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@danjdevine.bsky.social
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public opinion, behaviour, attitudes, &c. Associate Prof, @sotonpolitics.bsky.social Co-Editor, @electoralstudies.bsky.social ColU, Pompey, music, books, & pubs djdevine.org

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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 4h
This is an outcome of people who don't engage in life with other people. I like music often because I go to gigs and festivals and see the bands and like the people.
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Interested in a politics PhD? If you also have a penchant for watching passenger ferries up close and/or excellent project supervision, then @sotonpolitics.bsky.social is ideal for you. You can apply for full funding from @scdtp.bsky.social southcoastdtp.ac.uk
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Welcome to the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership
An exciting collaboration between the Universities of Southampton, Brighton and Portsmouth, the South Coast DTP aims to deliver the latest developments in training in research methods and skills to pr...
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Jason Reifler @jasonreifler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Southampton is an excellent intellectually vibrant department and @rikkidean.bsky.social is a fantastic scholar and supervisor/PI. Highly recommend!
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Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It is a great time to be joining @sotonpolitics.bsky.social too. Dan will also be establishing his CONTRUST research group & Will Allen his VISUALIZE group, so there's going to be loads of new people doing innovative research on political attitudes, alongside all the great colleagues already here.
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Happy weekend! This Saturday brings you the rare joy of a 🙌job🙌 in: surveys! democratic attitudes! experiments! three years!! research only (if you want)!!!! with @rikkidean.bsky.social @sotonpolitics.bsky.social !!!!!! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTB393/r...
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Research Fellow - Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE) project at University of Southampton
Apply now for the Research Fellow - Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE) project role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Interested in a politics PhD? If you also have a penchant for watching passenger ferries up close and/or excellent project supervision, then @sotonpolitics.bsky.social is ideal for you. You can apply for full funding from @scdtp.bsky.social southcoastdtp.ac.uk
southcoastdtp.ac.uk
Welcome to the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership
An exciting collaboration between the Universities of Southampton, Brighton and Portsmouth, the South Coast DTP aims to deliver the latest developments in training in research methods and skills to pr...
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Here we are then
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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It's been quite the ride, with lots of supporters: I've received a @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship to examine how data visualization matters for what people know, think, and want on climate change, migration, and economic development and inequality. For details, see www.visualizer.org.uk #flf
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VISUALIZER
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Nick Carnes @carnes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"The 2026 elections are shaping up to be another terrible year for working-class representation in Congress."
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Lotte Hargrave @lottehargrave.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚨New paper🚨 Very pleased that “Using Gender to Choose: Voter Decision-Making in Low-Information Elections”, coauthored with Ellie Woodhouse, is now out at @jeppjournal.bsky.social. In it, we ask: when voters know very little about candidates, how do they use gender when deciding who to vote for? 🧵👇
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Really enjoyed attending #EPOP2026 but the news of cuts and job losses from across UK universities is just heartbreaking. Not sure what we can expect from this government but the sector is in an emergency.
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#OpenAccess from 2025 - A Crisis of Political Trust? Global Trends in Institutional Trust from 1958 to 2019 - cup.org/4gCcLuT - @viktorv.bsky.social, @drjennings.bsky.social, Gerry Stoker, @hannahbunting.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @lawrencemckay.bsky.social & Andrew Klassen #epop2026
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Good morning to you too, BBC.
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Am in Liverpool for the @psaepop.bsky.social annual conference (have already got two runs in...). I will be presenting a paper about an experimental test of the 'costs of governing' (coauthored with Gunnar Thesen, @viktorv.bsky.social and @danjdevine.bsky.social).
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On the way to #epop2026 @psaepop.bsky.social in one of the few English cities I haven't been to yet - Liverpool! It's like research Christmas! Unwrap the gift of knowledge by looking at the programme: www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve...
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EPOP 2026 | Department of Politics | University of Liverpool
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We'll be at @psaepop.bsky.social #epop2026 this week in Liverpool, with ten colleagues involved in 14 presentations over the two days. Come along and say hi!
The list of PAIR colleagues presenting on Friday 18 September:

09.30-11.00 (TR 5) Immigration, Citizenship & Public Attitudes
Will Allen: Visualization Choices About Refugees Have Delimited Impacts Along Partisan Lines 

Will Allen: Immigrant Occupational Essentialness and Preferences for Welfare Redistribution

09.30-11.00 (TR 4) Affective Polarisation & Political Emotions
Lala Muradova: Regulating Emotions and Affective Polarization

11.30-13.00 (TR 4) Gender, Disability & Candidate Evaluation
Jessica C. Smith: A Turning Point for Women? A Systematic Review of Voter Bias against Women Candidates

Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte: Do Women Make the Far Right More Acceptable (and Therefore Electable)?

