Social & Political Science, Philosophy, Anthropology

La montée en puissance de la monnaie chinoise dans les échanges en Afrique L’expansion de l’usage du yuan est un moyen pour Pékin de s’assurer des soutiens « sur le plan diplomatique » et pour la banque centrale chinoise de diversifier ses réserves. Il reste toutefois limité...

Featuring analysis by @andreaghiselli.bsky.social from @exeterspspa.bsky.social

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New study from @lucyosler.bsky.social providing analysis of the troubling ways in which human-AI interactions can lead to inaccurate beliefs, distorted memories and self-narratives. @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social

YouTube video by University of Exeter Professor Harry West discusses his research and our exciting MA in Food Studies

Learn about food systems! @exeter.ac.uk has scholarships available (bit.ly/4r9cKod) for the MA in Food Studies linked with the @exeterfood.bsky.social network and run from @crpr-exeter.bsky.social. See Harry West's intro to the course here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqEL...

LibGuides: LGBTQ+ Collections: LGBTQ+ History Resources List LibGuides: LGBTQ+ Collections: LGBTQ+ History Resources List

February is LGBTQ+ History Month! Borrow any book from the displays at Forum & St Luke's Libraries and discover more via the LGBTQ+ History Reading List: bit.ly/ExeterUniLibLGBTQHistoryList. Recommend books you'd like to see in the Library via the form on the Libguide: libguides.exeter.ac.uk/lgbtq

University of Exeter researchers working to assess the reasoning power of AI scientists A University of Exeter expert is working to ensure AI can better help scientists safely make rapid advances in vital fields such as drug discovery at a fraction of the current costs. Stephan Guttinger...

Huge congratulations to our colleague Stephan Güttinger on his Leverhulme award, which will explore the error-reasoning ability of AI Scientists. The four-year project will bring together experts in philosophy, the natural sciences, and computer science. @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social

UK’s “dangerously slow” home defence efforts leave nation unprepared for foreign threats, report warns
https://ow.ly/MfEL50Ya20I

Record-breaking council by-election trends means candidates more likely to win with less voter support, study warns The growing trend of record-breaking council by-election results will mean more close contests and more candidates winning with little voter support, a new report warns. Last year saw an increasing nu...

New analysis from the University of Exeter’s Elections Centre by @hannahbunting.bsky.social and Michael Thrasher shows dramatic shifts in local council by-elections, with more parties than ever contesting seats and far fewer votes required to win @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social

The Shame Lab | LinkedIn The Shame Lab | 131 followers on LinkedIn. Through research, training, and engagement, we are making shame competence a standard of professional practice | Who We Are The Shame Lab is a research, trai...

A hugely interesting dive into the data about how people recover from shame, co-authored by Luna Dolezal @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social Will Bynum and Anna Kulawiec. Published in Academic Medicine academic.oup.com/academicmedi...

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Resources

The Local Elections Handbook 2025 is now available on the Elections Centre website: electionscentre.uk/resources/
It details the definitive record of all the councillor elections that took place in May 2025. Plus, it marks the 40th edition of local elections handbooks! @hannahbunting.bsky.social

New research highlights the reality for women in farming: a report from @crpr-exeter.bsky.social and The Farming Community Network fcn.org.uk highlights the link between involvement in decision-making and loneliness. Read the full report here: sites.exeter.ac.uk/womeninfarmi...

Feral AI gossip with the potential to spread damage and shame will become more frequent, researchers warn https://ow.ly/BWvI50Y03tR
Social & Political Science, Philosophy, Anthropology

China senses opportunity as U.S. targets Iran and Venezuela China is trying to position itself as a stabilizing force amid U.S. actions on Venezuela and Iran — but its commitment to allies is largely pragmatic, analysts say.

Featuring analysis from @andreaghiselli.bsky.social from @exeterspspa.bsky.social

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ECPR We are the European Consortium for Political Research.

Congratulations to colleagues Lise Herman, Alice Moseley and Mathieu Prevelato @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social who received a Best Paper Award nomination for their contribution ‘To what extent are deliberative DMPs politicised, how and by whom?’ at the 2025 ECPR General Conference @ecpr.bsky.social

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We are hiring! We are looking for a Lecturer in Criminology to start in September 2026 based at our beautiful campus in Exeter and potentially also working in our highly regarded Centre for Computational Social Science housed within our department. Closes 08/02/26. jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

Kleptocratic networks should be treated as transnational enterprises and national security threats, new report warns Kleptocratic “ecosystems” should be seen as transnational enterprises and national security threats, with the recovery of assets legally linked not only to the individual criminal acts but to the syst...

