A reminder that this is happening tomorrow!

Politics at Southampton@sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Are you interested in meta-ethnography? Professor John Boswell will discuss this approach using material from his upcoming book 'How Citizens Encounter the Democratic State'. Friday 5 June, online. Free registration: www.interpretivemethods.com/upcoming-eve... #polisky #pasky

Very excited to co-host this with LAC/Oxford.

Centre for Political Ethnography@polethnography.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If you’re in Oxford, come along — registration here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/screening-...

We're at @lasabluesky.bsky.social #lasa2026 next week! Our colleagues are presenting new work on topics including clientelism (@marianaborges.bsky.social), irregular migration (@vchengm.bsky.social), regional governance @piariggirozzi.bsky.social) and participatory budgeting @pspada.bsky.social).

Estaremos en @lasabluesky.bsky.social #lasa2026 la proxima semana! Nuestros colegas presentarán trabajos sobre el clientelismo @marianaborges.bsky.social, la migración irregular @vchengm.bsky.social, la gobernanza regional @piariggirozzi.bsky.social y el presupuesto participativo @pspada.bsky.social

🗓 June 5 | 12:00–1:30 PM (ET) | 💻 Zoom Open to all — don’t miss it! 🔗 Register here: luc.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #InterpretiveMethods #QualitativeResearch #CPE

✨ Our own CPE superstar John Boswell will be speaking in the "Interpretivists do Interpretive Methods Series"! He’ll share insights on meta-ethnography from his forthcoming How Citizens Encounter the Democratic State (with Oxford University Press).

Across #LatinAmerica, congresses have been reshaping how #presidentialism operates, often utilising significant decision-making authority. ➡️ In this #GIGAFocus, @millanos.bsky.social, Milagros Campos & Magna Inácio analyse the power of congress in the region: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

#PSA26 It was lovely to meet members and participants at our panels hosted by the @psalatinamerica.bsky.social at Oxford yesterday! We hope to continue growing our network in future events. @piariggirozzi.bsky.social @marianaborges.bsky.social

PSA Latin American Politics Specialist Group@psalatinamerica.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#PSA26 A big thank you to all our presenters and participants who joined our panels yesterday! We had a fantastic set of presentations tackling some of the most pressing issues in the region. We hope to continue growing our Latam community in future events. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Excited for the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference in one week! Colleagues are presenting work on topics including populist visuals, Labour and AI, irregular migration, and party politics. They're also on roundtables about Brexit, the UK academic job market, and a book launch. Say hi! #psa26

🎉 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! 🧵

📢 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 · last yr.

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...

🌟New publication! I'm thrilled to have contributed to one of my favorite political science venues —QMMR— with a piece on the challenges of conducting digital ethnography and how we might teach it. Honored to be part of an issue filled with excellent contributions from great colleagues.

Ezequiel González-Ocantos@egocantos.bsky.social · last yr.

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...

Fabulous to be with the @polethnography.bsky.social and an honour to give the keynote Brilliant work by @marianaborges.bsky.social @cintranatalia.bsky.social & Antje Scharenberg ❤️ Great to see @kkcheuk.bsky.social again! A room full of excellent scholars Can’t wait to continue the conversation!

Fabulous to be with the @polethnography.bsky.social and an honour to give the keynote Brilliant work by @marianaborges.bsky.social @cintranatalia.bsky.social & Antje Scharenberg is pushing Great to see @kkcheuk.bsky.social again! A room full of excellent early career researchers.

I was glad to present my paper at this excellent workshop. Thanks to @cintranatalia.bsky.social @marianaborges.bsky.social and Antje for organising it, and to @fransplains.bsky.social for her generous insights. Congratulations to all presenters for such engaging and rigorous work!

Centre for Political Ethnography@polethnography.bsky.social · last yr.

The first CPE workshop, "Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?" happened yesterday, with the presence and keynote lecture of Prof Rosana @pinheiromachado.bsky.social - we thank her and all attendees,l & discussants and look forward to our next one!

If you are in Southampton, join me for my public keynote and an engaging workshop on ethnography and political studies next Wednesday, hosted by the @polethnography.bsky.social alongside extraordinary colleagues.

I’m so thrilled to be delivering the keynote at this event on such an important theme: ethnography and politics! I can’t wait to be surrounded by fellow ethnographers again. If you’re in the area, my keynote is open to the public—hope to see you there! Thanks @polethnography.bsky.social

Centre for Political Ethnography@polethnography.bsky.social · last yr.

The CPE is delighted to welcome prof Rosana @pinheiromachado.bsky.social to @unisouthampton.bsky.social for our workshop next week for a keynote lecture entitled: Rage, Dreams and Insubordination: How the Far Right and Social Media Mobilize the Working Class. If you are around, please pop by!

