DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression. CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school? DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town. C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name? DR: Now look

Venn diagram of ‘social science airport book author’ and ‘epstein files’ getting more crowded

My article on the latest uprising in Iran has just been published in @newleftreview.bsky.social: newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...

Jason Blakely, "In the Land of the Data Blind" "Political scientists subscribing to the dominant approaches to American government face what philosophers of science call an epistemological crisis..." harpers.org/archive/2026...

Naoise has now been kidnapped by Israel.

UK universities claim to be reckoning with their imperial and colonial pasts, but refuse to see their implication in the genocidal settler colonialism of the present – so how serious are these exercises? wrote about this for @versobooks.bsky.social blog www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/...

We had such a great time at our Research Day this week, hearing about the fascinating work of our members. Learn more about our research here cglg.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk

Learn more about the Centre from our Co-Directors, @anettestimmer.bsky.social and @mergito.bsky.social youtu.be/VtdeVX-FDBg?...

Staff and students at St Andrews - sign the open letter calling on the university to end links with Hebrew University www.ucustandrews.org/end-links-wi...

Fascism in the UK: - EHRC guidance that could ban trans people from public bathrooms, require service providers to 'guess' people's 'biological sex' - An artist is charged with a terror offence for a performance - period apps checked by police looking to prosecute abortions.

A group of us law academics put together a letter on FWS v Scottish Ministers UK Supreme Court ruling & we are asking other *UK based law folk* (academic activist practitioner etc) to sign More details 👇 #transrights #trans #transgender #lawsky #academicsky #UKlaw docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Thousands of feminist academics and educators have signed this letter in support of trans rights and against the supreme court ruling (you can still sign!) - docs.google.com/document/u/0...

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

St Andrews people - sign the letter calling on the University to condemn the Supreme Court ruling forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Rally for trans rights in St Andrews on Thursday at noon outside college gate. See you there!

Is there a connection between the sacking of rector Stella Maris and the refusal to disclose the name of a University of St Andrews donor? Article worth reading from the University's magazine: www.thesaint.scot/post/univers...

And there it is. A shocking, appalling, and deeply disappointing announcement of an entirely unnecessary move from the university. But this is exactly why we have already started organising .

Revealed preferences theory suggests that Wall Street executives value their ability to call their subordinates gay at approximately 8 trillion dollars

CGLG RESEARCHER OF THE MONTH 🔍 For her ongoing work on world leaders' personalities, Prof. Juliet Kaarbo @jkaarbo.bsky.social is the CGLG's March 2025 researcher of the month! We spoke with her about her wider research and views on global governance 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2YZ...

The administration is attempting to incapacitate the redistributive and social protective arms of the state, while exploiting its vast bureaucratic powers to silence, threaten, and deport. New online by Melinda Cooper: www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...

turns out when you legitimate a taste for bigotry people gravitate to the parties that serve it as an entree rather than as a garnish

I'm very happy that my book 'The Politics of International Norms: A Rhetorical Approach' is out now! Thanks to everyone @cambridgeup.bsky.social, and to all those who have supported me in this journey. You can find more info in the link and this thread (1/6): cambridge.org/gb/universit...

Huge solidarity to @ducuuo.bsky.social who are out on strike this week, fighting against cruel and unfair redundancies.

Abundant finance and a dependence on scarce skilled labor helped create a culture in tech where professional employees have more voice and more exit options than elsewhere, even without formal representation. The goal here is to roll that back - the functional equivalent of union busting.

The headline of this Financial Times piece spells it out clearly: Tech Titans Stand with Donald Trump to Kill Activism in Silicon Valley on.ft.com/41c1hsl

This to me is one of the central stories about current US politics. The tech barons who decisively threw their support behind Trump wanted commercial benefits, of course; but even more, they wanted to discipline their own employees. That’s the real content of all the anti-DEI stuff.

CGLG RESEARCHER OF THE MONTH 🔍 For his ongoing work on postcolonialism and the nation-state, Prof. Sanjay Seth is the CGLG's February 2025 researcher of the month. We caught up with him in his office to ask about his wider research and views on global governance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ibZ...

The hallmark of totalitarianism at this stage isn’t genocide or extremes of violence. It is doubled or twofold organization. www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

In a just world, the Trump/Musk coup would receive the wall-to-wall coverage granted to James Comey’s firing or, for that matter, Hillary Clinton’s emails. www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

Unusually, nostalgia is also relevant for us methodologically. It allows us to develop the concept of simulated authenticity and show how being white, male and suit-wearing confers authority in gendered expertise regimes (cf. @mergito.bsky.social)

My latest article, written with @benclift.bsky.social and @benrosamond1.bsky.social, is out #OA in Economy & Society. We use Brexit discourses as a window into the gendered politics of economic expertise. @sotonpolitics.bsky.social 🧵 doi.org/10.1080/0308...

Recording now available for last week's @lseideas.bsky.social event. I discuss the liberal international order, global social movements, & (from my current research) a bit abt the ICJ & Gaza. - Is there a way out of the Middle East Crisis? Pathways for Justice & Peace www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2dJ...

Solidarity with @ducuuo.bsky.social www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

Tomorrow - 12pm outside Blackfriers Chapel on South Street Rally for Freedom for Palestine Organised by some of our wonderful students, and part of the day of action.

‘“It was a comprehensive curriculum,” my father told me of the tent school my family set up. My aunt taught there too. There were drawing and painting classes as well as maths and science.’ Malaka Shwaikh on the preservation of education in Gaza, from the blog: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/fe...

👇EVENT THIS WEEK👇 On Wednesday 5th, Dr. Rhys Machold, Senior Lecturer at Glasgow University, will be discussing his new book on homeland security in India, Palestine, and Israel—please RSVP to attend! 🕐 11:30—13:00 🚩 Arts Seminar 8 📩 RSVP [email protected].

Please share widely. Gaza universities need our support. We still need to raise around £10,000 to reach our funding goal.

We're hiring... Branch administrator/organiser position with our @ucustandrews.bsky.social branch at St Andrews. Part time, permanent position. More details and how to apply... www.ucu.org.uk/vacancies#BAO1

Over the weekend some of our members and colleagues have organised a letter to senior management, to show support for the Rector. It's still open to staff signatures here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Hello? Very excited that our first post (is that what we're calling them?) is all about our upcoming day of action! Wednesday 27th September 12-2pm Outside Library Flyering 2pm Get together, collect a new poster for your door, College Gate And look at all these other actions to take!