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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 27d

I am so excited that this excellent line-up of speakers are presenting in the LSE @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar series this term! 👇

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Jessica C. Smith @jess-smith.bsky.social · 27d

Submit your abstracts to our ECPG Section for Newcastle 2026 👇

Ceri Fowler @cerifowler.bsky.social · 28d

Delighted to say I'm chairing a section at ECPG 2026 with @jess-smith.bsky.social @rosieshorrocks.bsky.social @gefjonoff.bsky.social and @liranharsgor.bsky.social on Elections, Parties, and Voters! Please send your abstracts in - full info here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... @ecprgender.bsky.social

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Lala Muradova @lalamur.bsky.social · 28d

This article took a really long time to be published! We started the project in 2021, then life happened. Some reviewers also didn't like the application of OSP to demoinno lit

with my wonderful co-authors Matt Ryan, Rafa Mestre, Masood Gheasi and George Bolton from @sotonpolitics.bsky.social

PS: Political Science & Politics @pspolisci.bsky.social · 29d

Now online ft. @lalamur.bsky.social!

"This article presents the first assessment of OSP in the field of DI research from 1970 to 2021 (N=6,384). The only prevalent OSP that we found was the publication of results in OA journals."

Read more: doi.org/10.1017/S104...

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Lala Muradova @lalamur.bsky.social · 29d

a new article, friends!

on #democraticinnovations and #opensciencepractices!

a thread will follow at some point!

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Opening Up? Adoption of Open Science Practices in Democratic Innovation Research | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core

Opening Up? Adoption of Open Science Practices in Democratic Innovation Research

www.cambridge.org

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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 29d

Absolute delight to attend this last week 👇

Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft Universität Basel @polisciunibas.bsky.social · 29d

🎉 We’re SO HAPPY to have wrapped up our 3-year SNF-funded project “Do Citizens Distrust Politicians? The Role of the Representative Function” with a 2-day workshop “Citizens’ Preferences for Representation and Their Consequences for Political Behaviour” — it was a huge success! 🙌🤯

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Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social · Sep 6

Several of my great new colleagues at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social and their collaborators have to put together this blockbuster paper on what happened when the UK Labour Party adopted radical right rhetoric on immigration. A must read for centre left parties across Europe.

Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · Sep 5

Radical right accommodation really does not work.

New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk

doi.org/10.31235/osf...

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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · Sep 5

I spoke to @newstatesman.com on the results, where my main point from the paper was that there is *no* modelling strategy that shows a positive effect for Labour.

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · Sep 5

Radical right accommodation really does not work.

New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk

doi.org/10.31235/osf...

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Elizabeth Evans @elizabethjevans.bsky.social · Sep 3

So happy that mine and @stefaniereher.bsky.social ESRC grant application for a 4 year comparative project on disability and political parties was successful!! @sotonpolitics.bsky.social

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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · Sep 3

I forgot about this in the chaos of summer, but a month or so ago I was on this @instituteforgovernment.org.uk podcast on government ministers alongside @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com @timdurrant.bsky.social and others:

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/insi...

The secrets of being a government minister | Institute for Government

To mark the 10th anniversary of Ministers Reflect, this special Inside Briefing takes a look at what former ministers have told us in the last decade.

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · Aug 28

Great to see this timely work out by one of our @sotonpolitics.bsky.social PhD students (whom I’m proud to be co-supervising) #migcitsky

BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social · Aug 28

📣 New #openaccess #BJPIR article out now!

'International refugee norm sabotage: An analysis of anti-migration groups in the UK' by Mabel Newton.

🔗: buff.ly/jK0a21C

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · Aug 24

I'm looking forward to my first @ecpr.bsky.social conference! I'm going because there's a trust bonanza organized by the indefatigable Ben Seyd and @tomwgvdmeer.bsky.social: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

Causes, consequences, trends, voting, policy, measurement and conceptualization; they've got it all 👇

New avenues in political trust research

European Consortium for Political Research

ecpr.eu

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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · Aug 1

Interested in working with us?

Leverhulme early-career fellowships might be for you. Get in touch with us if you have an idea!

www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career...

www.leverhulme.ac.uk

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Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social · Aug 1

📝On our blog, we reflect on the @psawomenpol.bsky.social y.social annual conference we hosted here at @unisouthampton.bsky.social ! We were delighted to bring together scholars from diverse disciplines who study gender and inequalities. generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/gain/2025/07...

