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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Are you a researcher working at the intersection of migration, policy and practice? Then the Emerald Studies in Migration Research, Policy and Practice should be on your radar! Join me, Melissa Phillips and @katymathers.bsky.social on Friday, the 16th of October (2 to 3pm, on zoom)

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A brilliant episode of Start of the Week with Gordon Brown and Francis Fukuyama on their new books with a good discussion on the decline of face to face community. In my book project, I write about how community gardens continue to provide this space for mutual support. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Start the Week - Gordon Brown: The Future Starts with Us - BBC Sounds

Gordon Brown, Francis Fukuyama and Bronwen Maddox on democracy's future.

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Very happy to be taking part in the ‘’Common City Conference” in Uppsala. It was great to have the feedback of urban planners and community organizations on my book project on urban food growing projects! And an incredible city too with rich history!

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The IOM has announced a Call for Expressions of Interest for the Research Partners Panel 2026. More here: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://mcusercontent.com/1551aa6d4c86dc1f121598af1/files/6f8175a6-1f5c-2548-df2b-d729924ac6c0/Call_for_EoI_Research_Partners_Panel_EN.pdf

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Soc&Crim crafts session by our beautiful lake! Gorgeous with the gentle breeze!

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Two 0.3 job positions due to secondments (1*Data Science Expertise; 1*Criminology) Sociology and Criminology at the University of Essex lnkd.in/duDvJSmP

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Amy Taggart 🍎 @amytaggart.eurosky.social · 28/06/2026

Feels important. Because #philosophy is actually not another way of doing science. Nor is it simply “an important part of a university’s ‘science offering.’” #philsky #booksky

Mary Midgley’s ‘What Is Philosophy For?’

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

This issue has knock-on effects on workplaces and ultimately for societies at large and needs to be addressed. Urgently. www.economist.com/internationa...

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Students are doing worse than you think

Some at college or university are testing no better than ten-year-olds

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

To me, the story underscores the importance of Skill for Success programmes (programmes should become part of continuous Fit for the workplace support), the need to reconsider assessment and feedback (the latter to be delivered in much more hands on fashion).

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The article looks to the pandemic, grade inflation, Chat GPT, anxiety, lack of concentration and social media as possible causes.

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

This good position of British students could be due to the existence of skill for success and support programmes with literacy and numeracy that are currently under threat in many British Universities.

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The Economist team has done their own analysis of the “Survey of Adult Skills”. There is considerable variation between countries. British academia "can feel reasonably sanguine, despite their growing public disdain for academia; results for its students are better than average".

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

This striking story in the Economist should be a serious cause of concern. Some highlights: "Across rich countries some 8% of students in tertiary education notch up a score in literacy no better than one might expect from a ten-year-old child. The share is about the same for numeracy. "

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

How do migrants in transit navigate injuries and borders? The work of my colleague Alejandra Díaz de León and John Doering-White throws important light upon this dimension of the migration journey: erlacs.org/article/view...

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“Little pains” and endurance: health narratives and practices among migrants in transit through Mexico | European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Media training on how to publicize your research and counter and correct narratives related to your field should be a must! The BSPS is offering one on the 2nd of July that has a fantastic line up of speakers and experts. forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Absolutely crucial piece of research on misinformation in local news on Facebook, X and Nextdoor by @smfthinktank.bsky.social Full report is here (www.smf.co.uk/publications...) but these are some key findings:

2 in 5 local Facebook groups and over four-fifths of X searches featured at least one piece of misinformation in their last 1,000 posts. Of 19 Nextdoor locations studied, 3 were found to contain misinformation.
Nearly 1 in 26 (4%) of news related posts on Facebook were misinformation; on X the ratio is over 1 in 4 (28%)
Places in local authorities with no or limited local news outlets (e.g. ‘news deserts’) had nearly 3 times as much fake news as a share of all posts as average on Facebook groups, albeit based upon 12 groups worth of data.
Conversely, places with a relatively high number of local news outlets (‘news oases’) have half as much misinformation as average, again based upon a limited sample (13 groups).
Places with local elections, on average, saw more misinformation in the run up to polling day than they did earlier in the year. Misinformation as a share of all posts increased from 0.12% to 0.15% (26% increase) and as a share of news grew from 8.2% to 12.9% (56%).
The rate of misinformation seen across four Gorton and Denton local Facebook groups was 26 times higher than in the wider Facebook analysis – 3% of 1,000 posts were identified as fake news, compared to 0.1% nationally. This is driven by far more news related posts on these groups, and a near doubling of the share of them being classified as misinformation.
Three in five misinformation posts (61%) in places with local elections in the week of the vote related to national politics or council issues, compared to 28% in the wider national analysis earlier in the year.
1 in 5 ‘fake news’ (19%) posts analysed on Facebook groups related to local issues, including planning, transport, local services and council politics. Our case studies revealed how planning applications could be misinterpreted into the “council selling off the beach”, or how local authority communications can be faked.
A third (32%) of misinformation found on X was anti-immigration or Islamophobic, far ahead of the next most common, h…

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

What was missing from the book I thought I should mention as a sociologist, civility. In my view, public spaces serve to bond people in these practices of civility and mutual agreement and thus exercise an essential role in fortifying the social glue.

