Happening now! Our colleague, Dr Laura Sudulich, presents 'Mapping Public Engagement in Parliaments Across the World' @ukparliament.parliament.uk, with POST. 🎙️ Chaired by @shane-martin.bsky.social, joined by @estrangeirada.bsky.social, Chair of IPEN #EssexGov #EssexGovImpact #UKParliament #IPEN

👏 Essex Government researchers are ranked among the most cited in the world! See our colleagues in the Ioannidis et al. 2025 global ranking of the world’s most cited scientists, in political science, international relations, and security studies. 🌍 #EssexGov #ResearchExcellence

✨ Dr Laura Montanaro has been awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Research Fellowship for her project entitled 'Mansplaining, Intersectionality, and Political Efficacy.' Congratulations, Laura! 🎉 @leverhulme.ac.uk Read more about her work here: www.essex.ac.uk/news/2025/09... #EssexGov #PoliSky

🏆 Congrats to Dr Rabia Malik! She's officially received the Jewell-Loewenberg Prize from APSA’s Legislative Studies Section, awarded for best Comparative Politics article in Legislative Studies Quarterly (2023). Announced at APSA 2024, the plaque just arrived — time to celebrate! 🎉 #EssexGov #APSA24

This work is part of an exciting collaboration between EssexGov researchers, the Department of Lang & Ling, and ODI Global. Most of the team will be in Kampala soon — stay tuned for updates from the field! #EssexGov #EssexLinguistics #ODIGlobal #LanguageAndConflict #EssexImpact #ResearchInAction

Our colleague @tashlindstaedt.bsky.social writes in @forbes.com that this state visit is a vanity trip for Trump but a strategic necessity for the UK. Read her analysis here: www.forbes.com/sites/natash...

Change in migrants’ political attitudes: Acculturation and cosmopolitanization is now available in Early View. @evakrejcova.bsky.social @filipkostelka.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/09/12/c...

📈 The University of Essex is on the rise! The Guardian University Guide 2026 ranks us: 🏆 12th overall in the UK 📚 12th for Politics 🌍 9th for International Relations #EssexGov #EssexImpact #EssexIR #UniversityRankings

👏 Congrats to Dr Laura Sudulich on completing her Parliamentary Academic Fellowship with @ukparliament.parliament.uk! Outcome: a global map of parliamentary public engagement 🗺️ 📅 Launch Event: 25 Sept, Westminster 🎙️ Chaired by @shane-martin.bsky.social #EssexGov #EssexImpact #UKParliament

I had the pleasure of joining NPR's @planetmoney.bsky.social to talk about central banks, what’s happening with the Fed, & why it matters. Big thanks to @erikaberas.bsky.social for a fun and engaging interview (+ Carola Binder & Lev Menand). @uniessexgov.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/09/05/n...

🎉 Huge congratulations to our colleague, Diane Bolet, on being awarded a prestigious ERC Starting Grant! 🌍 This is an incredible achievement and we can’t wait to see the impact of #GREENLOSS! #ERCStG #EssexGov #ResearchExcellence

Check out this new article from @amayoap.bsky.social, PhD from @uniessexgov.bsky.social ! Important finding: "EU aid for peace reduces civilian victimisation"

👏 Congratulations to our PhD candidate, Winifred Michael, on publishing her first article in Contemporary Politics! 🎉 Read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1356... #EssexGov

Short-term politics, long-term costs: What happens if the independence of the Fed is under threat? Some of the research we do at @uniessexgov.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social Link to the article with Cristina Bodea ⬇️

👏 Congrats @mirandasimon.bsky.social, research lead for evaluation of activities under the North Africa Migration and Development project by @iom.int. She’s evaluating skills & livelihood trainings in North Africa to ensure programmes effectively support vulnerable people’s futures. #EssexGov

“Trump’s attempted firing of Fed governor threatens central bank independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)” theconversation.com/trumps-attem... by @carogarriga.bsky.social @uniessexgov.bsky.social and Bodea

