School of Society Environment at Queen Mary

Next Thursday, we will welcome @patporter76.bsky.social and @sophgaston.bsky.social to @qmulsse.bsky.social to mark 80 years since Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech.

All of our events are free-to-attend and tickets are still available so do join us if you can!

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Queen Mary is one of UK’s best employers

Queen Mary has been named one of the UK’s Best Employers 2026 by the @financialtimes.com.

8th among @russellgroup.bsky.social universities.
12th in education.
109th across all sectors.

Learn more: www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...

#ClimateActionWeek2026 continues at SSE today with the gardening club. Open to beginners & the plant-curious, the Gardening Club is a student- and staff-led initiative that reclaims unused space to grow flowers and herbs, and host plant-related workshops. More info 👇️
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Book Launch: Military Victory Beyond the Battlefield Join us for the launch of Mirko Palestrino’s Military Victory Beyond the Battlefield: Outside Wartime (Oxford University Press, 2025).

The official book launch of Military Victory Beyond the Battlefield: Outside Wartime is only one week away!

Join us at @qmulsse.bsky.social on 3 March 2026, from 17.15 onwards.

Register at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

SSE is kicking off #ClimateActionWeek2026 with a screening of David Attenborough's  ‘Oceans’ to dive into the extraordinary worlds beneath the waves. Followed by a panel chaired by Head of School Martin Coward, Joanne Yao, Ray Ward & Simon Layton. More info👇️
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New! MA in Political Theory @qmulsse.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social @drjoehoover.bsky.social @elkeschwarz.bsky.social @georgeboss.bsky.social More info here: www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate...

New book from one of our SSE Colleagues, @lassethomassen.bsky.social
'Derrida, Deconstruction and Political Theory' takes a unique approach presenting deconstruction as a methodology for political theory. Find out more / join the launch event:
www.qmul.ac.uk/society-and-...

Very excited to share that we’ll be running a new political theory MA at @qmulsse.bsky.social from next year. If you know (or are) a talented student looking for a London postgraduate course in political theory that is practical, critical, and diverse, do have a look. www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Lawmaking under Authoritarianism Cambridge Core - Latin American Government, Politics and Policy - Lawmaking under Authoritarianism

Why are legislatures in some authoritarian regimes more powerful than others? @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmulsse.bsky.social) and Alejandro Bonvecchi (UTDT-Conicet) tackle this question Lawmaking under Authoritarianism

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📢 Job alert - Lecturer in Public Policy (Teaching & Scholarship)
A new position has opened at SPIR, one of the UK’s leading centres for the research and teaching of Politics and International Relations, with a uniquely diverse cohort of students.
Find out more 👇
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In lieu of more book spoilers in post form… here below an interview from the fantastic Keren Weitzberg for the @qmulsse.bsky.social

We talked about my book, its relevance for world politics today, key takeaways, and what’s next for me.

It’s a super short read, but it does have it all!

Military Victory Beyond the Battlefield: Interview with Author Mirko Palestrino Mirko Palestino is a senior lecturer in International Policy Sociology in the Department of Sociology, Politics and International Relations. His new book, Military Victory Beyond the Battlefield: Outs...

"Trump is a paradigmatic example. Think about how he renamed ‘Veterans Day’ to ‘Victory Day’; how he has claimed over and over again that he has ended numerous wars[...]"
Read the full interview with @palestrinomirko.bsky.social 👇
www.qmul.ac.uk/society-and-...

Book Launch: The Moving Word Leslie James in conversation with Musab Younis about her new book (reception to follow)

And another QM @qmulsse.bsky.social book launch - Leslie James' The Moving Word: How the West African and Caribbean Press Shaped Black Political Thought: Thurs 5 March 6pm: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

Labour's problem isn't Keir Starmer | LSE British Politics Labour's dismal performance in the polls has lead to Keir Starmer's leadership of the Labour Party being openly contested. But Colm Murphy argues that, while Starmer is a flawed politician, many of th...

