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Thomas Prosser

@prossertj.bsky.social
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Professor of European political economy, Cardiff University. Essayist. Dislikes partisans, likes paradoxes. Author of two books with Manchester University Press.

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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Today at EPOP, I'm presenting a paper which examines the relationship between public sector entry and political behaviour. We find mixed evidence for the bureau vote model's prediction that public sector employment makes people more left-wing and likely to turnout to vote.
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Today at ECPR, I'm presenting a paper on the relationship between third sector employment and political values using British Election Study data. Coherent results are, alas, a work in progress...
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Coming from such a prestigious journal, this pro-AI editorial policy seems pretty significant. In the social sciences, are most journals moving/likely to move in this direction?
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Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This is work by me, Geoffrey Evans, Zack Grant, Justin Robinson. We show The Economic Insecurity Trap. Published today by @jrf-uk.bsky.social. Thanks to @benzaranko.bsky.social for seeing the importance of household experiences of economic insecurity. NEW REPORT: www.jrf.org.uk/public-attit...
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The economic insecurity trap
Financial insecurity is self-reinforcing. Setbacks mean reduced planning and saving, and increasing unemployment, income loss and housing costs. Financial vulnerability is persistent and widespread an...
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I wonder why 😏
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
So is Arday's memoir still going to be published tomorrow? *If* it contains false claims on topics such as autism and brain tumours, publication would be the height of irresponsibility; these are serious matters which affect vulnerable people.
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Still fairly high for an academic scandal!
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I’m more worried about UK academia than ever. On the one hand, the Arday affair is indicative of certain fields with egregious problems and little potential for self-reform. On the other, conservative plans for reform tend to be destructive and shallow. Our future may be grim.
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Yes, it's been appalling this week. I'm having a hard time in the comments!
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Over on X, the movement to restore academic integrity to British universities is extremely sophisticated...
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Though perhaps I shouldn't be so quick to make caveats. The whole affair reflects dreadfully on several individuals and institutions. British academia needs (careful) reform.
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
What a mess in UK higher education. However poor Arday's conduct, I hope that he manages to rebuild his life. Meanwhile, a future right-wing attack on universities, which will not distinguish between worthy and unworthy parts of the sector, feels much closer.
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
In recent years, a disturbingly high proportion of high-profile academics have shown themselves to be unserious and/or unsuitable people. Unfortunately, (social) media selects for such people and, when flaws become apparent, the image of regular academics declines unjustly.
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Joe Phillips @polpsychjoe.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
In some major professional news, tomorrow I will be starting as Assistant Professor in Political Science at Trinity College Dublin! 🇮🇪 Super excited about this opportunity, and huge thanks to everyone who made this possible.
Me at Trinity College Dublin.Me in front of a sign that says “Dublin, meet Joe (the guy they told you not to worry about).” Photo courtesy of @andrejcvetic.bsky.social
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Nick Huntington-Klein @nickchk.com · 30/07/2026
One of my empirical-work econ takes is that I think academia should be *more* open to publishing work based on best-we-can-do weak data, as long as there's really no other way to address the question and that work is very clear about what it can and can't actually say.
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A colleague just suggested www.refine.ink and, on one glance, it looks impressive. Do you know this one? cc @ralphscott.bsky.social @jack-bailey.co.uk
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Refine — AI Verification Trusted by World-Class Experts
Good decisions require verified quality. Refine devotes hours of frontier compute to protect your work and reputation from fixable mistakes.
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Thanks both
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I know! But would you trust to that extent?
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Is there some kind of paid/professional service available which replicates the results of your paper prior to journal submission? Given the increasing importance of replication, it seems preferable to relying on the generosity of colleagues!
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Chris Prosser @caprosser.com · 29/07/2026
It’s not out for another six months or so, but *Electoral Realignment: How Brexit Reshaped British Voting Behaviour*, my book with Ed Fieldhouse, @profjanegreen.bsky.social , Geoff Evans, @jack-bailey.co.uk and @jonmellon.bsky.social, is up on the OUP website! global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Cover of *Electoral Realignment: How Brexit Reshaped British Voting Behaviour*
By Edward Fieldhouse, Jane Green, Christopher Prosser, Geoffrey Evans, Jack Bailey, and Jonathan Mellon
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Just met an American, in the cafe at the university, who has learned Welsh to a fluent level. It's always wonderful to see
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Maybe not, but I certainly think they'd be an useful addition to the editor's toolkit.
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Thanks Phil - will read later!
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
But re: journals, it could give editors indications of issues with provenance?
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Pangram claim independent verification and I've heard from lots of sources that it's very good. However, I haven't looked in detail - will try to post something later.
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Congratulations to Substack; the site has embedded Pangram (an effective AI detector) into its system. Can't academic journals do something similar?!?
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
As difficult as conditions in universities are becoming, the assertion that academics are proletariats remains ill-advised.
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
If Argentina win this, will they be the worst world champions ever?!?
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
On the subject of the 1990s, this is also making me think of Marseille v Red Star Belgrade!
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This evokes the 1990 final. A limited Argentinian team, defending the trophy with an ageing superstar, playing negative and dirty football against a better team.
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Yeah, exactly the same for me.
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Been working with Claude Code for 4-5 months now. Notwithstanding impressive efficiency gains, I'm far from convinced it's going to revolutionize academic publishing. From what I can see, there are too many bottlenecks, e.g. the need to check code, co-authors, journal reviewers...
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Brilliant - many congrats Will!
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
haha thanks
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
As an institutional theorist, I'm not surprised that Tuchel's tournament performance resembled Southgate's; structures matter more than the decisions of agents! Relatedly, I suspect that Burnham's premiership will follow a similar trajectory to Starmer's.
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Will Davies @will-davies.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The idea of staff who are well paid, have substantial autonomy, high cultural capital, are effectively impossible to sack, and hard to performance manage, is a complete anathema to those who now view the future via the lens of geopolitical turbulence and balance sheets.
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Very sorry to hear this - solidarity
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Most of my students were born long after 9/11 - still difficult to believe!
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I remember my father being shocked that we were studying JFK's assassination in history classes!
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I was 13 when the last Chinese imperial eunuch died.
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Look how popular this post is. A specific problem for many Bluesky apologists is that, unlike many X apologists, they assert that wider behaviour on a social network implicates other users.
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Time for some real football 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💪⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Could be a good prediction. If there were an international league, France would surely win it. However, such teams sometimes don't win World Cups!
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Yes - the disregard for standards is shocking and a longstanding problem.
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
How much can you trust the Stata code that Claude Code produces? Is there any literature on this?
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Well done England! Ref had quite a good game, no?!?
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The climate's influence on this match is making it (almost) as interesting as a cricket match...
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I love that myself! Nothing like an election, Australian Ashes Test or tonight's event ;-)
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I've stayed up but am already struggling 🥴🥴😭
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Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
You've been like an Old Testament prophet in this area - the bearer of depressing news, but extremely prescient!
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