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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New work by our colleague @lalamur.bsky.social (w/ @janesuit.bsky.social & Eileen Culloty, @dublincityuni.bsky.social) tests whether Climate Change Assemblies correct US misperceptions about climate change's causes. Expert advice had greater effects, but prior trust matters. doi.org/10.1080/1752...
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When Experts Speak Louder: The Limited Influence of Climate Citizens’ Assemblies on Misperceptions
Climate misperceptions play a key role in climate inaction as vested interests consistently deny climate change and seek to delay action. There is growing evidence that expert-led communication is ...
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Happening today: our colleague @turnbulldugarte.com presents new work, 'Do LGBTQ+ citizens resist Islamophobic backlash?' You can sign up to the @queerseminar.bsky.social here to get joining instructions: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Our colleague @terezacapelos.bsky.social is giving the 2026 EH Carr Memorical Lecture at @interpolaber.bsky.social today: 'When Grievances Turn Against Democracy: Envy, Resentment and Hate in Contemporary Politics'
2026 EH Carr Annual Memorial Lecture with Professor Tereza Capelos.
Title: When Grievances Turn Against Democracy: Envy, Resentment and Hate in Contemporary Politics
Time: 18.00-19.30
Date: Thursday 8 October
Location: Main Hall, International Politics Building, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth University
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Several current and former colleagues have a bumper crop of new work in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social on place-based policy and populism, how citizens engage with public services, and compulsory voting: a 🧵 with
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Paul Kindermann @paul-kindermann.net · 19/09/2026
Great postdoc opportunity at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social ! Speaking from experience
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We'll be at @psaepop.bsky.social #epop2026 this week in Liverpool, with ten colleagues involved in 14 presentations over the two days. Come along and say hi!
The list of PAIR colleagues presenting on Friday 18 September:

09.30-11.00 (TR 5) Immigration, Citizenship & Public Attitudes
Will Allen: Visualization Choices About Refugees Have Delimited Impacts Along Partisan Lines 

Will Allen: Immigrant Occupational Essentialness and Preferences for Welfare Redistribution

09.30-11.00 (TR 4) Affective Polarisation & Political Emotions
Lala Muradova: Regulating Emotions and Affective Polarization

11.30-13.00 (TR 4) Gender, Disability & Candidate Evaluation
Jessica C. Smith: A Turning Point for Women? A Systematic Review of Voter Bias against Women Candidates

Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte: Do Women Make the Far Right More Acceptable (and Therefore Electable)?

11.30-13.00 (TR 5) Parliament, Knowledge & Public Trust
Chris Butler: Citizens’ Knowledge of Parliament and Their Sources of Knowledge

Will Jennings (attending co-author): How Well Do Politicians Understand Levels of Political Trust in Their Country?Saturday 19 September (morning)
09.30-11.00 (Flex 2) The 2025–26 Elections in Britain & Ireland
John Kenny: Candidate Authenticity and the 2025 Irish Presidential Election 

09.30-11.00 (LT 3) Economic Voting & Political Accountability
Will Jennings: An Experimental Test of the Costs of Governing

11.30-13.00 (TR 4) Measuring Political Attitudes & Behaviour
Rob Johns: Upgrading the Standard Measures of Left-Right and Libertarian-Authoritarian Attitudes

11.30-13.00 (Flex 1) Radical-Right and Populist Trajectories
Daniel Devine (attending co-author): Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go? The Trajectories of Radical Right Support in Britain
Saturday 19 September (afternoon)
14.00-15.30 (Flex 1) Occupation, Status & Political Values
Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte: Small Men

16.00-17.30 (TR 5) Mental Health, Psychological Traits & Political Persuasion
Rob Johns (attending co-author): Public Perceptions of Politicians with Mental Health Problems in the UK

16.00-17.30 (Flex 2) Democratic Institutions, Innovations & Citizen Voices
Paul Kindermann: Politicising Democratic Innovations? Evidence on the Divided Public Resonance of Mini-Publics
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Call for papers: One week to go! How are bordering practices in, at, and outside Europe impacting policies and migrants? What roles do technologies play in this? @katerinaglyniadaki.bsky.social & Ingi Iusmen are hosting a workshop in Crete on 23 October. Deadline for abstracts: 15 September
Forced Migration and Everyday Bordering Practices in Europe
Date of Event: 23 October 2026
Location: Chania, Greece

