Tom Scotto
@tjscotto.bsky.social
A political scientist and Head of the Department of Government and Public Policy at Strathclyde focused on public opinion and foreign policy and when he's not academicing, golf!
Our Trust Team's latest publication (w/ @jasonschreier.bsky.social, @stevepickering.bsky.social, & more smart people) on ideological support for educator strikes in England: (Whose side are you on? Ideology and support for educational strikes in England) journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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CEP Newsletter - July 2026
📒 REPORT - Long Duration Electricity Storage and Low Carbon Dispatchable Power 📜 STATEMENT - CEP comments on the new Labour leadership 📰 NEWS - Four priority actions government can take on energy affo...
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Glad someone senior from the sector is pushing back. Labour MPs need to understand the serious real anger from graduates and the people who produce them. And the dangerous financial situation they have allowed to fester, or indeed worsened, in one of Britain’s leading sectors.
Labour has harmed universities as much as Trump, London School of Economics head says
LSE vice-chancellor Larry Kramer points to domestic student fees freeze, international student limits and rise in employers’ national insurance
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Great to welcome Susan Murray @mpsusanmurray.bsky.social MP for Mid Dunbartonshire to CEP yesterday💡 We discussed the rise of #AI and #datacentres and their possible impact on local economies across Scotland. Thanks to Susan for engaging with our work and we look forward to continuing the dialogue
For decades, businesses have operated under a simple assumption: corruption carries a cost. Companies at the centre of bribing scandals risked fines, reputational damage and expensive legal consequences. But what happens when corruption becomes profitable? www.strath.ac.uk/research/wha...
Centre for Energy Policy (CEP)@strathcep.bsky.social · 2mo ago🌍 Geopolitics, interdisciplinary research, and collaboration: all of these and more were discussed at this year's UKERC Annual Assembly. @ukerc.bsky.social Read more in this blog by #EarlyCareerResearchers ✒️ 👇 ukerc.ac.uk/news/beyond-...
I'm looking forward to meeting up at Two by Two before @ecprgender.bsky.social . This is one of my favourite spots in Newcastle!
Louise Luxton@louiseluxton.bsky.social · 3mo agoComing to @ecprgender.bsky.social #ECPG2026 and working with quant methods or curious about using them in gender & politics research? Come along & meet other researchers at the @strathplacelab.bsky.social pre-conference social 🍻 📍 Two by Two Brewery 🕡 18:30, 14 June RSVP here: bit.ly/4dPyr8F
Excited to share a new note with Edmund Malesky and Lucio Picci, forthcoming at @thejop.bsky.social! "Unpacking Compliance and 'Leakages' in International Regimes: The Case of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention" doi.org/10.1086/742490 A thread 🧵 1/12
University of Chicago Press Journals: Cookie absent
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Interested in Southeast Europe? Take a look at this new book series with CEU press! We already have a few outstanding books published!
Happy to contribute to this paper exploring where specifically gaps in trust in aspects of NHS England differ by ethnicity: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Ethnic differences in healthcare trust and patient satisfaction in England: A cross-sectional survey
Trust in healthcare is an important component of patient experience, yet ethnic minority patients in England often report lower trust and satisfaction with the NHS than White patients. We examine thes...
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Steve Pickering@stevepickering.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew in PLOS ONE: ethnic differences in NHS trust and satisfaction in England. Gaps are clearest in care, ethics & discrimination. With Martin Ejnar Hansen, Yosuke Sunahara, @tjscotto.bsky.social , @jasonreifler.bsky.social , Han Dorussen & Dorothy Yen. doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Strathclyde Study Reveals Young Votes Turning To AI To Influence Election Choices | Glasgow City Of Science & Innovation
New research from the University of Strathclyde has revealed growing use of AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude and Microsoft Copilot during Scotland’s 2026 Parliamentary election campaign. The findings hig...
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A new analysis by academics at UCD School of Politics and International Relations and the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow found that when tasked with questions about the upcoming Irish byelections...
Beautiful story emerging in Glasgow where citizens reclaiming a municipal golf course and making it publicly available for those without the means to play our great sport. Happy to donate for the cause! www.gofundme.com/f/linn-park-...
Donate to Linn Park Golf Club, organized by Linnpark Golfclub
Hi there, we are looking to raise funds for equipment to get Linn Park Golf Course playable agai… Linnpark Golfclub needs your support for Linn Park Golf Club
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Great 2 yr. postdoc opportunity @strathpolir.bsky.social w/ Robert Mattes on ERC PPADEM project. Ideal for scholars in African politics, comparative politics, surveys & public opinion. Deadline: 29 May 2026. strathvacancies.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/I/... @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
Research Associate (808662)
Research Associate (808662), The Department of Government and Public Policy invites applications from emerging scholars for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to support and contribute to the European ...
