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Will Daniel @wdaniel127.bsky.social · 1d

Delighted to co-convene the track on EU Elections and Legislative Politics with Lukas Obholzer at @ecprsgeu.bsky.social 2026, next July in Catania! 🇪🇺

Learn more about what we're looking for here ▶️ ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

Submit your panels and/or papers by 10 December here ▶️ ecpr.eu/Events/341

13th Biennial Conference of the SGEU, Università di Catania, 1 – 3 July 2026

European Consortium for Political Research

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 8d

🚨Looking for institutions!🚨

Partnering with Chatham House we are looking for universities to take part in our annual climate negotiation simulation event 🎉
Deadline to apply is 19 October #climatesim 🌳

Sign up now 👉 https://ow.ly/x78g50X4oVl

@julietdryden.bsky.social

Call for expressions of interest – climate negotiation simulation 2025

Our annual climate negotiation simulation event is running again in partnership with Chatham House.

ow.ly

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Rory Cormac @rorycormac.bsky.social · 20d

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Rory Cormac @rorycormac.bsky.social · 27d

Hooray, my copy finally arrived! It’s the first attempt to compare states’ approaches to what our US friends call covert action

My own personal conclusion is “covert action” is dumb and when talking about wider practice beyond US legal codes we should use “unacknowledged interference”

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Catherine Gegout @catherinegegout.bsky.social · 27d

#Dangerous times for the #EU. El #peligro #Putin www.articulo14.es/internaciona...

"Estamos más cerca de una guerra más amplia y Rusia sería obviamente la instigadora. El peligro es a largo plazo"

Tras la incursión rusa en Polonia, la experta Catherine Gegout avanza a Artículo14 que "la UE tiene que hacer mucho más en términos de estrategia de defensa"

www.articulo14.es

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Todd Landman @drtoddlandman.bsky.social · 26d

New co-authored article on international trade and forced labour. @nottspolitics.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1111/ecpo...

International Trade and Forced Labor

We explore the link between trade liberalization and forced labor theoretically and empirically. Our theoretical framework predicts that the net effect of trade on the use of forced labor depends on ...

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nottspolitics.bsky.social @nottspolitics.bsky.social · 27d

Congratulations to @uniofnottingham.bsky.social's Taiwan Research Hub director Dr Chun-yi Lee on her appointment as Senior Advisor to the UC Berkley Institute of East Asian Studies' 'US-Taiwan-European Next Generation Working Group' 🌏

ℹ️ More info here 🔗 tinyurl.com/596svjzh

Poster with image of Dr Chun-yi Lee and caption ' Dr Chun-yi Lee Appointed to the US-Taiwan-European Next Generation Working Group'

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nottspolitics.bsky.social @nottspolitics.bsky.social · 27d

Congratulations to @uniofnottingham.bsky.social's Taiwan Research Hub director Dr Chun-yi Lee on her appointment as Senior Advisor to the UC Berkley Institute of East Asian Studies' 'US-Taiwan-European Next Generation Working Group' 🌏

ℹ️ More info here 🔗 tinyurl.com/596svjzh

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nottspolitics.bsky.social @nottspolitics.bsky.social · Sep 4

📣 We are delighted to announce that the School of Politics and International Relations' Professor Jan Meyer-Sahling has been awarded the prestigious Sir Francis Hill Chair 🎉

Find out more here 🔗 tinyurl.com/2f7zb85w

@uniofnottingham.bsky.social @uonresearch.bsky.social

Poster with photo of Jan Meyer-Sahling and text 'Professor Jan Meyer-Sahling appointed the Sir Francis Hill Professor of Political Science'

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nottspolitics.bsky.social @nottspolitics.bsky.social · Sep 4

📣 We are delighted to announce that the School of Politics and International Relations' Professor Jan Meyer-Sahling has been awarded the prestigious Sir Francis Hill Chair 🎉

Find out more here 🔗 tinyurl.com/2f7zb85w

@uniofnottingham.bsky.social @uonresearch.bsky.social

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Rights Lab @rightslab.bsky.social · Aug 30

Join us: 7 research roles with new Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War, closing Sept 2. www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/bea... @katarinaschwarz.bsky.social @drtoddlandman.bsky.social @kevin-bales.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk

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Dr. Dan Lomas @sandbaggerone.bsky.social · Sep 2

⁉️ Earlier this year we saw Blaise Metreweli selected as the next "C". But how do you appoint an SIS/MI6 Chief?

In this Diplomacy & Statecraft article, we use archival material to study the process and the role of officials in picking "C".

The article is free to read:

🔗 t.co/PzFDdPcg2i

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nottspolitics.bsky.social @nottspolitics.bsky.social · Aug 26

Congratulations to doctoral researcher Tusharika Deka on recently passing her PhD 🎉

ℹ️ Read more about Tusharika's thesis 'Shifting identities: Kashmiri youth and the drivers of conflict' here 👉 tinyurl.com/bdeccs9j

Poster reading School of Politics and International Relations - PhD Success - Tusharika Deka - 'Shifting identities: Kashmiri youth and the drivers of conflict'

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nottspolitics.bsky.social @nottspolitics.bsky.social · Aug 26

Congratulations to doctoral researcher Tusharika Deka on recently passing her PhD 🎉

ℹ️ Read more about Tusharika's thesis 'Shifting identities: Kashmiri youth and the drivers of conflict' here 👉 tinyurl.com/bdeccs9j

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Catherine Gegout @catherinegegout.bsky.social · Aug 20

#Trump needs to act together with the #EU and #Ukraine if he does not want to be perceived by #Putin as his #vassal. @articulo14.bsky.social l www.articulo14.es/internaciona...