As forced migration in Europe is becoming an ever more politically contentious topic, governments adopt policies and practices that aim to reduce incoming migration and keep certain groups of migrants out. With migration deterrence becoming a key political objective pursued by both national governments and the EU, border controls are further reinforced through greater investment in human and technological resources. In addition to border control, which includes the screening and detention of migrants, bordering practices also take place within and outside official borders. Through restrictive policies in asylum determination and migrant integration, and the creation of local ‘hostile environments’, the goal is to discourage other potential migrants. Similarly, through the externalization of migration control, ranging from visa policies to agreements with third countries, the aim is to prevent future migration flows. Moreover, the involvement of non-state actors in the delivery of services for migrants (including asylum-seekers and refugees) places the significance of state sovereignty into question, while also compromising migrants’ rights and access to services. This workshop aims to bring together academics and practitioners—and at local, national, and international levels— to cover the following key themes:
•	Formal and informal bordering practices at, outside, and within European borders
•	Consequences, implications and the human impact of migration policies
•	Policy implementation on the ground and the roles of digital technologies and non-state actors

Send an abstract of 200 words to either of the organisers by 15 September: A.Glyniadaki@soton.ac.uk or I.Iusmen@soton.ac.uk. Notification of outcomes and further logistical details are anticipated by 20 September. Accepted participants will need to cover their own travel and accommodation.
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Huge congratulations to our colleague @danjdevine.bsky.social who's been awarded an @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant for his project 'CONTRUST: The Consequences of Political Trust for Policy Support'! Check out the project summary below, and be on the lookout for 2x multi-year postdoc opportunities.
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Congratulations to Chris Armstrong (Professor of Political Theory) and @jasonreifler.bsky.social (Professor of Political Science) who have been elected to the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social as part of a cohort of 74 leading scholars this year! www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2026/09...
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Southampton experts elected to Academy of Social Sciences
Southampton experts elected to Academy of Social Sciences
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Congratulations to our colleagues who have been promoted as of 1 August: Ingi Iusmen, Ming-chin Monique Chu, @cintranatalia.bsky.social, @pspada.bsky.social, @williamlallen.bsky.social, and Yifei Yan! Their expertises and impacts on scholarship and students span politics, IR, and public policy.
A graphic showing the names and new titles of six colleagues at the Department of Politics and International Relations (PAIR) at the University of Southampton who have been promoted in this year's cycle.

Ingi Iusmen is Professor of Governance and Policy
Ming-chin Monique Chu is Associate Professor of Chinese Politics
Natalia Cintra is Senior Research Fellow in Race and Migration Politics
Paolo Spada is Associate Professor of Collective Intelligence, Public Policy and Democratic Innovations
William Allen is Associate Professor of Political Science 
Yifei Yan is Associate Professor of Public Administration and Public Policy
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Many congratulations to Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Will Jennings @drjennings.bsky.social who has been elected a Fellow of the @britishacademy.bsky.social! www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2026/07...
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Southampton academics elected British Academy fellows
Southampton academics elected British Academy fellows
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Nearly time for #epss2026! Come and see what our friendly colleagues are up to over a drink 🍺, coffee ☕, pastry 🥐 ...or all three at once (who are we to judge?)
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Check out what our @gain-centre.bsky.social has been up to in its first full year as it sets the agenda on understandings about gender and inequalities!
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
One week until @epssnet.bsky.social #epss2026! We have 12 colleagues attending and sharing new work in areas including democratic innovations, class, urban/rural divides, gender, political behaviour, redistribution and spending, and more. We're also a friendly and social bunch, so come and say hi!
A flier listing the presentation titles, times, and locations for colleagues of the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Southampton, UK, at the EPSS 2026 conference.

Thursday 18 June

09:00-10:40, Lagan A (Hilton)
Paul Kindermann (presenting): Politicising Democratic Innovations? Evidence on the Divided Public Resonance of Minipublics

13:30-15:10, Titanic (ICC)
Katy Tabero (presenting): The Influence of Identity and Group Composition on Willingness to Deliberate (with Zohreh Khoban and Matt Ryan)

15:20-17:00, Lisburn (Hilton)
Daniel Devine (presenting): Symbolic Representation of the Working Class (with Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte)

15:20-17:00, Brookfield (Hilton)
Annika Werner (non-attending co-author): Not All Speech That Wanders Is Lost: Competence Signaling and Obfuscation in Party Policy Appeals
A flier listing the presentation titles, times, and locations for colleagues of the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Southampton, UK, at the EPSS 2026 conference.

