📢 NEW PAPER
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’s family speak with great courage about mental health.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke....
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...
Cezanne is honoured in his home town
The sun shines on Aix-en-Provence
A tree for your day: probably Holm oak
Village perché: Reillane
The Roman theatre in Orange
Jim Masselos, 1940-2025. Historian of Bombay & Indian Nationalism.
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...
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?
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? ;-)
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?
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 ;-)
