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Eilidh Beaton

@eilidhbeaton.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Political Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen. Works on global justice, especially migration & asylum. eilidhbeaton.com

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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Had the best / most surreal time returning to St Andrews for a talk today!
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Got influenced to go see this and can confirm it is fantastic.
A portrait of Chloe Boughton-Leigh by Gwen JohnA painting called ‘The Student’ from the Gwen John exhibitGirl Reading at a Window by Gwen John
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
So pleased to hear of this victory for our Dundee colleagues, and for the future of Philosophy in Scotland. Sending solidarity for the months to come.
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Declined a review request from them today for this reason. All for reasonable controversy in philosophy, but it's not worth feeding this particular monster.
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 19/08/2026
Oxford and Yale academics are backing the fight to save philosophy at Dundee University. The course is under threat as management seeks another £20m in cuts, with 190 jobs at risk. Then join the fight to on 8 September.
thecourier.co.uk
Under-threat Dundee University degree gets Yale and Oxford backing
Esteemed academics have written to Principal Nigel Seaton in support of the philosophy course.
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Possibly of interest to refugee studies folks (since I haven't seen this shared yet): Max Cherem has a new piece defending the alienage condition, among other things.
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Franz Berto @franzberto.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Philosophers, spread the word! The next Special Issue of The Philosophical Quarterly will be 'Philosophy and Climate Change' - Guest Editor Stephen Gardiner, call for papers here: academic.oup.com/pq/pages/cal...
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Sheffield Political Theory Group @polshef.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The first review of Luke Ulas's recent book is here
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Emiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
We had an in-depth look at the misinformation targeting City of Sanctuary last summer. How it spread from the mainstream to the online far right, and how the charity was inundated with horrific threats. This is part of a worrying and growing trend. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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How migrant charity City of Sanctuary was targeted by the far right
City of Sanctuary promotes compassion for asylum seekers and refugees. It has met a torrent of rightwing hate and misinformation
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Pleased to share that my review of Luke Ulaş's 'Being Cosmopolitan: A Political Approach' is now out in Contemporary Political Theory. Ulaş's project is super interesting and forced me to grapple with some big questions about self-determination. link.springer.com/epdf/10.1057...
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Being cosmopolitan: a political approach
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Mollie Gerver @mgerver.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Our department is hiring a two-year fixed-term Lecturer in Public Policy and Ethics. Please spread the word, and happy to answer any questions about our department and political philosophy in London. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSC917/a...
jobs.ac.uk
AEP Lecturer in Public Policy and Ethics at King's College London
Apply now for the AEP Lecturer in Public Policy and Ethics role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
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Samuel Bagg @samuel-bagg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🚨Job Posting🚨 I've received funding for a project on "Rethinking the Anti-Corruption Toolkit" and am hiring a 2-year postdoc (political theory or related) to help. Ideally starting this fall, but can be flexible. For best consideration apply by the end of next week! apply.interfolio.com/188955
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
My MSc-by-research student is graduating today and gifted me this 'garlic bird' plushie from Wuhan. It has sent me down the most wonderful internet rabbit hole.
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Chong-Ming Lim @cmlim.eurosky.social · 29/06/2026
Philosophy job at Sheffield (fixed term); please share! #PhilJobs #philsky jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Lecturer...
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Lecturer in Political Philosophy
Lecturer in Political Philosophy
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Josh Habgood-Coote @impractknow.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Looks like Durham's philosophy exam chair has resigned (from their exam role) in protest at the Uni's handling of AI essays www.palatinate.org.uk/philosophy-e...
palatinate.org.uk
Philosophy Exam Chair resigns; University responds to his comments on AI - Palatinate
Durham University’s Chair of the Board of Examiners for Philosophy resigned last week over concerns about the University’s handling of student AI use in exams.
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David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
www.arguably.uk/p/the-quiet-...
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The quiet collapse of British universities
One of our great triumphs and economic advantages is fading away
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
“I love fixing things for people but I need to humble them at the same time.” - Reviewer 2
An excerpt from The Vivisectors by Missouri Williams, in which the narrator outlines their approach to editing.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
c.org/JGxvMV2MPq Please sign this petition to save Philosophy and our wonderful colleagues under threat at the University of Dundee.
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Sign the Petition
Save the Philosophy Programme at Dundee University
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
👇 Sign to save philosophy at Dundee.