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

4. Be very careful with/limit outsourcing. With outsourcing expanding in both scale and scope, transparency and accountability mechanisms have also been affected

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

3. Value the public spaces that nurture engagement and sociability. These are public libraries, community clubs and youth clubs.

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

2. Pre-distribution (revenues beyond taxation, revenues from natural resources, equity stakes, pricing-caps, conditions on reinvestments, knowledge governance – each explained in full p.111-112) that seeks to prevent inequalities from emerging in the first place.

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

What should we do about this (the book is full of examples – I offer just some of my favourites). 1. Value People: It is often assumed that only business creates value, all the different people who labour (whether in factories, hospitals or schools) are of course key to value creation.

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Let’s diagnose the problem: The wealth of owners of capital tends to grow faster than the economy itself because returns on capital consistently outpace returns on labour. In other words, the rich get richer simply by owning assets (‘passive income’) rather than through work

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I loved the just published ‘The Common Good Economy: a New Compass” by Mariana Mazzucato. I could not put the book down over the weekend. It outlines a roadmap for targeted action to reverse “the deep distrust many people feel towards governments and businesses after decades of being left behind”.

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Only some of today's papers get the main headlines right... Obviously, not biased as an Arsenal fan, not at all.....

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

At 12, we have out Annual Networking Event (📍 Venue: Lecture hall: EBS 2.50 ). This will be followed with a film screening and Q&A of the documentary “Migrating Fears” (3.30 to 5pm) with Dr. Solon Solomon. Hope to see you there!

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

We have an exciting day of events at the Centre for Migration Studies. We kick off at 10.30am in our Soc&Crim common room with meeting of the Anti-racist/Decolonization Reading Group and a discussion of bell hooks’ superb “Talking Back”.

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

CMS Film Screening and Q&A: Migrating Fears (Please sign via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/film-scree...) 📅 Date & Time: Thursday 14 May, 15:30 - 17:00pm 📍 Venue: Lecture hall: EBS 2.50

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Film screening of "Migrating Fears" followed by Q&A with the Director

Film screening and Q&A with the director of 'Migrating Fears'.

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

CMS Networking event 📅 Date & Time: Thursday 14 May, 12:00 - 17:00pm 📍 Venue: Lecture hall: EBS 2.50

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

We will also hold Film Screening and Q&A of the documentary "Migrating Fears" that delves into issues such as migration scepticism and how these can be addressed. More information below!

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I am really looking forward to our Annual Centre of Migration Studies Networking Event this Thursday, 14th of May (12 to 17pm). It is the moment of the year to talk about migration research at the University of Essex, impact and meet with academics and local community organizations.

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

A great a 3+1 Year PhD position on Families, Inequalities, Life Course and Well-Being at CED/UAB Link to the position call: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://8d87235d-b140-4b6e-949c-c9606376b3fa.usrfiles.com/ugd/8d8723_a1b757ad3deb4e9ab4fab347cc6917a5.pdf

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

This job offer at Durham for Assistant Professor in Human Geography (grade 8) with expertise in Health Geography might be of interest: durham.taleo.net/careersectio...

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Assistant Professor in Human Geography

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The programme for Jane's Walk, Colchester is here and it is fabulous! Check it out here: www.walkcolchester.org.uk/janes-walk Jane's Walk is an international weekend of local walks led by local people on local themes, honouring the legacy of the urbanist and activist, Jane Jacobs (1916-2006).

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Walk Colchester | Jane's Walk

An international weekend of local walks led by local people on local themes (‘citizen-led, walking conversations’), taking place in towns and cities around the world, honouring the legacy of the urban...

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

(a policy decision with enormous impact upon the aspirations and dreams of young women in particular who want to study and change their lives, and the lives of their countries)

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

It is truly heart-breaking to hear about all these academic journeys cut short by the Home Office blocking new study visas for applicants from Afghanistan, Sudan, Myanmar and Cameroon

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Public health researchers, scientists, and medical practitioners rely heavily on government datasets for research and clinical practice so changes that have not been communicated, reported or lack of updates compromises the validity of the data, and the work of researchers

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Data Revisions: Research found that 114 (49%) of the 232 included datasets were substantially altered. The vast majority (106 datasets [93%]) had the word gender switched to sex. Only 15 (13%) of the 114 altered datasets logged or otherwise indicated that the change had occurred: lnkd.in/ebngcWQN

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This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Of the 38 paused databases, 33 (87%) were vaccination-related topics compared with none of the 44 current databases. Of the 5 paused databases on other topics, 4 addressed respiratory diseases. Full paper here: lnkd.in/eEtaVDyF

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Why should we be very worried about the US government messing with health databases? What do we know so far: Pausing of data U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) databases seemed to have “unexplained pauses” and ceased or delayed updates - 38 (46% of datasets) were paused.

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Nando Sigona @nandosigona.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

The UK Home Secretary #shabanamahmood is never shy of a photo opportunity. Here she is posing in a martial Greg Bovino–style coat at a removal centre in #Copenhagen; just a few days later we find her again on the front pages announcing a #visa ban for countries that “abuse our generosity”. #asylum

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Could not agree more - further work is needed to understand how national moves and economic opportunities change anti-immigrant sentiment. This is a brilliant paper! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Regional Labor Markets, Residential Mobility, and Anti-Immigration Sentiment | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core

Regional Labor Markets, Residential Mobility, and Anti-Immigration Sentiment - Volume 55

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