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‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.

The second Global Tipping Points Report has been launched today. Please see our press release here: www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
Find the full report here: global-tipping-points.org @gsiexeter.bsky.social #TippingPoints #COP30

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New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: “Far-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstream” doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.social🧵

Lib Dems will ‘almost undoubtedly’ win more seats than Tories, says top pollster Sir John Curtice made the stark warning at a fringe event at the Conservative party conference

And here: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli.... Don’t think he promised to eat any books if proved wrong though.

It’s being reported as a direct quote here: www1.politicalbetting.com/index.php/ar...

Screenshot of account deletion process on academia.edu

Just deleted my academia.edu account after 17 (!) years -- the company's exploitative new terms of use are outrageous, and it's a shame such a blatant commercial sell-out is able to operate under the .edu top-level domain. If you are still on academia.edu, please consider deleting your account too.

He's already on the first- and third-year undergraduate Politics syllabus here at Cambridge, so perhaps we should add him to the second-year syllabus, too? #zombieuniversity #brains

Realise I'm late to this, but this really is an excellent piece of writing by Ian Dunt.

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We are delighted to announce that the winner of the #BJPIR John Peterson Best Article Prize for 2024 is Johanna Rodehau-Noack for her article ‘Counting bodies, preventing war: Future conflict and the ethics of fatality numbers’.

🎉 Congratulations to Johanna!

Please share this thread. It is important that political scientists, in Europe and across the world, understand why EPSS exists and why we are encouraging people to attend our inaugural conference, in Belfast next June.

📣 Have you heard? The BJPIR has achieved a new Impact Factor of 3.4!

This achievement is also reflected in our rankings:
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I didn’t have a great deal of hope for this column, but it turned out to be a damn good read.

On taking my Dad to the cricket - and the public hitting the Tebbit test for six (2012)
www.britishfuture.org/how-the-tebb...

Seven years since this gem on BBC News

The roots of the British malaise lie in a sick economy Political responses to a bad situation tend towards either charlatanism or timidity

Martin Wolf: According to the IMF, the trend growth of GDP per head in the UK had been 2.5 per cent a year from 1990 to 2007: then, between 2008 and 2025, it was just 0.7 per cent. on.ft.com/4lf4OyV The roots of the British malaise lie in a sick economy

Two ancient York gateways go up for rent

Two medieval* gatehouses in York for rent, yours for half the price of a room in a houseshare in Hackney. May contain remnants of a Richard III museum.
yorkmix.com/two-ancient-...

*Never ask a historic British building its true age or how much was rebuilt by the Victorians

£100 million investment ‘shows confidence’ in blue-sky research Leverhulme Trust puts more money into UK sector ‘under strain’ to mark centenary year

Big news. @leverhulme.ac.uk are investing £100m in blue skies research and doctoral scholarships, as set out here in @timeshighered.bsky.social

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ps100-m...

Lectureship in Political Theory at University of Leeds An opportunity for an academic position as a Lectureship in Political Theory is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

JOB: Lecturership in Political Theory

This is a full-time, fixed-term, 12-month post here in the School of Politics and International Studies at Leeds.

Application deadline: 11 July. Come and join us!

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNR708/l...

The "collar flip"....what if class politics shifted in the UK? Why the rise of AI, might change our politics in the UK (and US!)

Some afternoon thoughts on UK politics and AI exposure and how it’s so different by geography politicalwhiteboard.substack.com/p/the-collar...

Lectureship in Political Theory at University of Leeds An opportunity for an academic position as a Lectureship in Political Theory is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

JOB: Lecturership in Political Theory

This is a full-time, fixed-term, 12-month post here in the School of Politics and International Studies at Leeds.

Application deadline: 11 July. Come and join us!

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNR708/l...

Jobs at the University of Leeds

JOB: Lecturer in the Politics of Climate Change

This is a permanent post, based here in the School of Politics and International Studies at Leeds.

Application deadline 30 June, so please spread the word!

jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

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Prudence from the left: Economic restraint and UK social democracy since 1945 Available in #OpenAccess

📝 New BJPIR article out now!

'Prudence from the left: Economic restraint and UK social democracy since 1945' by Colm Murphy (@colmpm.bsky.social‬) & Patrick Diamond

⬇️ Find the article in #OpenAccess here: buff.ly/QV4liQE

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Jobs at the University of Leeds

JOB: Lecturer in the Politics of Climate Change

This is a permanent post, based here in the School of Politics and International Studies at Leeds.

Application deadline 30 June, so please spread the word!

jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

@polisatleeds.bsky.social

Most Literature Reviews Miss the Point. Don’t Let Yours Critically Engaging Past Work to Confidently Shape Your Own

Most literature reviews miss the point.

Not because they’re sloppy.

But because they treat the literature like a box to tick.

In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review:

catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...

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Abstract for 'Prudence from the left: Economic restraint and UK social democracy since 1945', authored by Colm Murphy and Patrick Diamond. The abstract is too long to put here, but click on the link in the second skeet to find a machine-readable version.

Very pleased to see my co-authored piece with Patrick Diamond for @bjpir.bsky.social published!

We use the case of the UK since 1945 to show that fiscal orthodoxy, macroeconomic prudence, and even 'austerity' can, in certain conditions, be pursued by the left as well as right.

But... (1/2)

To conserve or to reform? The reshaping of the right in British politics - British Politics The right of British politics is being reshaped, threatening the dominant position of the Conservative Party. This paper analyses the symbiotic relationship between the Conservatives and Reform UK. It...

With Reform UK making the headlines once again, here are a few thoughts from me on the Conservatives, Reform and the future of the right in Britain.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Just read Rob’s excellent preview of today’s elections, super useful primer of what to look out for as the results come in! Suspect we’ll be seeing a lot of Nigel Farage on our screens over the next few days…

If you are coming to the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference next week, do join us on Weds for the
@bjpir.bsky.social Roundtable @aurelmondon.bsky.social & @tilley101.bsky.social to discuss Maya Goodfellow's prize winning paper on 'Race, capital and the British migration–development nexus'

We're very excited about next week's Political Studies Association Conference @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🧵Here's a thread of the sessions run by the Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group

Hopefully see you there!

@peckersley.bsky.social @tjarnold.bsky.social

If you are coming to the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference next week, do join us on Weds for the
@bjpir.bsky.social Roundtable @aurelmondon.bsky.social & @tilley101.bsky.social to discuss Maya Goodfellow's prize winning paper on 'Race, capital and the British migration–development nexus'

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.