Lucy Barnes
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Professor of Political Economy, UCL. She/her. Here to lurk.
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Nice things to remember about the UK. I am not myself a UK doomer, I think there are plenty of good things about the country and our present state of affairs, and this well captures some of them.
adamcorlett.com/2025/11/30/d...
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Don’t Panic: Britain is not broken – adamcorlett.com
https://adamcorlett.com/2025/11/30/dont-panic-britain-is-not-broken/
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Margot Finn
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2025 has been a rotten year for most early career postdoctoral researchers, especially in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. For a better 2026, check out (or repost) this short thread on a free resource for UK-based SHAPE PhDs within 10 years (excluding career breaks) of the doctorate. 1/3
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Early Career Researcher Network
An inclusive, researcher-led network for UK-based early career researchers working in the humanities and social sciences
https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/early-career-researcher-network/
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British Journal of Political Science
about 1 month ago
A huge thank you to the authors who contributed to Volume 55, our first year of continuous publication. If you're logged into
@bsky.app
, our 2025 authors on Bluesky can be found here -
https://cup.org/4oLdTRR
If you are on Bluesky and we have missed you, let us know. 🎈 All the best for 2026! 🎈
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Tarik Abou-Chadi
about 1 month ago
My wish for 2026 is that politicians and political analysts realize that public opinion is endogenous to elite behavior, that polling single issues tells us nothing about electorally successful strategies, that politics means shaping public opinion and that popularism is the death of progressivism.
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Private detective, snore. So narrowly missed being a Scholar, amateur adventurer and alethiometer reader
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One of my favourite papers from this past year!
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Steven Durlauf
about 2 months ago
Bravo! As deserved as it gets. Wendy Carlin is a treasure.
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Guy Grossman
4 months ago
@carotorreblanca.bsky.social
, Will Dinneen, and my paper entitled "Political Science Under Pressure: Competition and Collaboration in a Growing Discipline, 2003-2023" has been (conditionally) accepted at
@poppublicsphere.bsky.social
. This paper has been a labor of love.
osf.io/preprints/os...
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good news is also a thing in the world
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Rob Ford
2 months ago
For those who believe that the Commons should fairly represent the nation it serves, this is a story of remarkable progress. Those who would deny full and equal rights to people based on the race and religion natually don't see it that way, but thankfully they are a small (if noisy) minority.
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This image highlights that one of the most important perks of the job is working with
@alanrenwick.bsky.social
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Daniel Devine
2 months ago
Not a drill - there's a Britain-focused lectureship (FT, permanent) available.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPQ588/l...
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Lecturer in British and Comparative Politics at UCL
An academic position as a Lecturer in British and Comparative Politics is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPQ588/lecturer-in-british-and-comparative-politics
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Josh Goddard
2 months ago
Overall, housing is a central and growing cleavage in politics, challenging class dealignment story. Relying on occupation risks mischaracterising the class basis of politics - we must update how we think about this to reflect era of asset-based capitalism 7/7
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Housing and electoral behaviour: The changing face of class voting in advanced democracies
Scholarship on the relationship between social structure and electoral behaviour has traditionally operationalised voters’ economic or class situation…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261379425001155
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Happy to see the first paper from
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’s PhD project published today! 🙌
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Class voting is alive and well, once we recognise the importance of asset (housing) ownership as well as labour market position as a class marker
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Housing and electoral behaviour: The changing face of class voting in advanced democracies
Scholarship on the relationship between social structure and electoral behaviour has traditionally operationalised voters’ economic or class situation…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261379425001155
2 months ago
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Benjamin Braun
3 months ago
We'll have to go back to studying history and institutions don't we. Even elites, Lord help us. Like in the Dark Ages.
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100% correct response
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5 months ago
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Margot Finn
6 months ago
'Fewer graduates regret going to university than is widely assumed and the public have a more favourable view of universities than people imagine, according to new research.' 1/3
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Public vastly overestimate level of ‘graduate regret’, poll finds
New research highlights misconceptions about higher education, with people more positive about universities than is commonly realised
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/public-vastly-overestimate-level-graduate-regret-poll-finds
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Almost: some of us got lucky and own it
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Federica Genovese
7 months ago
yes, next question
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This, but also for research
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7 months ago
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Jo Wolff
8 months ago
Want people to understand your academic work better? Answer these questions in your writing: What are the motivations of this project? (Why do it?) Who are you arguing against? What alternatives are you rejecting and why? What follows if you’re right? These are also good questions for Q&A.
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Dan Sohege
9 months ago
Gender neutral spaces have existed for years, we all know that. It isn't trans and non-binary individuals attacking women without any repercussions, that's men. Nothing about demonising trans and non-binary individuals makes women safer. It does make people more vulnerable though. 3/5
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BJPIR
10 months ago
📣 New BJPIR article out now! 'The political effects of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone' by Andrew McNeil and Frieder Mitsch ⬇️ Find the full article in
#OpenAccess
here:
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The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian
10 months ago
“define a woman” fine ok, so you know when shania twain says “let’s go girls”? if you go then you’re a woman
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Cathy Elliott
10 months ago
Really excited that our
@politicsjournal.bsky.social
article on the Joy of the Teaching Track ✨ is out! Co-authored with the brilliant
@ellenfelicity.bsky.social
, Keith Smith, Kalina Zhekova,
@rosegann.bsky.social
@mlebourdon.bsky.social
– we advocate for enjoying our jobs! Polisky SoTLsky
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The joy of the teaching track: Learning and Teaching in Politics and International Studies - Cathy Elliott, Ellen Watts, Kalina Zhekova, Keith Smith, Rose Gann, Madeleine Le Bourdon, 2025
In recent years, the number of academic jobs in research-intensive universities that are described as ‘academic education route’, ‘teaching and scholarship’, or...
