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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A reminder that this is happening tomorrow!

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Dr Mariana Borges @marianaborges.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Very excited to co-host this with LAC/Oxford.

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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

We're at @lasabluesky.bsky.social #lasa2026 next week! Our colleagues are presenting new work on topics including clientelism (@marianaborges.bsky.social), irregular migration (@vchengm.bsky.social), regional governance @piariggirozzi.bsky.social) and participatory budgeting @pspada.bsky.social).

This is a list of presentations at LASA by our colleagues from the department of politics and international relations at the University of Southampton:

Wednesday 27 May
10.15-11.45, Paris Marriott Rive Gauche, Loft H
Mariana Borges Martins da Silva: ‘Embodied Politics: Rethinking Clientelism in Polarized Brazil’

12.00-13.30, FIAP-Jean Monnet Hall
Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno: ‘Rootedness and Irregular Migration in Latin America’

Friday 29 May
13.45-15.15, Paris Marriott Rive Gauche, Scène D
Pía Riggirozzi: ‘Regional Governance and Gender-Responsive Approaches to Forced Migration in Latin America’

15.30-17.00, FIAP-Java (Sumatra+Bali)
Paolo Spada: ‘The Phoenix Rises Again, but Transformed: The Resurgence and Technocratic Turn of Participatory Budgeting in Brazil’

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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Estaremos en @lasabluesky.bsky.social #lasa2026 la proxima semana! Nuestros colegas presentarán trabajos sobre el clientelismo @marianaborges.bsky.social, la migración irregular @vchengm.bsky.social, la gobernanza regional @piariggirozzi.bsky.social y el presupuesto participativo @pspada.bsky.social

Esta una lista de presentaciones:

miercoles 27 mayo
10.15-11.45, Paris Marriott Rive Gauche, Loft H
Mariana Borges Martins da Silva: ‘Embodied Politics: Rethinking Clientelism in Polarized Brazil’

12.00-13.30, FIAP-Jean Monnet Hall
Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno: ‘Rootedness and Irregular Migration in Latin America’

viernes 29 mayo
13.45-15.15, Paris Marriott Rive Gauche, Scène D
Pía Riggirozzi: ‘Regional Governance and Gender-Responsive Approaches to Forced Migration in Latin America’

15.30-17.00, FIAP-Java (Sumatra+Bali)
Paolo Spada: ‘The Phoenix Rises Again, but Transformed: The Resurgence and Technocratic Turn of Participatory Budgeting in Brazil’

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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

✨ Our own CPE superstar John Boswell will be speaking in the "Interpretivists do Interpretive Methods Series"! He’ll share insights on meta-ethnography from his forthcoming How Citizens Encounter the Democratic State (with Oxford University Press).

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · 08/04/2026

Across #LatinAmerica, congresses have been reshaping how #presidentialism operates, often utilising significant decision-making authority. ➡️ In this #GIGAFocus, @millanos.bsky.social, Milagros Campos & Magna Inácio analyse the power of congress in the region: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

Image: "Workers fix the front of Congress the day before lawmakers debate the removal of the nation's president in Lima, Peru, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026."
Text: "GIGA Focus. Beyond the Presidency: The Power of Congress in Latin America"

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

#PSA26 It was lovely to meet members and participants at our panels hosted by the @psalatinamerica.bsky.social at Oxford yesterday! We hope to continue growing our network in future events. @piariggirozzi.bsky.social @marianaborges.bsky.social

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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Excited for the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference in one week! Colleagues are presenting work on topics including populist visuals, Labour and AI, irregular migration, and party politics. They're also on roundtables about Brexit, the UK academic job market, and a book launch. Say hi! #psa26

PAIR at PSA 2026:
Monday 30 March
15.30. Johni Korwa: Examining Twin Cities of Jayapura and Vanimo (St Catherine’s, Mary Sunley)

15.30. Donatella Bonansinga: The 'Tradwives' Phenomenon and the Glamorisation of Reactionism (St Catherine’s, Aramugam 1.1)

15.30. Elizabeth Evans: Discussant on roundtable for the book 'Practical Social Democracy’ (Wadham, Giles Badun)

Tuesday 31 March
09.30. Bradley Ward: Can AI Revive the State? Understanding the Labour Government’s AI Policy in the Era of ‘Power Without Capacity’ (Exam Schools, Room 6)