Friday 19 June

09:00-10:40, Lagan B (Hilton)
Will Jennings (attending co-author): Explaining Urban-Rural Divides in Diffuse Political Support in Europe, 1973-2024 (with Viktor Valgarðsson)

10:50-12:30, Broadway (Hilton)
William Allen (presenting): Immigrant Occupational Essentialness and Preferences for Welfare Redistribution

10:50-12:30, Boardroom (Hilton)
Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte (attending co-author): The Electoral Costs of Transphobia: Evidence from Britain

15:20-17:00, Titanic (ICC)
Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno (presenting): Government, Interrupted: Local Politicians' Spending in Times of Political Crisis

17:10-18:50, Boardroom (Hilton)
Rob Johns (attending co-author): How Abuse of Female Politicians Shapes Public Attitudes toward the Regulation of Social Media Space
A flier listing the presentation titles, times, and locations for colleagues of the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Southampton, UK, at the EPSS 2026 conference.

Saturday 20 June

09:00-10:40, Hall 1A (ICC)
Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte (presenting): Do Women Make the Far-Right More Acceptable (and Therefore Electable)?

09:00-10:40, Hall 2B (ICC)
Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte (attending co-author): Who Wins When the Centre-Right Refuses the Far-Right? Evidence from Coalition Negotiation Rupture

10:50-12:30, Lagan A (Hilton)
Jessica Smith (presenting): Who Answers, Who’s Left Out? Understanding Gendered Nonresponse in Surveys

15:20-17:00, Hall 2A (ICC)
Rob Johns (presenting): What If You Take People Down the Slippery Slope? A Video Experimental Test of Reactions to Human Rights Arguments
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Cities are central to how people experience politics. So what makes effective urban leaders? Teaching fellow Max Stafford explores this in his new @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social book Strong Mayors and Leadership Capital w/ fresh data & case studies www.bloomsbury.com/uk/strong-ma... #polisky #pasky
The book cover for 'Strong Mayors and Leadership Capital' by Dr Max Stafford, featuring four colourful photos of the mayors of New York, London, and Amsterdam collaged together.
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Hasta prontito! #lasa2026
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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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Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
📢 Join our next seminar at the University of Southampton with Professor Johanna Rickne (SOFI, Stockholm University), whose research explores gender inequality, labour economics, political representation, and diversity in politics & the workplace. 🗓 11 May 2026 ⏰ 1–2.15 pm 📍 Building 100, Room 8011
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
We're excited to round out our termly seminar series with @bogatyrev.bsky.social from @lsegovernment.bsky.social who is presenting 'Shifting Ground: The Electoral Effects of the 2023 Earthquake in Turkey'!
The spring term seminar list for the department of politics and international relations at the University of Southampton. The last weekly speaker from 13.00-14.30 on May 6 is Konstantin Bogatyrev (London School of Economics)
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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
📣 Do you work on migration and how it relates to security including economic, policy, political, and psychological aspects? We're hosting a 1-day workshop at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social on 23 June. Limited funding available. Abstracts due 11 May: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/VywDnKXg3c #polisky #migcitsky
The Centre for Comprehensive European Security (CeCES) at the University of Southampton is inviting submissions for a one-day, single-track workshop on Migration, Asylum, and Human Security in Europe. It will take place on 23 June at the University of Southampton, UK and it is supported by a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence grant. Migration continues to animate political developments across Europe. Questions about the forms, causes, and consequences of migration are high on public and policy agendas. Answers to these questions have clear implications for the ways that citizens, civil society organisations, and governments envision and communicate what a ‘secure’ Europe looks like. Meanwhile, several forces—populism, far-right extremism,
misinformation, to name just a few—as well as global events and economic shocks interact with migration dynamics to produce new challenges for states’ individual and collective security. In response, we invite papers that explore four key themes covering migration and
comprehensive European human security: ASYLUM, IRREGULAR MIGRATION, PUBLIC UNDERSTANDINGS OF MIGRATION and MIGRATION GOVERNANCE. Possible topics include:
• Patterns and drivers of public understandings of migration and/or asylum, and/or their consequences for preferences or behaviours
• Security challenges faced by asylum-seekers and refugees during their migration journeys
• Policy and/or legal developments involving asylum and migration, and how they sustain or challenge efforts to enhance security
• European and national governance approaches to protecting asylum-seekers and supporting their social, economic, and/r political integration
• The role of technologies and large-scale data in shaping states’ responses to migration and/or asylum
• The effects and impacts of asylum and immigration deterrence measures on asylum-seekers and migrants
• How migration-related policy interventions and/or shocks impact aspects of national and/or European securityWe take a broad view on what constitutes ‘human security’ to foster inter- and multi-disciplinary dialogue. As a result, we welcome submissions coming from core areas of political science, international relations, security studies, public policy, and European studies, as well as adjacent fields focusing on migration and asylum in or affecting European settings or states (e.g., migration studies, economics and political economy, social/cultural anthropology, geography, psychology). We also encourage submissions using a variety of methods (e.g., qualitative, quantitative including experiments, policy analysis) and approaches (e.g., empirical, theoretical, historical). Submissions from all career stages, including late-stage PhD students, are welcome.

