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James Windle

@jameswindle.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University College Cork. Mostly drug markets, drug policy, illicit enterprise and organised crime. Currently writing a book on East London subcultures

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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
New open access article - The code of the street as a hook to build redemption scripts in Cork City – with @orlalynch-ucc.bsky.social and Graham Cambridge – we started talking about this paper six years ago, so great to see it published – academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...
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The code of the street as a hook to build redemption scripts in Cork City
Abstract. While Anderson’s code of the street is often used to explore why people engage in violent behaviours, its role in problematic substance use and t
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
New publication with Lauren O'Connell, Orla Lynch and Kevin Sweeney - The Role of State Data in Shaping Criminology in Ireland - link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The Role of State Data in Shaping Criminology in Ireland - Crime Prevention and Community Safety
This article examines a paradox in the development of Irish criminology, where the importance of administrative (‘state’) data contrasts with its inaccessibility. The scarcity of state data has foster...
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A much needed paper, looking forward to reading
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Toby Seddon @tobyseddon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
New open access paper: Drugs and the Anthropocene doi.org/10.1177/1748...
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Drugs and the Anthropocene - Toby Seddon, 2026
Illicit drugs are usually understood as a crime and/or public health problem. Yet drugs are also consumer products with supply chains and therefore implicated i...
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Short piece on @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social from our @researchireland.ie funded project on how to improve addiction services for women in Ireland www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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How to improve addiction services for women in Ireland
Women experience substance use and addiction differently to men, but their specific needs have been historically neglected
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(Dr) John O'Donovan @jodcork.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
So on foot of today's news from the Vatican: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... It's opportune to remind people that they have been active in Cork City and west Cork for a long time now: www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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Donncha O’Connell @donnchalaw.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
University staff say €4.55bn research fund ignores arts and humanities. Almost 2,000 sign open letter criticising Research Ireland for favouring industry and commercial interests. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
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University staff say €4.55bn research fund ignores arts and humanities
Letter to Min Higher Ed
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”
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Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 15/04/2026
With the UK economy predicted to be hit hardest by Trump's war, remember who supported it.
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Call for abstracts - 17th North South Criminology Conference (23rd & 24th June) in Cork. Hosted by Dep of Sociology & Criminology at University College Cork & supported by Collective Social Futures lnkd.in/dyiTAptN
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Lynsey Black @lynseyblack.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Final couple of days to submit an abstract for this journal special issue - gendering postcolonial punishment! Guest edited by Lucia Bracco and me! Give me a shout if you have any questions.
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Thomas Friis Sogaard @thomasfriissogaard.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Article alert! In this new article we explore how "drug market exploitation" of young people and vulnerable adults is framed as a policy problems across six European spaces. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
New open access paper with Joan Cronin – ‘I don’t really want to speak up because they’re on a different level to me’: The stigma of not engaging in trauma talk www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... - with thanks to @researchireland.ie
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‘I don’t really want to speak up because they’re on a different level to me’: The stigma of not engaging in trauma talk
The stigma attached to substance use disorder (SUD) can prevent entry into, and engagement with, treatment services. This paper provides an initial ex…
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Really excited to announce that our first plenary is Alex Stevens – “Drug policy constellations: a critical realist approach for understanding the role of power and moralities in drug policy making” - well worth checking out the book before the talk - bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/drug-policy-...
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Drug Policy Constellations
Drug Policy Constellations - The Role of Power and Morality in the Making of Drug Policy in the UK; Drawing on the author’s participation in high-level policy discussions, this book presents three key...
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Call for abstracts - 17th North South Criminology Conference (23rd & 24th June) in Cork. Hosted by Dep of Sociology & Criminology at University College Cork & supported by Collective Social Futures lnkd.in/dyiTAptN
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I’ll be at the UCC’s Postgrad Fair this Wednesday (29th) from 1-4PM – drop by for a chat if you’re interested in our MA Criminology. More information here www.ucc.ie/en/pg-expo/
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Postgrad Expo | University College Cork