"...if these parties grow stronger and dominate governments they are quite likely to try to subvert democracy. Reform supporters in Britain could get more than they bargained for." Paul Whitely #EssexGov

🚨New ‪paper from our colleague @dianebolet.bsky.social and co-author @florianfoos.bsky.social: Media interviews with extreme-right activists normalise their ideas. 👉 Uncritical interviews ↑ agreement & perceived support 👉 Critical interviews ↓ persuasion but still raise perceptions of popularity

We are looking for 1–2 postdoctoral researchers to join the project “Political Violence in Democracies”, led by @hannefjelde.bsky.social 📌 Full-time, 2-year postdoctoral position 📆 Start Date: Dec 1, (or by agreement) 📍 Location: Uppsala ⏳ Apply by: Oct 1 Read more: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

This paper had a long gestation but is now out in Political Studies: doi.org/10.1177/0032...

Our colleague, Dr Zorzeta Bakaki, has been appointed a founding Trustee of a pioneering new environmental charity East Suffolk Trust (EaST) to help boost biodiversity in Suffolk. Find out more: brnw.ch/21wUEzk

🌊 Water wars on the US–Mexico border? A historic water-sharing deal is fuelling new tensions—showing how politics, security, and resources collide. 💡 Study these issues in International Relations at Essex linktr.ee/UniEssexGov 🔗 shorturl.at/NgUAB

The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference! 📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
 🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
 📍 ICC Belfast
 📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025 🧵

✨ Come and join @politicsoxford.bsky.social for 5 years ✨ This is the perfect position for a research and teaching active junior colleague with expertise in European politics and quant methods. Apply!

Our colleague, Alex Hennessey, says: 🚨 The EU–US trade deal halts tariffs—for now—but at a steep price 🇩🇪 Germany’s car industry hit hardest 🇪🇺 EU had leverage (digital taxes, market access limits) but didn’t use it—relying on US military support for Ukraine 🤔 Thin deal, fragile certainty #EssexGov

Trump’s attacks on Powell threaten Fed's ability to ⬇️ inflation and keep market confidence Prof. @carogarriga.bsky.social explains: 🔗 tinyurl.com/22u42xv9 Her research: 📌 Polarisation’s role: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 📌 Why attacks>reform: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... #EssexGov

I'm hiring another postdoc (research-focused, for almost 5 years) for my @erc.europa.eu project on the educational cleavage! I'm looking for someone with strong quantitative text-analysis skills (e.g. #NLP, #LLM, etc.) to study the role of political actors in cleavage formation.

🗳️ UK to lower voting age in national elections. Our colleague, Dr Isabella Trifan says, "This is a step forward—not because 16-year-olds pay taxes, but because they’re citizens affected by policy and as capable of voting as many adults are.” #PoliSky #YouthVote #Democracy #VotingRights #EssexGov

👏 Congrats to our colleague, Alexandra Hennessy, on receiving an Academy of Medical Sciences networking grant! #PoliSky #HealthPolicy #AcademicResearch #EssexGov #WeAreEssex

Great research workshop yesterday with our @mccra-essex.bsky.social team discussing our paper drafts on multilingualism, conflict and conflict resolution in Africa, as well as our fieldwork plans. Lots more to come. @uniessexgov.bsky.social @odi.global

Read about what it means to proscribe a group, and possible consequences, from our colleague, Brian Phillips👇 @brianjphillips.bsky.social #PoliSky

Read about the limits of LLMs in understanding subtleties in central bank communication, by our colleague, Nicole Baerg, and co-author Carolina Binder. 👇

Including work from our colleague, Laura Montanaro, on 'The Anti-Democratic Harms of Mansplaining': doi.org/10.1017/S153...