We’re so excited for our first CPE Workshop this July! @cintranatalia.bsky.social has brought together an amazing group of participants from across disciplines for a rich day of discussing the ethnography of politics around the globe.

Centre for Political Ethnography@polethnography.bsky.social · last yr.

The CPE is delighted to welcome prof Rosana @pinheiromachado.bsky.social to @unisouthampton.bsky.social for our workshop next week for a keynote lecture entitled: Rage, Dreams and Insubordination: How the Far Right and Social Media Mobilize the Working Class. If you are around, please pop by!

The CPE is delighted to welcome prof Rosana @pinheiromachado.bsky.social to @unisouthampton.bsky.social for our workshop next week for a keynote lecture entitled: Rage, Dreams and Insubordination: How the Far Right and Social Media Mobilize the Working Class. If you are around, please pop by!

So happy about this @polethnography.bsky.social @ncrm.ac.uk partnership—and thrilled to be promoting methods training in ethnography for political research! Looking forward to welcoming participants in September 🙌

Centre for Political Ethnography@polethnography.bsky.social · last yr.

We’re excited to share that our co-director @marianaborges.bsky.social will be delivering an in-person Political Ethnography methods course this September, in partnership with @ncrm.ac.uk The course offers hands-on activities and a deep dive into what makes a good ethnography in political research.

We’re excited to share that our co-director @marianaborges.bsky.social will be delivering an in-person Political Ethnography methods course this September, in partnership with @ncrm.ac.uk The course offers hands-on activities and a deep dive into what makes a good ethnography in political research.

📢 Friendly reminder: today is the last day to submit your abstract for our upcoming workshop "Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?". If you're a PhD student or ECR using ethnographic or related qualitative methods to study politics, don't miss this opportunity!

🚨Sign up now for @unisouthampton.bsky.social Centre for Political Ethnography Workshop🚨 July 2nd 2025 “Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?” 🎉 🌟 Inc/ keynote speech from @pinheiromachado.bsky.social 🌟 Info 👉 shorturl.at/VZcZj @cintranatalia.bsky.social

Call for Submissions: Centre for Political Ethnography Workshop “Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?”

Based in the Politics and International Relations Department (PAIR), CPE’s goal is to promote the use of ethnographic methods in political science and to foster interdisciplinary dialogue among researchers who use ethnography to explore topics related to politics — broadly understood.

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📚 *Weekend Reading* 📚 This week is #BlackInclusionWeek and the PSA Race, Migration and Intersectionality Specialist Group @psa-race.bsky.social has a brilliant #booklist to share with you all. 📚 Share your own recommendations too! #BIW2025 #InclusionMatters #diversityandinclusion #books #readinglist

So happy to receive @pinheiromachado.bsky.social at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social for our first CPE workshop! Can't wait for it!

Centre for Political Ethnography@polethnography.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 Have you sent in your paper yet? If you're researching politics through an ethnographic lens, don’t miss the CPE Workshop this July at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social ! Join us for a full day of conversation, feedback, and community with like-minded scholars. 📬 Full details and submission link 👇.

📣 Have you sent in your paper yet? If you're researching politics through an ethnographic lens, don’t miss the CPE Workshop this July at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social ! Join us for a full day of conversation, feedback, and community with like-minded scholars. 📬 Full details and submission link 👇.

Check out this qualitative methods workshop from our colleagues @polethnography.bsky.social. Get your proposals in by 30 May. #polisky @sotonpolitics.bsky.social

Centre for Political Ethnography@polethnography.bsky.social · last yr.

🗓️🔔 CfP for CPE's upcoming workshop on "Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?" July 2nd! If you want feedback on working papers&projects, and use qualitative methodologies, this workshop is for you. Some bursaries are available. Please share! More info below:

🎉 Thrilled to share that the first Centre for Political Ethnography Workshop is happening July 2 at Southampton! A space for qual & ethnographic folks to connect, share WIP, and get thoughtful feedback from peers who truly get your method. 🌍 Bursaries available 📅 Apply by May 30! Through the link 👇

Centre for Political Ethnography@polethnography.bsky.social · last yr.

🗓️🔔 CfP for CPE's upcoming workshop on "Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?" July 2nd! If you want feedback on working papers&projects, and use qualitative methodologies, this workshop is for you. Some bursaries are available. Please share! More info below:

❗ FREE Summer School on 'Declining democratic health: Methods for diagnosis, treatment, and recovery' with us! 🗓️ June 23-24 📍 Southampton More details: www.southampton.ac.uk/socsci/news/...

🎉BISA has partnered with @unisouthampton.bsky.social alongside @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social with their launch of their first Methods Summer School!🎉 Open to PHD students and ECR's looking to share and grow expertise. June 23 and 24 - buff.ly/09COCMh.