Every year UCC hosts a Postgraduate Expo to showcase our postgraduate options
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Mark Pendleton @markpendleton.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
Screenshot of email that reads: “This status will remain in place until the University receives notification that you are no longer participating in that action. During this period, any work undertaken will be regarded as voluntary.”
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 22/01/2026
The University of Sheffield has stopped paying staff. Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for. This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...
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Union condemns continued docking of staff pay following strike action at University of Sheffield
The University and College Union (UCU) has today condemned the lockout and withholding of staff pay at the University of Sheffield following lawful industrial action
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Rosaleen Duffy @rosaleenduffy.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Myself & many colleagues are facing this at Sheffield Uni - double punishment for strike action. In the midst of this, yesterday many departments got an email announcing imminent structural reviews (ie redundancies). @sheffielducu.bsky.social
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Cork Safety Alerts @corksafetyalerts.com · 12/12/2025
HSE warns of dangerously high-strength MDMA circulating this Christmas. Some tablets contain over 300mg, highest ever seen in Ireland. csalert.ie/4pBaohn
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HSE Warns of Dangerously High-Strength MDMA Circulating This Christmas
Some tablets contain over 300mg, highest ever seen in Ireland.
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
So the community don’t want a casino, local councillors oppose the casino, Cork City Council oppose the casino, and we all know that gambling causes significant harm to communities. But An Coimisiún Pleanála support a new casino …
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Nathan Katz @nathankatz.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Woo! It's been a long wait but my new article is now published in @socmovstudies.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Anti-leftism as an aesthetic in white power punk
White Power music scenes embrace both White Supremacy and the music cultures they situate themselves in. For White Power punk scenes, there is a reliance on the shaping and utilization of punk aest...
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Graham Macklin @grahammacklin.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales Nathan Gill is being sentenced for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign
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Reform UK's former Wales leader Nathan Gill is being sentenced over pro-Russia bribes
Nathan Gill, who led Reform UK in Wales, has pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery.
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Nessan Vaughan @nessanvaughan.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
In Cork this Saturday.
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Lynsey Black @lynseyblack.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
My fantastic colleague Prof Claire Hamilton is recruiting a research assistant for her project FEELING POLITICAL, which looks at populist politics, emotions and feelings of in/security in Europe. Details here, closing 2nd Nov and position is for 23 months: my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
👀A Rutgers professor who teaches an anti-fascism class was blocked from leaving the US hours > Trump’s “Antifa” roundtable w/ Jack Posobiec who has called Bray a “domestic terrorist professor.” TPUSA at Rutgers has called him an “antifa member,” a claim he denies. He’s received death threats. 1/
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US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport
Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled
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RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
The dark meaning behind Nirvana's In Utero angel. The band were often associated with superficial themes like teenage angst, but the In Utero album and imagery are much darker than that, writes Myles Balfe @ucc.ie @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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The dark meaning behind Nirvana's In Utero angel
Nirvana were often associated with superficial themes like teenage angst, but the In Utero album and imagery are much darker than that
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Cllr Honore Kamegni, Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork @cllrhonorekamegni.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
NO TO RACISM! I encourage everyone available to join us for this counter-protest against the far-right next Saturday. This is a country of love and peace. There is no place for hate! There is no place for the Far Right! Saturday 11th October, 12pm, Grand Parade.
Poster for event.
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Job alert - Lecturer in Criminology - Fixed Term Whole-time Post (duration 3 years) - University College Cork (Ireland) Join a nice team, doing quality research in a cool city www.ucc.ie/en/collectiv...
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Lecturer in Criminology | University College Cork
UCC wishes to appoint an academic to the role of lecturer in Criminology.
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Just published with Joan Cronin in @deppjournal.bsky.social - a critical policy analysis of 30 years of Ireland’s alcohol & drug strategies @criminologyucc.bsky.social part of wider project funded by @researchireland.ie Free copies here www.tandfonline.com/eprint/A9T6M...
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From denial to pregnancy and motherhood to 'gender informed'? Women and Ireland's alcohol and drug strategies, 1996-2025
Women compose a sizable percentage of individuals who consume alcohol and drugs problematically in the Republic of Ireland, and much research supports the need for gender sensitive drug policies an...
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Might be an increase in theft, from authors stealing their own books to get a better score