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02633957251325822
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I love this but my personal vibe is a mixtape
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Rob Ford
10 months ago
The core trilma here remains the same - the govt needs to accept one of three things: high student migration, higher domestic student fees (or higher taxes to fund universities) or university bankruptcies. Those are the only options, given where we are. Pick one.
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Maybe if there were better news 🙁
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will pooley
10 months ago
writing books is so easy, i just type out all of the true and original ideas i have about a topic in the correct order but also to exactly the right length without any digressions or mistakes and then bask in the well earned acclaim from my very reasonable peers who recognize pure truths when they s
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I’m fairly confident that “The Economist”, not the mention the economists, is the answer to this question
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Rob Ford
12 months ago
If, like me, you are a UCU member and agree the union should stop wasting time and effort on a fruitless round of pay strikes at a time when tens of thousands of academic jobs are at risk, then please consider signing this open letter (link early on the document):
ucucommons.org/2025/02/13/m...
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Motion to HEC: Focus on Defending Jobs and Reforming UK HE
Two UCU Commons HEC members are bringing the following motion to the special HEC meeting on Wednesday 19th February. We are looking for UCU members in HE to add their names in support of the motion…
https://ucucommons.org/2025/02/13/motion-to-hec-focus-on-defending-jobs-and-reforming-uk-he/
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Super interesting! But/and: do politicians understand “what the public want” to be the same as “what surveys of citizens show”? Cf: Fastenrath and Marx:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Ida Tolgensbakk
12 months ago
#academicvalentines
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This is good, but surely a role for sector leadership in this mess. Top uni mgmt: dogs that didn’t bark; union leadership: often barking up the wrong tree
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The Guardian view on campus cuts: academics pay a high price for Westminster’s mistakes | Editorial
Editorial: The government should not stand aloof as a crisis unfolds in our universities. A new settlement is needed
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/11/the-guardian-view-on-campus-cuts-academics-pay-a-high-price-for-westminsters-mistakes
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What do we want “inflation” to mean? The price profile (but of what?) before behavioural changes, or the change-inclusive impact on consumer payments?
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British Journal of Political Science
about 1 year ago
#OpenAccess
from our latest issue - Public Preferences Over Changes to the Composition of Government Tax Revenue -
cup.org/3E8Avcx
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@lucy-barnes.bsky.social
, Julia de Romémont &
@benlauderdale.bsky.social
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Nora Waitkus
about 1 year ago
🚨Job alert 🚨 I am looking for two PhD students to work on (comparative) economic inequalities, broadly defined 💰📈💸 The positions are fully funded (E13, 100%), 4 years (with possibility of a 1y extension), and in beautiful Heidelberg! 🏰
adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FD...
Deadline is Feb 28!
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Stellenausschreibungen an der Universität Heidelberg
Infosystem der ZUV
https://adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FDB$.startup?MODUL=LS&M1=1&M2=0&M3=0&PRO=36643
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And that x3 doesn’t even include re-reviewing revisions!
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British Journal of Political Science
about 1 year ago
#OpenAccess
from our new issue - Public Preferences Over Changes to the Composition of Government Tax Revenue -
cup.org/3E8Avcx
"there is a ‘hidden consensus’ regarding different tax levers across income levels..." -
@lucy-barnes.bsky.social
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The British Academy
about 1 year ago
A new British Academy report on Politics and International Relations provision in UK higher education has found that it remains a popular subject, with graduates out-earning national averages. Read the report in full:
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/new-rep...
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New report uncovers popularity of Politics and International Relations degrees, with graduates outearning national averages
A new British Academy report on Politics and International Relations (PIR) provision in UK higher education shows a 20 per cent increase in first degree enrolments and a 41 per cent rise in postgradua...
https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/new-report-uncovers-popularity-of-politics-and-international-relations-degrees-with-graduates-outearning-national-averages/
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Benjamin Braun
about 1 year ago
Many interesting data points in the report. This one shows the "stark inflection point for EU student numbers in 2021/22, the first year that changes to their eligibility for student finance came into effect. Since 2021/22, EU student numbers have declined by 36%."
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Benjamin Braun
about 1 year ago
It's happening!
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New paper! Do the (British) public believe there’s a trade-off btwn economic growth and protecting the environment? Does this belief matter for which they prioritise? Not strongly, and no. Environmental protection remains a priority even with costs to growth
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ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.
https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0921-8009(25)00005-9
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Charlotte Cavaille
about 1 year ago
If you care about the study of power and inequality (and include the US in your cases) then this is the dream postdoc 👇
@cape-team.bsky.social
postdoc (eJobs ID#15342) (due February 28th) Perfect for those who obsess over how to combine big picture thinking with hard data.
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dankettercello
almost 2 years ago
we've all heard the "10,000" rule gladwell popularized based ericsson's study of conservatory violinists, but did you know one of the secondary findings was that top violinists slept ~8.5 hrs a night, napped regularly, and listed sleep as a high priority?
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Tatyana Deryugina
about 1 year ago
PSA to job market candidates: if you didn't get a particular flyout, it may have had nothing to do with the quality of your interview. Departments have a myriad of internal constraints and goals that are unobservable to you, and the process is a lot more complex than you think.
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the amount of effort and psychological discomfort involved in evaluation - for the evaluators - is an under-emphasised cost of meritocracy
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Zselyke Csaky
about 1 year ago
Case in point for the above: majorities think the economic system in their country needs major changes or a complete overhaul
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
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Carbon Brief
about 1 year ago
NEW – Analysis: UK newspaper editorials attacked Ed Miliband relentlessly throughout 2024 |
@joshgabbatiss.bsky.social
@sylviahayes.bsky.social
Read here:
https://buff.ly/3WfFpL3
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