Please submit an extended abstract of 500 words, as well as a biographical note of up to 150 words, using the link in the post. Submissions that make a clear connection to human
security in, involving, or affecting Europe will be prioritised. The deadline is Monday 11 May 2026 at 23:59. The committee aims to communicate decisions by Friday 22 May. We anticipate accepting around 12 papers, depending on fit and coherence with the four main themes.

This workshop is supported by a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence grant. It will be a single-track event, with all presenters strongly encouraged to circulate drafts of their papers before the event to enable fuller discussion.

There is no registration fee, and hotel accommodation will be booked for all participants for up to two nights. There is also limited funding available for travel, with space on the submission form for applicants to describe their travel funding needs. Catering, including lunch, will be provided.

Workshop Organising Committee
Kamil Zwolski (CeCES Director, and Jean Monnet Chair of European Security)
Ingi Iusmen (Associate Professor in Governance and Policy)
William Allen (Lecturer in Political Science, and Deputy Editor of Migration Studies)
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Check out a new audit study among UK MPs in @bjpols.bsky.social co-authored by our brilliant colleague @vchengm.bsky.social! Thread below 👇
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Are you interested in meta-ethnography? Professor John Boswell will discuss this approach using material from his upcoming book 'How Citizens Encounter the Democratic State'. Friday 5 June, online. Free registration: www.interpretivemethods.com/upcoming-eve... #polisky #pasky
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John Boswell does Meta-Ethnography — Interpretive Methodologies and Methods
Interpretivists do Interpretive Methods Series John Boswell (University of Southampton) will discuss the use of meta-ethnography in his forthcoming book, How Citizens Encounter the Democratic St...
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
A hat trick of @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social prizes last night! @elizabethjevans.bsky.social for the Mackenzie Book Prize, @dbonansinga.bsky.social for Specialist Group of the Year @psa-italian.bsky.social & @williamlallen.bsky.social for the Joni Lovenduski early-career achievement award. #psa26
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
A bumper day for colleagues at @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social presenting on AI policy, political trust, populist communication, Brexit, reproductive rights policy, and emotions research. And, a report on the academic job market supported by @psaecn.bsky.social. Feel free to say hello anytime! #psa26
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
See you at #psa26 soon! We're also highlighting PAIR co-authors: @piariggirozzi.bsky.social w/@vchengm.bsky.social on Wed, @viktorv.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social w/@drjennings.bsky.social on Tue, @jydenham.bsky.social on 'The UK Accounting Officer system: time for change?' (15.30 on Mon)
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The QS Subject rankings were released yesterday. Pleased to see @sotonpolitics.bsky.social continuing to rise - having been unlisted just a couple of years ago. We rank 12th globally for citations...
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The 16th edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject is now live, offering one of the most comprehensive analyses of global higher education. This year, over 21,000 academic programmes from...
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University of Southampton News @uosmedia.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The #IranWar lacks strategy, goals, legitimacy and support, says our expert Prof Jason Reifler @jasonreifler.bsky.social. Writing for @uk.theconversation.com, he asks under what conditions do people support military action. Read more👉 theconversation.com/iran-war-lac... @sotonpolitics.bsky.social
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Iran war lacks strategy, goals, legitimacy and support – in the US and around the world
The US and Israel have taken a huge risk by attacking Iran. This war will make the world a more dangerous place.
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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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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
We're excited to welcome Vincent Jacquet from the University of Namur who is presenting on "Catching the Influence of the Citizens' Assemblies" in today's seminar: researchportal.unamur.be/en/persons/v...
The spring term seminar list for the department of politics and international relations at the University of Southampton. The weekly speakers every Wednesday (aside from holidays) from 13.00-14.30 between 18 March and 6 May are: March 18, Vincent Jcquet (Namur); March 25, departmental postgrads; April 22, Eloise Harding (Southampton); April 29, Vittorio Merola (Durham); May 6,  Konstantin Bogatyrev (London School of Economics)