🚨Conference--SIPP/ISPP 2025: Nature and Its Discontents🌱 🗓 25–27 June | 📍University of Essex What does psychoanalysis have to say about climate collapse, fascism & extinction? Join us for 3 days of critical dialogue: 👉 sipp-ispp.com #SIPP2025 #ClimateCrisis #EssexGov

How much confidence do people really have in the Bank of England—and why does it matter? Our colleague, @Caro_Garriga breaks down public trust in the UK’s central bank in this new @NIER special issue on central banking: 👇

🎓Want to study Politics or International Relations? Join our Open Day on June 21! ✅ Meet our Politics academics 🎙️ Attend the subject talk at 11am (LTB3) 🎶 Enjoy campus tours, live music & mocktails Get a feel for your future: 👉 www.essex.ac.uk/visit-us/ope... #WeAreEssex #EssexOpenDay #StudyPolitics

What an inspiring afternoon! We were incredibly honoured to host Diane Abbott MP on campus. We had the opportunity to share our Department's cutting-edge research and give a tour of our beautiful campus. #DianeAbbott #AWomanLikeMe #UniversityofEssex #EssexGov #AcademicSky

Essex has ranked 23rd in the UK in the @guardian University Guide 2025! Visit us on 📅 Open Day June 21st to find out more about us.

Our brilliant PhD student Eden Anin-Adjei @researchwitheden.bsky.social @uniessexgov.bsky.social is running a survey to investigate politics in British African communities. If you have ties to the community, she'd appreciate people sharing her survey widely: essex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Our colleague, Professor Paul Bou-Habib, writes on the Barry Prize and the need for political philosophy to provide ideas of a just society.

Check out this new article in JCR from my great former student @uniessexgov.bsky.social @amayoap.bsky.social!! “Religiosity, Political Tolerance, and Willingness to Reconcile in Post-conflict Contexts: Evidence From Colombia” 🇨🇴 See link below

🚨Course spotlight! Learn Quant Methods in R from our fabulous colleague, @rabiamalik.bsky.social. Join the Essex Summer School in its 58th year of methods training. @essexsummerschool.bsky.social

📢 Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources (SMMR) event "Marine Planning Process in the United Kingdom" - Free and online📢 . Gina Yannitell Reinhardt and Pat Danahey Janin, from the @universityofessex.bsky.social 🌊 Sign up: www.smmr.org.uk/event/smmr-n... 📅June 11 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

📣 Next week! We welcome Diane Abbott MP to @universityofessex.bsky.social, in conversation with Professor John Bartle. Britain’s first Black female MP + Mother of the House shares her story. 📍University of Essex 📆 June 6, 7pm 🔗https://essexbookfestival.org.uk/event/a-woman-like-me/ #PoliSky

Professor Paul Whiteley of @uniessexgov.bsky.social explores the role of Fox News in support for Trump. Read the full article in the @uk.theconversation.com: brnw.ch/21wSWZL

✨ The Essex Summer School is back for 2025! 🧠 Learn with scholars from 200+ institutions around the world—on campus or online. 💡 Courses in LLMs and Generative AI, ethnography, & more. 🗓 July 7 – Aug 15 🔗 essexsummerschool.com #PoliSky #EssexSummerSchool @essexsummerschool.bsky.social

Proud to see our colleague, Prabin Khadka, featured in the UN's Profiles in Protection series. In his words, "We didn't just clear weapons; we cleared the path for peace." A powerful reminder of the global impact of Essex research and expertise. Read more 👉 ow.ly/FoMH50VN7yY

Four pieces on the recent wave of mass student and pro-democracy protests in Indonesia By Fadhilah Fitri Primandari (@uniessexgov.bsky.social), Girard Mariano Lopez (@newbloommag.net) and @kaspernollet.bsky.social leftrenewal.org/tag/indonesi...

🎓 As Essex marks 60 years with 60 stories, read about the first—and only—Regius Professorship in Political Science, awarded to @EssexGov. One of the highest honours in UK academia!👇 60stories.essex.ac.uk/regius-profe... #PoliSky #AcademicSky #EssexGov #WeAreEssex #PoliticalScience