🎧 Looking for something thoughtful to listen to while you work? Dr Anthony English from #OppAttune joined the Mentally Sound podcast to talk about political extremism & mental wellbeing. His segment starts at 35:35 well worth a listen! 🔗https://shorturl.at/yYTmO

Wierdly flawed graph by the EP Research Service of member state and national party voting power in the Council of the EU. What it does show is how dependend the representation of the S&D (Spain) and Renew (France) are on individual large member states:

Perhaps the dreadful AI reviewers can process the dreadful AI submissions and AI editors publish in their own AI outlets, and the rest of us can avoid having to see them.

AI is being used to fabricate quotes and attribute them to real people, Yair Rosenberg reports. Here's what he did when it happened to him:

Editors as narrative-breakers. The public galvanised by @bestforbritain.org respond to SkyNews' relationship with the UK Reform Party's flow of live streamed news conferences. New editorial guidance in the age of direct democracy & the media savvy political party #EverydayExtremism #OppAttune

My University has opened a virtual scholar scheme for scholars from Gaza. Please share widely and help stop scholasticide. www.exeter.ac.uk/faculties/ha...

Vaccine hesitancy now turning in to vaccine refusal. A direct result of Trump and RFK Jr From @katherinehu.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Finally we have Evangelia Vergouli discussing why we need to rethink political influence. Do we all have the potential to become an extremist? @oppattune.bsky.social @qmip.bsky.social #qmip2025

🎥 Filming with @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social & Dr Anthony English for BBC Morning Live alongside documentary filmmaker Zara McDermott. 🔸 Big thanks for the powerful investigative journalism 🔸 Get engaged with the conversation 🔸 Follow the #OppAttune community! #EverydayExtremism

I had the great pleasure of introducing @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social keynote @qmip.bsky.social conference! Highlighting the importance of dialogue, how we can take an outsiderly position and the role of answerability #qmip2025

🧠 At #ISPP2025, the OU #OppAttune team @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social , Tetiana Shyriaieva, Evangelia Vergouli, Dr Sandra Obradovic & Tema Maphosa shared a key insight: ➡️ Partisan identities are essential for democratic capacity. But we must separate partisanship from extreme action.

Looking forward to @qmip.bsky.social 20 year celebrations I'll talk about "When outsideness meets answerability" Political Attunement & Dialogical possibilities of Qual Methods www.bps.org.uk/event/qualit... Can't make the conference? Here's the answer according to Google AI* Oh such certainty!

Perhaps the tide is turning at @ispp-pops.bsky.social. Considering the number of delegates today in the "Where are the Palestinian scholars?" #ISPP2025 session. Then, in the memorial for #JamesLui Kataryna (IWAHLab) adopts the concept of #Ubuntu to explain findings from South. Africa, India & Ghana.

There just about still time to apply to work with wonderful colleague Laura Taylor as a post-doc on "Generation Peace" project. 📆 Deadline: 11 July 2025 👇👇

PSA: If you're currently in Prague for #ISPP2025, you might also like joining the 24 Hours of Political Psychology in Vienna in February! No conference fee, always worth a trip! Approach me with any questions 😊 Submissions are open until the end of September: 24hpolpsy.univie.ac.at #24hpolpsy2026

🎙️ Missed the SMIDGE webinar “Radicalisation and Extremist Narratives – Quo Vadis?”? We joined #ArenasEU and fellow #SmidgeProject partners to unpack radicalisation, disinformation, and how collaboration can build resilience across Europe. 📺 Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=SRO0...

These people are heroes

Kneecap is not the story. Genocide in Gaza is.

What does it mean to build a society of equals? #OppAttune PhD researchers Tetiana Shyriaieva and Evangelia Vergouli argue that psychology has a vital role in shaping democratic inclusion and dignity. Read the full article: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist... 🔸 Follow our community! #EverydayExtremism

Being political isn’t just about elections or parties- it’s about how we engage with each other, every day. The special issue explores how we can reclaim political agency in a polarised world.🧠💬 Read the full article: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist... 🔸 Get engaged 🔸 Follow our community!

Does your qualitative research need some inspo? www.bps.org.uk/event/qualit... There's still time to register for the @qmip.bsky.social annual conference & exchange thinking with other qualitative researchers. 📅 Registration deadline: 23 June.

Hi Friends dont forget to register for our conference as the deadline is approaching :) www.bps.org.uk/event/qualit...

What is the future for scientific studies on radicalisation & extremism? Final line up of speakers announced. All welcome. There is still time to register www.smidgeproject.eu @inclusiveeurope.bsky.social

Tomorrow, Erica Molinario will give a talk on how our fundamental need to feel significant, whether fulfilled or frustrated, plays a crucial role in shaping migration decisions. Join us to explore how these insights could change the way we think about migration today! link below

What is the future for understanding extremism? What new connections need to be made? 🔹️ There's still time to register for the #SmidgeWebinar on radicalisation & extremism. 🔹️ 🗓 12 June 10.00 (UK). 🔹️ OppAttune is looking forward to joining the discussions. 🔹️ All welcome. Teams Link Registration 👇

This is a space to share your knowledge, learn from other experts, and build lasting collaboration in this critical field. @arenasproject.bsky.social @oppattune.bsky.social

SOS! the volunteers on 'Madleen' have been kidnapped by Israeli forces. Thiago Avila is a citizen of Brazil. Thiago Ávila, has been kidnapped by the Israeli military. The Brazilian government must protect their citizen! ...2/

RIP to the great Sly Stone. A monumental loss. His PR just sent this out.

