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Basia Yoxon

@basiayoxon.bsky.social
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Domestic and foreign policy of authoritarian regimes, international conflict and Eastern Europe. Views my own.

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Josh Milburn @joshmilburn.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
My paper with @aliceoven.bsky.social and @basiayoxon.bsky.social has had another flurry of coverage in response to this news, which is very welcome. In particular, our figures are cited in a widely syndicated NPR article.
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Bone appétit! Dog treats from lab-grown meat are hitting the U.K. market
Experts say a fifth of U.K. meat consumption is by pets, not people. If Fido eats lab-grown meat, they say, it could cut the country's carbon footprint.
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Josh Milburn @joshmilburn.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Here's one of my papers on the topic; this was written with @aliceoven.bsky.social and @basiayoxon.bsky.social. We found that cultivated pet food might have a different market to cultivated meat for human consumption. For example, veg(etari)ans expressed interest in buying it.
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Investigating the market for cultivated meat as pet food: A survey analysis
The number of people reducing their meat consumption due to ethical and environmental concerns is growing. However, meat reducers sometimes care for omnivorous or carnivorous pets, creating the ‘veget...
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Josh Milburn @joshmilburn.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
This is (I believe) the first time cultivated meat has been available for sale in Europe. In a WORLD first, it's available as pet food! When I started talking and writing about this a decade ago, people thought the idea was laughable. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Dog treat made from lab-grown meat on sale in UK as retailer claims a ‘world first’
Chicken used in dog treat was cultivated from single sample of cells taken from one egg, says manufacturer Meatly
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Richard Turcsanyi @rturcsanyi.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Just out! Who are China's liberals? Why do some Chinese hold negative views of Russia and are even willing to boycott Russian products? Check our new article based on our public opinion survey in the Journal of Contemporary China! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (Open Acess)
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Basia Yoxon @basiayoxon.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Great to see my Conversation article making its way to BlueSky!
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Basia Yoxon @basiayoxon.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
My most recent paper with Xue Bai & R. Turcsanyi is out in the Journal of Contemporary China! We demonstrate that a substantial section of the Chinese population (10%) is willing to boycott Russian products currently sold in China #China #Russia #UkraineWar
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Willingness to Boycott Russian Goods in China: How Political Ideology Shapes Consumer Preferences in an Authoritarian Context
Who is likely to engage in Anti-Russian boycotts in China? While existing literature focuses on ethnocentrism and nationalism as drivers of political consumerism, this article explores political bo...
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