Saddened by the news of Marjana Satrapi's passing :-( Persepolis is a remarkable memoir. I also loved her Embroideries: funny and witty, on intimate conversations about love, sex, and marriage among Iranian women...

Seán Costello@seanjcostello.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Sad to hear Marjane Satrapi, author of this extraordinary memoir, has died

What drives legislators' emotional engagement with climate issues? I explore the role of their age and party affiliation and over-time developments in a new research note in European Journal of Political Research. (a thread)

@sotonpolitics.bsky.social has strong representation at #psa26 this year! sad to be missing it this year!

Politics at Southampton@sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 5mo ago

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

The call for papers for #EPOP2026 in Liverpool (17–19 September) is now open! We welcome submissions across all areas of research on elections, public opinion and parties. Deadline: 26 April Submit your proposals here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve... @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

This time on Thursday, we kick off our Spring seminar series with a fascinating talk by @lalamur.bsky.social on the gender politics of contemporary dating! Sign up via Teams: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a34888...

PSA Political Psychology Specialist Group@psapolpsychology.bsky.social · 5mo ago

First, on Thursday 19 March, @lalamur.bsky.social (Southampton) presents on the politics of contemporary dating. events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a34888...

For those wanting to know more about Iran and voices from inside the country (rather than the fash-y monarchists outside), Naghmeh Sohrabi has been translating pieces from folks inside on her blog: truethings.naghmehs.com

These Are the True Things | Naghmeh Sohrabi | Substack

I'm an historian who writes about politics, history, and culture of Iran and the Middle East. Also about television, books, and whatever catches my fancy. Click to read These Are the True Things, by N...

truethings.naghmehs.com

We are launching another online Spring Seminar Series, starting two weeks from today. www.psa.ac.uk/specialist_g... We have a great programme of four fascinating talks from political psychologists, happening fortnightly on Thursdays at 12:00. The line-up...

Looking forward to presenting this work on dating, love and politics, co-authored with the fab @bertous.bsky.social at @psapolpsychology.bsky.social online seminar series.

PSA Political Psychology Specialist Group@psapolpsychology.bsky.social · 5mo ago

First, on Thursday 19 March, @lalamur.bsky.social (Southampton) presents on the politics of contemporary dating. events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a34888...

Empathy and Political Reasoning: How Empathy Promotes Reflection and Strengthens Democracy www.ipsa.org/na/book/empa...

Women Talking: Bringing the environment into UK Parliamentary Speech. shorturl.at/k53f6

It has been great to navigate this paper with amazing @gefjonoff.bsky.social . Started expecting angry right-wing men to feel threatened by feminism and found out more than one surprise 👇

Gefjon Off@gefjonoff.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New publication in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social! Who perceives feminism as a threat, and why do a lot of women perceive feminism as threatening? With @evaanduiza.bsky.social, we explore these questions in the context of Spain. We find: ⬇️ doi.org/10.1017/S174...

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Deep canvassing with automated conversational agents: Personalized messaging to change attitudes - Molly Offer-Westort, Jiehan Liu, Nick Feamster, Kartik Garg, Nguyen Phong Hoang, Sudhamshu Hosamane, ...

We test a social media conversational agent for canvassing on the topic of anti-transgender prejudice, replicating and benchmarking treatment effects. In-person...

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New paper on agonistic workplace democracy 🚨 Workplace democracy is too often viewed as peaceful & deliberative, while implicit hierarchies from within & without the workplace skew interactions. We must acknowledge conflict to dismantle these hidden inequalities. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

All it takes is people who aren’t cowards and take their oaths seriously. Sadly, too much to ask for far too many.

Chirag Lala@cthelala.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Institutions can, in fact, stand up to the President.

Back from my winter holidays (happy 2026!) and reflecting on 2025 professionally, I realize @sotonpolitics.bsky.social, led by @piariggirozzi.bsky.social is still the best department to work in. Still supportive and still wonderful! 💜

Lala Muradova@lalamur.bsky.social · 2y ago

Now that my winter holidays are coming to an end, reflecting on 2024, I realize how wonderful my new home department and colleagues have been @unisouthampton.bsky.social! PAIR @sotonpolitics.bsky.social, led by @piariggirozzi.bsky.social is a great place to be!

