Dear universities,
I am begging you to stop requiring letters of recommendation for master's programmes. You and I both know you don't read them, so stop asking for them.
Instead, have applicants list a name and get in touch if it's a borderline case.
Signed,
Everyone.
I am begging you to stop requiring letters of recommendation for master's programmes. You and I both know you don't read them, so stop asking for them.
Instead, have applicants list a name and get in touch if it's a borderline case.
Signed,
Everyone.
Reposted by: Paul Anderson, Sean Kippin, Davide Vampa
Great workshop yesterday at @ccc-research.bsky.social – we explored how strengths/limitations of English devolution might inform local/regional reform in Scotland. Thanks to all who joined, esp. @ariannagiovannini.bsky.social @paulanderson88.bsky.social & @sekip.bsky.social! @uoe-sps.bsky.social
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Looking forward to reading @paulanderson88.bsky.social and Tom Arnold's report on intergovernmental relations in England
Looks like a lot of common ground with our work on the Council of Nations & Regions, particularly the need for a clear purpose for new forums
www.liverpool.ac.uk/heseltine-in...
Looks like a lot of common ground with our work on the Council of Nations & Regions, particularly the need for a clear purpose for new forums
www.liverpool.ac.uk/heseltine-in...
The state of intergovernmental relations in England The state of intergovernmental relations in England- Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place - University of Liverpool
www.liverpool.ac.uk
Reposted by: Paul Anderson, Nicola McEwen
On Thursday, @tjarnold.bsky.social and @paulanderson88.bsky.social are launching their new report:
📘 The State of Intergovernmental Relations in England
Sign up to the launch event here (Thu 19th June, 1.30pm):
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/report-lau...
📘 The State of Intergovernmental Relations in England
Sign up to the launch event here (Thu 19th June, 1.30pm):
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/report-lau...
Report Launch: The State of Intergovernmental Relations in England
The state of Intergovernmental Relations in England: towards a new era of partnership?
www.eventbrite.co.uk
Reposted by: Paul Anderson
One week today! Join us online for the launch of a new report by @paulanderson88.bsky.social and @tjarnold.bsky.social on The State of Intergovernmental Relations in England.
🗓️ Thurs 19 June 2025
🕝 1:30–3:00pm | Online
📍 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/report-lau...
🗓️ Thurs 19 June 2025
🕝 1:30–3:00pm | Online
📍 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/report-lau...
Reposted by: Paul Anderson, Sean Kippin
Latest issue out now!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1467923x...
With John Connolly David Judge Matt Flinders; @sekip.bsky.social; @jimtomlinson45.bsky.social; Andrés Velasco @dbrieba.bsky.social; Coree Brown Swan @paulanderson88.bsky.social Judith Sijstermans; Stewart Lansley; Tom Wraight Kai Green
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1467923x...
With John Connolly David Judge Matt Flinders; @sekip.bsky.social; @jimtomlinson45.bsky.social; Andrés Velasco @dbrieba.bsky.social; Coree Brown Swan @paulanderson88.bsky.social Judith Sijstermans; Stewart Lansley; Tom Wraight Kai Green
The Political Quarterly: Vol 96, No 2
Click on the title to browse this issue
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
We will be joined by a stellar panel to discuss the findings and future of IGR in England - Arianna Giovannini, Kirsty McLean and Akash Paun and chaired by Catherine Durose
🗓️Save the date! 🗓️
19 June, 13:30, Online.
Tom Arnold and I will discuss our soon to be launched report: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 - 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽?
Register in the Eventbrite below⬇️
Hope to see you there! 😃
19 June, 13:30, Online.
Tom Arnold and I will discuss our soon to be launched report: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 - 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽?
Register in the Eventbrite below⬇️
Hope to see you there! 😃
Reposted by: Paul Anderson, Alison S. Fell
🚨 Report Launch: The State of Intergovernmental Relations in England - Towards a New Era of Partnership?
🗓️ Thurs 19 June 2025
🕝 1:30–3:00pm | Online
📍 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/report-lau...
🗓️ Thurs 19 June 2025
🕝 1:30–3:00pm | Online
📍 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/report-lau...
Report Launch: The State of Intergovernmental Relations in England
The state of Intergovernmental Relations in England: towards a new era of partnership?
www.eventbrite.co.uk
2. A Senior Lecturer in International Development and Politics: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DND476/s...
3. A Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DND333/s...
Please share - and if you’re interested, then feel free to reach out!
3. A Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DND333/s...
Please share - and if you’re interested, then feel free to reach out!
Senior Lecturer in International Development & Politics at Liverpool John Moores University
Explore an exciting academic career as a Senior Lecturer in International Development & Politics. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
www.jobs.ac.uk
📢‼️ JOB ADVERTS ‼️📢
As our undergraduate offer expands, International Relations & Politics at LJMU are recruiting 3 positions:
1: a 4 month (Sep- Jan 26) fixed post covering my sabbatical (British Politics): jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancies/97...
As our undergraduate offer expands, International Relations & Politics at LJMU are recruiting 3 positions:
1: a 4 month (Sep- Jan 26) fixed post covering my sabbatical (British Politics): jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancies/97...
Academic jobs
jobs.ljmu.ac.uk
📢 New Publication 📢
𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞?
🇪🇺🤝🏴
muse.jhu.edu/pub/423/arti...
𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞?
🇪🇺🤝🏴
muse.jhu.edu/pub/423/arti...
