Congratulations to PIRP’s Dr Chris Prosser for joining the editorial board of West European Politics!

Chris Prosser@caprosser.com · 3mo ago

Really delighted to be joining the editorial board of West European Politics - an excellent journal and home to one of my first publications as a grad student and my series of articles on the 2015-24 UK general elections - in excellent company too!

🎉 Congratulations to PIRP's Janina Beiser-McGrath whose group, the PSA Autocracy and Regime Change Group, has just won the PSA's joint prize for Specialist Group of the Year! Janina is one of the group's convenors - a fantastic recognition for her and the whole community of scholars in the group.

Political Studies Association@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 5mo ago

*PSA Prize Winners* 🎉 Congratulations to Autocracy and Regime Change @psaautocracy.bsky.social as PSA Specialist Group of the Year joint prize winner. This group is recognised for remarkable energy and impact as a relatively new group and building an impressive group membership. ➡️ buff.ly/dvOF0Sa

New publication alert! In this article, Marco Guglielmo, and PIRP’s Ben O’Loughlin and Henry Snowball theorise the stakes of human–Generative AI communication. ijoc.org/index.php/ij...

📣🚨 New Briefing Paper Alert ! 📃 We are excited to announce the launch of our briefing paper on TikTok, Politics and Elections, co-produced with @wfd.org ➡️ www.wfd.org/tiktok-polit... 🧵[1/4]

TikTok, politics and power: Implications for democracy

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Interested in the IMF’s role in climate policy? Dr Thomas Stubbs’ new co-authored book examines how climate change has become embedded within the IMF’s operations.

Thomas Stubbs@thomstubbs.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Our new book — Greening the International Monetary Fund (Cambridge University Press, 2025) — examines how climate change has become embedded within the IMF’s operations, and what this means for global economic governance. 📖 Open access: doi.org/10.1017/9781...

🎉 Many congratulations to former PIRP PhD student Matthew Polacko @mattpolacko.bsky.social for winning the 2025 EPSR Early Careers Prize for his article Who benefits from the social democratic march to the middle? ecpr.eu/news/news/de...

Matthew Polacko is awarded the 2025 EPSR Early Careers Prize

European Consortium for Political Research

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📣 New Publication Alert! In this article, Prof Jennifer Piscopo @jennpiscopo.bsky.social and her co-authors propose a new framework for analysing "feminists vs conservative" battles over abortion reform. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

A few weeks ago at @cont.europarl.europa.eu I was honoured to present research on the #EUbudget audit and #discharge for 1996 that led to the resignation of the @ec.europa.eu in 1999. www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/e... @euauditors.bsky.social @rhulpir.bsky.social #BrusselsTreaty1975

Conference on 50 years of the budgetary Treaty of Brussels | Other events | Events | CONT | Committees | European Parliament

All the available information relating to other public CONT events involving external speakers. Links to programmes and contributions from speakers.

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Dr Michael Bacon @michaelbacon.bsky.social speaks to the Telegraph about his experience of spending three years in psychoanalysis as a child. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...

🚨Hiring a fully funded (3.5 years) PhD for the @ldnsocmedobs.bsky.social to research social media and politics. Candidates should have quantitative/computational skills and/or be interested in content curation/moderation. UK home candidates only unfortunately. www.royalholloway.ac.uk/media/hquftp...

Today I presented work on the downfall of the European Commission led by Jacques Santer at @cont.europarl.europa.eu together with other experts. #Discharge #EUbudget cc: @rhulpir.bsky.social

Jean Monnet Chair, RHUL@jeanmonnetrhul.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Delighted to be presenting work on the #EUbudget and #discharge of 1996 and the resignation of Jacques Santer at @cont.europarl.europa.eu tomorrow alongside other experts. cc: @rhulpir.bsky.social @royalholloway.bsky.social @husseinkassim.bsky.social www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/e...

📣 Congratulations to @andreucasas.bsky.social on winning a Future Leaders Fellowship from @ukri.org! As part of the project, Andreu launches the London Social Media Observatory @ldnsocmedobs.bsky.social, a multidisciplinary research centre for cutting-edge research on social media and politics!

Andreu Casas@andreucasas.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🚨Very honored to receive the Future Leaders Fellowship from @ukri.org I’ll use this 2.3 million £ investment to create the London Social Media Observatory, for cutting-edge research on social media and politics, and novel computational tools for social science research. www.ukri.org/news/ukri-an...

Congratulations to Dr Daniela Lai @danielalai.bsky.social, who has been elected as President of the European International Studies Association @europeanisa.bsky.social for 2025-2027!

Dr Anthony Bruno has published a new book, Facticity and the Fate of Reason After Kant, with Oxford University Press! Available here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

📣 One more day until the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Teaching and Learning Network Conference is taking place at Royal Holloway, organised by PIRP’s Lyn Johnstone and Nat Rutherford! www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-g...

