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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Once again this is a key paper as electoral reform looms under Burnham "Replaying the 1997 general election under Alternative Voting Systems" OA here www.academia.edu/178219202/Re... And see also our 1992 paper, also free to download www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What happens when citizens use AI and social media to start reshaping their relationships with government? We're seeking novel theory & empirics for our new "Public Policy Journal" Special Issue publicpolicyjournal.org/special-issu...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Wonderful JStor free download site now up for my open access book with Tim Monteath, “Doing Open Social Science: A Guide for Researchers” here www.jstor.org/content/oa_b... JStor gives you great snippets of the start of every chapter. Oh how I wish we’d written them all even better!

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Our whole book is free to download from LSE Press, and always will be. press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.3... Ironically enough though, the wonderfully accurate and helpful review by Prof Alam is behind a paywall!

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Many thanks to Nafees Alam who reviews “Doing Open Social Science” by Timothy Monteath and me for ‘Research on Social Work Practice’, concluding that it: “stands as a pivotal contribution to enhancing research quality and accessibility in the social sciences." Paywall 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1049

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Labour's clear win in the Manchester CA mayoral election restarts a 25 year history of the Supplementary Vote delivering huge legitimacy to mayors (of all parties) since its 1st use in 2000 for London Mayor. It's a key impact story for UK political science www.lse.ac.uk/Research/Ass...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Helen Margetts and I have a new (too long) draft paper about how bureaucracies operate 'information regimes', and how digital era governance3 can introduce radical 'digital decompression', allowing lossless information recording, storage & re-access. osf.io/gvez6/overview

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

“Doing Open Social Science: A Guide For Researchers”  by Tim Monteath and me explains open research for all social scientists (at every career stage), suggesting practical advice to make research more transparent, trustworthy and reusable. Free from @LSEPress at press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.3...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

“Doing Open Social Science: A Guide For Researchers”  comprehensively explains open research for all social scientists (at every career stage), suggesting practical advice to make research more transparent, trustworthy and reusable. Free from @LSEPress at press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.3...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Toynbee “Most MPs are clean, but Farage’s undeclared lucre from a convicted fraudster & crypto-gambler deepens the public’s perception of Westminster as the big stink. It’s Burnham’s moment to take stern action to cap all but modest political donations”. Yes blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A huge THANKS from all our authors to the 20,000+ readers who’ve downloaded our open access book “Australia’s Evolving Democracy” or chapters from LSEPress here press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3... And to 4,600 more readers who got their free copies from LSE Research Online or Google Books

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Interviewing is key for much qualitative research. But how can it be adapted to make research more reproducible, well-founded, & cumulative? Ch.9 of “Doing Open Social Science” outlines a path to better practice. Free from press.lse.ac.uk/chapters/m/1... Or doi.org/10.31389/lse...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

You can also download “Doing Open Social Science” free from LSE Research Online here researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/13...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Jeremy Bentham argued that a “Public Opinion Tribunal” maintaining ceaseless vigilance over elites was essential for good governance. Only now has “digital citizen vigilance” made that real. New paper | doi.org/10.3389/fpos...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

‘Digital citizen vigilance’ makes republican theory real. Bentham’s “Public Opinion Tribunal” has been made real by social media, digital tech and AI in citizens’ hands. Open access at www.frontiersin.org/journals/pol...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Theorists of republicanism described only a possible world. But “digital citizen vigilance” gives real time scrutiny political & administrative elites (albeit with costs). New OA paper with Helen Margetts “‘Digital citizen vigilance’ makes republican theory real” www.frontiersin.org/journals/pol...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Many thanks to the kind folk who downloaded the first 1,000+ copies of the book in its first week of publication. We are super-grateful!

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Many thanks to everyone who came to the launch of my new book with Tim Monteath “Doing Open Social Science at the London School of Economics yesterday, and to great organisers. The book is free to download here press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3... Thanks too to hundreds of early downloaders!

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

If in London TODAY (Wed 20 May) Tim Monteath & I are launching our new OA book “Doing Open Social Science” at 16.00 in LSE’s Alumni theatre (in Cheng Kin Ku Building, Lincoln’s’ Inn Fields). All welcome & free drinks at 5pm. (NB corrected times)

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

If in London tomorrow Wed 20 May I’m launching my new OA book with Tim Monteath “Doing Open Social Science” at 16.00 in LSE’s Alumni theatre (in Cheng Kin Ku Building on Lincoln’s’ Inn Fields). All welcome & free drinks at 5pm. press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3... Hope you can come! (NB corrected times)

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Andy Burnham has endorsed the Supplementary Vote as his preference for reforming UK elections in our multi-party age after SV’s success in decades of English mayoral elections always created legitimate outcomes. This free chapter explains how it works from p.62. press.lse.ac.uk/chapters/e/1...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Andy Burnham has endorsed the Supplementary Vote as his preference for reforming UK elections in our multi-party age after SV’s in decades of English mayoral elections always created legitimate outcomes. This free chapter explains how it works from p.62. press.lse.ac.uk/chapters/e/1...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

If in London on Wed 20 May I’m launching my new OA book with Tim Monteath “Doing Open Social Science” at 16.00 in LSE’s Alumni theatre (in Cheng Kin Ku Building on Lincoln’s’ Inn Fields). All welcome & free drinks at 5pm too. Hope you can come! (Please note corrected times)

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Out now & free to download by chapters or whole text, my @LSEPress book with Tim Monteath, Denisa Kostovicova and Hannah Boroudjou *Doing Open Social Science* press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3... helps qualitative & quantitative researchers make their work more reproducible & robust

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Gita Gopinath writes “A painting of the end of meritocracy: A meeting of the two largest economies and not one woman at the table.”

