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Jonathan Leader Maynard

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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, King’s College London & Parliamentary Academic Fellow, UK House of Commons

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
A major new (non-partisan and independent) assessment of Brexit. TLDR: it’s even worse than original estimations, that were casually dismissed by Brexiteers as ‘project fear’. The UK economy today is 6-8% smaller than it would have been without Brexit. policycommons.net/artifacts/36...
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The Economic Impact of Brexit | Policy Commons
This is a document published by National Bureau of Economic Research in November 2025 about Brexit, Productivity, and United Kingdom. It was written by Nicholas Bloom, Philip Bunn, Paul Mizen, et al.
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
The International Association of Genocide Scholars, the main association of experts on genocide and mass violence, has just passed a resolution declaring that Israel’s actions in Gaza amount of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u...
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Adam Kleczkowski @aklecz.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
I cannot more strongly recommend this post.
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Really important research from The Policy Institute and the Higher Education Policy Institute: The UK public hugely underestimate both the economic importance of universities to the economy, and the levels of graduate satisfaction with university. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/public-...
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Public hugely overestimate graduate regret while underestimating economic value of universities and being wrong on tuition fees – new study
People guess that 40% of graduates wouldn't go to university if they could choose again, when the reality is just 8%
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Delighted that my article ‘The logic of idealization in political theory’, which substantially reformulates the debate over idealization and ideal/non-ideal theory, is now out in the latest American Journal of Political Science. Available open-access! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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The logic of idealization in political theory
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
We’re hiring 3 permanent (tenured) lecturers in the Department of Political Economy at King’s College London. These are ‘education pathway’ posts (in Economics, Research Methods, & Comparative Politics) 1/4 www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117268-... www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117209-... www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117245-...
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AEP Lecturer in Politics and Research Methods
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
This is from a few weeks ago, but I really recommend this great column from Dr Lise Butler, at City St George’s University of London, on the lessons for the UK Labour Party from Canada. renewal.org.uk/2025/03/01/s...
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Sleeping with the elephant
Lise Butler What Starmer could learn from Canada  My country, Canada, faces an existential threat. Over the course of his new administration’s first month, Donald Trump has repeatedly asserted that…
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
3 new jobs in my department at King's College London @Kingspol_econ - 2 in Political Theory, and one in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. It's a great department. Details below! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/108445-... www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/108485-...
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Lecturer in Political Theory
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
For those who missed my last post - I’m excited to be speaking at the Cascade Institute tomorrow (Thursday) on ‘How Global Ideological Competition Drives Russia’s War in Ukraine’. 1pm Pacific/4pm East Coast/9pm UK/10pm W Europe. Join me on Zoom! Details below: cascadeinstitute.org/about/events/
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Events - Cascade Institute
The Institute explores how humanity interacts as a complex system and how they must therefore be addressed systemically, not separately.
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Looking forward to speaking at the Cascade Institute in Victoria, Canada, on the 16th January on ‘How Ideological Competition Drives Russia’s War in Ukraine’! You can join in person or online! Full details below: cascadeinstitute.org/about/events/
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Events - Cascade Institute
The Institute explores how humanity interacts as a complex system and how they must therefore be addressed systemically, not separately.
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Eelco van der Maat @evandermaat.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
I study mass killing, which includes genocides. @alexhinton.bsky.social @jleadermaynard.bsky.social @uungor.bsky.social @vukusiciva.bsky.social and @lucyjgaynor.bsky.social are on here and should fit as well.
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 29/05/2024
Delighted to announce that my new article, 'The Logic of Idealization in Political Theory' has been published in the American Journal of Political Science! The article is open access! So anyone can read it for free here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library
The role of ideals and idealizations is among the most vigorously debated methodological questions in political theory. Yet, the debate seems at an impasse. This paper argues that this reflects a fun....
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 21/03/2024
Delighted to announce the publication of a new article, that I have co-authored with Nenad Tomasev and Iason Gabriel, on ‘Manifestations of Xenophobia in AI Systems’, out now (free to access) in AI & Society! Please check it out here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Manifestations of xenophobia in AI systems - AI & SOCIETY
Xenophobia is one of the key drivers of marginalisation, discrimination, and conflict, yet many prominent machine learning fairness frameworks fail to comprehensively measure or mitigate the resulting...
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 10/03/2024
Thrilled, and honoured, by this hugely generous review of my book, Ideology and Mass Killing, by the great Professor Alex J Bellamy - one of world's foremost scholars of atrocities and humanitarianism. t.co/FdD2JE3gL1
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Ideology & Mass Killing: The Radicalized Security Politics of Genocides & Deadly Atrocities, written by Jonathan Leader Maynard
"Ideology & Mass Killing: The Radicalized Security Politics of Genocides & Deadly Atrocities, written by Jonathan Leader Maynard" published on 01 Mar 2024 by Brill | Nijhoff.
