Today, I went to my first ever hustings meeting in the UK, organised by @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
Patricia Correa
@pcorreavila.bsky.social
Academic in the UK. Political parties, activism, and territorial politics. My views. Vila-real & Birmingham.
things you learn when marking dissertations: AI is obsessed with process tracing!
Our latest article, "Do political parties and youth wings shape political ambition differently? Insights from Spain", is out now! @jrteruel.bsky.social and I explore how the opportunity structure of the youth wings and the party shapes the political trajectories of young members differently.
Spread the word! Applications for the Summer School on Political Parties are open now! We moved to Bristol (UK)!
European Consortium for Political Research@ecpr.bsky.social · 5mo ago📣 Applications are open for the #SummerSchool on Political Parties @ecprsgpp.bsky.social 🗓️ 14 – 18 Sep 2026📍@bristoluni.bsky.social ✔ Engage with leading experts ✔ Present your research & receive feedback 🏆️ Chance to win the Group’s prestigious Peter Mair Prize for Best Paper #EarlyCareers
International law matters until it becomes a nuisance to my electoral goals or my political survival... (when we thought politics could not get any sadder)
ohh the feeling when you finally read "it is a pleasure to accept your manuscript..." @jrteruel.bsky.social :-)
🔴 La Universidad Complutense diseña un plan de desguace en tres años: limpia de profesores, menor oferta de materias y de titulaciones
La Complutense diseña un plan de desguace en tres años: limpia de profesores, menor oferta de materias y de titulaciones
El exconsejero Viciana no fue cesado antes para que no se interpretase como un triunfo de la huelga en noviembre por la infrafinanciación de Ayuso
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¿Qué ha pasado en Aragón? El PP pierde votos y queda lejos de la absoluta, pero ha ganado y probablemente gobernará. El PSOE cae; Podemos se hunde; sube la Chunta y se dispara Vox. El voto se derechiza. Siete gráficos para entender el resultado 👇
the costs and benefits (for some) of multilevel politics
EL PAÍS@elpais.com · 6mo agoEDITORIAL | "A base de convocatorias electorales fallidas, pactos de gobierno humillantes y plagios, el PP no solo está ayudando a crecer a Vox, lo está haciendo inevitable"
🔴El jefe de Gabinete de Starmer anuncia su dimisión por el escándalo de Epstein
El jefe de Gabinete de Starmer anuncia su dimisión por el escándalo de Epstein
Morgan McSweeney reconoce que fue un error recomendar como embajador británico en Estados Unidos al exministro Peter Mandelson, salpicado por sus vínculos con el millonario pederasta
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I know the govt is in meltdown again… but meanwhile I wrote about how their immigration policies create a subclass of migrant workers exposed to abuse in an increasingly “Dubai-style” rightless immigration model & I explain what to do about it
The New Statesman@newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 6mo agoLabour is creating a vulnerable migrant underclass @zoejardiniere.bsky.social
📣 Still open! ⌛ The #ECPRGC26 Call for Panels & Papers is open until 9 January 2026. 📝 Still time to submit your proposal to our Section Political Parties and the Future of Democracy buff.ly/6FFpVr6 #ecpr
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European Consortium for Political Research@ecpr.bsky.social · 7mo ago📣 Call for #ecprgc26 Panels and Papers 📡 Political Parties and the Future of Democracy 🪑 @kweissenbach.bsky.social, @pcorreavila.bsky.social & Nicolò Pennucci ✔️ @ecprsgpp.bsky.social endorsed ⌛ Deadline: 9 Jan buff.ly/6FFpVr6 #Polisky #Activism #MixedMethods
📣 Call for #ecprgc26 Panels and Papers 📡 Political Parties and the Future of Democracy 🪑 @kweissenbach.bsky.social, @pcorreavila.bsky.social & Nicolò Pennucci ✔️ @ecprsgpp.bsky.social endorsed ⌛ Deadline: 9 Jan buff.ly/6FFpVr6 #Polisky #Activism #MixedMethods
Political Parties and the Future of Democracy
General Conference 2026, 8 – 11 September, Jagiellonian University
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🌲 Happy Holidays from the Standing Group on Political Parties! ☃️ We wish you a joyful holiday season and an amazing year ahead! 🎁 Kristina, Şebnem, Patricia & Marina 🎄
I dream about the day an admin request will only take 1 email...
Join us in Kraków!
ECPR Standing Group on Political Parties@ecprsgpp.bsky.social · 8mo agoParty People! Researching how parties defend or challenge democracy? Working on far-left/right parties or tech’s role in shaping them? Using innovative methods such as experiments? ➡️Submit your panel/paper to our Section “Political Parties and the Future of Democracy” h7.cl/1jU0Q ⏱️5 January #ecprgc
"Aún sabemos muy poco sobre las condiciones que hacen que las mujeres sean más propensas a denunciar, y se necesita invertir más tiempo y recursos en investigación para comprender mejor cómo afrontan esta decisión las víctimas de violencia" @martafraile.bsky.social elpais.com/opinion/2025...
El coste de la violencia contra las mujeres
La forma de brutalidad más extendida y frecuente a escala mundial tiene consecuencias devastadoras tanto para las víctimas como para la sociedad en su conjunto
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In case you missed it last week!
John Smith Centre@johnsmithcentre.com · 9mo ago📢 ICYMI: In our last research blog, @pcorreavila.bsky.social, Dr Anne Jenichen and Dr Tahmineh Tayebi shared their findings on online abuse faced by women MPs in the UK. Read it here: 🔗 www.johnsmithcentre.com/news/researc... @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social
Check out our latest findings from our research on online abuse against women in politics!
John Smith Centre@johnsmithcentre.com · 9mo ago📢 New research blog out now! 💻 @pcorreavila.bsky.social, Dr Anne Jenichen & Dr Tahmineh Tayebi have found that 1 in every 9 tweets sent to women MPs across the political spectrum is abusive. Find out more 👇
Read our response to the Government's Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, published today: https://bit.ly/48z0QOe
The UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences, The British Academy responds to the Government’s Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper
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"Britain really is that island of strangers, yet the sense of social alienation that is now a quintessentially contemporary British experience has been forged by economic and political decisions, not immigrants" www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
A-level English, voluntary work, delayed citizenship: it’s Labour’s Orwellian Two Minutes Hate for immigrants | Nesrine Malik
It’s easier for politicians to blame others than to face the truth: Britain has been stripped of the spaces and opportunities that allow for true social integration, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Ma...
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Is it just me, or does the number of emails that should be replied to with a "I am not your PA" grow every year?