A useful reminder on today of all days from our @qmulsse.bsky.social colleague @colmpm.bsky.social

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The launch of Military Victory Beyond the Battlefield: Outside Wartime will be on 3 March 2026, 5.15pm @qmulsse.bsky.social

Chuffed to be joined by Aggie Hirst, Paul Higate, Kim Hutchings, @therealisthom.bsky.social, and @debbielisle.bsky.social.

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Beyond the West? Modern Japanese Political Thought as a Resource for Comparative Political Theory

Beyond the West? Modern Japanese Political Thought as a Resource for Comparative Political Theory 18 March 2026 @qmulsse.bsky.social @theorylab.bsky.social
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Interested in the intersection between policymaking, especially in the UK, and academic research? Come work with us! The @mileendinstitute.bsky.social at @qmulsse.bsky.social is advertising for a new Policy Partnerships Officer. Details and application here:

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Current & historic landfills across the UK & Europe are sited near rivers, on coasts, in flood risk zones, explains @profkatespencer.bsky.social - climate change means extreme rainfall events & flooding are happening more often, increasing risk of pollutants entering waterways.

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Global Politics of Abortion A conversation with leading experts on abortion and politics across the globe, followed by a reception.

I am so excited to be part of this event on the Global Politics of Abortion with the fabulous Dr Nayla Luz Vacarezza, Sarah of Ad’iyah Collective, Prof Sophie Harman & Dr Sydney Calkin

28th January. Be there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/global-pol...

@qmulsse.bsky.social @profsophieharman.bsky.social

Book launch: Derrida, Deconstruction and Political Theory Join us for the launch of Lasse Thomassen’s Derrida, Deconstruction and Political Theory

Book launch! 25 February @qmulsse.bsky.social launching edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-derrida... @edinburghup.bsky.social Registration link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

On Wednesday evening, we'll be hosting the last @mileendinstitute.bsky.social event of 2025!

We'll be looking back on the 2024 general election, the historic Conservative collapse and Labour's “loveless landslide" and celebrating @qmulsse.bsky.social's @timbale.bsky.social so do join us if you can!

Lowering the voting age won’t fix political apathy Just 18% of this newly enfranchised group would actually vote if there was an election tomorrow

One of our @qmulsse.bsky.social students writing for @brightblueuk.bsky.social 👏

Vibrant multi-colored confetti scattered on a white surface creating an abstract and festive design.

Today is our 12th annual BISA Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial workshop and we are so excited! 🎉

A massive good luck to the whole CPD team for today - 'Recalibrating our ethical compass: academia in times of crisis' @ School of Society Environment at Queen Mary🌟

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Fully funded PhD scholarships @qmulsse.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social Doctoral research studentships for 2026 start www.qmul.ac.uk/about/hss/re...

Lovely post from @wonkhe.bsky.social's Hugh Jones, recapping the 240-year history of Queen Mary and our commitment to improving lives through education and academic excellence.

BTW, any UK outlets that want a British based Chilean (party and electoral) politics expert, need look no further than our fab @qmulsse.bsky.social colleague @sajuria.com

Great to see the @mileendinstitute.bsky.social's own Tom Chidwick on this week's episode of 'Since Attlee and Churchill' with @qmulsse.bsky.social's Richard Johnson and @leedavidevansuk.bsky.social!

How did Dick Taverne overcome the full force of the Labour Party? Find out in this week's episode...

Fully funded PhD scholarships from the AHRC. Deadline 1 Dec 2025. Come and work with us at @qmulsse.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social

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Dr Andy Russell, Reader in Environmental Science and Policy, is part of the team of researchers attending #COP30 next year 👏

Excited to hear the insights post-conference!

Protest and repression in Belarus COVID taught Belarusians to self-organize. Then they started demonstrating. Author Natalya Chernyshova discusses the protests, crackdown, and dodgy democracy under Trumpian Lukashenko.

Protest & repression in #Belarus 🗣️

Dr Natalya Chernyshova, Senior Lecturer in Modern European History, recently appeared on a US podcast, The Rhyming Chaos, to discuss the protest and repression in Belarus, and the lessons they might hold for #USPolitics.

www.rhymingchaos.com/p/protest-an...