Very sad that I'll miss the 6th Global Policy North workshop @uofglasgow.bsky.social 6-7 Nov 2025 due to another longstanding commitment. CFP attached - do apply if you're working on global governance broadly conceived. it's pluralist and engaged in the best sense and lovely people too!

Starmer's lot are so crap at politics. I managed to fix the headline for the Guardian anyway

J. Loginovich & @docstushi.bsky.social provide a CPE perspective on HIC-based SDG governance. Developing the concept of 'ideological fit', they theorise the relationship between institutional diversity and neoliberal hegemony within the SDGs. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@benjaminfaude.bsky.social kicking off the @globalpolicy.bsky.social journal event on the 10th anniversary of the SDGs: Celebrations or Commiserations

If you’re interested in the SDGs come and join us in Durham later today!

The SDGs at 10: Please join us for a Special Section Launch event on Friday 12 September 14:00-17:00 (BST). Contributions by Faude & @jacktaggart.bsky.social; @policyrelevant.bsky.social; @danxuu.bsky.social; K. Abraham; J. Loginovic & @docstushi.bsky.social; B. Reinsberg. Comments: Fariborz Zelli

Currently not enjoying #EISAPEC2025 as I'm sat in Manchester T2 departures waiting for a delayed flight hoping I don't miss my connection

Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the SDGs, Julija Loginovic & @docstushi.bsky.social argue that the institutional diversity of the SDG HIC constitutes a way to reorganise inter-and intra-class relations to co-opt a greater variety of policy actors at multiple transnational scales.

Delighted to see this paper out, co-written with Julia Loginovic where we think about what the #SDGs mean. Rather than concern for their apparent failure we argue they do exactly what they're supposed to: commodify and socialise ever more parts of the world under so-called "neoliberal" hegemony ...

As Simon Jenkins scrambles yet another thousand words on something he knows very little about, I have to ask – why? I wonder whether the Guardian has ever thought of asking someone who actually knows about universities to write something? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Celebrating the youngest getting into university on the 'wrong' side of the Pennines with six and half hours of two blokes playing records soundcloud.com/resident-adv...

My reminder as I work on my 2025-2026 goals

Polling at Labour HQ must be really bad if they're already putting this out. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Inaugural workshop of the UK Curiosity Network This workshop marks the beginning of a new effort to connect researchers with shared interests in curiosity and related themes. 👉 Read more & register: www.curiosity-battery.co.uk/uk-curiosity-network [curiosity-battery.co.uk]

Northern UK university researchers - Call for papers - Global Policy North Workshop, University of Glasgow, 6-7 November 2025

Ironically the btl comments rather proving Ha-Joon Chang’s point www.ft.com/content/9aab...

I still mourn the loss of wunderlist and my endless search for an alternative

In July, Members of Politics Department co-hosted and attended events connected with EU Citizens Gathering in Manchester. Left to right back row: Dr Stuart Shields, Dr Silke Trommer, HE Pedro Serrano, Prof Olga Onuch, Front: Prof Toni Haastrup.

delighted to be a geriatric Italian

Oh yes

Hotspur Mill. Presumably cheaper to burn it down and clear the site rather than redevelop with the old building intact.

Bit of a change of tack for me. New co-authored piece with Julija Loginovic - does the UN SDGs hybrid institutional complex work? TL;DR not in terms of sustainable development but yes if they're about reasserting class based forms of governance

Fighting talk ... www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Interesting link to a discussion of academic writing. as someone who finds writing harder the longer I've been writing it's fascinating. I quite possibly use the neon yellow approach!

One day I will reach those high notes. Greatest song ever ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=vltx...

I do hope we will we be announcing HS3 yet again www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nope, not going any further

Maybe my political economy of Eastern European wine project isn't such a bad idea!

all those jokes about the Borth riviera 😱

I see we're doing the Manchester-Liverpool trainline upgrade story (yet again) today. I am now totally distracted by this and no longer worry that Labour have gone a little bit racist. Yeah, right.

Are you an early career social science researcher looking to transition to independence, or developing your own original & ambitious plans within a commercial setting? There’s a little over a month left to apply for round 10 of ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowships. ⬇️ www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

Where was I between 1987 and 1994? Mostly in the middle here …

Wait till they discover the subject field of international/global political economy. www.ft.com/content/daf5...

Really, what is the point of the Labour party when it's so bad at doing politics? Obsessed with winning over a small group of Reform voters who aren't interested in universities and who aren't going to vote Starmer anyway.

EU Enlargement is back! In this new article, we detect with @matthiasthiemann.bsky.social and Dan Mocanu the rise of a state-like network led by DG ENEST, networked through @eib.org, the EBRD and national development banks, defined by the logic of blended finance. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I'll be back in 1981 for a while. www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8q1...

I know Starmer's not very good at politics, but its like this lot actually want to lose the next election. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Disappointed there’s no council elections in Manchester so I can not vote Labour. Clueless is probably the least offensive description I can think of.

disappointing journalism here from the @newsagents.bsky.social - not on top of the detail (unlike the @manchestermill.bsky.social) that might explain Labour's lack of enthusiasm manchestermill.co.uk/breaking-sac...

#NewOrderTop30 #MusicChallenge 3. Ceremony / FAC33 Single youtu.be/Vyyu4UYZfLE?...

Higher Education staff looking at those Pay Review Body recommendations.

As one job deadline in my department passes, another is on the horizon. I'm not involved in this one but many of the IPE/GPE job applicants would also be suitable candidates for this one! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Further full on nostalgia as I wade on through www.mixcloud.com/Dr_Rob/flyin...

Today's soundtrack as I trawl my way through hundreds of job applications. That Jinny track at approx 4h transported me right back soundcloud.com/oh-records-s...

A reminder that today is the closing date for these jobs! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

An interdisciplinary collective of @uniofmanchester.bsky.social PhDs and local community groups run an Urban Film Series - next event is April 23rd 6-8pm Bridge 5 Mill, M4 7HR screening 2 films: 'An Occasional Cafe’ (1999) and ‘Save These Fields’ (2025). Full details: tinyurl.com/2jej24va

"Thought provoking discussions, latest economic forecasts and great networking opportunities" just as long as you have the £800 registration fee 🤔