New from WP4 of #OppAttune: Tina Askanius shares fieldwork reflections from Malmö, where sticker-covered streets tell a story of solidarity and resistance. What do these political residues say about Sweden’s shifting public space? 📝 Read: rb.gy/0f1m5s

We're getting closer to the registration deadline @qmip.bsky.social conference! If you like political psychology, you'll be pleased to know @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social is a keynote speaker! www.bps.org.uk/event/qualit... @psapolpsychology.bsky.social @bps-social-psych.bsky.social

Join us for the 5th #SmidgeWebinar on June 12! Together with researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders, we will explore how to better understand and counter radicalisation, extremist narratives, and #disinformation. 🔗 Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c79b1d...

Mission creep. Solidarity with academics under threat in the USA.

Our latest ISPP Early Career Committee newsletter just dropped—it's about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), democracy, and the resilience of marginalized communities in increasingly challenging times. Give it a read—it’s worth it. It will be 8 minutes well spent today :)

How to apply to @ukri.org : www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

“Reuters examined the data from the Gaza Health Ministry to look more closely at those who have died. It found that more than one-fifth of those killed in the territory were children under the age of 12. More than 1,200 families were completely wiped out”

I spoke with Mahmoud in #Gaza tonight. The crossing is closed. No aid us getting in. Flour, rice prices are crazy Direct donation to families in the next week is vital to their survival. 🌿 🇵🇸 Share human stories 🇵🇸 Recognise the state of Palestine 🇵🇸 Act to stop arms sales 🇵🇸 Befriend & donate directly

Colin Davies in his talk on Emmanuel Levinas, which followed mine, described when Levinas was a POW in the prison camp for Jews. A dog who they named "Bobby" 'understood' them as human more so than the prison guards. Vicissitudes of #Dehumanisation #MoreThanHumanEncounters #NarrativeMatters2025

"I'm not sure they're playing by the same rules" "It seems like simply point scoring" Dr Anthony English & I are co-authoring our Model of #PoliticalAttunement our challenge is #everydayExtremism and the fact of shared borders 🔸️ Coming soon - Open Access 🔸️ #oppAttune 🎨 @Dimkarts Dmytro Dziuba

#EndTheBlockade on Humanitarian Aid into Gaza. Whatever the geopolitics, ordinary peace-loving Palestinians are being intentionally starved. Why? To punish Hamas? And today this...why is the #freedomflotilla being attacked in international waters? Let the aid in.

Within the #OppAttune consortium one of our key case studies, is the relationship between anti-vaccination talk & #everydayextremism @oppattune.bsky.social

New from Free Movement: Youth Mobility visa: what is it and how does it work? | Alex Schymyck freemovement.org.uk/uk-youth-mob...

❓Free on May 6th? Roundtable : "Including Minority Voices in Research" Personally I'd go for the term minoritized - that said - with such insightful political psychologists at the table, this is bound to be worth attending. 👇 @polpsyispp.bsky.social @oppattune.bsky.social

As we approach April 5th, #BlackSky this is your reminder that Rest Is #Resistance! And if you don’t believe me here’s a well-developed argument of prioritizing #rest in a capitalist and grind culture society. Rest is a need & it’s essential to living. 🫶🏾 #blackbooksky #bvm #diversebooksky

11 April 1987 | Primo Levi passed away. He was an Italian Jewish writer & chemist. From 26 February 1944 a prisoner of the German Nazi camp #Auschwitz no. 174517. In September 1947 he published his book "If this is a man". #poetry #history #OnThisDay #PrimoLevi

The world is reeling from last night’s tariff announcement from the White House. “Let down by our oldest ally,” is how a stony-faced Ursula von der Leyen put it this morning in the first official EU response to the tariffs. Suzanne Lynch brings you up to speed in Brussels Playbook 👇

📚 Call for Papers – Special Issue in Political Psychology "Re-examining Norms of Good Citizenship When Democratic Values are Under Threat" 📅 Deadline for submission: 15 July 2025 🔗 Learn more & submit: ispp.org/wp/wp-conten... #PoliticalPsychology #CallForPapers @ispp-pops.bsky.social

Needs some inspo to liberate your thinking on the relationship between democracy & everyday extremism? 🔸 Check out the books & films OppAttune recommend 👇 🔗 www.bps.org.uk/psychologist... 🔸 @psychmag.bsky.social #PoliticalAttunement #EverydayExtremism 🔸 Get engaged 🔸Join our community #OppAttune

What is this spirit of liberty that lies in the heart of Americans? #SpiritOfLiberty Speech #filibuster for #dialogicalDemocracy #filibooker speaking round the clock to pitch constitutional democracy against the might of rising US authoritarianism! @corybooker.com places some checks on power 👏🏾

A shift further to the right? On point analysis on @channel4news from @moreauchevrolet.bsky.social on today' s Le Pen guilty verdict. How will #Bardella & RN mainstream their party to reasonable voters - while also fighting the judicial process & shouting political witch-hunt? #EverydayExtremism