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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 1d

My department is currently hiring at the Assistant Professor level in the area of crime and/or criminal justice.

I am on the search committee so feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 2d

📢 We're hiring!

We are looking to recruit an Assistant Professor whose core research examines crime and/or criminal justice with a demonstrable research interest in international social and public policy.

📆 Applications close 2 November.

More info here:

Department of Social Policy | Available positions

Jobs available in the Department of Social Policy

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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 9d

Call for expressions of interest: We are seeking a Social Media Editor to join our editorial team.

Responsibilities for this position include:

- Running social media & website
- Circulating all publications
- Arranging & editing guest posts

environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/editorial-an...

Environmental Politics is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal spanning the fields of political science, political sociology, and political theory. The journal provides a forum for the publication of original research into, and discussion and analysis of, the diverse theoretical and empirical aspects of environmental politics. The journal’s 2024 Impact Factor is 5.9, ranking 4/322 in Political Science and 29/191 in Environmental Studies.

The journal is recruiting a Social Media Editor to manage its external communications. Responsibilities for this position include:

Managing social media accounts (currently Bluesky, X, Substack) and the journal website
Posting and circulating all journal and website publications
Arranging and editing guest posts and interviews with authors
We welcome expressions of interest from scholars of environmental politics from any higher education institution. We strongly encourage applications from early career individuals, including advanced PhD students and post-doctoral fellows, and we would specifically welcome applications from historically underrepresented groups and those whose intersectional identities and perspectives position them to support the editorial team’s commitment to an inclusive conception of environmental politics scholarship.

The journal’s Aims and Scope, and the current membership of the editorial team and Editorial Advisory Board, are available at: tandfonline.com/fenp

The Social Media Editor position comes with a modest stipend.

Please send expressions of interest (no more than 2 pages), along with a brief CV, to David Konisky, Editor-in-Chief, (dkonisky@iu.edu). Reviews will begin October 15, 2025, and applications will be considered until the position is filled.

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Janina Beiser-McGrath @jbeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 28d

Excited for #APSA2025 in Vancouver! I’ll be presenting new work on greenwashing with @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social on Saturday, at 2pm, at East Meeting Level, East 18.

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 29d

Looking forward to a packed week of exciting research, meeting new people, and catching up with colleagues at #APSA2025 in Vancouver! 👋

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 29d

Later on Saturday: presenting new work on greenwashing with @jbeisermcgrath.bsky.social‬ 🌱
📍 East Meeting Level, East 18
🕑 14:00
🔗 tinyurl.com/ywbdkgf5
#APSA2025 #Greenwashing #ClimatePolitics #EnvPol #polisky

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 29d

Saturday morning: I’ll be chairing the panel on Voter and Government Responses to Climate Disasters.

🔗 tinyurl.com/ynupd6t2

#DisasterPolitics

APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition 2025

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 29d

Friday highlight: Aseem Prakash’s Gaus Award Lecture on Climate Change, Governance Failures, and Public Administration 🌎📉
Followed by a post-talk reception.
Details 👉 tinyurl.com/2ccnepfa

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 29d

On Thursday: the @epgonline.bsky.social‬ get-together! 🍻
📍 The Cambie Bar & Grill
🕖 19:00, Sept 11
If you’re at #APSA2025, come join! Sign up for updates: forms.gle/UmzN3sXtLahY...

EPG Get-together @ APSA '25

As in previous years, we will get together for informal drinks @ APSA this year. Thursday 11th September, 19:00 The Cambie Bar & Grill https://maps.app.goo.gl/jP5MYqaaW896YcHF7 Yours, Patrick Bayer...

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 29d

Kicking things off on Wednesday with the PECE pre-conference—lots of fascinating work at the intersection of political economy & climate/environment 🌍
🔗 www.pece-conference.org/vancouver-2025
#APSA2025 #PolEcon #EnvPol

PECE - Vancouver 2025

PECE 2025 will be held Wednesday, September 10 in Vancouver, British Columbia at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University. Registration is now closed. The conference program...

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 29d

Excited to be heading to Vancouver for #APSA2025 this week! 🌲🇨🇦 Here’s what I’ll be up to ⬇️
#polisky #ClimatePolitics

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · Aug 18

Some exciting updates from @epgonline.bsky.social

1️⃣ CfP for EPG Online
2️⃣ Job market resources
3️⃣ #APSA2025 meet-up

Really glad to see these initiatives kicking off for the new academic year, and I’m looking forward to catching up with many of you in Vancouver! 🍁

#polisky #poliscijobs #psjobs

EPG Online @epgonline.bsky.social · Aug 18

As the academic year approaches, here are some updates on upcoming EPG events & initiatives 👇

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · Aug 18

Don’t miss out—submit by Sunday, 24 Aug!

