This is an outcome of people who don't engage in life with other people. I like music often because I go to gigs and festivals and see the bands and like the people.

Dan of the Year@downwithdan.bsky.social · 10h ago

When you have no concept of how people engage with music

Interested in a politics PhD? If you also have a penchant for watching passenger ferries up close and/or excellent project supervision, then @sotonpolitics.bsky.social is ideal for you. You can apply for full funding from @scdtp.bsky.social southcoastdtp.ac.uk

Southampton is an excellent intellectually vibrant department and @rikkidean.bsky.social is a fantastic scholar and supervisor/PI. Highly recommend!

Daniel Devine@danjdevine.bsky.social · 4d ago

Happy weekend! This Saturday brings you the rare joy of a 🙌job🙌 in: surveys! democratic attitudes! experiments! three years!! research only (if you want)!!!! with @rikkidean.bsky.social @sotonpolitics.bsky.social !!!!!! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTB393/r...

It is a great time to be joining @sotonpolitics.bsky.social too. Dan will also be establishing his CONTRUST research group & Will Allen his VISUALIZE group, so there's going to be loads of new people doing innovative research on political attitudes, alongside all the great colleagues already here.

Daniel Devine@danjdevine.bsky.social · 4d ago

Happy weekend! This Saturday brings you the rare joy of a 🙌job🙌 in: surveys! democratic attitudes! experiments! three years!! research only (if you want)!!!! with @rikkidean.bsky.social @sotonpolitics.bsky.social !!!!!! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTB393/r...

Happy weekend! This Saturday brings you the rare joy of a 🙌job🙌 in: surveys! democratic attitudes! experiments! three years!! research only (if you want)!!!! with @rikkidean.bsky.social @sotonpolitics.bsky.social !!!!!! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTB393/r...

Research Fellow - Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE) project at University of Southampton

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Interested in a politics PhD? If you also have a penchant for watching passenger ferries up close and/or excellent project supervision, then @sotonpolitics.bsky.social is ideal for you. You can apply for full funding from @scdtp.bsky.social southcoastdtp.ac.uk

Here we are then

John Stott@jpsastro.bsky.social · 6d ago

Had a UKRI funded grant proposal rejected at the "AI triage stage". "This AI-based triage was used only to identify approximately 50% of the strongest proposals to take forward to full human review." 🧪 #academicsky

It's been quite the ride, with lots of supporters: I've received a @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship to examine how data visualization matters for what people know, think, and want on climate change, migration, and economic development and inequality. For details, see www.visualizer.org.uk #flf

"The 2026 elections are shaping up to be another terrible year for working-class representation in Congress."

Noam Lupu@noamlupu.bsky.social · last wk.

“Of the 919 candidates running as major-party nominees for the US House and Senate this November, only seven had a working-class job when they got into politics. That’s less than 1%, despite working-class jobs making up about half of the US labor force.” @carnes.bsky.social and I explain why.

🚨New paper🚨 Very pleased that “Using Gender to Choose: Voter Decision-Making in Low-Information Elections”, coauthored with Ellie Woodhouse, is now out at @jeppjournal.bsky.social. In it, we ask: when voters know very little about candidates, how do they use gender when deciding who to vote for? 🧵👇

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Really enjoyed attending #EPOP2026 but the news of cuts and job losses from across UK universities is just heartbreaking. Not sure what we can expect from this government but the sector is in an emergency.

#OpenAccess from 2025 - A Crisis of Political Trust? Global Trends in Institutional Trust from 1958 to 2019 - cup.org/4gCcLuT - @viktorv.bsky.social, @drjennings.bsky.social, Gerry Stoker, @hannahbunting.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @lawrencemckay.bsky.social & Andrew Klassen #epop2026

Good morning to you too, BBC.

Am in Liverpool for the @psaepop.bsky.social annual conference (have already got two runs in...). I will be presenting a paper about an experimental test of the 'costs of governing' (coauthored with Gunnar Thesen, @viktorv.bsky.social and @danjdevine.bsky.social).

Will Jennings📉🗳️@drjennings.bsky.social · 2w ago

Morning running conditions could be described as “bracing” #runsky

On the way to #epop2026 @psaepop.bsky.social in one of the few English cities I haven't been to yet - Liverpool! It's like research Christmas! Unwrap the gift of knowledge by looking at the programme: www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve...

We'll be at @psaepop.bsky.social #epop2026 this week in Liverpool, with ten colleagues involved in 14 presentations over the two days. Come along and say hi!

