You are warmly invited to the 2026 Bingham Lecture in Constitutional Studies delivered by Professor Alan Renwick. 5 May 2026, 5pm | Gillis Lecture Theatre, Balliol College Register: www.balliol.ox.ac.uk/events/2026/... @politicsoxford.bsky.social

My Bloody Valentine and CHVRCHES at the Royal Albert Hall, for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Really pleased to advertise these 4 LSE postdocs in the history of popular government as part of our ERC Synergy Project "Popular Government in Global Perspective (POPGOV)"

I was not aware that it was Manatee Appreciation Day, but now that I am aware that it is Manatee Appreciation Day, please enjoy “Space Manatee” by Heavenly. m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFEO...

Me and my book at the Oxford Literary Festival.

Thanks Daniel for your contribution and to all others! I feel very grateful for having so many people whom I admire commenting on my work!

Heavenly at the Cowley Workers’ Social Club. (Featuring an unplanned Beatnik Boy!!)

Oxford United have just been awarded (and scored) their first penalty for 92 games.

My article "Immoderate Integrationism: History and Climate Justice", is now out on early view from the Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics: ejpe.org/journal/arti.... It's part of a symposium on the splendid "Rectifying Climate Injustice" by @lgarciaportela.bsky.social: ejpe.org/journal

Wow www.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/profess...

FULLY FUNDED PHDs IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY I'm looking for *two* PhD students to join my ERC project on refugee-led approaches to displacement justice. The positions are funded for four years, and you get to join our lovely community in Bristol. Please share widely! philjobs.org/job/show/30997

JOB Assistant Professor of Political Theory University of Cambridge @thecambridgeschool.bsky.social www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/univers...

Sleaford Mods in Oxford.

The first set of postdocs for our ERC project on popular government have just been advertised. These 3 postdocs will be based at UC Louvain with my co-PI Pierre-Etienne Vandamme and focus on contemporary democratic theory. Apply! jobs.uclouvain.be/Personnelsci...

isitpancakeday.com (FAO @chrisbrooke.bsky.social )

NEW BOOK! I'm very happy to say that my new book, Utopia, co-written with Douglas Mao, has been published on-line academic.oup.com/book/62279

New arrival - Postcolonial Global Justice by Shuk Ying Chan press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

CFP: OXFORD GRADUATE CONFERENCE IN POLITICAL THEORY! Welcoming submissions in any area of political theory—including critical theory, analytic political philosophy, and the history of political thought. Submit by 31 January: forms.gle/v6Zv1cH7a6Da...

Lovely hosting by @tmbejan.bsky.social @danieljamesbutt.bsky.social & others yesterday in Oxford, + great turnout/engagement at my 'methodology' talk. Extra thanks though 2 Jill Frank for coming along the day before starting her Carlyle Lectures: www.history.ox.ac.uk/carlyle-lect... (5pm today!)

Dozens of people on the ice at Port Meadow in Oxford.

We are hoping to raise £5000 to allow us to increase our stocks and staffing to ensure we can support everyone who needs us this winter. Donate to our winter crowdfunder at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/nobody-sho...

Stereolab in Oxford

Album of the year for me!

Fantastic to take part in the launch for my former student Brian Wong’s book, “Moral Debt: Towards a New Account of Reparative Justice” at the Department of Philosophy, Peking University.

In Beijing on Saturday? Me too. Come to Brian's book symposium! mp.weixin.qq.com/s/6qsehx6bou...

Heaven 17 last night in Oxford.

The UCL Constitution Unit has an excellent briefing series on UK politics that is perfect for students of all ages and levels. The latest release includes a briefing on #NorthernIreland, which I co-authored. Read it for free here: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo... @conunitucl.bsky.social

JOB: Associate Professor or Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy, in association with a Tutorial Fellowship at Merton College. AoS Ethics and/or Political Philosophy, with at least an AoC in Feminist Philosophy. #PhilJobs www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOW474/a...

September 30th October 1st

Looking After Your Books by @francescagalligan.bsky.social - out now!

On the blog today - a new book from @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Publishing which is perfect for any booklover - Looking After Your Books! More here: kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/i...

Time to talk about one of my favourite Oxford buildings, 26-27-28 Cornmarket!! Popularly known as The Old Pret

Bit harsh on Dominic Grieve in retrospect.

If only there were a simple way to halve the risk.

New open access article from Dan White - "Permissible Purchasing, Obligatory Abstention: The Strict Vegan Case against New Omnivorism" in @the-joap.bsky.social

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system. 🧵 [1/8]

“The reality is that the Israelis are fast destroying the remaining chances of Palestinian statehood and there is little the UK can do about it.” I wrote about the UK’s recognition of Palestine for @engelsbergideas.bsky.social

I am at the @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Here is Aristotle. Here, equally impressively, is also @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social talking about Methods and Methodology in Political Philosophy.

Midway Still at the Bullingdon in Oxford.

The Wedding Present at GuilFest.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Oxford O2.

Richard Dawson at the Cowley Workers Social Club.

I wanted to be the Pope :(

THREE 5-year Lectureships in IR at Oxford. One person will have expertise in Historical and Interpretive Methods; another in Qualitative Methods, and a third in Quantitative Methods We're looking for people with substantive expertise in historical international relations, the IR of Africa...

All Souls College, University of Oxford is advertising a senior academic position in philosophy. Closing date: 19 September 2025. #PhilJobs, #Philosophy, @jowolff.bsky.social, @birchlse.bsky.social www.asc.ox.ac.uk/senior-resea...

What would an anti-oligarchic, republican economy look like? UBI? Wealth tax? Workplace democracy? Strong trade unions? Investment democracy? I explore a radical republican economics in my new book, 'The Wealth of Freedom', which is now out online. academic.oup.com/book/60075

Here is the first single from the new Haines/Buck album:'The Pink Floyd Research Group'.

mclusky at the Bully in November. excellent.

Today’s purchase from the excellent Abbey Bookshop in Paris - the original edition of The Case of the Late Pig by Margery Allingham. (In better nick than the one on the Wikipedia entry! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cas... )