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Academic provision broadly the same, but no maths, languages or philosophy degrees - the word "broadly" doing some incredibly heavy lifting here
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LSE British Politics and Policy @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Migration numbers to the UK are falling, yet at the same time attitudes towards immigration are hardening. That’s because immigration concerns are a symbol for other anxieties, argues @nandosigona.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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Why public attitudes to immigration don’t respond to falling migration | LSE British Politics
Migration numbers are falling, but attitudes towards immigration are hardening. That's because immigration concerns are a symbol for other anxieties.
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
"Parts of the world are essentially ambiguous in the way that calls for judgment. These parts of the world are least amenable to science... and they are largely where our humanity lies." criticalchunks.substack.com/p/the-kids-a...
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The Kids are Alright
Communion in the age of Intelligence
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Aberdeen Philosophy @abdnphilosophy.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
🗓️ All are welcome to attend our upcoming workshop, Migration and Asylum in Scotland: A Philosophical Perspective, 11.30am-5.30pm in the Sir Duncan Rice Library. If you plan to join for any part of the event, please inform eilidh.beaton@abdn.ac.uk for catering purposes.
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Alix Dunn @alixdunn.com · 31/05/2026
Oh hell yeah @amnesty.org comes out swinging: "Amnesty International finds that standalone generative AI systems... are fundamentally incompatible with IHRL. As such, Amnesty International is calling for a prohibition of such systems." www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
amnesty.org
Unlawful by design: Exposing the human rights costs of generative AI - Amnesty International
This briefing examines how standalone generative AI systems, based on unlawful web scraping, are in conflict with international human rights law (IHRL) and standards through their design, development ...
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Mark Berry @boulezian.eurosky.social · 26/05/2026
Very good, if extremely depressing, piece by Stefan Collini to explain what has been and is being done to this country’s universities. If interested to find out, I recommend reading it.
lrb.co.uk
Stefan Collini · Squadrons of Pigs: Bonfire of the Universities
The problems with Britain’s universities are systemic and deep-rooted, not just local or contingent. Yet political and...
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 31/05/2026
“The system has been kept afloat only by the higher fees paid by international students. #Brexit and successive governments’ hostile immigration policies did for that—and anyway the reputation of British #HigherEducation… is now in a well-deserved decline” #Academia newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
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Lorna Finlayson, Irreversible — Sidecar
On Britain’s universities.
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Daniel Kelly @dryan149.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
napinillos.substack.com/p/the-honest...
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The Honest Case for the Humanities
Or: Why I’m Tired of My Colleagues Making Arguments That Only Work on Us
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Up to 111 academic jobs to be cut, despite the current forecast of a £4 million surplus for this financial year. The same restructuring process will create new Executive Dean roles on 6-figure salaries. Just yesterday SMT announced the hiring of a new Vice Principal. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
More than 100 jobs at risk in Aberdeen University cuts
The institution said it was facing a "stark" financial challenge after confirming 111 jobs could be lost to make savings.
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Looking forward to presenting in this workshop at the University of Reading next month! To register, contact the organiser: Rufaida Al Hashmi (rufaida.alhashmi@reading.ac.uk) philevents.org/event/show/1...
philevents.org
The Ethics of Immigrant Selection Workshop
The Ethics of Immigrant Selection workshop  Date: 22nd June, 2026 from 10:00 to 18:00 Location: London Road L22 G06 University of Reading, Reading Details: While the normative literature on ...
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Johanna Rodehau-Noack @jrodehaun.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Wrote a thing on why buying into the “generative AI is inevitable so we need to stuff it into all crevices of higher ed” narrative is not only bad pedagogy, but bad Political Science. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
tandfonline.com
Generative AI in the Political Science Classroom: Bringing Politics Back In
Large language models (LLMs) have disrupted higher education, prompting a wave of scholarship on generative AI in the Political Science classroom. This emerging literature largely converges in argu...
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
'The key findings were said to be “surprisingly simple”: “a good student academic experience ultimately comes down to quality teaching, access to in person interaction with teachers and a strong sense of belonging”.' 2/3
hepi.ac.uk
What Matters Most? 20 years of the student experience - HEPI
Half of students miss one-third of their lectures. 20 years of data show undergraduates are struggling to access the high-quality teaching, in-person interactions and satisfying student experience the...
