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Lecturer in Politics at the University of York. Interested in gender, elections and public policy.
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Ralph Scott
7 days ago
🚨 NEW REPORT! 🚨 What is the state of the UK academic job market in politics, and what does this mean for the field and
#highered
? In a new
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report,
@lawrencemckay.bsky.social
@williamlallen.bsky.social
and I find worrying trends in job adverts and HESA data from 2012-25
#PSA26
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Academic Job Market Trends in Politics and International Relations - Political Studies Association
Academic Job Market Trends in Politics and International Relations: Evidence from the UK, 2012-25 Authored by: Dr Ralph Scott, Dr Lawrence McKay, and Dr William Allen Read the full report here Execu...
https://www.psa.ac.uk/resources/academic-job-market-trends-in-politics-and-international-relations/
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BJPIR
11 days ago
📝 Don't miss one of our most cited
#openaccess
#BJPIR
articles! '‘Hyper-active incrementalism’ and the Westminster system of governance: Why spatial policy has failed over time' by Patrick Diamond, Jack Newman, David Richards,
@annasanders.bsky.social
&
@andywestwood.bsky.social
🔗
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
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Pavlos Vasilopoulos
18 days ago
🚨Call for papers We invite submissions for the 2nd Workshop for Scholars of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties (EPOP) based in Northern UK 🏛️ University of York, 8-9 June 2026 Theme: Inequality, Authoritarianism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy More info:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Call for papers- Inequality, Authoritarianism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy
Call for papers: Inequality, Authoritarianism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy University of York, 8-9 June 2026 The workshop, supported by the Elections, Public Opinion and Parties’ (EPOP) Anth...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_RHNgfjM4GyRQcwdFgvH85ttz14h6hflAye4vkNtyD8/edit?tab=t.0
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Lotte Hargrave
about 1 month ago
New piece from w/
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&
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on the Gorton & Denton byelection, and what it might tell us about British politics. We cover turnout, late-deciding voters, gender gaps & the continuing fragmentation of the party system 🧵
theconversation.com/late-decider...
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Late deciders, higher turnout: what the Gorton and Denton byelection taught us about voters
High numbers of undecideds may partially explain the late swing to the Greens.
https://theconversation.com/late-deciders-higher-turnout-what-the-gorton-and-denton-byelection-taught-us-about-voters-277268
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Lotte Hargrave
about 2 months ago
Check out the post below by
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, who’s written a great summary of ongoing work by me,
@hannahbunting.bsky.social
,
@cerifowler.bsky.social
,
@jess-smith.bsky.social
, and
@annasanders.bsky.social
on gender gaps in “don’t know” responses👇
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Emilia Belknap
3 months ago
Delighted to share my first single-authored article, now published in Parliamentary Affairs: “Targeting the cereal woman: Campaigns, gender & Scottish independence” 🆓 Open access:
tinyurl.com/85cxsefm
@hansardsociety.bsky.social
@academic.oup.com
#GenderPolitics
#BritishPolitics
(🧵👇)
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Targeting the cereal woman: Campaigns, gender, and Scottish independence
Abstract. How do political campaigns construct and mobilize voter identities in high-stakes constitutional contests? This article examines the 2014 Scottis
https://tinyurl.com/85cxsefm
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Lotte Hargrave
4 months ago
🧵 Thread on new research on gender gaps in “don’t know” responses Some of you will know that my stellar coauthors
@hannahbunting.bsky.social
@cerifowler.bsky.social
@jess-smith.bsky.social
@annasanders.bsky.social
& I have been working on a large-scale project on “don’t know” responses in surveys.
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Ruth Dassonneville
8 months ago
Yay! Super enthusiastic about this project, and can't wait to work with
@pavlosvas1.bsky.social
,
@annasanders.bsky.social
and all contributors to put together this Introduction to Voting Behaviour!
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Rosie Campbell
about 1 year ago
@kcl-spe.bsky.social
@rosieshorrocks.bsky.social
@cerifowler.bsky.social
@annasanders.bsky.social
our research cited in the guardian today
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
showing gender generation gap in party support
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Group of Labour MPs seeking to steer young men away from ‘toxic influencers’
Exclusive: new group of predominantly male MPs urge party to speak to men directly to tackle toxic masculinity
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/19/group-of-labour-mps-seeking-to-steer-young-men-away-from-toxic-influencers?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Department of Politics and International Relations
about 1 year ago
In honour of IWD (9/9): Meet York’s Dr. Anna Sanders
@annasanders.bsky.social
, an Associate Editor of Political Studies
@polstudies.bsky.social
who specialises in British politics and the politics of gender. Read more about her work at
pure.york.ac.uk/portal/en/pe...
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Anna Leslie Sanders
https://pure.york.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/anna-leslie-sanders
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Department of Politics and International Relations
about 1 year ago
In honour of IWD (1/9) Did you know that the Editorial team of Political Studies
@polstudies.bsky.social
is based here in the University of York’s Politics & IR department? This International Women’s Day, we’d like to introduce you to all of the outstanding women scholars on our team!
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Rob Ford
about 1 year ago
Why does 25% AfD among young men spark a thousand "what is going on with young men?" posts yet Die Linke 34% among young women generates...nothing at all? Yes, young men voting for the radical right is an important phenomenon. But so is young women going rad left *at even higher rates*.
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BJPIR
about 1 year ago
📈Trending in BJPIR '‘Hyper-active incrementalism’ and the Westminster system of governance: Why spatial policy has failed over time' by Patrick Diamond,
@jacknewman.bsky.social
, David Richards,
@annasanders.bsky.social
&
@andywestwood.bsky.social
🔓Available here:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi…
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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13691481241259385
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Lotte Hargrave
about 1 year ago
Are you (or your Masters students) puzzled by why polling misses happen in elections worldwide? Curious to uncover when, why, and how to fix it? Interested? Then apply for a fully-funded PhD w/ me,
@robfordmancs.bsky.social
@martinboon.bsky.social
@deltapoll.bsky.social
to help solve this puzzle👇
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New from
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@cerifowler.bsky.social
, Rosie Shorrocks and me on the gender gap at the 2024 UK GE. We find that the gender gap looked different at this election, shifting from a Lab/Con gap to a broader left-right gap.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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‘Whitby Woman’, ‘Waitrose Woman’: Gender and Voting Behaviour at the 2024 UK General Election
Women were identified as key targets in the 2024 British general election. There was much speculation as to whether ‘Whitby’ or ‘Waitrose’ women would swing the result for Labour. This interest in wo...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1467-923X.13477
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Rosie Campbell
over 1 year ago
@cerifowler.bsky.social
@annasanders.bsky.social
@giwlkings.bsky.social
we find that the gender gap in the 2024 British general election shifted from Labour/Conservative to Green/Reform
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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‘Whitby Woman’, ‘Waitrose Woman’: Gender and Voting Behaviour at the 2024 UK General Election
Women were identified as key targets in the 2024 British general election. There was much speculation as to whether ‘Whitby’ or ‘Waitrose’ women would swing the result for Labour. This interest in wo...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1467-923X.13477
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Ceri Fowler
over 1 year ago
New from me,
@annasanders.bsky.social
,
@profrosiecamp.bsky.social
and Rosie Shorrocks: some first reflections on gender & the 2024 UK election
@politicalquarterly.bsky.social
. More to come from the same team too- watch this space!
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Peter Allen
over 1 year ago
A starter pack of academics (mostly political scientists and political historians) I found on here who (broadly) work in the British Politics subfield. Please (self) recommend others I’ve missed.
go.bsky.app/EqXUQbt
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