'Riots and racism: why is the UK burning?' with comments from Tim Newburn and from me. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Riots and racism: why is the UK burning?

Claims of two-tier policing and uncontrolled immigration may not be borne out by the facts, but that has not stopped them being played up for political ends

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Not always true that 'non-violence is key', though. Plenty of riots have led to social changes... And many effective movements have include both violence and non-violence. @metesefauysal.bsky.social @pjsaaved.bsky.social

SOUTH JERSEY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S FORUM@sjdwf2025.bsky.social · 7mo ago

In case you need a positive reminder: How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

'A protest is a way of saying "no", whereas riots, strikes etc. go beyond saying to doing. However, as protests take place in intergroup contexts, participants sometimes transition from symbol to instrumental actions.' @pjsaaved.bsky.social www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) Street Protest

PDF | On Jan 26, 2023, Patricio Saavedra and others published Street Protest | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

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Universities & colleges now offer "adulting" classes In healthy eating, laundry, vacuuming etc. Basic life skills Dear Parents: please prepare your children BEFORE they attend university. This is your "job" Then universities focus on the liberal education that students deserve #AcademicSky

Standing up for science in an age of political interference New from @kityates.bsky.social @martinmckee.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Standing up for science in an age of political interference

Science is under siege. Political forces are undermining expertise, dismantling research institutions, and replacing evidence based policymaking with ideology. This is a global crisis. The covid-19 pa...

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How do psycho-social factors affect the wellbeing and progress of PhD students? @sussex.ac.uk Researcher School Not recent, but still worth sharing @evangelospsych.bsky.social @pjsaaved.bsky.social www.sussex.ac.uk/internal/sus...

Structure and influence in the spread of collective violence Highly recommended new paper from Daniel J. Myers www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This piece offers an overview of a potential breakthrough in understanding the de-escalation of armed and political conflicts. In short, female leaders might play a critical role in de-escalating conflicts by promoting cooperation, reducing confrontation and avoiding retaliation tactics

Nathan Nunn 🇨🇦 🇰🇷@nathannunn.bsky.social · 2y ago

Breaking the Cycle of Violence: How Female Leaders Curb Armed Conflict. Guest post by Francisco Eslava blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva... via the World Bank

@daclarkecruz.bsky.social work on prefigurative politics represents a step forward in the progress of both political and social psychology.