Political Studies Association Teaching and Learning Network Conference | The Political Studies Association (PSA)

Theme: Teaching Well4th-5th September 2025 This year’s PSA TLN annual conference will take place on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th of September at Royal Holloway, University of London, in Egham, Surrey.

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A perfect occasion to read the Roadmap to Votes at 16 and the Pathways to Participation for Marginalised Young People report: hollodec.github.io/images/ssia_... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Voting age to be lowered to 16 in UK by next general election

16- and 17-year-olds will be given right to vote in all elections as part of changes including easier voter registration

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PIR at Royal Holloway@rhulpir.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Launching: A Roadmap to Votes at 16 🚨 Kaat Smets and @jamessloam.bsky.social contributed to A Roadmap to Votes at 16 🗳️ - a report co-created with organisations, teachers, youth workers and young people to make Votes at 16 a success. 👉 Read the full report: docsend.com/view/9nnhamt...

🚨 Launching: A Roadmap to Votes at 16 🚨 Kaat Smets and @jamessloam.bsky.social contributed to A Roadmap to Votes at 16 🗳️ - a report co-created with organisations, teachers, youth workers and young people to make Votes at 16 a success. 👉 Read the full report: docsend.com/view/9nnhamt...

Kaat Smets, @jamessloam.bsky.social and @ainebennett.bsky.social are today launching their report "Pathways to Participation for Marginalised Young People" in collaboration with Partnership for Young London and the Pan-London CiCC hollodec.github.io/images/ssia_...

I am delighted that this is now published in @wepsocial.bsky.social : our assessment of the 2020 negotiations on #RuleofLaw #conditionality and grants vs loans in the #RRF. #FunctionalSpillover #EUbudget

West European Politics@wepsocial.bsky.social · last yr.

Online first: "Exploring the EU’s response to the COVID-19 and Rule of Law crises through functional spill-over" by David Moloney & @gbenedetto.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Last month I was very pleased to host a Jean Monnet seminar in London on the democratic versus audit-based accountabilities within the EU's finances #EUbudget. Thanks to María-Luisa Sánchez-Barrueco, Andreea Hancu Budui, and Paul Stephenson for their papers. 1/2

Five of our 2nd-year undergraduates have recently completed a week's work experience in the House of Commons🧑‍⚖️ Each worked with a different select committee, they met MPs and the speaker of the house, and attended PMQs and OPQs Well done all!

Sharing a blog post by @rhulpir.bsky.social final year student @tayapanter.bsky.social on the % of MPs who are [active] on BlueSky v. X: hollodec.github.io/2025/06/26/b... Three key takeaways (1/n)

I am delighted to have been nominated for a @royalholloway.bsky.social Education Excellence Award. One of the comments from a nominating student said: 'From facilitating the greatest and most inspirational lectures and seminars... 1/2

In the Linen Hall library finishing prep for this roundtable and panel I am very excited to be on tomorrow at #BISA2025 If you're also in Belfast, come and join us! 🌈🎓

Students made thus website after a doing week-long workshop with @trillingual.bsky.social on social justice and journalism. Some powerful stories from our graduates, and incredible visuals as well well worth a read at - rtn.earth

PIR at Royal Holloway@rhulpir.bsky.social · last yr.

Last week, students embarked on an intensive week-long workshop on Social Justice Journalism led by @trillingual.bsky.social convened by @yoavgalai.bsky.social from PIRP. Students researched and wrote the articles, made the visuals and designed the website at: rtn.earth

Our PhD student Samer Jaber's latest analysis of the Israel-Palestine conflict is out now in @aljazeera.com www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

Israel’s strategic failure is now apparent

Israeli aggression and expansionism are not signs of ascendance; rather they point to inevitable failure.

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Last week, students embarked on an intensive week-long workshop on Social Justice Journalism led by @trillingual.bsky.social convened by @yoavgalai.bsky.social from PIRP. Students researched and wrote the articles, made the visuals and designed the website at: rtn.earth

RTN: Reclaim the Narrative

A social justice journalism project at Royal Holloway, University of London

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Are they worth it? Democratic and audit-based accountabilities in the EU's finances. Workshop at Bedford Square, London, 19 June 2025: www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and... #EUbudget @uaces.bsky.social @rhulpir.bsky.social @royalholloway.bsky.social @euinuk.bsky.social

Are they worth it? Democratic and audit-based accountabilities in the EU’s finances

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This is taking place tomorrow!

Philosophy at RHUL@philosophyrhul.bsky.social · last yr.

Dr Roberto Buonamano who is visiting us from the University of Technology Sydney will be presenting "From the Exception to Form-of-Life: What Agamben's political ontology can tell us about human rights" 4-5:30pm on Friday 6th June in Room 1-02 in Senate House - we hope to see you there! 🧑‍🏫📚

Students of Law and Social Science are taking part in a week-long workshop on social justice journalism led by @trillingual.bsky.social and PIRP’s @yoavgalai.bsky.social Watch this space for student work! visualwriting.org/sj/