My annual reminder that Anne Boleyn was beheaded on this day in 1536. Men have been abusing women since at least this date in history. ("At least" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this sentence.)

January’s issue of #JCMS has arrived! 🚨 Editors @cardwellpj.bsky.social, @rguerrina.bsky.social & @gabrielsilesb.bsky.social have curated another insightful edition exploring new perspectives on #EuropeanStudies. 🌍 Dive into the open-access issue➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14685965...

January’s issue of #JCMS has arrived! 🚨 Editors @cardwellpj.bsky.social, @rguerrina.bsky.social & @gabrielsilesb.bsky.social have curated another insightful edition exploring new perspectives on #EuropeanStudies. 🌍 Dive into the open-access issue➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14685965...

Sobering, and important. Hannah Yelin (Ox Brookes): 'Her latest paper, published in the journal New Formations, found that 74 per cent of academics had experienced online harms as a result of sharing research publicly – affecting their careers and causing significant physical and mental harms.' 1/3

When I will respond to your email

Very happy that we were able to invite @stefaniereher.bsky.social ! If you are interested in this toopic, I definitely recommend checking out her and @elizabethjevans.bsky.social book "Disability & Political Representation"!

Before I start teaching #EuropeanStudies again, time for a panel at #UACES2024 on @kslootmaeckers.bsky.social and @rguerrina.bsky.social report The Sound of Silence in the European Studies Canon www.uaces.org/edi-report

In Trento for the annual gathering of European Studies scholars at #UACES2024. Looking forward to seeing colleagues new and old, and representing the JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies as editor with @rguerrina.bsky.social and Gabriel Siles-Brügge.

It is cold out there 🥶🥶

Autumnal walk … look at these beauties

All the speakers have been announced and you still have two days to register for the annual @equalin-sight.bsky.social conference “Bridging the Gap” — follow the link to register to attend either In person or online bridging-the-gap.co 👇👇👇

Wet and soggy start to the week …

There is still time to register!

There is still time to book 👇👇👇

Beautiful morning on my way to the office

After a lot of hard work, the book about the Welsh women's peace petition of 1923-24 (Yr Apêl/The Appeal, Lolfa Press) is officially out there in the world. We had the launch last night in the National Library of Wales here in Aberystwyth, to a full house. 1/2

Morning walk with my best buddy between the rain!

Thought I should share this here too. New article from me and Patrick Vernon now available open access in BJPIR entitled 'Post-truth politics as discursive violence: Online abuse, the public sphere and the figure of ‘the expert’'. 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Another EU law Prof joins us!

Totally biased, but UACES is the best European Studies association there is, so very happy to welcome it to Bluesky Do check out the website for more on what we do: www.uaces.org @uaces.bsky.social

Absolutely delighted to be able to host @oonuch.bsky.social for this year’s JCMS annual lecture. Thank you for your really important insights public attitudes towards the EU in the context of Ukrainian politics!

A profound honor to give the 2023 Journal of Common Market Studies @uaces.bsky.social Annual Keynote Lecture KingsCollegeLon celkcl @lKCL Law Wonderful colleagues who attended & asked brilliant questions Дякую! Paul J Cardwell @GabrielSiles @rguerrina.bsky.social @simonusherwood.bsky.social

Indeed, a fascinating and important lecture. Looking fwd very much to the book by @elizabethjevans.bsky.social and @stefaniereher.bsky.social

Throughout Russia's war in Ukraine, Moscow has not focussed its military recruitment efforts on women at all - just the opposite. Interesting that snipers are identified as a key role for women, echoing the experience of Soviet women in WW2 www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

🧵 1/? A thread with resources on EDI and Library work(ers), structures and experiences (as opposed to EDI in Library practice; e.g. teaching, reading lists, student experiences etc.) Note: This thread is incomplete by nature: feel free to share and add resources! (Apologies for the Twt crossspost!)

Why do EDI roles "add more value than additional medical or healthcare staff?” Health inequalities and equality and diversity in staffing two sides of same coin. How can a workforce where harassment and discrimination commonplace deliver equality of care? www.standard.co.uk/news/health/...

This is a great resource for anyone interested in developing girls participation in sports. 🏀🏀🏀https://www.nba.com/news/international-girls-day-her-time-to-play

A great overview of the state of the war by my respected colleague @MBielieskov www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

I'm going to track down as many of you as I can. Please could people repost me, so others can see I am here - and I can find them, and them me. Blue skies, herds of unicorns and sunlit uplands beckon. Oh...and another two Tory candidates bite the dust, I understand 👍👍👍

This year’s @SPAISBristol annual lecture by on disability and political representation by @elizabethjevans.bsky.social drawing attention to the exclusion of disable people in politics. Absolutely fantastic and much needed research

Unbearable to watch what is happening and feel so utterly powerless and without hope. It's as terrible a situation as I've ever seen.

This is a great resource for anyone interested in developing girls participation in sports. 🏀🏀🏀https://www.nba.com/news/international-girls-day-her-time-to-play

So far I really like this network site, however struggling to find practitioners and policy people on here. Any advice?

It is indeed hard to rebuild the network from elsewhere.So please help me find my people: men&masculinities, gender & queer social scientists and activists of all genders and career stages. Plus, some "regular" yet cool sociologist

📣📣 Conference Announcement 📣📣 Bridging the Gap is the second annual conference of EQUAL In-Sight a Uni of Bristol project looking at developing innovative ways to mainstream EDI in organisations You can join us online or in person by registering here: www.bridging-the-gap.co

So I made it here. Now trying to figure it out all over again!

Such an amazing discussion yesterday evening at the UACES sponsored event on the Union of Equality, the state of LGBTIQ rights in Europe. With Belinda Dear, Tunay Altay Laura Luciani and Fabienne Bossuyt! I’ve left our discussion so inspired 🤩

✉️ Some science 🧪 buddies and I have written an open letter to the UK government, strongly opposing their “kicking woke ideology out of science” sentiments, which stand to damage the UK’s scientific standing and ability to deliver for public good. Please read and consider signing ✍🏻 t.co/H7rNzb0wGh