Project MUSE - European Perceptions of Scottish Independence Before and After Brexit
muse.jhu.edu
PSA 2025 ✅
Had a great time in Birmingham. Great to catch and meet up with so many colleagues and friends and see and discuss so much brilliant research.
Had a great time in Birmingham. Great to catch and meet up with so many colleagues and friends and see and discuss so much brilliant research.
Some very interesting insights in this blog from academics and practitioners responding to the English Devolution White Paper.
I offered a few thoughts on mayoral-central government relations - ‘Promising Steps Forward, but Cultural Change is Crucial’
@ljmuimpact.bsky.social
I offered a few thoughts on mayoral-central government relations - ‘Promising Steps Forward, but Cultural Change is Crucial’
@ljmuimpact.bsky.social
Reposted by: Paul Anderson
🚨New Blog🚨 We asked devolution and local government experts @ariannagiovannini.bsky.social @hamidaali.bsky.social @paulanderson88.bsky.social and Kirsty McLean of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority - for their thoughts on the English Devolution White Paper. www.liverpool.ac.uk/heseltine-in...
The English Devolution White Paper: Our panel of experts responds - Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place - University of Liverpool
www.liverpool.ac.uk
Easing myself in to work this morning by finally reading the full White Paper.
Happy New Year 🥳
You can take the boy out of 🏴 but you can’t take the Scottish traditions out of the boy 🥧
#LangMayYerLumReek
You can take the boy out of 🏴 but you can’t take the Scottish traditions out of the boy 🥧
#LangMayYerLumReek
Fantastic few days in Edinburgh at a workshop discussing research on IGR and crisis with colleagues and practitioners from across the UK.
Huge thanks to @davidevampa.bsky.social, Carolyn Rowe and Ed Turner for the invitation and hospitality.
Huge thanks to @davidevampa.bsky.social, Carolyn Rowe and Ed Turner for the invitation and hospitality.
Delighted to have been appointed an Honorary Fellow at the University of Liverpool’s Heseltine Institute @livuniheseltine.bsky.social
Looking forward to seeing some of our collaborations come to fruition next year 🙌
Looking forward to seeing some of our collaborations come to fruition next year 🙌
‘It’s no Catherine Cookson but the front cover is eye-catching’
First review in from my gran on my latest book: Territorial Politics in Catalonia and Scotland: Nations in Flux
First review in from my gran on my latest book: Territorial Politics in Catalonia and Scotland: Nations in Flux
Rounding off a busy week of teaching and assessments with a chat on BBC Merseyside analysing this week’s big stories, including Labour’s revamp, reset, refocus? 🌹
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Tony Snell - 06/12/2024 - BBC Sounds
Great music, interviews, quizzes and all the weekday talking points.
www.bbc.co.uk
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My new piece with Patrick Diamond for the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social blog
Inequality and instability in the British State
We argue long-term political stability can only be secured by more concerted attempts to tackle deeply-embedded and multi-faceted inequalities
www.psa.ac.uk/psa/news/ine...
Inequality and instability in the British State
We argue long-term political stability can only be secured by more concerted attempts to tackle deeply-embedded and multi-faceted inequalities
www.psa.ac.uk/psa/news/ine...
Inequality and instability in the British State | The Political Studies Association (PSA)
Jack Newman and Patrick Diamond explore the twin trends of instability and inequality in British politics, and that long-term political stability can only be secured by more concerted aspects to tackl...
www.psa.ac.uk
Fantastic event organised by colleagues at the Heseltine Institute tonight with @andyburnham.bsky.social and @lcrmayor.bsky.social discussing the legacy of Hillsborough, the prevalence of place-based leadership and the need for a radical rewiring of the UK
Hi Jörg! Still finding my feet here but happy to be added too if possible!
Yesterday, the PSA Territorial Politics group held an online discussion: ‘Across Borders: A Comparative Look at 2024 Multilevel Elections’
We had a stellar panel who shared their insights from four fascinating cases 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇮🇳 🇬🇧
Thanks again to all panelists and guests for joining us.
We had a stellar panel who shared their insights from four fascinating cases 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇮🇳 🇬🇧
Thanks again to all panelists and guests for joining us.
Reposted by: Paul Anderson
Politics and the Pandemic: The UK Covid-19 Inquiry & Devolution
Coree Brown Swan, @paulanderson88.bsky.social, Judith Sijstermans
explore what they learned about IGR and devolution from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#UKCovidInquiry #Devolution
Coree Brown Swan, @paulanderson88.bsky.social, Judith Sijstermans
explore what they learned about IGR and devolution from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#UKCovidInquiry #Devolution
We critique the centralist bias that at times appeared in the Inquiry’s lines of questioning & examine 3 key themes: devolved-UK relations, leadership & institutional cultures. Finally, we offer a few reflections for the new Labour Govenment on how to reset relations with the devolved governments
New publication open access in The Political Quarterly
In our latest article, Coree Brown Swan, Judith Sijstermans and I explore what we learned about intergovernmental relations and devolution from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
🧑⚖️ 🦠 🇬🇧 🏴 🏴
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In our latest article, Coree Brown Swan, Judith Sijstermans and I explore what we learned about intergovernmental relations and devolution from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
🧑⚖️ 🦠 🇬🇧 🏴 🏴
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Politics and the Pandemic: The UK Covid‐19 Inquiry and Devolution
Drawing on documentary and oral evidence presented in Module 2 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, this article asks what the inquiry tells us about the nature and dynamics of intergovernmental relations (IG...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com