Andrew Wyatt

Summitry as populist performance: a case study of Narendra Modi and the 2023 G20 summit The intersection of populism and foreign policy has garnered increasing scholarly attention. However, its manifestation through international summits remains underexplored. The 2023 G20 summit held...

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In this paper for Commonwealth & Comparative Politics, I examine the populist performance of international summitry during India’s G20 presidency in 2023. Using the theoretical frameworks of populism as style (@benmoffitt.bsky.social) and ...(1/3)

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

Lots of authoritative commentary in this thread. including:“For something more casual, consider a knit tie”

Yes, never forget the bacon sandwich photoshop that single handedly defeated Labour in 2015 and led directly to Brexit. 😡😡😡

Yeah, me too

Gordes?

Graham Thorpe: Life to be celebrated during fifth England-India Test The life of former England batter Graham Thorpe will be celebrated during the fifth Test against India at The Oval.

Graham Thorpe’s family speak with great courage about mental health.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke....

Playing with fire: parties and political violence in Kenya and India Published in Commonwealth & Comparative Politics (Ahead of Print, 2025)

Erik Cleven's research on Kenya informed much of thinking on party-driven violence. Very grateful for his review of my book in Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. The review is below, and the book can be found in all the places one goes to for academic books: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/V6DHK...

An exhibition poster for “Cezanne au Jas de Bouffant”

A self portrait of Cezannne

A painting of the Bibemus quarry by Cezanne

A painting of Mont St. Victoire by Cezanne

Cezanne is honoured in his home town

A square and a fountain in Aix

A shaded street in Aix

A shaded cafe & street in Aix

The sun shines on Aix-en-Provence

A medium seized tree below a blue sky. Near Sivergues

A tree for your day: probably Holm oak

The village of Reillane: a cluster of houses on top of a hill, seen from below

Village perché: Reillane

The Roman theatre in Orange, France

The Roman theatre in Orange

Jim Masselos, 1940-2025. Historian of Bombay & Indian Nationalism.

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC Zohran explains Ranked Choice Voting in Urdu/Hindi

Zohran Mamdani draws on some classic cinema to campaign in the New York mayoral primary. Fun!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFGk...

A few of the take-aways from "Twitter and the projection of political personalities in India" neatly summarised here. doi.org/10.1080/1466...

A ‘new economic model’ in Australia? The political economy of the Australian Labor Party The election of the Labor government in Australia in 2022, under the leadership of Anthony Albanese, marked a change in the political and economic direction of the country. Post-pandemic, the Labor...

Rob and I have a new(ish) article in Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. In the paper we discuss the extent to which the first term Albanese Labor Government reshaped Australia's political economy. It's open access too!

and red shoes?

Short, to the point and helpful.
#academicwriting

Interesting. A response to the latest Rest is History podcast on the Rolling Stones?

Parliament Buildings As political polarisation undermines confidence in the shared values and established constitutional orders of many nations, it is imperative that we explore how parliaments are to stay relevant and ac...

A nice book that I'd recommend on this:
uclpress.co.uk/book/parliam...

University of Bristol Senate House obscured by trees coming into bloom, including pink cherry blossom.

Very much enjoying the cherry blossom and new leaves on the trees in the University of Bristol precinct.

I agree, the politics is equally (more?) interesting. And Bonapartism has its followers among the Indian political elite too.

Because it mentions the continental system? ;-)

How do political families reproduce power: evidence from Maharashtra, India How do political families maintain their hold in local politics? While the impact of dynastic politics on economic development has received scholarly attention, the underlying mechanisms that susta...

A fascinating and carefully researched article on party politics, networks, dynastic politics and the business-politics nexus in India. #entrepreneurialpoliticians #Maharashtra
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Fabulous. Who needs to leave Stromness?

Wild cherry tree in blossom, with small white flowers and blue sky in the background.

Close up of a wild cherry tree in blossom, with small white flowers

Signs of spring around Bristol

Good to see a library being used

sensible

Other Everests is published and is Open Access @jonwestaway.bsky.social tells me...
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179166/

Thanks for the followback, I was preparing to go long on $Klink ;-)