09.30. Will Jennings: Generations of Political Trust: A Comparative Age, Period and Cohort Analysis (Wadham, Okinaga)

09.30. Donatella Bonansinga: Narratives of Hope and Possibility: Patriots for Europe as a Case of Ultrasocial Populist Cooperation (St Catherine’s, Aramugam 1.1)

09.30. Rob Johns: Discussant on roundtable ‘A Decade After the EU Referendum: Brexit Tribes and Trajectories’ (St Catherine’s, Riverside Room B)

12.30. Will Allen: Co-authored report launch, ‘Academic Job Market Trends in Politics and IR: Evidence from the UK, 2012-25’ (Exam Schools, East School)

13.30. Katerina Glyniadaki: The (Lack of) Regulation of Assisted Reproduction Technologies in Greece (Wadham, Knowles)

15.30. Donatella Bonansinga: The Emotional Underpinnings of Protection in the Age of Insecurity (Wadham, Room 5)

Wednesday 1 April
09.30. Mariana Borges: The Paradox of Polarization: Why Nonprogrammatic Parties Thrive in Brazil’s Divided Democracy (Wadham, C. Day Lewis)

13.30. Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno: Rootedness and Irregular Migration in Latin America (Wadham, C. Day Lewis)

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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

🎉 What an incredible year for CPE! We hosted some of the best scholars in political ethnography, launched new series, and ended with our first-ever CPE workshop. Here’s a look back at 2024—and what’s coming next! 🧵

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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

📢 Check out the new Spring issue of QMMR! It features a Classroom Notes piece by our co-director @marianaborges.bsky.social, reflecting on how the digital world has become central to everyday life and how we can prepare researchers to engage with it as a vital window into the lives of those we study

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Dr Mariana Borges @marianaborges.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

🌟New publication! I'm thrilled to have contributed to one of my favorite political science venues —QMMR— with a piece on the challenges of conducting digital ethnography and how we might teach it. Honored to be part of an issue filled with excellent contributions from great colleagues.

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Rosana Pinheiro-Machado @pinheiromachado.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Fabulous to be with the @polethnography.bsky.social and an honour to give the keynote Brilliant work by @marianaborges.bsky.social @cintranatalia.bsky.social & Antje Scharenberg ❤️ Great to see @kkcheuk.bsky.social again! A room full of excellent scholars Can’t wait to continue the conversation!

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Rosana Pinheiro-Machado @pinheiromachado.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Fabulous to be with the @polethnography.bsky.social and an honour to give the keynote Brilliant work by @marianaborges.bsky.social @cintranatalia.bsky.social & Antje Scharenberg is pushing Great to see @kkcheuk.bsky.social again! A room full of excellent early career researchers.

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Natalia Trujillo @nataliatrujillo.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

I was glad to present my paper at this excellent workshop. Thanks to @cintranatalia.bsky.social @marianaborges.bsky.social and Antje for organising it, and to @fransplains.bsky.social for her generous insights. Congratulations to all presenters for such engaging and rigorous work!

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Rosana Pinheiro-Machado @pinheiromachado.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

If you are in Southampton, join me for my public keynote and an engaging workshop on ethnography and political studies next Wednesday, hosted by the @polethnography.bsky.social alongside extraordinary colleagues.

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Rosana Pinheiro-Machado @pinheiromachado.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

I’m so thrilled to be delivering the keynote at this event on such an important theme: ethnography and politics! I can’t wait to be surrounded by fellow ethnographers again. If you’re in the area, my keynote is open to the public—hope to see you there! Thanks @polethnography.bsky.social

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Dr Mariana Borges @marianaborges.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

We’re so excited for our first CPE Workshop this July! @cintranatalia.bsky.social has brought together an amazing group of participants from across disciplines for a rich day of discussing the ethnography of politics around the globe.

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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

The CPE is delighted to welcome prof Rosana @pinheiromachado.bsky.social to @unisouthampton.bsky.social for our workshop next week for a keynote lecture entitled: Rage, Dreams and Insubordination: How the Far Right and Social Media Mobilize the Working Class. If you are around, please pop by!

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Dr Mariana Borges @marianaborges.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

So happy about this @polethnography.bsky.social @ncrm.ac.uk partnership—and thrilled to be promoting methods training in ethnography for political research! Looking forward to welcoming participants in September 🙌

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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

We’re excited to share that our co-director @marianaborges.bsky.social will be delivering an in-person Political Ethnography methods course this September, in partnership with @ncrm.ac.uk The course offers hands-on activities and a deep dive into what makes a good ethnography in political research.