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Today we're excited to welcome @simonchauchard.bsky.social who is Associate Professor of Political Science at University Carlos III (Madrid), and presenting on 'How Do Anti-misinformation Laws Affect Campaigns? Evidence From Brazil' www.simonchauchard.com
The spring term seminar list for the department of politics and international relations at the University of Southampton. The weekly speakers every Wednesday (aside from holidays) from 13.00-14.30 between 11 March and 6 May are: March 11, Simon Chauchard (University Carlos III); March 18, Vincent Jcquet (Namur); March 25, departmental postgrads; April 22, Eloise Harding (Southampton); April 29, Vittorio Merola (Durham); May 6,  Konstantin Bogatyrev (London School of Economics)
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Today the @sotonpolitics.bsky.social seminar welcomes Petra Schleiter who is Professor of Comparative Politics @politicsoxford.bsky.social and will present 'How to break populist parties’ appeal? An experimental evaluation of communication counter-strategies'! www.politics.ox.ac.uk/person/petra...
The spring term seminar list for the department of politics and international relations at the University of Southampton. The weekly speakers every Wednesday (aside from holidays) from 13.00-14.30 between 4 March and 6 May are: March 4, Petra Schleiter (Oxford); March 11, Simon Chauchard (University Carlos III); March 18, Vincent Jcquet (Namur); March 25, departmental postgrads; April 22, Eloise Harding (Southampton); April 29, Vittorio Merola (Durham); May 6,  Konstantin Bogatyrev (London School of Economics).
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Today we're excited to welcome @gizemarikan.bsky.social from @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social who is sharing work on 'Memorialization in civil conflicts and minority reactions'. gizemarikan.com
The spring term seminar list for the department of politics and international relations at the University of Southampton. The weekly speakers every Wednesday (aside from holidays) from 13.00-14.30 between 25 February and 6 May are: Feb 25, Gizem Arikan (Trinity College Dublin); March 4, Petra Schleiter (Oxford); March 11, Simon Chauchard (University Carlos III); March 18, Vincent Jcquet (Namur); March 25, departmental postgrads; April 22, Eloise Harding (Southampton); April 29, Vittorio Merola (Durham); May 6,  Konstantin Bogatyrev (London School of Economics).
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Do you work or teach on political trust, and need to get up to speed? Check out this new #openaccess collection edited by @danjdevine.bsky.social @mfair.bsky.social: 12 chapters covering causes and consequences of political trust www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook-o... #polisky #commsky #socsky #econsky
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Our spring seminar series continues today with Dr Alex McLaughlin, a Lecturer in Global Political Theory at Exeter, who is presenting on the timely topic of 'Climate Change, State Capture, and Authoritarianism'. experts.exeter.ac.uk/42077-alex-m...
The spring term seminar list for the department of politics and international relations at the University of Southampton. The weekly speakers every Wednesday (aside from holidays) from 13.00-14.30 between 11 February and 6 May are: Feb 11, Alex McLaughlin (Exeter); Feb 18, departmental postgrads; Feb 25, Gizem Arikan (Trinity College Dublin); March 4, Petra Schleiter (Oxford); March 11, Simon Chauchard (University Carlos III); March 18, Vincent Jcquet (Namur); March 25, departmental postgrads; April 22, Eloise Harding (Southampton); April 29, Vittorio Merola (Durham); May 6,  Konstantin Bogatyrev (London School of Economics).
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Our spring seminar series convened by @jasonreifler.bsky.social is live from today! Today we're excited to welcome @vickisquire.bsky.social who is Professor of International Politics at Warwick, and presenting on 'Making and Unmaking Global Citizenship'.
The spring term seminar list for the department of politics and international relations at the University of Southampton. The weekly speakers every Wednesday (aside from holidays) from 13.00-14.30 between 4 February and 6 May are: Feb 4, Vicki Squire (Warwick); Feb 11, Alex McLaughlin (Exeter); Feb 18, departmental postgrads; Feb 25, Gizem Arikan (Trinity College Dublin); March 4, Petra Schleiter (Oxford); March 11, Simon Chauchard (University Carlos III); March 18, Vincent Jcquet (Namur); March 25, departmental postgrads; April 22, Eloise Harding (Southampton); April 29, Vittorio Merola (Durham); May 6,  Konstantin Bogatyrev (London School of Economics).
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Two books by our colleagues are shortlisted for this year's @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Mackenzie Book Prize! @elizabethjevans.bsky.social for 'Disability and Political Representation', and @drjennings.bsky.social for 'The Changing Electoral Map of England and Wales'. www.psa.ac.uk/news/mackenz...