11.30-13.00 (TR 5) Parliament, Knowledge & Public Trust
Chris Butler: Citizens’ Knowledge of Parliament and Their Sources of Knowledge

Will Jennings (attending co-author): How Well Do Politicians Understand Levels of Political Trust in Their Country?Saturday 19 September (morning)
09.30-11.00 (Flex 2) The 2025–26 Elections in Britain & Ireland
John Kenny: Candidate Authenticity and the 2025 Irish Presidential Election 

09.30-11.00 (LT 3) Economic Voting & Political Accountability
Will Jennings: An Experimental Test of the Costs of Governing

11.30-13.00 (TR 4) Measuring Political Attitudes & Behaviour
Rob Johns: Upgrading the Standard Measures of Left-Right and Libertarian-Authoritarian Attitudes

11.30-13.00 (Flex 1) Radical-Right and Populist Trajectories
Daniel Devine (attending co-author): Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go? The Trajectories of Radical Right Support in Britain
Saturday 19 September (afternoon)
14.00-15.30 (Flex 1) Occupation, Status & Political Values
Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte: Small Men

16.00-17.30 (TR 5) Mental Health, Psychological Traits & Political Persuasion
Rob Johns (attending co-author): Public Perceptions of Politicians with Mental Health Problems in the UK

16.00-17.30 (Flex 2) Democratic Institutions, Innovations & Citizen Voices
Paul Kindermann: Politicising Democratic Innovations? Evidence on the Divided Public Resonance of Mini-Publics
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Public Opinion Analytics Lab (POAL) @poalab.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"[Trust], mistrust, and distrust [comprise] the political trust family " 📝Our first public explainer is out from @danjdevine.bsky.social and Mollie Ruler, talking about political trust and moving beyond a simplistic view of declining trust Read here: www.poal.co.uk/research/pub...
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The BBC misunderstanding my current attitude "The lazy hazy days of summer may feel like a distant memory as September shifts our energy back to business"
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
There is a solid routine. Become a racist in the national news; receive lots of money. The 'fundraiser' - all AI written - is now at £42k.
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you would like to work as a journal editor, @jeppjournal.bsky.social is looking for an Associate Editor, broadly in public opinion and behaviour. Couldn't recommend it enough! Deadline is next week - 15th September. editorresources.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
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Associate Editor needed for Journal of European Public Policy
Editor Resources provides insights and information to support the editor’s role and build connections between journal editors and research communities.
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I spent two weeks in China 'arguing the case' and they told us it's too expensive and they may as well go to any other country.
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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The @magdalenoxford.bsky.social junior research fellowships are now open, including for politics. Due 15 Oct. 3 years of 100% research time to those who submit their PhD between July 2025-Oct 2027. Comes with good ECR pay, relatively generous support funds. www.magd.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancie...
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Job Vacancies - Magdalen College
Magdalen College is one of the oldest, largest, and most beautiful colleges in Oxford – it is a wonderful place to work. You can explore and apply for current vacancies on our recruitment website via ...
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Mathilde M. van Ditmars @mathildevanditmars.eu · 04/09/2026
I'm really excited to share the news that I've been awarded an ERC Starting Grant! UNEQUALGEN will study the political consequences of generational material inequalities. Super grateful for this opportunity and all the support I've received while preparing the proposal and the interview! 🩷
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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
One thing that sometimes gets forgotten among @erc.europa.eu announcements is how the good folks use their awards to make more humane opportunities: longer, well-resourced, and mentored early-career positions. Dear reader: @danjdevine.bsky.social is one of those good folks for political science.
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Huge congratulations to our colleague @danjdevine.bsky.social who's been awarded an @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant for his project 'CONTRUST: The Consequences of Political Trust for Policy Support'! Check out the project summary below, and be on the lookout for 2x multi-year postdoc opportunities.
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I am still overwhelmed and processing being awarded this grant. It funds a 5-year project from Jan 2027 on how trust can bolster support for major policy action on climate, redistribution, and crime prevention. You can read more here: danjdevine.github.io/contrust/ bsky.app/profile/erc....
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The provisional program for @psaepop.bsky.social 2026 is out and a reminder that it's the best conference going for this field! www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve...
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EPOP 2026 | Department of Politics | University of Liverpool
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics #ECPRMemberJobs 🎓 PhD in political science, political economy, international relations or a related subject 🏫 Durham University ⌛ Monday 28 September 🔗 buff.ly/y80Ls31 #PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky
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Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"But now, with the help of AI, we can spare the time. If we’re going to bother to produce knowledge in a human-readable format, we need humans to actually be reading it."
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Ian Anson @iganson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The first week of the semester is paved with good intentions
