For anyone in Aotearoa doubting the rape academy I have one word: Roastbusters. We know what this is, we know how it goes. And we can end it. We absolutely must. What if men worked to end it now, forever? What a better world we would have, for everyone.

women who hate men generally just hate what men have done to them whereas men who hate women mostly just hate what women won’t do for them the difference is crucial

It was in the public domain that Mandelson had been fired from the Cabinet twice, that he was Epstein's friend, that he'd stayed in Epstein's house while Deputy PM, that he'd been a lobbyist for 15 years, and more. It was in the note prepared for the PM, too. So…what game are we playing here?

Just published! Writing with the amazing @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social we unpack online misogyny in NZ, what laws look like right now and set out our vision for online safety regulations that support women's human rights. Was wonderful working with Sarah on this piece!

Career public servant Ray Smith is taking over the operational leadership of the Government’s fuel crisis response.

Rural parents voice fuel concerns ahead of new school term

The learning set out here re the pandemic response - vaccines are effective, needs community buy-in, need to think laterally to work with orgs and communities to build trust - are more than applicable across public health and, indeed, a variety of other policy areas. Just needs one more step!

There was no good way to organise this visit and nothing gained by sending him. A severe risk to national dignity, undertaken for no advantage whatsoever.

Asking for a friend, and that friend is me.

Waitangi Tribunal begins urgent inquiry into school Treaty obligations and curriculum changes

Leaked video from the yesterday’s mar-a-lago election night watch party ..

I think that as economists we should be a lot more concerned that everyone feels like they've got poorer when the data show they haven't. We certainly shouldn't just be assuming that the customers are wrong, rather than that we're no longer measuring things that are most relevant to wellbeing

What gets a country elected to the UN Security Council? Gary Uzonyi explores the role of regional relative democracy - read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/GckofJ3 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #elections #polsci #polsky #researchnote

PUBLICATION DAY academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

Like sorry but it’s not some cops-and-robbers, Man Alone adventure yarn about the bush. It’s about our systemic failure to appropriately respond to family violence and the risk to children thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin...

Week in Review: Plan to divert funding from agriculture, environmental and health sectors into a new advanced tech sector could be 'catastrophic', scientist warns.

French perspective

There is nobody under the age of 55 who remembers seeing astronauts return to earth like this

We couldn't have done it without her.💐

Very apt that Elizabeth Knox launched her memoir Night, Ma under the gaze of the atua wāhine Hineahuone the birther, Hinetītama the maturer, and Hinenuitepō the spiritual guardian last night at Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui 🧵

This is a story about power, about politicians becoming distracted by a shiny new thing, without stopping to ask what it might cost. www.newstatesman.com/technology/2...

Our PhD student Kennedy Orwa, who studies applications of AI to health care, was hastily deported today to Kenya along with his 13-year-old son without opportunity to speak to legal counsel. King 5 reports that he held a valid visa that was rescinded without explanation.

🏅 O’LearyAward Addressing Gender (In)equality in the Health Sector DOI:10.1108/JPBAFM-07-2023-0130 Learning from public administration faculty DOI:10.1080/14719037.2025.2602053 Speeches at #IRSPM2026 https://shorturl.at/LYkuH

Administrative burdens are political tools. Add administrative requirements or automate them depending on your goal.

Every effective tool for reducing fuel demand right now (free PT, cycling, EVs, lower speed limits) is a policy the NZ coalition government has spent two years dismantling. My new piece in The Conversation on why they've gone quiet and how they get out of it. theconversation.com/the-governme...

Ngugi on protectorate and settler colonies in Africa. Kenya was a settler colony. That legacy marks everything.

Remember This.

Reform is weaponising reparations claims for its white nationalist project. Far from ‘making great sacrifices’ to end slavery, Britain extended forced labour around the empire and penalised formerly enslaved populations with debt: alanlester.co.uk/blog/british...

"If Canada is to regain greater autonomy over its affairs and build a better society, we must get serious about reclaiming our digital sovereignty." @parismarx.com

The reporting on OpenAI and Sam Altman I've been working on for the past year and a half, for @newyorker.com, with Andrew Marantz: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Why Elected Leaders Subvert Democracy Today, the principal challenge to democracy is coming not from coups but from democratic erosion driven by elected leaders. What is behind this shift, and how can prodemocracy forces push back? muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

Maybe the legacy press wouldn’t be dying if they… knew how to appropriately respond to this fucking moment in American history.

Here is the link - forms.gle/5Cn63WR4PZY9...

#RPVBooks I had read @separkinson.bsky.social ‘s excellent work before. However I had not had the opportunity to read “Beyond the Lines”, her book on the organizational dynamics and nuances of Palestinian militant organizations. An absolute gem of a book and a must read, in sociology AND PoliSci.

This our AUT’s latest Diamond journal ojs.aut.ac.nz/harvest/1/in... 😍

What role do scientists play in providing policy knowledge in public debates? Drawing on the AFC, this study by A. Nam examines how scientists express elements of policy knowledge within a contentious offshore wind policy debate in the US. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

Out now! This study by. J. Lee, S. Ju & B. J. Kim examines how citizens comply with government mandates when public disagreement with policy measures is high. Link in the comments! #policyprocess #publicpolicy #polisci

The nature of extremist behaviour is changing. The Anderson review of Prevent - the UK's counter-terrorism strategy - suggests that it should include violence-fascinated individuals who demonstrate unclear, or even no apparent, ideological motivation.

New and open access! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

How do governments frame and govern crises ❓ Catarina Ianni Segatto & Fernanda Lima-Silva analyze #flood crises in #Brazil, and study how governments change their #definition of crises and their approach to governing during crises 👇 doi.org/10.1093/pols...

How have governments found a tool for reclaiming authority in the #Nationalization of #ElectricitySystems #Operators ❓ Jose M. Valenzuela studies the evolution of electricity markets as a process of constant re-making of regulatory relations 👇 doi.org/10.1093/pols...

How do people experience #PolicyTermination and #dismantling❓ How are other policies affected❓ @gmocejudo.bsky.social & Johabed Olvera argue that understanding these effects is just as important as comprehending the policy termination process itself👇 doi.org/10.1093/pols...

Another outstanding piece of research by @gabilotta.bsky.social Available to read here: doi.org/10.1093/ppmg...

A well-managed public sector is crucial for achieving national development goals Yandri Susanto & colleagues find that transformational leadership, supportive organisational culture & stakeholder engagement contribute to public organisation performance 👇 doi.org/10.1111/1467...

Remembering Rangiaowhia, 21 February 1864. buttondown.com/unsettling/a...

I wrote a thing about Cultural Safety. Grab a cuppa and read. It reflects my own journey, as well as how it has been used and misused. overland.org.au/2026/02/on-t...

Examine how narratives influence policy processes and outcomes across diverse political contexts in our Policy Theories Virtual Issues Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

🧐 #Crisis scholarship shows extensive conceptual #fragmentation, inconsistent #terminology, and multiple research methods ✍️ @gcapano.bsky.social, @laura-mas.bsky.social & Stefania Profeti provide a #SystematicAnalysis of the literature on crisis and policy change 👇 doi.org/10.1093/pols...

But bureaucratic expertise is built through practice. Experience cannot be purchased.. Organizational learning requires doing; it is not a transaction, but “an incremental and collective process.” Once lost, capabilities are difficult to regain democracyjournal.org/magazine/79/...