Yesterday, Professor Jon Tonge ( @jontonge.bsky.social) gave evidence before the Senedd Cymru’s Standards of Conduct committee on guidance for its sanctions, including a Retain or Remove by-election. You can learn more here: www.gov.wales/senedd-cymru...

Many congratulations to our Reader in Politics Dr Özge Zihnioğlu (@ozihnioglu.bsky.social)🇪🇺🏆📚! To learn more about what it means to be a Jean Monnet Chair, click the link: erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/opportunitie...

Özge Zihnioğlu@ozihnioglu.bsky.social · last wk.

I’m delighted to announce that my new Jean Monnet Chair, Contested Civil Society and European Democracy, has started! Looking forward to working on the challenges facing civil society and its role in strengthening European democracy. Follow us @jm-civdem.bsky.social

My latest for the Constitution Society: Is the Government Getting it Right on English Devolution? consoc.org.uk/is-the-gover...

Is the Government Getting it Right on English Devolution? - The Constitution Society

David Jeffery considers whether the Government's plans for English devolution do enough for local democracy.

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New research from our academics📚🎓🗣️: Check out this publication by one of our newest lecturers to the department Dr Chantal Sullivan-Thomsett! ( @chantal-st.bsky.social )

Chantal Sullivan-Thomsett@chantal-st.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Great to see this chapter out online! 📖 An assessment of the Greens in government (2021-2025) and a nice bookend to my PhD work which followed Baerbock and Habeck's leadership. Thanks to editors Ross Campbell and @louiseds.bsky.social, as well as to the IASGP, who made this book possible! 🇩🇪

See the political insights of our very own Dr Andrew Roe-Crines, Associate Professor of Political Communication, below in the @theconversation.com 📚🎓🗣️:

Dr Andrew S. Roe-Crines 🏳️‍🌈@andrewcrines.bsky.social · last mo.

A few thoughts on #Kemi #Badenoch's battle of ideas outlined at the Conservatives Party Conference earlier! Put simply, she sets out her plans to take the fight to #Labour on key issues vis-a-vis defence, economy, welfare, and taxation! Enjoy! theconversation.com/kemi-badenoc... #CPC26

Was so happy to chair as part of the Liverpool Literature Festival with Stephen Small and Thomas Glave this past Saturday. Thank you to everyone that came out to show their support for these amazing writers ☺️ @victoriagallery.bsky.social @livunipress.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who attended today’s talk by Professor Sir John Curtice on 'The Challenge of Reform UK’. We were blown away by the level of interest in this event and look forward to continuing our Department of Politics 70th anniversary festivities in such good spirits.

Upcoming panel 🌎🎓🏳️‍🌈 on ‘Queer and Trans Archival Practices in Latin America’ ( 26/10/2026, 16:00-17:00), which will bring together academic researchers and community archivists to discuss producing, organising, and engaging queer and trans archives in Latin America: shorturl.at/vGSrY

Whose Archives, Whose Knowledge? Queer & Trans Archival Practices

Academic and community archivists discuss producing, organizing, and engaging with queer and trans archives in Latin America.

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Upcoming Workshop🗣️📚 on 26/10/26: Queer and Trans Archival Research Methods (12:30-15:00, including lunch), running as part of a series on Queer Methods in Social Science Research. All are welcome, but this is a participatory workshop directed towards PGRs and ECRs: shorturl.at/mSSvy

Queer and Trans Archival Research Methods Workshop

Hear from practitioners about working with queer and trans archives, and workshop about how to do so with your own research.

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Our director, Prof Peter Shirlow, and our @livunipol.bsky.social colleague @jontonge.bsky.social currently on #BBCTalkback, discussing Northern Ireland politics, with a focus on Drumcree and related matters Listen live (or catch up in a few days): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

BBC Sounds - Talkback - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Talkback on BBC Sounds.

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Tickets are still available for ‘The Future of the State’, happening this Wednesday 🎓📚🗣️Andy Burnham’s new government has pledged to ‘rewire’ the state. In this conversation, we will discuss why this agenda has come to the fore, and why many think it’s long overdue: www.ticketsource.com/uolpolitics

See our latest blog post about the launch of our 70th Anniversary of the Department of Politics 📚🌎 🎓 and its associated activities, beginning with a brilliant book launch from Professor Erika Harris: www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/new...

Upcoming Career Event : Are you interested in the Civil Service ? 🇬🇧🎓📚

Colleagues from the University have been talking to sex workers to find out how damaged teeth can often reinforce stigma and disadvantage, becoming more than just a health problem.

How damaged teeth can reinforce stigma and disadvantage: conversations with street sex workers

Women in street sex work described pain, stigma and barriers to dental care.

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Yesterday, the Department of Politics and Europe in the World Centre celebrated the launch of Professor Erika Harris’ newest book, ‘The Dilemma of Nationalism in Central and Eastern Europe’.