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Mackenzie Book Prize 2025-26 Shortlist Announced - Political Studies Association
Thank you to all who nominated a book for this esteemed prize which celebrates the distinctive contribution these works have made to advancing Political Studies. From an impressive number of entries, ...
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
If you work on any aspect of trust and politics, you'll definitely want to check out this agenda-setting collection co-edited by our brilliant colleague @danjdevine.bsky.social. Plus, it's open access and free for all! #polisky #commsky #socsky #econsky
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Two new #polisky papers from our brilliant colleague @profannikawerner.bsky.social: first up in @bjpols.bsky.social, on how parties manage their core and peripherial policy areas to adapt while keeping on brand
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Politics at Southampton @sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Check out the new work on campaigns and gender by @emiliabelknap.bsky.social, one of our brilliant postdoctoral fellows! It's open access below.
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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Today’s @sotonpolitics.bsky.social seminar will include these vegan birthday biscuit bars: dark chocolate, pecan, sea salt. #poliskybakes
A stack of tender and golden rectangular biscuits on a white plate with the background out of focus. Chunks of chocolate and nuts are visible from the side.
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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 13/10/2025
Tariffs might be the word of 2025. Given the state of *looks around* we asked: is there demand for tariffs in Europe? @grahn.bsky.social @katharinalawall.bsky.social @sophiemainz.bsky.social Maria Nordbrandt & I show the answer is a resolute no @jeppjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1350...
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A game of tariffs: is there demand for tariffs in Europe?
In April 2025, the United States introduced sweeping tariffs on imports from the European Union and the United Kingdom, raising transatlantic tensions and prompting debate over Europe’s response. T...
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Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Are you interested in researching gender and inequalities? Join us for our Gender and Inequalities Research Collaboration Event next month, 5 Nov 2025. More details in our infographic below. If you're interested in attending, please email us at gain@soton.ac.uk so that we can get an idea of numbers!
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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
I am so excited that this excellent line-up of speakers are presenting in the LSE @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar series this term! 👇
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Jessica C. Smith @jess-smith.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Submit your abstracts to our ECPG Section for Newcastle 2026 👇
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Lala Muradova @lalamur.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
This article took a really long time to be published! We started the project in 2021, then life happened. Some reviewers also didn't like the application of OSP to demoinno lit with my wonderful co-authors Matt Ryan, Rafa Mestre, Masood Gheasi and George Bolton from @sotonpolitics.bsky.social
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Lala Muradova @lalamur.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
a new article, friends! on #democraticinnovations and #opensciencepractices! a thread will follow at some point! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Opening Up? Adoption of Open Science Practices in Democratic Innovation Research | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core
Opening Up? Adoption of Open Science Practices in Democratic Innovation Research
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Absolute delight to attend this last week 👇
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Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Several of my great new colleagues at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social and their collaborators have to put together this blockbuster paper on what happened when the UK Labour Party adopted radical right rhetoric on immigration. A must read for centre left parties across Europe.
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
I spoke to @newstatesman.com on the results, where my main point from the paper was that there is *no* modelling strategy that shows a positive effect for Labour.
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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 05/09/2025
Radical right accommodation really does not work. New paper out with this exceptionally talented team @katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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