Why do you engage in migration studies? What influences the questions you ask? There's still time to participate in the IMISCOE @reflexivities.bsky.social Blog Series. Lead Editor: @s-manser-egli.bsky.social More details on our Visions call 👇 📅 Deadline Friday 31 October

reflexivities.bsky.social@reflexivities.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Only some days left to submit your proposal for our series on Visions and Narratives in Migration Studies! Find the full call and the central questions to be addressed below and here: www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blo... Send us your abstract by 31 October 🚀

❓What kind of democrat are you? Explore your political stance with i-Attune a free 20-minute tool developed by @openuniversity.bsky.social and the OppAttune Project. Discover your position! 🔗 Take the test: open.edu/openlearn/what-kind-democrat-are-you #iAttune #Everydayextremism #selfdiscovery

What kind of Democrat are you?

Are you interested in exploring your own political style and how you relate to others? How far would you be willing to go for what you believe? Try our interactive feature to find out.

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🎧 Looking for something thoughtful to listen to while you work? Dr Anthony English from #OppAttune joined the Mentally Sound podcast to talk about political extremism & mental wellbeing. His segment starts at 35:35 well worth a listen! 🔗https://shorturl.at/yYTmO

Wierdly flawed graph by the EP Research Service of member state and national party voting power in the Council of the EU. What it does show is how dependend the representation of the S&D (Spain) and Renew (France) are on individual large member states:

Perhaps the dreadful AI reviewers can process the dreadful AI submissions and AI editors publish in their own AI outlets, and the rest of us can avoid having to see them.

Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS)@improvingpsych.org · 12mo ago

PsyArXiv is seeking new moderators to help combat an increase in AI submissions! If you've ever posted a preprint to PsyArXiv, please consider joining. Minimum commitment 1h/month, there's a training session this Monday @ 1pm ET. More info here: forms.gle/9LB1rEtxHAeZ... #PsychSciSky

AI is being used to fabricate quotes and attribute them to real people, Yair Rosenberg reports. Here's what he did when it happened to him:

Don’t Believe What AI Told You I Said

The chatbots are lying about me.

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Editors as narrative-breakers. The public galvanised by @bestforbritain.org respond to SkyNews' relationship with the UK Reform Party's flow of live streamed news conferences. New editorial guidance in the age of direct democracy & the media savvy political party #EverydayExtremism #OppAttune

Best for Britain@bestforbritain.org · last yr.

In three days, more than 5,000 people used our online tool to write to Sky News and make a formal complaint. “The changes made by Sky News today to reclaim some degree of editorial control are welcome and we thank our supporters for taking action.” ~AA www.bestforbritain.org/sky_news_cha...

My University has opened a virtual scholar scheme for scholars from Gaza. Please share widely and help stop scholasticide. www.exeter.ac.uk/faculties/ha...

Vaccine hesitancy now turning in to vaccine refusal. A direct result of Trump and RFK Jr From @katherinehu.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

The Conversations Doctors Are Having About Vaccination Now

Pediatricians’ advice on vaccination hasn’t changed. What happens when the government’s does?

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Finally we have Evangelia Vergouli discussing why we need to rethink political influence. Do we all have the potential to become an extremist? @oppattune.bsky.social @qmip.bsky.social #qmip2025

🎥 Filming with @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social & Dr Anthony English for BBC Morning Live alongside documentary filmmaker Zara McDermott. 🔸 Big thanks for the powerful investigative journalism 🔸 Get engaged with the conversation 🔸 Follow the #OppAttune community! #EverydayExtremism

I had the great pleasure of introducing @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social keynote @qmip.bsky.social conference! Highlighting the importance of dialogue, how we can take an outsiderly position and the role of answerability #qmip2025

🧠 At #ISPP2025, the OU #OppAttune team @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social , Tetiana Shyriaieva, Evangelia Vergouli, Dr Sandra Obradovic & Tema Maphosa shared a key insight: ➡️ Partisan identities are essential for democratic capacity. But we must separate partisanship from extreme action.

Looking forward to @qmip.bsky.social 20 year celebrations I'll talk about "When outsideness meets answerability" Political Attunement & Dialogical possibilities of Qual Methods www.bps.org.uk/event/qualit... Can't make the conference? Here's the answer according to Google AI* Oh such certainty!

Perhaps the tide is turning at @ispp-pops.bsky.social. Considering the number of delegates today in the "Where are the Palestinian scholars?" #ISPP2025 session. Then, in the memorial for #JamesLui Kataryna (IWAHLab) adopts the concept of #Ubuntu to explain findings from South. Africa, India & Ghana.

