A year of building community, advancing research, and driving conversations on gender and inequalities. Our 2025–26 annual newsletter is now available, reflecting on GAIN's first full year at Southampton. Thank you for being part of it! Read it here: generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/gain/2026/06...

Recruiting for a research project on identity, belonging & constitutional change in Scotland. Looking to hear from: • ethnic minority backgrounds • trans, non-binary & gender-diverse people 5–10 min survey + optional focus group (£30) Shares appreciated 💜 southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

People from ethnic minority backgrounds in Scotland: I’m recruiting for focus groups exploring identity, belonging & constitutional change in Scotland. Optional focus group participation includes a £30 voucher. ✨ No political expertise needed to share your experiences & perspectives lnkd.in/e_s99zYW

Trans, non-binary & gender-diverse people in Scotland ✨: I’m recruiting for focus groups exploring identity, belonging & constitutional change in Scotland. Optional focus group participation includes a £30 voucher. Share your experiences & perspectives in a supportive discussion lnkd.in/e_s99zYW

*REPORT LAUNCH* ➡️ Announcing the launch of the Scottish Election Analysis 2026 report. Featuring 55 contributions on the #ScottishParliament election from leading scholars in #Scottish #politics, #elections, media & #policy. @psampg.bsky.social

Scottish Election Analysis 2026: The Campaign, Voters and Policies - Political Studies Association

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Scottish Election Analysis 2026 report. Featuring 55 contributions, this publication, captures the immediate thoughts, reflections and early research…

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We welcomed @johannarickne.bsky.social alongside @sotonecon.bsky.social last week to discuss how people differentiate and understand stories of sexual harassment. In a large scale study in Norway, Rickne and coauthors find that the story matters in how people “accept” and “reject” information.

People from ethnic minority backgrounds in Scotland: I’m recruiting for focus groups exploring identity, belonging & constitutional change in Scotland. Optional focus group participation includes a £30 voucher. ✨ No political expertise needed to share your experiences & perspectives lnkd.in/e_s99zYW

Trans, non-binary & gender-diverse people in Scotland ✨: I’m recruiting for focus groups exploring identity, belonging & constitutional change in Scotland. Optional focus group participation includes a £30 voucher. Share your experiences & perspectives in a supportive discussion lnkd.in/e_s99zYW

5 hours left to vote in the Scottish Parliament election! Are you on your way back from work? Nip to the polling station before you get too comfy at home! Also, if you have a postal vote and you haven't returned it, never fear: you can hand it in at your local polling place!

📢 Join our next seminar at the University of Southampton with Professor Johanna Rickne (SOFI, Stockholm University), whose research explores gender inequality, labour economics, political representation, and diversity in politics & the workplace. 🗓 11 May 2026 ⏰ 1–2.15 pm 📍 Building 100, Room 8011

Lastly, we had @emiliabelknap.bsky.social present on how to conduct feminist focus groups with a particular focus on how to encourage collective meaning making. She outlined how to use an intersectional lens to consider consider power hierarchies in focus groups. Then, a Q&A session with our panel!

Updated Scotland poll tracker. SNP 5 short of a majority. Pro-independence majority of 15. Seats (+/- 2021) SNP: 60 (-4) Ref: 21 (+21) Lab: 18 (-4) Grn: 12 (+4) Con: 10 (-21) LD: 8 (+4) Alba: 0 (-) 1/2

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Updated Scotland poll tracker, accounting for new polls. SNP 7 short of a majority. Pro-indy majority of 9. Seats (+/- 2021) SNP: 58 (-6) Ref: 20 (+20) Lab: 18 (-4) LD: 12 (+8) Grn: 11 (+3) Con: 10 (-21) Alba: 0 (-) 1/3

Join us for our Spring Into Methods event! How does intersectionality frame methods in Gender Research? PGRs and PhDs are encouraged to attend. Thursday, March 5, 2026 from 14:30-16:00 (building details below!) Speakers include @emiliabelknap.bsky.social @silkeroth.bsky.social and Dr Matthew Hunt

Delighted to share my first single-authored article, now published in Parliamentary Affairs: “Targeting the cereal woman: Campaigns, gender & Scottish independence” 🆓 Open access: tinyurl.com/85cxsefm @hansardsociety.bsky.social @academic.oup.com #GenderPolitics #BritishPolitics (🧵👇)

Targeting the cereal woman: Campaigns, gender, and Scottish independence

Abstract. How do political campaigns construct and mobilize voter identities in high-stakes constitutional contests? This article examines the 2014 Scottis

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📢 CFP for: GAIN Gender and Inequalities Workshop — Tue 9 Dec, 10–12, Bldg 100/7013. A supportive space for PhD & Postdoc in the School of Economic, Social and Political Science to share work-in-progress & get feedback. Submit title + 250-word abstract to GAIN@soton.ac.uk by 14 Nov 2025.

"The most common response among men aged 18-25, as with their female peers, is to state that they would never consider voting for Reform." Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte & Emilia Belknap argue that most British young men reject the right https://ukandeu.ac.uk/most-british-young-men-reject-the-far-right/

Most British young men reject the far right - UK in a changing Europe

Emilia Belknap and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte explain their analysis on the demographics of Reform UK voters in the UK. They argue that while the dominant narrative is that young men are the most likely to turn to the party, the evidence does not support this.