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 20/02/2024
Two great new job openings at Canada's Cascade Institute (where I sit on the scientific advisory board) in British Columbia: an Energy Systems Transformation Research Lead and Fellow. Do check them out: cascadeinstitute.org/est-team-lead/ cascadeinstitute.org/est-fellow/
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Research Team Lead, EST - Cascade Institute
RESEARCH TEAM LEAD, ENERGY SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION The Cascade Institute is based at Royal Roads University and acknowledges that our headquarters are located on the traditional lands of the Xwsepsum (...
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 09/02/2024
A great new job in my department at King's College London! It's an amazing department and terrific political theory group. Check it out! t.co/9izN8Bgy8I
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Lecturer in Gender and Political Theory
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 21/01/2024
Ok, I need someone to explain this Tradle bombshell to me…
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 23/11/2023
Great new job opportunity to work in the UK Parliament as a committee specialist on home affairs and justice - posting for anyone who might be interested: housesofparliament.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
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Committee Specialist (Home Affairs and Justice Policy) - Houses of Parliament
Title: Committee Specialist (Home Affairs and Justice Policy). Employer: House of Commons. Salary: £41,340 - £47,975 per annum. Closes: 03/12/2023, 23:55
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Alexandre Afonso @alexandreafonso.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
New post: to what extent do people in Gaza support Hamas? In which I look at some survey data: open.substack.com/pub/alexandreafon…
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#5 To what extent do Gazans support Hamas?
Survey data shows that Gazans have little trust in the Hamas government, and a majority of them favour a solution to the conflict that recognises the existence of Israel alongside a Palestinian state
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
I'm honoured to see this detailed and thoughtful review of my book, 'Ideology and Mass Killing', alongside the late great Lee Ann Fujii's amazing book 'Showtime: The Logic and Power of Violent Display', by the foremost scholar of Torture, Darius Rejali. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Why People Do Violence? - Human Rights Review
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
Do any international lawyers on here have thoughts on this more optimistic report on the possibility of transferring Russian sovereign assets (not just profits made off those assets, but the assets themselves) to Ukraine? rdi.org/wp-content/u...
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 11/10/2023
Important read by William Hague in The Times: 'Hamas has set a trap that Israel must avoid'. www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hama...
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 03/10/2023
Such an important read.
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Iva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · 03/10/2023
The morning pre-teaching read: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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They Studied Dishonesty. Was Their Work a Lie?
Dan Ariely and Francesca Gino became famous for their research into why we bend the truth. Now they’ve both been accused of fabricating data.
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 02/10/2023
Only Brits will know what I'm asking about, but has anyone seen any good long-reads/podcasts on what has happened to HS2 (how the project has gone so over-budget etc.)? For non-Brits: this is the controversy over 'High Speed 2', a massive proposed, and now half cancelled, UK rail project.
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 26/09/2023
We've known about this for some time, but this is still a key conclusion on the extensive use of torture by Russian forces in their occupation of Ukraine by the UN's Special Rapporteur on Torture: www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russ...
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 26/09/2023
The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee is currently accepting evidence for its inquiry on: "The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa". If you have relevant expertise, please consider submitting evidence! Details here: committees.parliament.uk/work/7869/th...
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 24/09/2023
Two key UK Parliamentary calls for evidence are open, by the Foreign Affairs Committee ('Follow Up to Afghanistan Inquiry') and Defence Committee ('Defence in the Grey Zone'). Please engage if you have relevant expertise! committees.parliament.uk/work/7936/ committees.parliament.uk/work/7937/de...
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Follow-up to Afghanistan inquiry - Committees - UK Parliament
<p>In May 2022 the Committee concluded that there were systemic failures of intelligence, diplomacy, planning and preparation in the UK Government’s handling of its withdrawal from Afghanistan. In t...
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 20/09/2023
'The Puzzles of State Extremism' Delighted to be giving this lecture at Vrije University Amsterdam tomorrow (21st September) at 3.30pm Central European Time! Please join - in person if you're in Amsterdam or online! Full details below: extremebeliefs.com/event/lectur...
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 31/08/2023
In my work for the International Affairs Unit in Parliament, I'm reading a lot of on the War in Ukraine, and I thought I'd share the pieces I'd found most insightful over the last month. Check out: 'How the Ukraine Counteroffensive Can Still Succeed', TIME time.com/6300772/ukra...
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How the Ukraine Counteroffensive Can Still Succeed
The Ukrainian counteroffensive is going slow, but success is still possible
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 22/08/2023
Cool opportunity for grad students, activists, scholars or similar to work with the The Dangerous Speech Project, an organisation I'm a big supporter of, on different kinds of dangerous speech in the upcoming US Presidential Election cycle. Check it out! dangerousspeech.org/dangerous-sp...
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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 21/08/2023
Have now completed the exact duplication of my account from the other place in every detail…
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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · 12/08/2023
JOB: Assistant Professor of Digital Sociology at Cambridge
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University Assistant Professor in Digital Sociology - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
University Assistant Professor in Digital Sociology in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge.
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