There just about still time to apply to work with wonderful colleague Laura Taylor as a post-doc on "Generation Peace" project. 📆 Deadline: 11 July 2025 👇👇

Laura K Taylor@lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social · last yr.

#postdoc in #peace #science at @ucddublin.bsky.social Work with me on GENERATION PEACE to develop a #global #youth #peacebuilding indictor Due 11 July, noon Search Ref #018451 at my.corehr.com/pls/ucdrecru... Thx for reposts

PSA: If you're currently in Prague for #ISPP2025, you might also like joining the 24 Hours of Political Psychology in Vienna in February! No conference fee, always worth a trip! Approach me with any questions 😊 Submissions are open until the end of September: 24hpolpsy.univie.ac.at #24hpolpsy2026

24 HOURS OF POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2026

24 HOURS OF POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2026

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🎙️ Missed the SMIDGE webinar “Radicalisation and Extremist Narratives – Quo Vadis?”? We joined #ArenasEU and fellow #SmidgeProject partners to unpack radicalisation, disinformation, and how collaboration can build resilience across Europe. 📺 Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=SRO0...

SMIDGE Webinar: Radicalisation and Extremist Narratives – Quo Vadis?

YouTube video by Smidge Project

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Smidge Project@smidgeproject.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 Missed the SMIDGE webinar “Radicalisation and Extremist Narratives – Quo Vadis?”? Catch up here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=SRO0... Experts from the #SmidgeProject, @arenasproject.bsky.social and @oppattune.bsky.social shared insights on radicalisation, #disinformation and collaboration across Europe.

These people are heroes

Euractiv@euractiv.com · last yr.

Budapest Pride to go ahead amid Orbán pushback

Kneecap is not the story. Genocide in Gaza is.

What does it mean to build a society of equals? #OppAttune PhD researchers Tetiana Shyriaieva and Evangelia Vergouli argue that psychology has a vital role in shaping democratic inclusion and dignity. Read the full article: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist... 🔸 Follow our community! #EverydayExtremism

‘Psychology has a fundamental role to play in forging a politically constituted society of equals’ | BPS

Open University OppAttune Project PhD students Tetiana Shyriaieva and Evangelia Vergouli sit down with Stephen W. Sawyer, Ballantine-Leavitt Professor of History and Director of the Center for Critica...

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Being political isn’t just about elections or parties- it’s about how we engage with each other, every day. The special issue explores how we can reclaim political agency in a polarised world.🧠💬 Read the full article: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist... 🔸 Get engaged 🔸 Follow our community!

Being political in divisive times | BPS

Kesi Mahendran, Sandra Obradović, Sue Nieland and Ashley Weinberg introduce this guest-edited special issue.

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Does your qualitative research need some inspo? www.bps.org.uk/event/qualit... There's still time to register for the @qmip.bsky.social annual conference & exchange thinking with other qualitative researchers. 📅 Registration deadline: 23 June.

Qualitative Methods in Psychology Conference 2025 | BPS

This year we make our way to Leeds for a gathering of academics dedicated to advancing research in our field.

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Hi Friends dont forget to register for our conference as the deadline is approaching :) www.bps.org.uk/event/qualit...

Qualitative Methods in Psychology Conference 2025 | BPS

This year we make our way to Leeds for a gathering of academics dedicated to advancing research in our field.

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What is the future for scientific studies on radicalisation & extremism? Final line up of speakers announced. All welcome. There is still time to register www.smidgeproject.eu @inclusiveeurope.bsky.social

Tomorrow, Erica Molinario will give a talk on how our fundamental need to feel significant, whether fulfilled or frustrated, plays a crucial role in shaping migration decisions. Join us to explore how these insights could change the way we think about migration today! link below

What is the future for understanding extremism? What new connections need to be made? 🔹️ There's still time to register for the #SmidgeWebinar on radicalisation & extremism. 🔹️ 🗓 12 June 10.00 (UK). 🔹️ OppAttune is looking forward to joining the discussions. 🔹️ All welcome. Teams Link Registration 👇

Smidge Project@smidgeproject.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us for the 5th #SmidgeWebinar on June 12! Together with researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders, we will explore how to better understand and counter radicalisation, extremist narratives, and #disinformation. 🔗 Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c79b1d...

This is a space to share your knowledge, learn from other experts, and build lasting collaboration in this critical field. @arenasproject.bsky.social @oppattune.bsky.social

SOS! the volunteers on 'Madleen' have been kidnapped by Israeli forces. Thiago Avila is a citizen of Brazil. Thiago Ávila, has been kidnapped by the Israeli military. The Brazilian government must protect their citizen! ...2/