Big thank you to @drjoehoover.bsky.social and @theorylab.bsky.social for inviting me to present my paper on Inequality, precarity, and domination in 'left behind' communities as part of their work in progress seminar series. Some great feedback to think about on the train back north...

TheoryLAB is excited to have @jmchickson.bsky.social presenting on "Inequality, precarity and domination in ‘left behind’ communities” at our Work in Progress Seminar Wed., 11 Nov. (4-5.30pm) at QM’s Mile End Campus. Message here or [email protected] for info or to join our mailing list.

📢 My new journal article is out today in Global Political Economy in a great collection edited by @jmchickson.bsky.social and @stellamorgana.bsky.social. I explore job insecurity across England’s mayoral combined authorities — and what this means for regional inequality and economic growth. A🧵...

Surveillance and propaganda reign supreme in the fictional world of “1984”—for which generations have found real-life parallels, again and again. The new film “Orwell: 2+2=5” argues that noting such similarities isn’t enough, writes Shirley Li:

Building on our workshop last year on The Global Politics of Precarity and Insecure Work, @stellamorgana.bsky.social and I are delighted to share a collection of 6 original commentary articles on this theme in @gpejournal.bsky.social Read the full introduction here: doi.org/10.1332/2635...

What is the endgame in this toxic immigration debate: is it friends and neighbours thrown out of the country? | Jonthan Liew

I’ve been frustrated to see so much of the ongoing story about asylum seekers and the protests against them covered without hearing from those seeking asylum and now being met with hostility and hatred I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇

@jacknewman.bsky.social and @jmchickson.bsky.social discuss the tensions and ambiguity at the heart of the devolution agenda "Although the what of English devolution appears to be settled for now, the why remains much more volatile."

Nice to be back in Manchester today for the MANCEPT workshops, where I presented on radical municipalism and republican political theory as part of the workshop on The City as a Normative Political Space: Institutions, Relations, and Republicanism.

"Although the what of English devolution appears to be settled for now, the why remains much more volatile." @jacknewman.bsky.social and @jmchickson.bsky.social discuss the tensions and ambiguity at the heart of the devolution agenda

My take on the hefty English devolution & community empowerment bill that was introduced earlier this month. One of several reforms the govt is quietly getting on with, it marks a shift towards a more coherent, standardised framework and places English devolution on a firmer constitutional footing.

Localism, Levelling up, and Taking Back Control: tensions in the ambiguous justification of English devolution @jmchickson.bsky.social @jacknewman.bsky.social #Englishdevolution #politicaldecentralisation #takingbackcontrol #levellingup #localism onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social by @jmchickson.bsky.social and @jacknewman.bsky.social - a timely intervention following the recent publication of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

NEW: @jacknewman.bsky.social and I have just published our new article 'Localism, Levelling Up and Taking Back Control: Tensions in the Ambiguous Justification of English Devolution' open access in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social. Read the article here: doi.org/10.1111/1467...

In a new blog for the @apaphilosophy.bsky.social, I explore how republican political philosophy can help us to illuminate the expansion of unchecked, arbitrary power in contemporary politics, and articulate why this poses such a threat to freedom and democracy blog.apaonline.org/2025/06/11/t...

If any members have any ideas for applications for this funding, please get in touch with the group convenors by 20 June 👇

Delighted to share that @mwojciechowska.bsky.social and I have published our article, Why go local? Developing the research agenda for “local political theory”, in the European Journal of Political Theory. It's available open access here: doi.org/10.1177/1474...

Delighted to share that @mwojciechowska.bsky.social and I have published our article, Why go local? Developing the research agenda for “local political theory”, in the European Journal of Political Theory. It's available open access here: doi.org/10.1177/1474...

Brilliant panel led by @ariannagiovannini.bsky.social on the role of academia in shaping policy, particularly at the subregional level in England. Lots of valuable experience, insight, and advice from Patrick Diamond, Peter Murphy, @louisereardon.bsky.social, and @rileyresearch.bsky.social #PSA2025

Great to be in Birmingham for @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference. I'll be presenting a paper, written with Hannah McHugh, on 'Republican citizenship in an era of economic globalisation' on Wednesday as part of a @psapolthought.bsky.social panel on the politics of marginality & cosmopolitanism

I'm in LabourList, writing about Project Chainsaw, Scottish DOGE, and Labour talking about making Britain great again, all of which does nothing but signal desperation and a clanging lack of ideological self confidence. labourlist.org/2025/03/labo...

I always struggle a little to explain my students why Marxists are right about freedom in the capitalist state. Jeff Bezos does it so much better.

We are hiring TWO political theorists as well as a PPE position which is open to theorists (focus on history of economic thought) - please apply and circulate! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/108445-...

Strongly worded warning by Meg Hillier, chair of the Treasury select cttee, for the FT here - on deregulation of the City and financial services - to whose benefit? www.ft.com/content/57c1...

What is social media's place in democracy? Tragically timely, given that the owner of a key social media platform is now part of the US government. Still, happy to see the article finally published (OA). www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New Unison survey finds that quarter of migrant care staff were paid less than the minimum wage + over 50% were not paid for time spent travelling between visits. Visa system for care workers creates power imbalance and leaves very little room for recourse for workers. www.ft.com/content/703f...

40 years ago a small number of believers ran around purposefully turning universities into “businesses” run by managers with metaphorical muscle. Time’s up for that idea… open.substack.com/pub/hannahfo...

You can’t post your way out of fascism Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them 🔗 www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...

great to be on @PoliticsJOE_UK to chat about our book Feeding the Machine, DeepSeek and a little bit about my new book on AI companions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w-J...

When a single billionaire can accumulate more money in 10 seconds than their employees make in one year, while workers struggle to meet the basic cost of rent and medicine, then yes, every billionaire really is a policy failure. Read our op-ed here ⤵️

Especially in large #urban areas, public spaces can be highly threatening to #children. Why are children excluded from equal use of public spaces? Do children have a right to responsive and inclusive urban design? by Nico Brando & @katepitasse.bsky.social #philsky

We’re excited to be welcoming @lcrmayor.bsky.social and @andyburnham.bsky.social this evening for our annual lecture at Liverpool’s beautiful St George’s Hall. The event is sold out, but we’ll be posting updates here throughout the event.

So key to keep talking about the absolutely devastatingly low level of SSP - £3 per hour. Amounts to less than 17% of people's average income. No one can survive on that.

On Monday, I attended the Founding Assembly of Liverpool Citizens on behalf of @livuniheseltine.bsky.social. Here I share my personal perspective on the event and what it revealed about the possibilities for active, democratic citizenship in our communities www.liverpool.ac.uk/heseltine-in...

“Towns like Mansfield were not ‘left behind’ but actively remade through … enterprise zones, land sell-offs and financial perks for large businesses, most of which offered only low-paid, insecure work.” Spot on @sachahilhorst.bsky.social @cmmonwealth.bsky.social