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Pavlos Vasilopoulos

@pavlosvas1.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer at the University of York & Associate Researcher at CEVIPOF, Sciences Po, working on political psychology & political behavior. pvasilopoulos.weebly.com

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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Not sure who Morrissey is- The Smiths were a famous trio consisting of Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke, and Mike Joyce
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Blessed to belong to a generation that coped with rejection by listening to The Smiths rather than Andrew Tate podcasts
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
This reads to me more like men who don't socialise outside the house end up being misogynistic or perhaps being misogynistic makes you unpopular so you're staying in a lot
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I am beyond thrilled to announce the publication of my textbook in political psychology with @bpsofficial.bsky.social !! The book provides a concise overview of the field and is designed for undergraduate students You can order it or get an inspection copy here www.routledge.com/Key-Topics-i...
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Thank you so much Will!
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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Very happy to get stuck into this just-published overview by @pavlosvas1.bsky.social. Looks to be very handy especially as a relative newcomer (interloper?) to political psychology!
A small handy book with the title Key Topics in Political Psychology by Pavlov Vasilopoulos, with the British Psychological Society logo
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Zach Dickson @zachdickson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Thrilled to see this out at APSR on FirstView 🎉 doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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Public Service Decline and Support for the Populist Right: Evidence from England’s National Health Service | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Public Service Decline and Support for the Populist Right: Evidence from England’s National Health Service
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This is amazing news Nick!! Huge congratulations!!
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I am beyond thrilled to announce the publication of my textbook in political psychology with @bpsofficial.bsky.social !! The book provides a concise overview of the field and is designed for undergraduate students You can order it or get an inspection copy here www.routledge.com/Key-Topics-i...
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Congratulations- this is fantastic work!!
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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Super excited to see this article in print in the APSR: 📚 “Public Service Decline and Support for the Populist Right: Evidence from England’s National Health Service” - with the brilliant @zachdickson.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social @simonecremaschi.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This is such a cool paper!
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Chris Prosser @caprosser.com · 09/10/2026
🚨Job alert! 🚨 Come work with us on the British Election Study! We are looking for a postdoc to join the new BES team: 5 year contract, starting in Jan 2027. Happy to chat if you've got any questions. Applications close 12 Nov, for details see: jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: British Election Study Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Full-Time, Fixed-Term for 5 yearsThe Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy at Royal Holloway seeks to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work on the British Election St...
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Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026
Academic publishing is probably the biggest scam in capitalism. It literally involves taking people’s free labour and then asking those same people to pay for the product with money
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Unlike other sectors that form part of Labour’s superego, the BBC is cutting 1,800–2,000 jobs, but this doesn’t seem to bother anyone in the government.
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
O Xenos: Racial Difference, Colorism, and Attitudes Toward Immigrants in Greece link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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O Xenos: Racial Difference, Colorism, and Attitudes Toward Immigrants in Greece - Political Behavior
Does racial difference contribute to anti-immigrant bias? A large literature has analyzed the impact of religious difference on negative assessments of immigrants in European countries, but less is kn...
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Ignacio Lago @ignaciolago.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is a fantastic book by @pavlosvas1.bsky.social ! I really enjoyed it—thought-provoking, insightful, and beautifully written. Highly recommended!
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Thank you so much for your kind works, it means so much, I put a ridiculous amount of effort in this little thing!!
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Beat that, Farage!
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Unlike other sectors that form part of Labour’s superego, the BBC is cutting 1,800–2,000 jobs, but this doesn’t seem to bother anyone in the government.
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Christabel Cooper @christabelcoops.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Pleased we seem to have the old-style Conservative party back. Let's have the debate about whether social democracy or laissez-faire works better for most British people. This is a debate social democracy can absolutely win and so much better than arguing whether Bukayo Saka is English or not.
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
laser eyes Philip Converse
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Juraj Medzihorsky @medzihorsky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
France in 1968 | in 2026
A chart of the population pyramid of France on 1 January 1968 as estimated by the UN WPP 2024.A chart of the population pyramid of France on 1 January 2026 as estimated by the median projections of the UN WPP 2024.
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Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW! Mega thread on the Tories... Work from the NPRC team @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social shows two critical electoral evaluations that spell much deeper trouble for the Tories. Follow @justinrobinsonpol.bsky.social and @martamiori.bsky.social as this work builds. Why do the findings matter? …
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#my9albums blob:https://my9albums.org/8b97d056-ad74-454e-8b52-ee0c9bc6edec
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Life has changed dramatically in the last 30 years. We all use the internet far more, and are far less likely to read books, host friends, attend parties, play cards, attend classes, join clubs, go to picnics, and stay late to work. www.derekthompson.org/p/the-death-...
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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
