PSA Ethnopolitics Specialist Group

I missed this at the time, but some interesting analysis of NILT data from @katyhayward.bsky.social and @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social here, also summarised on QPOL. #LoughNeagh

Interesting piece on the evolving thinking by some in Sinn Fein on the ‘how do you solve a problem like Maria (or should that be Martha)?’ Q for Irish Unity - what, if anything, should be kept of the territorial identity, and governance, of N Ireland post-unification #stormont #devolution

Grassroots Resistance to Environmental Destruction in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Part VI: Two, Three, Many Rivers: The Open Veins of Central Bosnia - Lefteast Editors’ note: This article is the last of a six-part series. You can read the entire series here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5. It seems that at every place in Bosnia-Herzegovina where ...

The final part of Peter Lippman's six part series on environmental threats and civic activism in Bosnia & Herzegovina is up… It explores the issue through a number of rivers that are being destroyed, a huge loss in a country that has some of Europe's last wild rivers: lefteast.org/grassroots-r...

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🌟PSA75🌟 This year marks 75 years of the PSA being the home of #PoliticalStudies. Since 1950 we have been advancing, supporting & promoting the global study of #politics and #InternationalRelations.
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Why does power-sharing lead to peace in some cases but not others? Alexandre Wadih Raffoul investigates looking at #Burundi and #NorthernIreland in "Practicing Power-Sharing: How Political Adversaries (Fail to) Rule Jointly", #earlyview and #openaccess at onlinelibrary.wiley....

BISCA PhD Studentships - University of Birmingham PhD opportunities in Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action (BISCA) at the University of Birmingham.

Know a potential PhD student interested in #democraticresilience, environmental politics & the Baltics? If so pls encourage them to check out this funded studentship & chance to work with my wonderful colleagues Licia Cianetti and Fiona Nunan. For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/cen...

To learn more about some of the survey results discussed by our director, Prof Peter Shirlow, and our Politics colleague @jontonge.bsky.social at this @arinsproject.bsky.social event, please go to www.ria.ie/2025/07/04/n...

We already have a panel, 'Rethinking the Dynamics of Power-sharing in Deeply Divided Societies', prearranged for #PSA26 in Oxford, but Specialist Groups will be helping review general submissions and other paper proposals on the theme of ethnopolitics (broadly conceived) would be very welcome!

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Nationalism as a Way of Life Cambridge Core - Comparative Politics - Nationalism as a Way of Life

I am glad to say that my new book 'Nationalism as A Way of Life' will be published in December with the Cambridge University Press.
More information about the book:
www.cambridge.org/core/books/n...

Concerned with conflicts over political liberties & the regime in federal states?
Just out in @democratization.bsky.social
- A new, regime-change driven „genotype of secession“.
- How it mattered in the breakup of the Soviet Union & Yugoslavia.
Is California next? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Many tongues, one people: the debate over linguistic diversity in India There are thousands of languages and dialects spoken in India, but most children learn three: the local tongue, Hindi and English.

There are thousands of languages and dialects spoken in India, but most children learn three: the local tongue, Hindi and English.

We already have a panel, 'Rethinking the Dynamics of Power-sharing in Deeply Divided Societies', prearranged for #PSA26 in Oxford, but Specialist Groups will be helping review general submissions and other paper proposals on the theme of ethnopolitics (broadly conceived) would be very welcome!

Conflict and Peace: The Cultural Dimension This webinar launches the Special Issue on Conflict and Peace: The Cultural Dimension, published by Nationalism and Ethnic Politics in June 2025.

On 4 September, join @giudifontana.bsky.social and some of the authors of articles from the new special issue of @tandfresearch.bsky.social's Nationalism and Ethnic Politics on 'Conflict and Peace: The Cultural Dimension' for an online event launching the issue. www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/gove...

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PSA RMI Political Studies Review Symposium: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Blackness and Black Politics | The Political Studies Association (PSA) PSA RMI Political Studies Review Symposium: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Blackness and Black Politics Hosted by the Political Studies Association (PSA) Race, Migration, and Intersectionality…

*PSA EVENT* 🚨Next Week 🚨#Political Studies Review Symposium: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Blackness & #Black #Politics. Hosted by PSA Race, Migration, and Intersectionality Specialist Group @psa-race.bsky.social
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A thought provoking piece on the Labour Government’s approach to Legacy issues in Northern Ireland from our very own @aimeejaysmith.bsky.social & @feargalc.bsky.social
@warwickpais.bsky.social
Seems clear that a more inclusive approach is required for policy changes to secure legitimacy in NI 🙏

My study of conceptual issues in the literature on power-sharing, consociationalism, and centripetalism (with recommandations on how to enhance conceptual clarity) was published in Nationalism and Ethnic Politics.

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

Beyond Groups? Consociational Culture and the Representation of Cross‐Segmental Interests In deeply divided societies, consociational power-sharing ensures representation for ethnonational groups but raises questions about cross-segmental interests. This paper explores “consociational cul....

Patrizia John has a new article out on the representation of cross-segmental interests under consociationalism, using Lough Neagh as a case study. Looks interesting. Thanks to Patrizia for the citation! #LoughNeagh

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

If you're in Seoul for the @ipsa.org #IPSA2025 World Congress, do check out the RC14 Politics and Ethnicity track. wc2025.ipsa.org/wc/track/rc1...

Some excellent perspectives on power-sharing, lessons from across different cases & need to build #InclusivePeace for settlements to have legitimacy & more robust institutions.
Top work from top scholars @inclusivepeaceora.bsky.social
@neophytosloizides.bsky.social
@allimcculloch.bsky.social

Conflict and Peace: The Cultural Dimension This webinar launches the Special Issue on Conflict and Peace: The Cultural Dimension, published by Nationalism and Ethnic Politics in June 2025.

On 4 September, join @giudifontana.bsky.social and some of the authors of articles from the new special issue of @tandfresearch.bsky.social's Nationalism and Ethnic Politics on 'Conflict and Peace: The Cultural Dimension' for an online event launching the issue. www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/gove...

📚 *Weekend Reading* 📚 This week is #BlackInclusionWeek and the PSA Race, Migration and Intersectionality Specialist Group @psa-race.bsky.social has a brilliant #booklist to share with you all. 📚 Share your own recommendations too!
#BIW2025 #InclusionMatters #diversityandinclusion #books #readinglist

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Hello, Bluesky! We're the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Ethnopolitics Specialist Group. Thanks to everyone who participated in or came to our panels at the recent PSA Annual Conference in Birmingham. Expect to hear more from us here in the coming months. SG members, do tag us in relevant posts!