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
'Policy analysts looked at 20 years’ worth of data collected for the annual Student Academic Experience Survey, currently run by the Higher Education Policy Institute and Advance HE, to establish key trends in a tumultuous period for higher education.' 1/3
timeshighereducation.com
Students missing twice as much teaching time as 20 years ago
Drop in campus attendance a key trend identified in student experience over period that spanned fee rises, marketisation and pandemic
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Sign the petition to save humanities, including philosophy, at the University of Hertfordshire. (Also highly recommend reading Daniel Hutto's comment in the Daily Nous piece below, which wonderfully captures the dismal state of UK Higher Ed at the moment.) c.org/GXTLwHcLB2
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Sign the Petition
Save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire
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Matt Perry @mattwperry.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Brilliant news to share! Just heard from OUP that our proposal has been accepted to co-edit an "Oxford Handbook of Animal Politics" featuring over 40 commissioned chapters surveying the field. Co-editors @drsvg.bsky.social, @stevecooke.org, @joshmilburn.bsky.social, Alasdair Cochrane & Angie Pepper
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Absolutely jazzed for these Green wins.
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Sad almost 4000 of my neighbours voted for the racists.
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Mollie Gerver @mgerver.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
My review of @alanmanning4.bsky.social’s Why Immigration Policy is Hard, an extremely comprehensive book, covering reasons for migration, the effects of migration on high-income receiving countries, what we know about the effects of various policies, and much more.
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
A brief (longer-than-an-abstract, shorter-than-a-paper) summary of my Methodological Nationalism paper is now out in New Work in Philosophy! newworkinphilosophy.substack.com/p/methodolog...
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Saskia Bonjour @saskiabonjour.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
In the Summer of 2022, the Rutte IV government deliberately broke the law, by imposing a housing requirement on family reunification for refugees. In a newly published essay, I explore how politicians justified taking this illegal measure. >> www.jstor.org/stable/jj.37...
jstor.org
The Migrant, the Family, and the Rule of Law: On Migration Politics and Authoritarianism On Migration Politics and Authoritarianism from Citizenship in Nativist Times on JSTOR
JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.
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Kate Jackson @katejackson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I do not believe for a sec that mandatory retirement will lead to more stable jobs for jrs. But I agree that academic gerontocracy leads to more work for jrs, less push back on anti-higher-ed reforms b/c those with power have less skin in the game, & less knowledge being passed on to the next gen.
chronicle.com
Opinion | Professors Are Too Old
The academy’s gerontocracy problem is worse than anyone admits.
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Under the weather today, so having to send solidarity from home - but the tl;dr is that senior management have refused to put a pause on compulsory redundancies for 6 months. So we're back on the pickets. For 8 more days 😓 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Strike action by Aberdeen University staff to resume on Wednesday
Members of the UCU union are taking further action in a dispute over spending cuts.
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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Final thought - if this is how they treat the best-performing REF unit of assessment at the university, nobody is safe.
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Mark Coeckelbergh @coeckelbergh.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
I’m looking for an assistant/PhD student to work with me at the University of Vienna If you’re interested please apply online (no email) jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
jobs.univie.ac.at
University Assistant Praedoc in the research area of Philosophy of Media and Technology
University Assistant Praedoc in the research area of Philosophy of Media and Technology
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Very pleased to share that this piece is now officially published in Philosophy! Tl;dr: efforts to call for the outright rejection of methodological nationalism - i.e. nation-state-centric ways of seeing - are unlikely to succeed. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Methodological Nationalism is Not the (Best Articulation of the) Problem | Philosophy | Cambridge Core
Methodological Nationalism is Not the (Best Articulation of the) Problem - Volume 100 Issue 3
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Melissa Jacquart @mjacquart.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
If you know a public engagement with science'y academic looking for a postdoc next year (August 2026 start), @ucpews.bsky.social Center for Public Engagement with Science is hiring! #philsky #SciComm #STS #SocSky #HPS #SciEd jobs.uc.edu/job/Postdoct...
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Public Engagement with Science
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Public Engagement with Science
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Lukas Schmid @lukasschmid.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I wrote a brief review of Shuk Ying Chan's excellent book Postcolonial Global Justice. Check it out (gift link): www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JFJWZ...
tandfonline.com
Postcolonial Global Justice
Published in The Journal of Development Studies (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Day 2 on the post-Spring Break pickets. Fingers crossed negotiations will be as in our favour as the weather has this week🤞
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Back on the pickets today, fighting (we think) 100+ jobs at risk as part of an ongoing (ambiguous) restructuring process. news.stv.tv/north/aberde...
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Eilidh Beaton @eilidhbeaton.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
We're gearing up for 10 more strike days here at Aberdeen & I'm in need of some therapeutic reading. Please share your favourite papers on industrial action, strikes and/or solidarity.
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