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Register free for All-Energy conference 13 & 14 May to attend our events! Also you can come and speak to us at the @zerowastescotland.bsky.social stand (R31) ⚡️
On a scale of 0-10 where 0 is totally uninspiring and 10 is totally depressing, rate the ambition of the party manifestos in Scotland when it comes to higher ed--yes, let's pretend it's an interval level variable
Many congrats to my Strathclyde colleague @stefaniereher.bsky.social and her co-author Elizabeth Evans for winning the MacKenzie Prize for Best Book from the Political Studies Association-- great academics and a great book! www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathcly...
WJM Book Prize | University of Strathclyde
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The excellent work by my colleague Gabriela Borz on disinformation in political campaigns is receiving attention in Parliament!
University of Strathclyde@unistrathclyde.bsky.social · 4mo agoStrathclyde research on digital political campaigning & disinformation - by Dr Gabriela Borz, Dr Anna Longhini & Thomas Montgomerie - has been cited in a new UK Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee report on how hostile actors undermine democracy. committees.parliament.uk/work/8818/di...
A brilliant, if sobering, piece from my former Essex sparring partner, Adam Wright. It captures something uncomfortable about UK higher ed over the last decade: those who cared enough to question relentless expansion were often the ones pushed aside for doing it: wonkhe.com/blogs/someth...
Something fierce. What Essex tells us about the fate of the plate glass universities
The plate glass universities were founded on intimacy, radicalism and community. Adam Wright asks whether an obsession with growth has made those promises impossible to keep
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Here is my new piece about public opinion and the Iran War. Decades of political science research has examined what factors generate and maintain public support for military action. In the case of Iran, the U.S. lacks all of them. theconversation.com/iran-war-lac...
Iran war lacks strategy, goals, legitimacy and support – in the US and around the world
The US and Israel have taken a huge risk by attacking Iran. This war will make the world a more dangerous place.
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Happy ALCS week for those who celebrate. Your unexpected windfalls now appear in statements available online.
Panel discussion💡Wed 25 March📢 All welcome! - Scotland's Growing Role in Global Hydrogen - At Uni of Strathclyde, 15:30 Register here:🎟️https://eventbrite.co.uk/e/state-of-the-global-hydrogen-sector-and-scotlands-growing-role-tickets-1985278400137?aff=oddtdtcreator🎟️ Funded by @scga.bsky.social
Pleasure to visit @eprc-eu.bsky.social at Delft yesterday to welcome a delegation from Renmin to discuss regional development: eprc-strath.org/university-o...
University of Renmin at EPRC Delft - EPRC
This week, Prof. Tom Scotto, Head of the Department of Government and Public Policy (University of Strathclyde) met with a delegation from University of Renmin at EPRC Delft. The delegation was welcom...
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Strathclyde Law School@lawstrath.bsky.social · 5mo agoOur Cyrus Tata has co-authored some research on public perceptions of sentencing. You can read more about this – and find a link to the report – on the @strathclydehass.bsky.social (Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences) website. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/n...
Great article by @lorenzocrippa.bsky.social and colleagues on the weaponization of anti-corruption law in the US: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
How Washington Is Weaponizing Anticorruption Law
The era of neutral enforcement is over.
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Do you have a promising undergrad or master's student interested in the quality of survey data? I am pleased to have a funded PhD studentship available to be supervised by myself, Bob Mattes and Joe Greenwood-Hau!: www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/...
Bias and Inclusion in Survey Data: Modelling Respondent Effort Across International and Youth-Focused Surveys - Scottish Graduate School of Social Science
Across the world, surveys shape decisions made by governments, NGOs, journalists, international organisations, and private firms. They influence public policy, democratic debates, and how inequality i...
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Our paper on motherhood penalties in UK academia; heavy lifting done by Riccardo Di Leo, Mariaelisa Epifanio, & Vera Troeger. Using a unique large survey w/ linked data, we show careers can slow w/ motherhood, even w/o pay gaps,& supportive policies, childcare, and leadership can make a difference.
The motherhood penalties: insights from women in UK academia
The motherhood penalty is often understood as a salary differential between mothers and non-mothers. We use an original survey of academic women in the UK to understand whether the motherhood penal...
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An excellent paper by two excellent people!
Heinz Brandenburg@heinzbrandenburg.bsky.social · 6mo agoEver wondered why Germany, in 2001 only the seventh country in the world after the Nordic ones and Netherlands to have more than 30% of MPs female, has since completed stagnated and been overtaken by 50-odd countries? In this newly published paper, @maarja.bsky.social and I try to explain that.