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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

📢 Friendly reminder: today is the last day to submit your abstract for our upcoming workshop "Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?". If you're a PhD student or ECR using ethnographic or related qualitative methods to study politics, don't miss this opportunity!

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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

📚 *Weekend Reading* 📚 This week is #BlackInclusionWeek and the PSA Race, Migration and Intersectionality Specialist Group @psa-race.bsky.social has a brilliant #booklist to share with you all. 📚 Share your own recommendations too! #BIW2025 #InclusionMatters #diversityandinclusion #books #readinglist

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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

📣 Have you sent in your paper yet? If you're researching politics through an ethnographic lens, don’t miss the CPE Workshop this July at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social ! Join us for a full day of conversation, feedback, and community with like-minded scholars. 📬 Full details and submission link 👇.

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Centre for Democratic Futures @cdfuos.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Check out this qualitative methods workshop from our colleagues @polethnography.bsky.social. Get your proposals in by 30 May. #polisky @sotonpolitics.bsky.social

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Dr Mariana Borges @marianaborges.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

🎉 Thrilled to share that the first Centre for Political Ethnography Workshop is happening July 2 at Southampton! A space for qual & ethnographic folks to connect, share WIP, and get thoughtful feedback from peers who truly get your method. 🌍 Bursaries available 📅 Apply by May 30! Through the link 👇

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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

❗ FREE Summer School on 'Declining democratic health: Methods for diagnosis, treatment, and recovery' with us! 🗓️ June 23-24 📍 Southampton More details: www.southampton.ac.uk/socsci/news/...

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

🎉BISA has partnered with @unisouthampton.bsky.social alongside @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social with their launch of their first Methods Summer School!🎉 Open to PHD students and ECR's looking to share and grow expertise. June 23 and 24 - buff.ly/09COCMh.

southampton.ac.uk

PAIR Methods Summer School 2025

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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

So happy to finally announce our CPE BlueSky account! Please, follow us to know our activities, courses, lectures, workshops, coming forward as we slowly move from the other network to this one. You can find more info on the CPE in our page: www.southampton.ac.uk/research/ins...

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Centre for Political Ethnography (CPE)

Centre for Political Ethnography (CPE) is an interdisciplinary platform for those who are interested in ethnographic research in politics and administration.

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Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Our funding pool is still open to PhDs, ECRs, and/orTeaching Fellows that are researching gender & inequalities at @unisouthampton.bsky.social ! Please do get in touch. More info in the post below and here: www.southampton.ac.uk/research/ins...

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PhD opportunities

Learn about the different options available for further study with us.

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Matthias Dilling @matthiasdilling.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Reallly looking forward to #PSA25 next week. If you're interested in democracy & political parties, please come and join us for the roundtable on my recent @uchicagopress.bsky.social book Parties under Pressure. Wed, 16 Apr, 3.30pm, The Rep-LOB102. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/bp7tpr4a

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PSA German Politics Specialist Group @psagermanpol.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Finally, we're celebrating the launch of @matthiasdilling.bsky.social's book Parties under Pressure (t.co/1vvjasFYfD), with a great line-up of speakers incl. @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social, @marianaborges.bsky.social, @pcorreavila.bsky.social & @timhaughton.bsky.social, at 3.30pm, The Rep, LOB102. 5/5

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Lawrence McKay @lawrencemckay.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Mega presence for @sotonpolitics.bsky.social at @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social! #PSA25 @dbonansinga.bsky.social and @profannikawerner.bsky.social on populism @rikkidean.bsky.social on democratic resilience @elizabethjevans.bsky.social on feminism Myself on urban-rural divides in trust (1/2)

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

The Latin American Politics Specialist Group at #PSA25 organised 2 engaging panels this year! Insightful discussions on diverse topics in politics/public policy from ‘greenwashing’ policy in Brazil to the relationship anticorruption-democracy in Central America. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

🚨We are so excited to announce that we are hosting the PSA Women & Politics @psawomenpol.bsky.social 2025 Annual Conference here in 📍Southampton! The conference, Troubled Times: Gender and Politics in the 21st Century, will be held from 📅 17 to 18 June! More details are in the CFP linked below.

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