Kleptocratic networks should be treated as transnational enterprises and national security threats: new report here: tinyurl.com/4csxv5cd by @jheathershaw.bsky.social and Tom Mayne from @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social and @marianizzero.bsky.social. See the press release here:

APSA-PSA International Partnership Award - Political Studies Association The APSA-PSA International Partnerships Award honours political scientists engaged in collaborative and productive cross-national partnerships that make a

*PSA PRIZES* APSA-PSA International Partnership Award
🏅 Awarding political scientists engaged in collaborative & productive cross-national partnerships in the areas of teaching, research, or civic engagement.
📆 Application deadline 11 February 2026
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My review of the studies that used digital trace data in Russia has been published in Communist and Post-Communist Studies: doi.org/10.1525/cpcs...

Feral AI gossip with the potential to spread damage and shame will become more frequent, researchers warn “Feral” gossip spread via AI bots is likely to become more frequent and pervasive, causing reputational damage and shame, humiliation, anxiety, and distress, researchers have warned. Chatbots like Cha...

Chatbots don’t just make things up—they generate and spread gossip, complete with negative evaluations and juicy rumours that can cause real-world harm, according to new analysis by @joelkrueger.com and @lucyosler.bsky.social from the University of Exeter @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social

Rumours about replacing Keir Starmer overlook several important polling details Voters are undecided and no party is polling particularly well. All is not well for the UK prime minister – but talk of his imminent removal may be premature.

Co-Director of The Elections Centre, @hannahbunting.bsky.social has written for @uk.theconversation.com on the rumours around Keir Starmer's leadership and what the latest polling shows us @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social

Your Party: if the name sounds terrible, there’s a good reason for it Parties of the British left have been notorious for the arguments about what names mean. No wonder this new endeavour chose a name that effectively says nothing.

'Your Party: if the name sounds terrible, there's a good reason for it' @nickdickinson.bsky.social of @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com

The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust Centenary Award 2025 A promising postgraduate student from Holne in Devon has been selected to receive a national ‘Centenary Award’ bursary from The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust to support her studies relating to UK agriculture. Maeve Leith was

The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust Centenary Award 2025 https://ow.ly/sg9F50XBm27

CRPR University of Exeter
Social & Political Science, Philosophy, Anthropology

You are warmly invited to the CRPR Seminar with speaker Prof Michael Winter, celebrating his 70th year!

Date: 17 Dec
Time: 10:45
Venue: Queen's Building, LT1 (& online)

Please register to attend here: shorturl.at/ygX9j

@crpr-exeter.bsky.social

We are delighted to be holding the inaugural lecture for Lise Storm this week.
Tickets available below for this in-person only event, at 4pm on Wednesday 3rd December.

Want to know more about the potential expansion of Wistman's Wood? https://lnkd.in/eKVFnNn6 The Dartmoor Society's latest publication includes my write-up of a fascinating walk and talk wit... Want to know more about the potential expansion of Wistman's Wood? https://lnkd.in/eKVFnNn6 The Dartmoor Society's latest publication includes my write-up of a fascinating walk and talk with Moor T...

Read Maeve Leith, @crpr-exeter.bsky.social PhD student's account of her guided walk in Dartmoor's Wistman's Wood with Tim Ferry of Moor Trees, which reflects on this important temperate rainforest's management, access, history and future www.linkedin.com/posts/maeve-...

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Towards Better Theories of Postcommunist Oligarchy Published in Europe-Asia Studies (Vol. 77, No. 9, 2025)

"The way towards better theories of postcommunist oligarchy lies in global comparisons of transnational oligarchic networks that originate in Eastern Europe and Eurasia but are not confined to the region."

I enjoyed writing this piece comparing three exc books.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Witkoff to meet Putin as Zelensky 'ready to accept' US-backed peace deal Donald Trump says he will meet Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin once peace talks are in 'final stages'

Dr @drkevorko.bsky.social from @exeterspspa.bsky.social has been commenting on the Russia peace talks

inews.co.uk/news/world/u...

LibGuides: Special Collections: Disability History Resources: Introduction LibGuides: Special Collections: Disability History Resources: Introduction

20 November to 20 December is UK Disability History Month, which platforms the history of disabled people's struggle for equality and human rights.

You can find out more about our Disability History research resources in this online guide ⬇️

#DisabilityHistoryMonth #UKDHM #Archives #RareBooks

@drkevorko.bsky.social - an expert on the region, comments in the article below @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social

Nicky Campbell - What's a ticket worth? And has your hometown held you back? - BBC Sounds What's a ticket worth? And has your hometown held you back? Nicky takes your calls.

Professor Lee Elliot Major spoke to BBC 5 Live about why social mobility is now less likely, and why change is needed so younger people get a fairer deal

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