EPOP Liverpool 2026. Thank you all EPOPers! @psaepop.bsky.social @jontonge.bsky.social @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social

We are excited to welcome Professor Sir John Curtice (@unistrathclyde.bsky.social ) as part of the Department of Politics' 70th Anniversary activities! Join us as we discuss the rise and challenge of Reform UK on 21 October 2026: shorturl.at/7ycp7

Speaking with Professor Sir John Curtice about the Challenge of Reform UK

During 2025/2026, Reform UK posed the biggest challenge yet to Britain's post-war two-party system. But what lies behind the party's rise?

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Welcome back or welcome to all new undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research students! We are especially excited to have you here on the eve of our Department’s 70th anniversary!

Reminder that this is on tonight!

Liv Uni Politics@livunipol.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Upcoming event 📚📰🚨 Register below:

Very much looking forward to delivering my CIE-commended module #POLI252 International Political Communication! The module draws from a range of ancient and classical rhetorical concepts to analyse comparative political discourse. Will be great!

Upcoming event 📚📰🚨 Register below:

Gemma Bird@gemmabird.bsky.social · 2mo ago

As part of our University of Sanctuary work we are very excited to welcome award winning journalist @sallyhayd.bsky.social to the @liverpooluni.bsky.social to discuss her new book This is Also a Love Story: Searching for Good in a Divided World with Dr Seán Columb www.liverpool.ac.uk/events/event...

The Department of Politics and Europe in the World Centre📚🇪🇺🗣️ invites you to join us to celebrate the launch of Professor Harris’ newest book, The Dilemma of Nationalism in Central and Eastern Europe: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

Book launch with Professor Erika Harris

The Dilemma of Nationalism in Central and Eastern Europe

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New publication alert 🚨 📚📰 see Professor Raul Gomez’s latest co-authored article titled “Threat perception and partisan animosity: Evidence from Argentina and Brazil” 🇧🇷 🇦🇷

José Javier Olivas Osuna@josejavierolivas.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨🎉Delighted that this paper with my amazing colleagues Raul Gomez @livunipol.bsky.social and Luis Ramiro @uneduniv.bsky.social on threat perceptions and party animosity in Argentina and Brazil is now published at @ejprjournal.bsky.social #polisci #polarization www.cambridge.org/core/service...

A short think-piece from @livunipol.bsky.social's own undergraduate student, Theo Marks Wrigley concerning Nigel Farage and the #Clacton by-election! It discusses his decision to resign, and the extent to which events played out in his favour. www.liverpoolguildstudentmedia.co.uk/2026/08/05/f...

Farage and Fury - Liverpool Guild Student Media

Much of what makes British party politics so great to follow is that it’s like a soap opera. We like to follow the characters and their individualities. We cheer or boo them, depending on whether we s...

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Prof @alexbalch.bsky.social from @livunipol.bsky.social is amongst the experts exploring the real statistics and language around small boat crossings into the UK, as well as what needs to change for immigration policies to succeed.

Should Andy Burnham be ‘relentless’ on small boat crossings? Experts react

Pressure is mounting on Andy Burnham to address small boat crossings into the UK.

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A new publication alert 📰🚨📚 for our very own @andrewcrines.bsky.social in the @theconversation.com. Check out his commentary on the rhetoric of our new Prime Minister here: theconversation.com/no-lectern-a...

No lectern and the promise of a ‘new model’ – what we can learn from Andy Burnham’s speech

With his first speech, the new prime minister tried to lay down a marker as a different kind of leader.

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If you get the chance, go and see "My father and Qaddafi". A story that is personal and political and very well told! Thanks to @lpoolarabartsfest.bsky.social for showing it to Liverpool & to colleagues @liverpooluni.bsky.social for the conversation with the director. www.myfatherandqaddafi.com

My Father and Qaddafi

A daughter unravels the disappearance of her father, the peaceful opposition leader to Qaddafi, and pieces together her mother’s 19-year search to find him. Without any memory of her father, she tries...

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NEW: In our latest policy briefing, @dph-mashton.bsky.social John Ashton and Craig Hamilton look back at 40 years of WHO Healthy Cities work in Liverpool, and consider what this can teach us about successful long-term, place-based leadership. livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3194543/1/PB...

I had a wonderful time at the 2026 'Race' And Socially Engaged Research Conference held by @arwg-york.bsky.social . I had the pleasure of speaking on themes of resistance, global solidarity, and what it means to imagine otherwise as part of a great roundtable of academics working in Higher Education

Our Dr Sean Haughey was on BBC The View with @markcarruthers7.bsky.social last night, discussing, amongst other topics, constitutional reform for Stormont. If you missed him, you can catch up at www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... (from ca 20 min onwards)

The View - 04/06/2026

Mark Carruthers and guests provide comment and expert analysis on political news.

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