We look forward to welcoming you in London this November 🌿📚

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · Aug 18

✅ No registration fee
✅ Meals & social events covered
✅ Possible accommodation support for ECRs

More details 👉 www.lse.ac.uk/social-polic...

Workshop on Climate Change | November 2025

This workshop aims to bring together researchers who are working on how the distributional impacts of climate change and a changing environment shape society.

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · Aug 18

Keynote: Helen Milner (Princeton) on her new book Fault Lines: The New Political Economy of a Warming World (with Alexander F. Gazmararian).

Followed by a full day of papers + discussions.

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · Aug 18

We welcome 750-word abstracts on the distributional impacts of climate change & environmental change.

Fields: 🌍 economics, political science, public/social policy, sociology & related areas.

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · Aug 18

📢 Quick reminder: Deadline this Sunday (24 Aug) to submit abstracts for the Workshop on Climate Change, Inequality & Policy Contestation (10–11 Nov 2025, LSE).

Hosted by @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social in partnership with @gsos-lse.bsky.social

🔗 Submit: forms.gle/x3Css36pU8kb...

LSE Climate Change, Inequality, and Policy Contestation Workshop November 2025

The Department of Social Policy in partnership with the Global School of Sustainability (GSoS) and Sustainable Social Policy and Welfare States Research Hub at the London School of Economics and Polit...

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · Jul 24

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Climate Change, Inequality, and Policy Contestation workshop

This workshop aims to bring together researchers who are working on how the distributional impacts of climate change and a changing environment shape society.

www.lse.ac.uk

Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · Jul 24

🎤 Kicking off with a public keynote by Helen Milner (Princeton) on Fault Lines: The New Political Economy of a Warming World.

We hope you can join us in London in November!

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · Jul 24

We’re seeking theoretically informed & empirically grounded papers across economics, political science, public/social policy, sociology & more.

Submit a 750-word abstract by 24 Aug 2025 👉 forms.gle/x3Css36pU8kb...

LSE Climate Change, Inequality, and Policy Contestation Workshop November 2025

The Department of Social Policy in partnership with the Global School of Sustainability (GSoS) and Sustainable Social Policy and Welfare States Research Hub at the London School of Economics and Polit...

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · Jul 24

📢 Call for Papers! Join us at the Climate Change, Inequality, and Policy Contestation workshop, hosted by LSE’s @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social, @gsos-lse.bsky.social & the Sustainable Social Policy & Welfare States Hub.

🗓️ 10–11 Nov 2025, London

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lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 23

📢 Call for papers to be presented at a workshop on "Climate Change, Inequality, and Policy Contestation" from 10th - 11th November 2025, hosted by @gsos-lse.bsky.social and the Sustainable Social Policy and Welfare States Research Hub @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social

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Climate Change, Inequality, and Policy Contestation workshop

This workshop aims to bring together researchers who are working on how the distributional impacts of climate change and a changing environment shape society.

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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · Jul 1

Excited to share that my first single-authored article is now published in @wepsocial.bsky.social!

In light of the current backlash to climate policy, I explore the (rural) geography of support for climate policies in Europe.

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

A green divide? Climate policy support and its rural geography in Europe

Opposition to the green transition is often attributed to the direct costs of climate policies, with particularly vulnerable individuals perceived as more resistant. While recent studies suggest ru...

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · Jun 18

Great to see this out!

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · Jun 17

🚨Global public action (climate!) is most effective when countries do it together yet we're in a period of IO backlash rooted in left-behind places

Does it mean all left-behind regions hate IOs the same?

@patrickbayer.bsky.social & I have a paper accepted @bjpols.bsky.social abt this🧵

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Climate Policy Costs, Regional Politics and Backlashagainst International Cooperation by Patrick Bayer and Federica Genovese.

This paper investigates the conditions under which subnational concerns shape public assessments of international climate governance. In line with existing literature, we maintain that costly policy adjustments fuel negative views of international cooperation in policy exposed regions. At the same time, we argue that the more resentful relations are with the national center of politics, the more sympathetic these regions areto international institutions and global governance. Based on geographically targeted survey data from theUnited Kingdom, we find that fossil fuel-intensive regions with strong, institutionalized regional politics have more positive assessments of international climate cooperation than structurally similar regions where regional political institutions are less pronounced. The findings show that regional politics characteristics are key for understanding climate policy beliefs among citizens that bear the brunt of adjustments to international climate agreements

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lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · Jun 16

📢 We're hiring!

We are looking to recruit an LSE Fellow to teach on our BSc and MSc programmes whilst also being fully engaged in our vibrant research culture!

📆 Applications close 14 July.

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Jobs available

Jobs available in the Department of Social Policy

www.lse.ac.uk

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