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Job alert - Lecturer in Criminology - Fixed Term Whole-time Post (duration 3 years) - University College Cork (Ireland) Join a nice team, doing quality research in a cool city www.ucc.ie/en/collectiv...
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Lecturer in Criminology | University College Cork
UCC wishes to appoint an academic to the role of lecturer in Criminology.
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
If that link doesn't work, try this www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc...
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Job Vacancies | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
New job alert - Criminology lectureship (3 years) - University College Cork, Department of Sociology and Criminology - all specialisations and interests welcome my.corehr.com/pls/uccrecru...
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Sounds like management will be doing some unfunded hobby research!
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Nigel Farage’s party is scrapping green initiatives in local authorities across the country after taking millions of pounds in donations from oil and gas interests bylinetimes.com/2025/09/11/r...
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Reform UK Accused of 'Betraying Residents' for Benefit of Fossil Fuel Donors as More Net Zero Targets Scrapped
Nigel Farage's party is scrapping green initiatives in local authorities across the country after taking millions of pounds in donations from oil and gas interests
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Its happening. Already ordered the CD and book, and t-shirt in your size. Be a disaster if I get someone else
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Lets do an office secret santa this year ...
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 28/08/2025
❗The biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade is coming to Great Yarmouth and we need your help to stop it. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...
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Great Yarmouth to Host Britain’s Biggest White Power Concert in Years – HOPE not hate
Great Yarmouth is set to host the largest white power music gig held in the UK for at least 10 years, HOPE not hate can...
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
School secretaries and caretakers are on strike - demanding fair pay and conditions - show solidarity by signing the petition - they do so much for our children chng.it/24DjVLKSr7
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Sign the Petition
Support Our Secretaries
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Wow. In under 24 hours, 200,000 people have signed up to build a real alternative to poverty, inequality and war. Something special is happening - be part of it at yourparty.uk.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
That’s one hell of an article title. And one hell of an image in the article. “Call to drop Range Rover sponsorship of Wimbledon as SUVs 82% more likely to kill children.” Good idea. www.londondaily.news/call-to-drop...
Picture of vehicle hood taller than a little girl crossing in front of it.
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Walter DeKeseredy @dekeseredy.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
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🚜🌍 Call for Papers – Special Issue on Rural Criminology! | Emilia Jurgielewicz-Delegacz
🚜🌍 Call for Papers – Special Issue on Rural Criminology! 🌾🔍 I am delighted to announce that I will be serving as a guest editor, alongside Walter DeKeseredy, Joseph Donnermeyer, Ph.D., Gorazd M. - fo...
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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
'ChatGPT users had the lowest brain engagement and “consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.”...ChatGPT users got lazier with each subsequent essay, often resorting to copy-and-paste by the end of the study.' time.com/7295195/ai-c...
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ChatGPT's Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study
The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.
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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I, along with many of my #SOCQUB sociology colleagues, have just signed this petition opposing the awful and unnecessary redundancies threatened at Newcastle. Please do the same here: chng.it/kQgkMtHSDD
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End unnecessary redundancies at Newcastle University
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
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Colette Barry @colettebarry.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
📌 Call for interview participants 📌 We (me and @louisebrangan.bsky.social) are looking to interview people who have worked as prison officers in Irish prisons at any point during 1970-2010. See further info in poster image. If you're interested in taking part, please consider getting in touch.
Call for participants
Did you work as a prison officer in Ireland during 1970-2010?

We are collecting an oral history of prison officer work in Ireland during 1970-2010
We want to learn about your experiences and memories of working in Irish prisons during this period 

Research team:
Dr Louise Brangan, University of Strathclyde
Dr Colette Barry, University College Dublin

What's involved?
Taking part in an interview (in-person or via Zoom) with one of the researchers 
This will cover your experiences and perspectives on working as a prison officer 

Who can take part? 
We want to interview people who worked as prison officers in any Irish prison(s) at any time during 1970-2010
This includes people who currently work as prison officers and people who have retired or moved on from this work. 
All participation is voluntary and confidential

Interested in participating or would like more information? Please contact: Colette.Barry1@ucd.ie 

Ethical approval granted by University of Strathclyde Ethics Committee. Research approval granted by Irish Prison Service Research Office.
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Only reason I moved to Cork Des, Claridge's every night just gets boring
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James Windle @jameswindle.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Lets hope, but history of Dublin suggests this might take tad more than a year
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