"[Trust], mistrust, and distrust [comprise] the political trust family " 📝Our first public explainer is out from @danjdevine.bsky.social and Mollie Ruler, talking about political trust and moving beyond a simplistic view of declining trust Read here: www.poal.co.uk/research/pub...

The BBC misunderstanding my current attitude "The lazy hazy days of summer may feel like a distant memory as September shifts our energy back to business"

Tim Bale@timbale.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Boss, we're quoting two people extensively in this post - one's an influencer, one's an emeritus professor of social psychology. Whose photo shall I go with?"

There is a solid routine. Become a racist in the national news; receive lots of money. The 'fundraiser' - all AI written - is now at £42k.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 3w ago

Mr Thomas claims, implausibly, that nobody even knew the name of the company, which he had listed publicly over a decade ago, giving his mother as a director at his home address.

If you would like to work as a journal editor, @jeppjournal.bsky.social is looking for an Associate Editor, broadly in public opinion and behaviour. Couldn't recommend it enough! Deadline is next week - 15th September. editorresources.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...

Associate Editor needed for Journal of European Public Policy

Editor Resources provides insights and information to support the editor’s role and build connections between journal editors and research communities.

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I spent two weeks in China 'arguing the case' and they told us it's too expensive and they may as well go to any other country.

Chris Parr@chrisjparr.bsky.social · 3w ago

Some groans in room at UUK 2026 when Jacqui Smith said the UK continues to be welcoming to international students. She responds by saying that universities need to “get out there and argue the case” for the UK as a destination, particularly compared to some other countries.

The @magdalenoxford.bsky.social junior research fellowships are now open, including for politics. Due 15 Oct. 3 years of 100% research time to those who submit their PhD between July 2025-Oct 2027. Comes with good ECR pay, relatively generous support funds. www.magd.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancie...

I'm really excited to share the news that I've been awarded an ERC Starting Grant! UNEQUALGEN will study the political consequences of generational material inequalities. Super grateful for this opportunity and all the support I've received while preparing the proposal and the interview! 🩷

One thing that sometimes gets forgotten among @erc.europa.eu announcements is how the good folks use their awards to make more humane opportunities: longer, well-resourced, and mentored early-career positions. Dear reader: @danjdevine.bsky.social is one of those good folks for political science.

Daniel Devine@danjdevine.bsky.social · 4w ago

I am still overwhelmed and processing being awarded this grant. It funds a 5-year project from Jan 2027 on how trust can bolster support for major policy action on climate, redistribution, and crime prevention. You can read more here: danjdevine.github.io/contrust/ bsky.app/profile/erc....

Huge congratulations to our colleague @danjdevine.bsky.social who's been awarded an @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant for his project 'CONTRUST: The Consequences of Political Trust for Policy Support'! Check out the project summary below, and be on the lookout for 2x multi-year postdoc opportunities.

Daniel Devine@danjdevine.bsky.social · 4w ago

I am still overwhelmed and processing being awarded this grant. It funds a 5-year project from Jan 2027 on how trust can bolster support for major policy action on climate, redistribution, and crime prevention. You can read more here: danjdevine.github.io/contrust/ bsky.app/profile/erc....

I am still overwhelmed and processing being awarded this grant. It funds a 5-year project from Jan 2027 on how trust can bolster support for major policy action on climate, redistribution, and crime prevention. You can read more here: danjdevine.github.io/contrust/ bsky.app/profile/erc....

European Research Council (ERC)@erc.europa.eu · 4w ago

📣 Good news! 📣 Results of the ERC 2026 Starting Grant call are out! Funding worth a total of €705 million will go to 421 early-career researchers across Europe. Discover who, what and where 👉 link.europa.eu/9M3MmN 🧪 #ERCStG #FrontierResearch #HorizonEurope 🇪🇺 @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

The provisional program for @psaepop.bsky.social 2026 is out and a reminder that it's the best conference going for this field! www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve...

Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics #ECPRMemberJobs 🎓 PhD in political science, political economy, international relations or a related subject 🏫 Durham University ⌛ Monday 28 September 🔗 buff.ly/y80Ls31 #PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky

Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics

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"But now, with the help of AI, we can spare the time. If we’re going to bother to produce knowledge in a human-readable format, we need humans to actually be reading it."

Vincent Arel-Bundock@vincentab.bsky.social · last mo.

Interesting essay by the great Kevin Munger. asteriskmag.com/issues/15/sa...

The first week of the semester is paved with good intentions

Daniel Devine@danjdevine.bsky.social · last mo.

I assure you that this run of 'accept to reviews' is unheard of in the history of peer review.