Reflections from the PSA Women & Politics Annual Conference 2025 – Gender and Inequalities Research Centre, University of Southampton

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Elizabeth Evans @elizabethjevans.bsky.social · Jul 30

New article out now in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social in which I provide a comparative analysis of disability & political parties and develop a framework for assessing their accessibility.

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Jul 30

#OpenAccess from @poppublicsphere.bsky.social -

Making Political Parties Accessible for People with Disabilities: A New Research Agenda - cup.org/41dguu2

- Elizabeth Evans

#FirstView

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Dr Fran Melhuish @fransplains.bsky.social · Jul 28

My latest article is out #OA in @politicsjournal.bsky.social ‪✍️

✅ The first academic study of Anglofuturism
✅ Expands our understanding of 'forward-looking' nostalgias

💡 Part of forthcoming special issue on Global Britain

@sotonpolitics.bsky.social

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Politics journal article: A new Elizabethan age: The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) and the nostalgic politics of Anglofuturism

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John Denham @jydenham.bsky.social · Jul 20

Numerous inaccuracies here, but faith has shaped ideas of national identity in England. What role does faith play today? The Centre for English Identity and Politics is publishing blogs and articles from different faith perspectives

www.southampton.ac.uk/research/ins...

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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · Jul 18

🎉 What an incredible year for CPE!
We hosted some of the best scholars in political ethnography, launched new series, and ended with our first-ever CPE workshop. Here’s a look back at 2024—and what’s coming next! 🧵

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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · Jul 15

At @sotonpolitics.bsky.social we have two positions for Teaching Fellows:

1. EU politics, policy, human rights, gender: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNX849/t...

2. (American) political theory: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNX882/t...

Not your specific area? Apply anyway!

Teaching Fellow in Politics and International Relations at University of Southampton

Apply now for the Teaching Fellow in Politics and International Relations role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · Jul 9

📢 Check out the new Spring issue of QMMR!
It features a Classroom Notes piece by our co-director @marianaborges.bsky.social, reflecting on how the digital world has become central to everyday life and how we can prepare researchers to engage with it as a vital window into the lives of those we study

Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · Jul 8

The Spring issue of QMMR is out! You’ll find essays on archival/interview methods, a symposium on case study research, a discussion of Kreuzer’s new book, a note from the field on the role of care & a note from the classroom on teaching digital ethnography.

www.qmmrpublication.com/_files/ugd/7...

www.qmmrpublication.com

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Jul 7

BISA, with @sotonpolitics.bsky.social held their first Methods Summer School 🌟

Margaret Ifeoma Abazie-Humphrey from @bristoluni.bsky.social, a scholarship receiver, discusses her valuable takeaways and highlights from the course 🎉

Found out more about Margaret's takeways 👉

Methods Summer School - Knowledge and tools for research with vulnerable populations

Margaret Ifeoma Abazie-Humphrey, discusses valuable takeaways and highlights from the course.

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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · Jul 7

A new 'public opinion analytics lab' has been launched: publicopinionanalyticslab.github.io/people/

Led by @miriamsorace.bsky.social, @sarahobolt.bsky.social , @drjennings.bsky.social and a thematic leadership team, POAL advances research & teaching of public opinion measurement and analysis.

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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · Jul 6

Why are working class people under-represented in legislatures?

We propose one potential mechanism: working-class individuals are *perceived* as less likely to achieve political success, and are subsequently 'pragmatically' discriminated against.

We provide an experiment in the UK to test it:

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Jul 5

BISA partnered with @sotonpolitics.bsky.social launched their first Methods Summer School 🌟

Michael Mo who was provided with BISA bursaries to attend told us his valuable takeaways and highlights from the course 🎉

read more here 👉 www.bisa.ac.uk/articles/met...

Methods Summer School - Knowledge, inspiration, and practical tools for development

Michael Mo discusses attending the BISA-sponsored PAIR methods summer school at Southampton.

www.bisa.ac.uk

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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · Jun 25

At #epsa2025? Come and meet us!

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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · Jun 18

Several colleagues are going to be in Madrid next week for the European Political Science Association, presenting research on party decision-making, attitudes towards minorities, populism, gender, social media, acccents and class, urban-rural divides, the politics of dating, and more! #EPSA2025

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