"Trump ha pasado de querer un alto el fuego a adoptar la postura de Putin. Parece su vasallo"

Para la experta Catherine Gegout, "un acuerdo de paz en los términos de Rusia enviaría la señal de que está bien invadir y anexionar territorios de otro Estado"

www.articulo14.es

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nottspolitics.bsky.social @nottspolitics.bsky.social · Aug 20

Congratulations to doctoral researcher Oliver Mihell-Hale on recently passing his PhD 🎉

ℹ️ Read more about Oliver's thesis 'Calibrated Killing: Examining the Relationship between Strategies of Terrorism and Types of Violence' here 👉 tinyurl.com/ycyy3d86

Poster featuring image of Oliver Mihell-Hale and thesis title 'Calibrated Killing: Examining the Relationship between Strategies of Terrorism and Types of Violence'

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nottspolitics.bsky.social @nottspolitics.bsky.social · Aug 20

Congratulations to doctoral researcher Oliver Mihell-Hale on recently passing his PhD 🎉

ℹ️ Read more about Oliver's thesis 'Calibrated Killing: Examining the Relationship between Strategies of Terrorism and Types of Violence' here 👉 tinyurl.com/ycyy3d86

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Helen McCabe @drhmccabe.bsky.social · Aug 15

Is it OK to post jobs here? Hoping so, as we're recruting 7 3-year Research Fellowships as part of a new Leverhulme Centre for the Study of Slavery in War. (More details below). Please share widely, and apply! jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Research Fellow in Slavery and War (Comparative Contexts) (Fixed term)

In 2025, the University of Nottingham and King’s College London will launch the new Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War, funded by the Leverhulme Trust for up to £10 million over ten year...

jobs.nottingham.ac.uk

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nottspolitics.bsky.social @nottspolitics.bsky.social · Jul 30

"The book is a social history of how attitudes to sexuality and race have shaped Whitehall and have unintended consequences today"

📚 @sandbaggerone.bsky.social on his new publication 'The Secret History of UK Security Vetting from 1909 to the Present'

ℹ️ tinyurl.com/ms3vn6b8

Poster with caption 'New publication from Dan Lomas' and book cover image

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nottspolitics.bsky.social @nottspolitics.bsky.social · Jul 30

"The book is a social history of how attitudes to sexuality and race have shaped Whitehall and have unintended consequences today"

📚 @sandbaggerone.bsky.social on his new publication 'The Secret History of UK Security Vetting from 1909 to the Present'

ℹ️ tinyurl.com/ms3vn6b8

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nottspolitics.bsky.social @nottspolitics.bsky.social · Jul 29

Earlier this month Taiwan Research Hub director Dr Chun-yi Lee appeared on the Central News Asia network to discuss the development of Taiwan's space programme

📺 Watch it again here ⬇️

Taiwan’s space ambitions undeterred by setback: Analyst

Dr Chun-Yi Lee, Director of the Taiwan Studies Program at the University of Nottingham, tells CNA that Taiwan’s recent failed rocket launch in Japan should not be seen as a catastrophe, but as part of...

www.channelnewsasia.com

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nottspolitics.bsky.social @nottspolitics.bsky.social · Jul 29

Earlier this month Taiwan Research Hub director Dr Chun-yi Lee appeared on the Central News Asia network to discuss the development of Taiwan's space programme

📺 Watch it again here ⬇️

Taiwan’s space ambitions undeterred by setback: Analyst

Dr Chun-Yi Lee, Director of the Taiwan Studies Program at the University of Nottingham, tells CNA that Taiwan’s recent failed rocket launch in Japan should not be seen as a catastrophe, but as part of...

www.channelnewsasia.com

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nottspolitics.bsky.social @nottspolitics.bsky.social · Jul 22

Fantastic to see a Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy letter to the security minister and chair of the defending democracy taskforce cites evidence from @nottspolitics.bsky.social's @rorycormac.bsky.social

Read the letter in full here ➡️ tinyurl.com/ynxs3txs

Photo of Rory and quote from Joint Committee National Security Strategy letter - "the bigger threat is not whether an election outcome was affected by foreign interference, but 'the perceived legitimacy of those elections and the trust people have in the outcome' "

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Rory Cormac @rorycormac.bsky.social · Jul 22

Despite vowing never to (co-)edit a book, I made an exception for this:

A much needed attempt to free “covert action” or whatever the hell you want to call unacknowledged interference from its US-centric scholarly baggage

Thanks to all involved.

press.georgetown.edu/Book/Covert-...

Covert Action

press.georgetown.edu

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nottspolitics.bsky.social @nottspolitics.bsky.social · Jul 22

@uoninstitute.bsky.social @uonresearch.bsky.social