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

You can also download the whole book for your mobile or cell phone using this QR code. It reads great in this format too. Image

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Published today & free to download by chapters or whole text, my @LSEPress book with Tim Monteath, Denisa Kostovicova and Hannah Boroudjou *Doing Open Social Science* press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3... helps qualitative & quantitative researchers make their work more reproducible & robust

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

PS: The book is out & free to download on 14 May from LSE Press. See press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3... PPS: To follow launch online register for the wider LSE CIVICA Open Research day here www.civica.eu/news-events/... Then log in for launch at 16.00 (London time). NOTE: corrected time

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

If you are in London on Wednesday 20 May I’m launching my new book with Tim Monteath “Doing Open Social Science” at *16.00* in LSE’s Alumni lecture theatre (Cheng Kin Ku Building on Lincoln’s’ Inn). All welcome and free drinks at 5pm too. Hope you can come! NB: I’ve corrected start times here

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

If you’re in London on Wednesday 20 May I’m launching my new OA book with Tim Monteath “Doing Open Social Science” at 16.00 in LSE’s Alumni theatre (in Cheng Kin Ku Building on Lincoln’s’ Inn Fields). All welcome & free drinks at 5pm too. Hope you can come! (Please note corrected times)

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Very exciting to get the first paper copies of my new book with Tim Monteath called “Doing Open Social Science - A Guide for Researchers” published free in OA digital form by LSE Press on 14 May here press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3... Paperbacks will be £30 or $42 but it is 400 pages…

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

My new OA book with Tim Monteath "Doing Open Social Science: A Guide for Researchers" is out from @LSEPress on *14 May* See press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3... It covers how 'open science' approaches can now be fully implemented by both qualitative & quantitative researchers in practical ways

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Exciting news! My OA book from @LSEPress with Tim Monteith “Doing Open Social Science” press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3... is out 14 May on Amazon Kindle worldwide for just £0.99 (or equivalent). Pre-order at www.amazon.co.uk/Doing-Open-S... for UK or www.amazon.in/Doing-Open-S... for India

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Answer - what modern malversation always delivers - contracts, reduced regulation, enhanced profits and economic ‘rents’, oligarchic power, media control, honours, patronage, power and loads of money

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Which country is 5th largest in the world for GDP? 3rd largest for GDP per person?

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Malversation is legal corruption and it operates in five key ways, under Starmer in the same way as under Tory governments

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Many thanks from all our authors to the 18,000+ readers who’ve downloaded “Australia’s Evolving Democracy” since it came out 18 months ago. As ever with @LSEPress it’s free to download it all, or any chapter, and always will be. press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Does the Mandelson case show ‘presidentialization’ of PM’s role in parliamentary systems, well covered by O’Malley et al? www.cambridge.org/core/service... No. Instead the integral involvements of Foreign Office & vetting agency exemplify the core executive thesis. press.lse.ac.uk/chapters/e/1...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

For every political scientist, @LSEPress offers a cornucopia of free open access books, for academics and for every member of your classes and seminars. All book chapters are individually downloadable as well. press.lse.ac.uk/books

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Join us for the launch at LSE of “Doing Open Social Science: A Guide for Researchers” by Patrick Dunleavy and Timothy Monteath, taking place as part of the CIVICA Open Science Conference… a one-day event in person & online for researchers. Book a place: lnkd.in/dRhu2K8Q

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Here is the Labour MP Peter Prinsley who did not declare an interest from receiving funding from Labour Friends of Israel in a Commons Select Committee hearing on Macabee football thugs ban from Aston Villa. He said it was “inadvertent” and got let off. Farce www.parliament.uk/globalassets...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

US democracy as measured in a leading political science index has collapsed. American pluralism has utterly failed and there may be no coming back now.

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Sara Heflin writes: Peer review was supposed to be science’s quality filter, but somewhere along the way it started acting more like a bouncer who only lets in the regulars. Papers loaded with data cruise through, while bold ideas that challenge the consensus are turned away at the door.

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Many thanks from all our authors to the 16,400 readers who have downloaded a copy of our book "Australia's Evolving Democracy" since publication 15 months ago. It's free, one-click open access here, and always will be. press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3...

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Shameful that Parliament makes no effort to rein in Farage or Cox to reasonable levels (= £40k on an MP’s salary). F & C clearly are full time on non-Parliament tasks. And utterly dixgraceful that a massive Labour majority & a supposed Labour government does no reform at all. (Diagram Harry Eccles)

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Good that people like Gordon Brown who’d turned a blind eye to malversation problems within Labour plus past Tory corruption now acknowledge need for reform. But Brown touting Margaret Hodge as an anti-corruption lead after controversies on child abuse cover ups & malversation for Israel is naive

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I wrote on LSE blog in September "After recurring sleaze scandals, can Labour regain the public’s lost trust?" blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp... Did Starmer, Darren Jones, Cabinet Office - do *anything* about malversation? No, of course, not.

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

50 ways to betray the Labour Party 1. Take personal gifts from Labour millionaires 2. Make notorious liar & malversation expert the US ambassador 3. Use party apparat to keep best successor not MP 4. Totally resist calls for independent anti-corruption agency blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp... 5....

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Current debates again show how UK needs an Independent Anti-Corruption Commission, rather than discredited existing “safeguard” bodies blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp... The Intelligence and Security Committee is a bunch of elite “trustys” with intelligence service links, inexpert on corruption

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