Pacific/4pm East Coast/9pm UK/10pm W Europe.

Join me on Zoom! Details below:

cascadeinstitute.org/about/events/

Events - Cascade Institute

The Institute explores how humanity interacts as a complex system and how they must therefore be addressed systemically, not separately.

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Jan 7

Looking forward to speaking at the Cascade Institute in Victoria, Canada, on the 16th January on ‘How Ideological Competition Drives Russia’s War in Ukraine’!

You can join in person or online! Full details below:

cascadeinstitute.org/about/events/

Events - Cascade Institute

The Institute explores how humanity interacts as a complex system and how they must therefore be addressed systemically, not separately.

cascadeinstitute.org

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Eelco van der Maat @evandermaat.bsky.social · Nov 27

I study mass killing, which includes genocides. @alexhinton.bsky.social @jleadermaynard.bsky.social @uungor.bsky.social @vukusiciva.bsky.social and @lucyjgaynor.bsky.social are on here and should fit as well.

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · May 29

Delighted to announce that my new article, 'The Logic of Idealization in Political Theory' has been published in the American Journal of Political Science!

The article is open access! So anyone can read it for free here:

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library

The role of ideals and idealizations is among the most vigorously debated methodological questions in political theory. Yet, the debate seems at an impasse. This paper argues that this reflects a fun....

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Mar 21

Delighted to announce the publication of a new article, that I have co-authored with Nenad Tomasev and Iason Gabriel, on ‘Manifestations of Xenophobia in AI Systems’, out now (free to access) in AI & Society!

Please check it out here:

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Manifestations of xenophobia in AI systems - AI & SOCIETY

Xenophobia is one of the key drivers of marginalisation, discrimination, and conflict, yet many prominent machine learning fairness frameworks fail to comprehensively measure or mitigate the resulting...

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Mar 10

Thrilled, and honoured, by this hugely generous review of my book, Ideology and Mass Killing, by the great Professor Alex J Bellamy - one of world's foremost scholars of atrocities and humanitarianism.

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Ideology & Mass Killing: The Radicalized Security Politics of Genocides & Deadly Atrocities, written by Jonathan Leader Maynard

"Ideology & Mass Killing: The Radicalized Security Politics of Genocides & Deadly Atrocities, written by Jonathan Leader Maynard" published on 01 Mar 2024 by Brill | Nijhoff.

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Feb 20

Two great new job openings at Canada's Cascade Institute (where I sit on the scientific advisory board) in British Columbia: an Energy Systems Transformation Research Lead and Fellow.

Do check them out:

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Research Team Lead, EST - Cascade Institute

RESEARCH TEAM LEAD, ENERGY SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION The Cascade Institute is based at Royal Roads University and acknowledges that our headquarters are located on the traditional lands of the Xwsepsum (...

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Feb 9

A great new job in my department at King's College London! It's an amazing department and terrific political theory group. Check it out!

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Lecturer in Gender and Political Theory

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Jan 21

Ok, I need someone to explain this Tradle bombshell to me…

Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Nov 23

Great new job opportunity to work in the UK Parliament as a committee specialist on home affairs and justice - posting for anyone who might be interested:

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Committee Specialist (Home Affairs and Justice Policy) - Houses of Parliament

Title: Committee Specialist (Home Affairs and Justice Policy). Employer: House of Commons. Salary: £41,340 - £47,975 per annum. Closes: 03/12/2023, 23:55

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Alexandre Afonso @alexandreafonso.bsky.social · Oct 30

New post: to what extent do people in Gaza support Hamas? In which I look at some survey data: https://open.substack.com/pub/alexandreafonso/p/5-to-what-extent-do-gazans-support?r=ercs8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

#5 To what extent do Gazans support Hamas?

Survey data shows that Gazans have little trust in the Hamas government, and a majority of them favour a solution to the conflict that recognises the existence of Israel alongside a Palestinian state

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Oct 30

Getting this kind of deep intellectual engagement is the best thing about writing a book. I'm so grateful, and I look forward to engaging with Rejali - and any of you who are interested - in the future!

DM me if any of you would like more information about the book, or the Qs raised in the review.

Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · Oct 30

Professor Rejali's work on torture is also brilliant and you should all check it out, especially his masterwork 'Torture and Democracy'. His review also raises some good questions about my argument about ideology's role in mass killing (though I think I have some good answers!).

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