Reposted by Anthony KevinsLoughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 02/10/2026IRPH Alumni – we’d love to hear from you! We’re looking for IRPH graduates who might be interested in getting involved in one (or both!) of the following: 1) Share your career journey. 2) Share your IRPH experience. If these opportunities sound of interest, please comment below. 012
Anthony Kevins @avkevins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Very happy to see the UK Young Academy's "Beginner's Guide" come out and to have played a part in helping to bring it to fruition! @irph.bsky.social @lborocrcc.bsky.socialukyoungacademy.org'Beginner's guide' launched to help at-risk scholars navigate UK academia | UK Young AcademyNew comprehensive resource launched to reduce barriers for scholars rebuilding their careers and professional networks in a new academic system. 011
Anthony Kevins @avkevins.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Very happy to have been invited to contribute to this piece, discussing the public's social care reform preferences and drawing on some of my latest research with @naomilightman.bsky.social. @crccamel.bsky.social @irph.bsky.social @lboropr.bsky.social 010
Reposted by Anthony KevinsLoughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 16/07/2026JOB KLAXON! We're looking to hire a lecturer or senior lecturer in philosophy. This is a permanent, full-time teaching-and-research position. The deadline for applications is 26 August. Further details below. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSG697/l...jobs.ac.ukLecturer or Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Loughborough UniversityStart your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top... 01618
Reposted by Anthony KevinsLoughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Please sign & share the open letter to save modern languages at the Uni of Nottingham, this is part of a much wider national crisis & this letter is a chance for the sector to speak with one voice: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon... #SaveLanguagesAtUoN #HigherEducation @uonucu.bsky.social 075
Reposted by Anthony KevinsLoughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 30/06/2026We welcome applications from competitive early-career scholars for the MSCA postdoctoral fellowships. (Scheme details linked.) If you are interested, reach out to a potential supervisor comfortably in advance of the internal deadline of 3 July.marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.euMSCA opens €399 million call for Postdoctoral FellowshipsPostdoctoral Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral mobility. 122
Anthony Kevins @avkevins.bsky.social · 08/06/2026🚨 New Open-Access Paper 🚨 Citizens' assemblies are pitched as one way to break the gridlock on climate policy. But does the public actually want them calling the shots? 131
Reposted by Anthony KevinsLoughborough International Relations, Politics and History @irph.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Loughborough University is advertising a Sanctuary Scholarship scheme open to doctoral researchers applying to work in IRPH. Further details below. www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgr...lboro.ac.ukLoughborough University Sanctuary PhD Scholarships | Postgraduate study | Loughborough University 054
Reposted by Anthony KevinsSofia Vasilopoulou @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social · 06/05/2026I am looking for a PhD student to support my ERC Consolidator project INEQCHANGE: Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe. ⏰ deadline: 31 Mayfindaphd.comPhD Project to support ERC Consolidator grant INEQCHANGE Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe led by Prof Sofia Vasilopoulou at King’s College London on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - PhD Project to support ERC Consolidator grant INEQCHANGE Sub-national economic inequalities and electoral change in Europe led by Prof Sofia Vasilopoulou at King’s College London, listed... 01928
Reposted by Anthony KevinsDr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 14/04/2026👍Very excited to see that my solo-authored article: "Surveying Minoritized Citizens: A Quantitative Study of Identification versus Categorization" has been published in Survey Research Methods✨ I hope survey researchers to reconsider how they survey group membership💪 doi.org/10.18148/srm... 0339
Reposted by Anthony KevinsLoughborough University PR @lboropr.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Dr Anthony Kevins (@avkevins.bsky.social) from our International Relations dept (@irph.bsky.social) and Communication and Culture research group (@lborocrcc.bsky.social) talks North American politics with @newsweek.com. Read more: 👇 bit.ly/41xGtMKbit.lyMark Carney scores major election victory in CanadaThe prime minister's party has gained a majority after three federal by-elections on Monday. 022
Reposted by Anthony KevinsPSA Political Thought Specialist Group @psapolthought.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Job alert! Loughborough University is advertising a three-year Research Associate position in Political Theory as part of the Leverhulme Trust-funded project, ‘The Right to Liveability: An Ethical Assessment’ (managed by Dr. Guy Aitchison). Details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQW886/r...jobs.ac.ukResearch Associate in Political Theory at Loughborough UniversityExplore an exciting academic career as a Research Associate in Political Theory. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities. 02015
Anthony Kevins @avkevins.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Interested in doing a PhD? See below for an upcoming opportunity in my department! 021
Reposted by Anthony KevinsLoughborough University UCU @lboroucu.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Stronger together ✊ Hear from #LboroUCU members on why union membership matters and how we support each other. Be part of it: ucu.lboro.ac.uk/join/ @ucu.org.uk #UCU #JoinAUnion 11513
Reposted by Anthony KevinsBritish Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 20/01/2026NEW - Legislator or Representative? Politicians’ Tasks According to Voters - cup.org/49LV0Ia "Politicians’ need for prioritizing time and energy is acute and consequential for democracy" - Helene Helboe Pedersen #OpenAccess 0104
Reposted by Anthony KevinsRoman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · 15/01/2026We’re organizing a workshop at Aarhus University. Please share and consider submitting! 🗓️ 13–14 April 2026 | 📝 Deadline: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 (extended abstract) — junior scholars prioritized 🎤 Keynotes: @stefwalter.bsky.social (Univ. of Zurich) & @hhuang.bsky.social (Ohio State) 04230