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I assure you that this run of 'accept to reviews' is unheard of in the history of peer review.
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Universities are systematically devaluing their products to get as many students as possible to prolong their death rattle. There's going to be a serious shock this year when universities can't accommodate lectures, accommodation, module choice, etc, because their inflated numbers.
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I'm probably too social (to detriment of health and work), and it amazes me how little time some people - apparently most of the US - spend with other people.
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Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New project and dashboard on football and politics: footballinparliament.com Stefan Couperus, Martijn Schoonvelde, and I (supporters of FC Groningen, AZ Alkmaar, and Borussia Mönchengladbach, guess who’s who) were wondering how and why politicians talk about football clubs. 1/5
Dashboard: https://footballinparliament.com
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
If you thought writing a book was hard, try the publisher/proof process!
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
There is a postdoc position available at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social working on disability and political parties with @elizabethjevans.bsky.social and @stefaniereher.bsky.social Qualitative focus and Danish/Spanish required. jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Research Fellow
We are delighted to welcome applications for the position of Research Fellow within a new ESRC-funded research project led by Prof Elizabeth Evans and Dr Stefanie Reher (Strathclyde) on Disability and...
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
There will be several postdocs joining the department over the coming year and so it's a good time to join.
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
There is a postdoc position available at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social working on disability and political parties with @elizabethjevans.bsky.social and @stefaniereher.bsky.social Qualitative focus and Danish/Spanish required. jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
jobs.soton.ac.uk
Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Research Fellow
We are delighted to welcome applications for the position of Research Fellow within a new ESRC-funded research project led by Prof Elizabeth Evans and Dr Stefanie Reher (Strathclyde) on Disability and...
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I hadn't considered it as abnormal but I have met a lot of my friends in pubs and a lot of the events I go to are organized by pubs/bars/cafes. A lot of bars are focal points for particular social or cultural groups too.
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Probably a good indication of where we're at is this guy has a job and isn't being hounded by every news outlet in the UK.
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Two party politics. Is. Back.
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Devolution has gone too far...
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
If journal editorial is of interest to you - replace me at @jeppjournal.bsky.social as Associate Editor. I've loved working with JEPP. The team, papers, and reviewers have been awesome. Happy to answer questions if you have any. editorresources.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
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Associate Editor needed for Journal of European Public Policy
Associate Editor needed for Journal of European Public Policy
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This thread's (an actually interesting question) replies a great display of random bigotry
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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Totally endorse what @danjdevine.bsky.social says about @jeppjournal.bsky.social (have always had good experience with them as an author) as well as the upside of getting involved in editorial work pre-tenure/promotion if you’re minded that way. Go apply!
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
If journal editorial is of interest to you - replace me at @jeppjournal.bsky.social as Associate Editor. I've loved working with JEPP. The team, papers, and reviewers have been awesome. Happy to answer questions if you have any. editorresources.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
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Associate Editor needed for Journal of European Public Policy
Associate Editor needed for Journal of European Public Policy
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Public engagement is one of those things that *universities* should be doing, not (on average) every academic employee. It's another thing universities unload to the individual instead of doing themselves.
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Reto Bürgisser @retobuergisser.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🚨 Job Alert 🚨 We're hiring a six-year Postdoc @stawi-univie.bsky.social, starting in Oct 2026 (or thereafter). Research: political representation, party competition, institutions, political economy, political behavior, or related fields 📅 Deadline: 20 Aug 2026 Apply here: tinyurl.com/dyf9bt7h
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Nils Steiner @nilssteiner.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
We are hiring a postdoc in Comparative Politics at JGU Mainz! Join our friendly and productive team, led by Armin Schäfer (@arminschaefer.bsky.social). • Full-time position • Five-year contract (!) • Start: from 1 October Apply by 22 August: stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de/jgu/job/56328 Please share!
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Jac Larner @jaclarner.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Two(!) permanent lectureships coming up at Cardiff: One in political behaviour/opinion cardiffuniweb.eploy.net/vacancies/52... One in British politics (very loosely defined) cardiffuniweb.eploy.net/vacancies/53... Feel free to get in touch and I'll be happy to answer any questions I can
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