Thanks @migcitizenapsa.bsky.social! @isabel-ruiz.bsky.social, @cvar-sil.bsky.social and I received an honorable mention for the section's Best Paper Award this year, for our study showing which types of migration policies towards Venezuelans that Colombians prefer. Free here: doi.org/10.1016/j.wo...

Buenas noches, Oxfordshire

Good evening, Oxfordshire

A great reminder from @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social as the academic job market season begins: “You won’t be the right fit everywhere. That’s okay. You only need one place where your work resonates and where you can continue to grow.” #academicsky #polisky

I’m not at #APSA2025 but this kind of video for big conference venues is super helpful for partially sighted (or just navigationally questionable) folks like myself to get around. Can watch ahead of arrival and feel more confident on site. Great work @rosalierubio.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social!

A @magdalenoxford.bsky.social JRF was my first postdoc. It was incredibly rewarding: not only did it protect my research time, but also gave me generous and constructively critical peers. While politics/development studies isn't on the list this year, I shared general tips for these kinds of posts:

THIS WEEK📢📢📢 What factors promote or inhibit immigrant senses of #belonging? How can we utilise #research findings to encourage greater inclusiveness and empowerment of #immigrants within #British society? ✨Promoting Immigrant Belonging and Well-Being Across National and Cultural Contexts✨⬇️

The first @migrationjrnl.bsky.social annual report is out. While there's lots there (submissions up 71%, acceptance rate around 10%, faster decisions), I wanted to acknowledge the hard work by the journal's editorial team. Working with them remains a joy!

As we enter September, you may see posts with news of jobs, promotions, grants, fellowships, and the like. That’s great! We should celebrate with colleagues, especially in an industry where rejection is the modal outcome. 1/n

As we enter September, you may see posts with news of jobs, promotions, grants, fellowships, and the like. That’s great! We should celebrate with colleagues, especially in an industry where rejection is the modal outcome. 1/n

Register below for this hybrid @compasoxford.bsky.social panel on migration attitudes and well-being, happening in three weeks #migcitsky

Great to see this timely work out by one of our @sotonpolitics.bsky.social PhD students (whom I’m proud to be co-supervising) #migcitsky

Bank holiday, Oxfordshire

Fin de semana jardinera #dogdad #jackrussell

As UK net migration continues falling to about 350k, how much will this impact public opinion, and what political benefits would this present to Labour? Research with @lawrencemckay.bsky.social and @robjohns75.bsky.social suggests probably little on both counts: see 🧵 bsky.app/profile/robj...

Celebrating 11 years of being accepted with minor revisions 😉 🏳️‍🌈

Bogdan is one of those rare and inspiring examples at the center of the Venn diagram of meticulous quants, historical and archival skills, and tremendous story-telling. Anyone on #polisky #migcitsky interested in borders, citizenship, and how the world's gotten to where it is should check him out.

Less than two weeks left to apply for this mentoring opportunity #polisky #polcom

Sunday lunch: Dry-brined lemon pepper chicken, golden roasties, orange glazed carrots, beetroot and radish salad #poliskycooks

Increase a band: Six for Fighting

Good (vinho verde) evening, Oxfordshire

Do you work on immigrant integration or well-being? At this @compasoxford.bsky.social hybrid seminar on 19 Sep, Adam Komisarof (Keio, Japan) and I will each share work on migration attitudes, with commentary from the brilliant @sbvanoosten.bsky.social! www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/promot... #migcitsky

Good warm evening, Oxfordshire

For #migcitsky folks - consider submitting to @epssnet.bsky.social and the migration section led by the ever-capable @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social and @aalrababah.bsky.social

Came for Dvořák, stayed for Pacho Flores from the second row 🇻🇪 #bbcproms

Are you an early- to mid-career political scientist looking for personalized mentoring? The @mpsa.bsky.social 2025-26 mentoring scheme is open, with 70+ colleagues from around the world (including me) providing career & professional guidance. Details: www.mpsanet.org/mpsa-mentori... #polisky #polcom

Are you thinking of applying for multi-year research fellowships this summer? Unsure of how you can compellingly write about that ‘next idea’? I shared experiences from my @magdalenoxford.bsky.social and @britishacademy.bsky.social postdocs, including examples from the research statements.

Evening, Oxfordshire

Really important work that speaks across #polisky #polcom

#polisky #polcom #academicsky

Feeling Traitor-ish #proms

Tagging #polcom as the correct one and #migcitsky

I've been tracking my peer review activity over the years (like @alessandronai.bsky.social @turnbulldugarte.com) ad wanted to share some of that for transparency, manage expectations, and reflect on what it suggests for early-career researchers' development, esp. in #polisky #commsky #policom 1/n

Blackberry and cherry crumble cake #poliskybakes

Feliz quinceañera Pepa / Happy 15th #dogdad #jackrussell

Am currently reading this on the back of @dingdingpeng.the100.ci’s rec and IT IS SO GOOD, especially for situations where you want something thought-provoking but can’t or don’t want to commit to an extended read

Are you thinking of applying for multi-year research fellowships this summer? Unsure of how you can compellingly write about that ‘next idea’? I shared experiences from my @magdalenoxford.bsky.social and @britishacademy.bsky.social postdocs, including examples from the research statements.

Now with pages in New Media & Society: the ever-brilliant @anya-j.bsky.social and I examined how UK refugee-serving orgs use Instagram, and how this can both reinforce and weaken boundaries between refugees and receiving communities. Open-acess: doi.org/10.1177/1461... #polcom #commsky #migcitsky

Returning from another great #epsa2025, I’ve been thinking about something that happened several times. In group settings, I either misnamed or misrecognized folks who I already knew. Socially awkward for sure!

Returning from another great #epsa2025, I’ve been thinking about something that happened several times. In group settings, I either misnamed or misrecognized folks who I already knew. Socially awkward for sure!

What can we learn about politics by studying the sources people share online? Excited to present co-authored work about defensive publics combining quantitative analysis of French-language Twitter/X posts about immigration and interviews with media and political figures. Fri 16.50 in 1A.10 #EPSA2025

If you are attending #EPSA2025 and interested in uncovering the black box that is the postdoctoral job market, you're in luck! Marta Antonetti (LSE) and I will be hosting a roundtable on Thursday at 13:10 dedicated to the topic. 🧵👇

What do ‘project’, ‘person’, and ‘place’ have to do with the academic job market? This short piece explains how these ideas helped me prepare more effectively, and shares data (quant and qual) from my own recent experience in the UK/Europe. #academicsky #polisky #commsky

Hot dog #dogdad #jackrussell

As early-career colleagues start thinking about autumn job applications, I wrote a piece describing my post-PhD path. Reflecting on "project," "person," and "place" with mentors helped me immensely, so I hope this note pays it forward somehow. www.wlallen.com/wp-content/u...

Looking forward to Madrid next week - if you're around, feel free to say hi! (Also, it's totally socially acceptable to me if you rock up with a photo of either your good doggo back home 🐶or whatever you last baked 🍰. I'm sure we'll hit it off.)

Looking forward to today's @irisbirmingham.bsky.social roundtable on methods in migration studies. I'll share insights from editing the 2nd edition handbook on the subject with @cvar-sil.bsky.social, alongside our open-access intro that reflects on changes and continuities: doi.org/10.4337/9781....

Re-upping this as I continue to find it helpful for normalizing rejection: I need to remember it’s the modal outcome! Plus didn’t @mirya.bsky.social have a thing about rewarding X number of rejections, as a way of marking how much you’re putting your work out there?

Strawberry rhubarb shortbread bars - a vegan taste of summer #poliskybakes