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"Home Office data suggests that recent immigrants are more likely to be working than British nationals and make higher wages than them." ✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out, ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...

Lower migration is bad news for the UK economy - UK in a changing Europe

Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out, and that the recent collapse in immigration will harm the UK's economic p...

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Today is the day! Join us at 10:00 a.m. to discuss applying for funding in Gender and Inequalities at the University of Southampton. Building 100 in Room 8013 on Highfield Campus. We have ☕ coffee, tea 🍵, and pastries 🥐🍩! www.southampton.ac.uk/politics/new...

Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton@gain-centre.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Are you interested in researching gender and inequalities? Join us for our Gender and Inequalities Research Collaboration Event next month, 5 Nov 2025. More details in our infographic below. If you're interested in attending, please email us at gain@soton.ac.uk so that we can get an idea of numbers!

An inconvenient truth. @turnbulldugarte.com and @emiliabelknap.bsky.social puncture a pervasive myth. ‬ "Among young respondents aged 18-25, a very comfortable majority of women reject Reform UK (75%), and a similarly large majority of men in the same age group share the same view (71%)."

Most British young men reject the far right - UK in a changing Europe

Emilia Belknap and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte explain their analysis on the demographics of Reform UK voters in the UK. They argue that while the dominant narrative is that young men are the most likely ...

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"The most common response among men aged 18-25, as with their female peers, is to state that they would never consider voting for Reform." Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte & Emilia Belknap argue that most British young men reject the right https://ukandeu.ac.uk/most-british-young-men-reject-the-far-right/

Most British young men reject the far right - UK in a changing Europe

Emilia Belknap and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte explain their analysis on the demographics of Reform UK voters in the UK. They argue that while the dominant narrative is that young men are the most likely to turn to the party, the evidence does not support this.

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🚨 🆕 analysis w/ @turnbulldugarte.com: most British young men reject the far right @ukandeu.bsky.social Despite media claims, 71% of young men & 75% of young women say they’d never vote Reform UK. The gender gap exists, but it’s steady across ages—not youth-driven. 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/most-british...

Most British young men reject the far right - UK in a changing Europe

Emilia Belknap and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte explain their analysis on the demographics of Reform UK voters in the UK. They argue that while the dominant narrative is that young men are the most likely ...

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"The data shows no evidence to suggest that younger men are more inclined than other demographic groups to support the British far right" ✍️ @turnbulldugarte.com & @emiliabelknap.bsky.social analyse the demographics of Reform voters and argue the gender gap is marginal ukandeu.ac.uk/most-british...

Most British young men reject the far right - UK in a changing Europe

Emilia Belknap and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte explain their analysis on the demographics of Reform UK voters in the UK. They argue that while the dominant narrative is that young men are the most likely ...

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Happy, alongside @emiliabelknap.bsky.social, to make my debut contribution with the fantastic folks at @ukandeu.bsky.social Emilia & I use data from @britishelectionstudy.com to correct the atomistic fallacy in people's understanding the Reform UK gender gap ukandeu.ac.uk/most-british...

Most British young men reject the far right - UK in a changing Europe

Emilia Belknap and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte explain their analysis on the demographics of Reform UK voters in the UK. They argue that while the dominant narrative is that young men are the most likely ...

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Join us in one ☝️ week for our Gender and Inequalities Research Collab event! 🏫 We are looking at fostering collaboration across the university for those interested in researching gender and inequalities! 📚 ✏️ www.southampton.ac.uk/politics/new...

Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton@gain-centre.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Are you interested in researching gender and inequalities? Join us for our Gender and Inequalities Research Collaboration Event next month, 5 Nov 2025. More details in our infographic below. If you're interested in attending, please email us at gain@soton.ac.uk so that we can get an idea of numbers!

Are you interested in researching gender and inequalities? Join us for our Gender and Inequalities Research Collaboration Event next month, 5 Nov 2025. More details in our infographic below. If you're interested in attending, please email us at gain@soton.ac.uk so that we can get an idea of numbers!

💻🗳️ I’m presenting today at #ECPRGC25 on the Territorial Politics, National Identity, and Electoral Dynamics: Shaping Party Systems and Political Behaviour panel! Law School, Floor 3, Room 5 ✍️ I’m presenting a paper on how campaigns target 🎯 gender gaps in the event of a constitutional referendum!

Day 1 of #ECPRGC25 was a huge success! Chaired a lovely panel and got to see some new and familiar faces; especially all of my European colleagues whom I’ve missed! Enjoyed a 🥭 smoothie on a tiki boat at the end of the day. Onwards to Day 2

Do you research elections, public opinion, voting behaviour, and political behaviour broadly? Come join us for our business meeting this Thursday! Add it to your itineraries in your app 📆 so you don’t forget! 🐘 28 August, from 17:45 to 18:45 in room 212, Law Building, Aristotle Uni. #ecprgc25

Have made it to #ECPRGC25 in Thessaloniki! So excited to be here presenting, chairing and as a standing group committee member for @ecprpovb.bsky.social 🇬🇷🏛️🏺🌀 on my way to the conference this morning I passed ruins from a Byzantine Market - as one does! If you see me pls say hi! 💕