Reposted by Anthony KevinsGiles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 10/10/2025"if anything employment outcomes are worsening more rapidly for those with fewer skills looking for blue-collar jobs than the highly skilled seeking knowledge work" on.ft.com/43eYeRZ @jburnmurdoch.ft.com as ever doing the essential work. It's not just AI. And education still matterson.ft.comWhat the graduate unemployment story gets wrongPeople with a degree are faring better, not worse than their non-graduate counterparts 111038
Anthony Kevins @avkevins.bsky.social · 03/09/2025🚨New Open-Access Research Alert 🚨 Why do we assume that certain people we meet are more or less similar to us politically? Using data from the UK, Canada, and Germany, @seonghuilee.bsky.social and I explore this question in our new article in @wepsocial.bsky.social. Check it out online now below.doi.orgHow we think about the political stances of others: evidence on projection from Canada, Germany, and the UKWhat leads people to assume that others are more or less similar to them ideologically? To answer this question, this article uses original data from three multi-party democracies to analyse respon... 083
Reposted by Anthony KevinsEuropean Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 20/08/2025🌅📙 64.3 Governments implement public input with deliberative #MiniPublics @avkevins.bsky.social & J.Robison investigate whether people see these groups as legitimate using surveys in 🇬🇧 to understand public support for #ClimareAssemblies 🔗https://buff.ly/iggUFJMejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.comDo the origins of climate assemblies shape public reactions? Examining the impact of partisanshipANTHONY KEVINS, JOSHUA ROBISON 032
Anthony Kevins @avkevins.bsky.social · 07/07/2025🚨New Open-Access Publication!🚨 In "When Caring Comes at a Cost", @naomilightman.bsky.social and I explore the effects of paid and unpaid caring on wellbeing and examine whether social expenditure plays a role in shaping those effects. Check it out paywall-free in JESP: tinyurl.com/2yptx6kjtinyurl.comWhen caring comes at a cost: Psychological wellbeing of unpaid and paid carers and the role of social expenditure - Naomi Lightman, Anthony Kevins, 2025This study examines whether, and under what conditions, unpaid and paid care work are associated with reduced psychological wellbeing. The article begins by lay... 075
Anthony Kevins @avkevins.bsky.social · 01/07/2025🚨Now officially in print!🚨 Do the (partisan) origins of climate assemblies affect public support for these assemblies? Using original UK survey data, Joshua Robison and I explore this question in a new EJPR article. Check it out open access here: doi.org/10.1111/1475... 042
Anthony Kevins @avkevins.bsky.social · 12/05/2025On Friday, I had the pleasure of hosting an event on “Life in Politics,” sponsored by the @lborocrcc.bsky.social and the @lborouniversity.bsky.social Department of International Relations, Politics and History. 110
Reposted by Anthony KevinsRuth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · 20/03/2025New paper out at @cpsjournal.bsky.social! With Ian McAllister, we examine how party competition and party positions condition the presence and size of an age gap in voting for the left. A short 🧵 below! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....journals.sagepub.comIs there a ‘Youthquake’? The Structure of Party Competition and Age Differences in Voting - Ruth Dassonneville, Ian McAllister, 2025Why do age differences matter for voting in some countries and not in others? Despite the prevailing narrative that a ‘youthquake’ in voting is occurring across... 111142
Anthony Kevins @avkevins.bsky.social · 17/12/2024🚨New #OpenAccess study 🚨 What types of people are more or less satisfied with social care in the UK - and how might age and ideology interact to shape satisfaction levels? Naomi Lightman and I explore these questions in a new, open-access IJSW article: doi.org/10.1111/ijsw... 000
Reposted by Anthony KevinsToni Rodon @tonirodon.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Whenever there is a significant preference gap between lower-and higher-income groups–politicians’ perceptions of what citizens want are skewed towards the preferences of higher-income voters on socio-economic issues ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.comAre poor people poorly heard?A growing body of literature shows that the preferences of poorer groups in society are less well represented than the preferences of the rich. This paper scrutinises one possible explanation of ineq... 25122
Reposted by Anthony KevinsRoman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · 11/12/2024The super election year is ending, with many winners and losers. Our new @thejop.bsky.social paper, (@henrikseeberg.bsky.social, @martinbaekgaard.bsky.social ) asks: How do winning and losing candidates see elections? Spoiler: Losers are more concerned about fairness. Link: doi.org/10.1086/734240 34218
Reposted by Anthony KevinsMoritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · 30/08/2024🚨New Tool: paper-picnic.com The latest published political science research (and research in adjacent fields) every Friday. No alert chaos, no registration, no clutter. Powered by @crossref.bsky.social 16532
Anthony Kevins @avkevins.bsky.social · 26/11/2024🚨New #OpenAccess study🚨 Do the (partisan) origins of climate assemblies affect public support for these assemblies? Using original UK survey data, Joshua Robison and I explore this question in a new EJPR article. Check it out open access here: doi.org/10.1111/1475... 000
Anthony Kevins @avkevins.bsky.social · 26/02/2024Our latest #OpenAccess workfare study now has full citation details in Comparative Political Studies! Click below to see @alexanderhorn.bsky.social, Kees van Kersbergen, and I examine how the shift from "welfare" to "workfare" may have shaped related policy attitudes. tinyurl.com/579zzz67tinyurl.comWorkfare and Attitudes toward the Unemployed: New Evidence on Policy Feedback from 1990 to 2018 - Alexander Horn, Anthony Kevins, Kees Van Kersbergen, 2024To what extent, and under what conditions, have workfare reforms shaped public opinion towards the unemployed? This article unpacks the punitive and enabling di... 031
Reposted by Anthony KevinsAlexander Horn @alexanderhorn.bsky.social · 02/10/2023free book in honor of Kees van Kersbergen! For the Festschrift (eds. Green Pedersen/Jensen/Vis) @avkevins.bsky.social & I wrote "Ever the committed egalitarians – or the end of Scandinavian exceptionalism? Equality and welfare state preferences among voters and parties" @ politica.dk/boeger/no-no... 083