“Aspiration matters! [pause] Reality matters too.” Inspiring words at the end of a wonderful keynote by the esteemed historian Annette Gordon-Reed at the Rothermere American Institute. @raioxford.bsky.social

From the cost of childcare to the housing crisis, there’s no shortage of explanations for the dramatic global fall in the number of babies being born. These analyses, though, are all missing something, says cognitive and evolutionary anthropologist Paula Sheppard

Went to this seminar. Panel: Damian Hinds MP, Stella Creasy MP, Jonathan Hall KC, and Mitali Mukherjee @mitalilive.bsky.social was the voice that consistently brought the conversation back to evidence—genuinely stood out on a panel that otherwise struggled to rise above the political noise.

Publishers expect traffic from search to fall by 43% in the next 3 years. This is one of the findings of our new report on media trends. Authored by Nic Newman, it's based on a survey of 280 media leaders. Full report buff.ly/Dh2JIuT 7 findings in thread

Graduation from Oxford tomorrow. Late-night gown-ironing in full swing. #PhDone

"The more misinformation is repeated the more likely people are to believe it." In the latest episode of The We Society podcast, Will Hutton is joined by @profsanderlinden.bsky.social to discuss how we can inoculate ourselves against misinformation. 🎙️ media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/sand...

Lauren Davis Jarnach explores the 1910 Arizona constitutional convention and how the breakdown of parliamentary procedure had profound effects for democracy. lawandhistoryreview.org/article/laur...

I hate being “that reviewer,” but today I was the stereotypical reviewer 2. Sorry. #whoknowsknows #peerreview

I had a great time celebrating the opening of the first gallery exhibition I helped to curate. ‘After the Assembly: Constituting India’ is on at the SOAS Gallery until Sept. 20.

Women working from home during COVID-19 faced a 40% increase in odds of IPV (Intimate Partner Violence) compared to working in-person (Miall, et al., 2023). Link: doi.org/10.1186/s128... #IPV #RemoteWork #Sociology

@walesroyals.bsky.social Let’s talk!

I bet that you've never got the term "linear regression difference-in-differences analyses" into GB News, like @clemensjarnach.bsky.social & I just have! 🤣👍🏽 #econ

Some coverage of Giving Evidence's new report about Prince Andrew's #charity patronages claims that we found "a rise in profits". The concept of profit is normally meaningless in relation to charities: we looked at revenue. www.skynews.com.au/lifestyle/ce...

I'm on GB News! Send help!

Could parliamentary procedure be so complex that it confuses even those in power? This intriguing paper by @laurenjarnach.bsky.social (shameless promotion for my wife's work) delves into the vital role of parliamentary procedure in democratic outcomes. lawandhistoryreview.org/article/laur...

After the Assembly: Constituting India is opening THIS WEEK (July 17) at the @soasgallery.bsky.social The PACT team is launching its research on the Indian Constitution and teasing its digital database with an exhibition featuring documents, art, and films relating to the team's research.

My paper 'Negotiating the Arizona Constitution'—on the role parliamentary procedure plays in ensuring democratic textual outcomes and trust in governing texts—is out on the Docket @lawandhistrev.bsky.social today!

First time my research has been featured in a major UK newspaper! It’s about Prince Andrew — you may have heard of him. Please check it out: www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam... Full details here if you're interested: giving-evidence.com/2025/07/12/p... #PrinceAndrew #Royals #TheTimes

Do Royals as patrons help charities raise money? We set out to test that using difference-in-differences analysis. Our findings: Prince Andrew’s patronage had no detectable effect on charities’ revenue. Full details here 👉

The Duke of York’s departure from his charities five years ago has had no overall effect on their income, a new report has revealed

With *Prince Andrew*'s step back, his charity patronages ended abruptly. We seized this rare 'natural experiment' to investigate if royal patronage measurably impacts charity revenue. Our findings are coming very soon: stay tuned!

Germany gears up for returning museum-held objects to their country of origin. Notice how this does not make the sky fall down etc etc.

German BSW voters definitely judge books by their cover. 📚Unsurprising, but still interesting: people are voting primarily for her, not the party’s policies. 🗳️ New research by @wurthmann.bsky.social & @sarahwagner.bsky.social (2025) on BSW voters. #GermanPolitics

🔔 Thrilled to share some big news: It's official, I'm now Dr. Jarnach! 🎉 My Oxford DPhil is complete! The news about my dissertation passing examination came a couple of weeks ago, and it's finally sunk in. #PhDone #PhDLife #Oxford @sociologyoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @greentempleton.bsky.social

Just finished my PhD on how online information influences voting behaviour. This NYT article "A.I. Is Starting to Wear Down Democracy" is a good read. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/t...

🗳️ Germany’s 2025 Federal Election 1/ Gender divide at the ballot box: Women leaned towards SPD, Greens, and the Die Linke, while men favoured CDU/CSU and AfD. Crucial questions: What drives young men towards the populist far-right? AND what drives young women to the left? #GermanyElection2025

NEW: updated long-run gap in voting between young men and women in Germany: Gender divide continues to widen, but contrary to what is often assumed, young men continue to vote roughly in line with the overall population, while young women have swung sharply left. www.ft.com/content/29fd...

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*.

NEW on our site Our data shows that people are turning away from the news, with interest in news falling and news avoidance rising. A new piece by our researcher Craig T. Robertson explains why this is happening and what publishers can do about it reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/people-...

🚦In turbulent times, slow, deliberate decisions matter. Welfare and redistribution—which path do we choose? Read more: ⬇️ #Welfare #Politics #Redistribution 🔗 medium.com/@clemensjarn...

🚨👀 Big news! The @yougov.co.uk German political team are launching our first MRP model of the 2025 German Bundestag election later this week. We'll be making detailed calls for every constituency, estimating regional list vote shares, and projecting how the parliament would shape up.

In all the excitement, I forgot to announce that I had submitted my thesis! *Mic drop*

How the PhD is feeling right now: youtu.be/OVp8imjlzZk?... #phdjokes #phd

Word of the day is ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted by work. I like to add ‘foreswunk’, exhausted before you even begin.

Not sure if I am more of a ´netflixcubicularist´ or ´librocubicularist´.

The 12 types of Political Science paper. What's missing #polsci?