One month to go: send your special issue proposals to @migrationjrnl.bsky.social by Nov 1. See below for details on what we’re looking for, and the submission page.
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Katy Morris @katymorris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Paper Picnic by @moritz-marbach.com is such a great public service. Every Friday morning bam, new papers in your inbox paper-picnic.com
Paper Picnic bulletin of new social science articles
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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
1/8 🧵 New paper with @isabellatingley.bsky.social, now out open access in the @bjpols.bsky.social “The Legacy of Mexico’s Drug War on Youth Political Attitudes” Our paper examines how growing up amid criminal violence and militarized security shapes political attitudes later in life.
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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’m a dual national. I’m not planing on committing any crimes anytime soon, let alone ones with a sentence of 5+ years, but if I ever did I’m not sure why my second passport should disqualify me from facing the same British justice system as everyone else and instead strip me of my citizenship
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Chinese students who study in the U.S. are already more politically liberal, market-oriented, and cosmopolitan, and less nationalistic than their peers upon departure. Ideological preferences remain remarkably stable throughout college, regardless of location." www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Selection, Stability, and Shock: Political Attitudes of Chinese Students at Home and Abroad | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Selection, Stability, and Shock: Political Attitudes of Chinese Students at Home and Abroad - Volume 56
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Tom Pepinsky @tompepinsky.com · 24/09/2026
Just refereed a manuscript for a major disciplinary journal that was plagued by fraudulent citations. Fraud is fraud. It is no different from fabricating data, and the professional consequences should be the same.
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Huge congratulations Will!!
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Nabil Al-Tikriti @nabilal-tikriti.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.markkoyama.com/p/the-new-ag...
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The New Age of Academic Fraud
Or the Ottoman Election that Never was
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The fall of Reform is obviously multi-causal but I can't help thinking that the new government's toning down of the issue of immigration must be playing a key role here
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The fall of Reform is obviously multi-causal but I can't help thinking that the new government's toning down of the issue of immigration must be playing a key role here
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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 22/09/2026
Far right parties strategically increase the (descriptive) representation of women assuming it helps them win votes in general and, in particular, from women. Does it work? In this short descriptive piece, I show the answer in the case of Reform UK is a clear ‘no’ doi.org/10.1332/2515...
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Marinos Sariyannis @sariyannis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Same with ERC AdGr proposals. Also ERC StG had 22% more applications in 2025 in relation with the previous year. 1/3
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Really enjoyed attending #EPOP2026 but the news of cuts and job losses from across UK universities is just heartbreaking. Not sure what we can expect from this government but the sector is in an emergency.
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The government should grant the request immediately just to see them desperately trying to migrate to the UK only to be caught in the horrific asylum and immigration system www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Piddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plans
Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby.
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Plus applicants need to take the Life in the UK test, which is not a prerequisite in other countries. Yet according to the Home Secretary ILR "comes almost automatically"
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David Shor @davidshor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We cross-referenced the psychometric personality data of ~ 1 million people with their zodiac astrological signs: 1) There is a small but statistically significant effect of zodiac sign on personality controlling for demographic and attitudinal variables
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This German comedy sketch (with English subtitles) perfectly captures so much of what is going on right now in the UK, the US, and across Europe. "Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.
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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It's always the way, isn't it giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Graph shows far right support higher where the number of foreign nationals is lowest
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Julius Kölzer @juliusk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Saxony-Anhalt went to the polls, with the AfD falling just short of a majority. Here are some takeaways based on the preliminary results across all 218 municipalities and local socioeconomic characteristics. A thread 🧵(1 /n) Full analysis + write-up: juliuskoelzer.de/saxony-anhal...
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Just in case you're wondering....
Narcissism, then, is ‘the tendency to harbour grandiose and inflated self-views while devaluing others…. Narcissists are shown to exhibit extreme vanity; attention and admiration seeking; feelings of superiority, authority, and entitlement; exhibitionism and bragging; and manipulation.’

Machiavellianism is ‘the tendency to cynical, misanthropic, cold, pragmatic, and immoral beliefs; detached affect; pursuit of self-beneficial and agentic goals (e.g., power, money); strategic long-term planning; and manipulation tactics.’

Psychopathy is ‘the tendency to impulsive thrill-seeking, cold affect, manipulation, and antisocial behaviours…, often falling into a primary (affective shallowness, lack of empathy and remorse, superficial charm, and manipulation) and secondary component (social deviance, low socialization, impulsivity, irresponsibility, aggression, sensation seeking, delinquency.)’
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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller Monday, September 07,1953
P1- NANCY AND SLUGGO ARE WALKING DOWNTOWN 
SLUGGO: I HAVE AN IDEA, NANCY 
P2- THEY WALK BEHIND A WOODEN FENCE 
SLUGGO: LET’S STAND BEHIND THIS FENCE 
NANCY: WHY?
P3- SLUGGO: THIS IS LABOR DAY ---
LET'S GIVE THE BOSS AN EASY STRIP TO DRAW
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Congratulations Will!!
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Social scientists trying to think of original paper ideas
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
After yesterday's transfers I am happy to announce the new 2026/2027 Premier League champions 🐯
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