📚 Fiction books I enjoyed reading in 2025: a much longer list (I read 30) includes books I didn’t enjoy but forced myself to finish, and books that were brilliant but so depressing that I would rather forget them. 📚

Lala Muradova@lalamur.bsky.social · 2y ago

A short list of some non-academic books I enjoyed reading in 2024, finished reading them, and still remember them! [a much bigger list includes those I abandoned either after a few pages, or half-way; those I didn't enjoy; those I don't remember; those I'm reading at the moment...).

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When Experts Speak Louder: The Limited Influence of Climate Citizens’ Assemblies on Misperceptions

Climate misperceptions play a key role in climate inaction as vested interests consistently deny climate change and seek to delay action. There is growing evidence that expert-led communication is ...

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How can politicians make citizens more accepting of costly climate policies? Our new study shows that people are more likely to support policies, even if they involve personal costs (!), when diverse stakeholders are actively included in decision-making. doi.org/10.1057/s413...

Navigating policy legitimacy: the distributive and procedural justice of road transport pricing schemes - Interest Groups & Advocacy

A major question in politics concerns how the policymaking process shapes political legitimacy. Drawing from the distributive and procedural justice literature, we propose two explanatory factors infl...

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Not sure if #poliskypressups will take off, but I've donated to this great effort by @robfordmancs.bsky.social in the hope that it does!

Rob Ford@robfordmancs.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Christmas is approaching, the season of giving, and this December I have decided to make a gift of my dignity by bravely/foolishly joining in a festive season challenge. Every day this month I will (attempt to) do 100 press-ups, to raise money for this fine cause: www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-he...

A critique of our (w/ @bertous.bsky.social) paper “Instrumentally inclusive” has just been published. Our response is under review (see below on process) but we feel obliged to share our draft for balance since the comment has been released without the response. osf.io/rn6h3/files/...

Cover art by Sara Qaed

@ipp-csic.bsky.social. En un día como el 25N hay que contarlo: La violencia contra las mujeres se esconde en la intimidad de los hogares y se cobra víctimas cada día globalmente con un coste social abrumador: No podemos ignorarlo ni tampoco relativizarlo. @csic.es elpais.com/opinion/2025...

We were happy to welcome @lalamur.bsky.social who gave a brilliant talk on the impact of political talk about feminism when dating 💘 Future research projects and collaborations were also discussed 🤝 - stay tuned! 🤩

Thank you, Stuttgart, for such a wonderful time! Special thanks to DDME team @demolabs.bsky.social with @franziskamaier.bsky.social @seraphinearnold.bsky.social & André Bächtiger! 💜

🚨 LSE Assistant Professor in Political Science 🚨 We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor - any area of empirical political science - to join our wonderful Government Dept @lsegovernment.bsky.social Any questions, please reach out to me 📣 Please share! 📣 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

🌟 JOB ALERT! 🌟 I’m hiring 1 postdoc for my ERC project ECONENGAGE (@ Gothenburg 🇸🇪)! Starting ca. Aug '26! Congenial colleagues + int'l & supportive environment. 💸 for conferences + workshops! Lots of professional networking opportunities with scholars! Deadline Jan 7th. Apply! (see more below 🧵)

NEW! How should Labour respond to the two key issues to voters of the economy and immigration and what are the electoral stakes this week of the budget? Read on for our answer... @nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social

Feelings of financial insecurity are costing Labour support. And, if this budget doesn’t help people feel less worried about finances, Labour will lose more votes on its handling of the national economy AND on immigration too. Financial insecurity is *compounding* losses on other issues/evaluations.

We're recruiting for a Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise Fellow - mapping how universities broker knowledge between research and policy. Apply here before 11 December: buff.ly/9QrUsIb #HigherEducation #PolicyResearch #KnowledgeExchange #AcademicJobs #ResearchImpact #UPEN

Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise Fellow (PERI)

The Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) was set up in 2018 by approximately ten higher education institutions. It now has more than 110 UK university and policy members. Institutional leads…

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What a wonderful experience to present our book project on political talk, dating and gender w/ @bertous.bsky.social at @ipp-csic.bsky.social. Thanks to @martafraile.bsky.social & @ipp-csic.bsky.social for such a warm welcome & organization, despite an eventful fire drill in the building😀.

Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos@ipp-csic.bsky.social · 9mo ago

¿Hablar de política en una cita romántica? ¿Algo incómodo… o una oportunidad para saber quién tienes delante? Mañana nos visita @lalamur.bsky.social de la @unisouthampton.bsky.social Acércate hasta el @cchscsic.bsky.social o sigue su charla en directo por aquí: www.youtube.com/live/QactHQc...