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Nicholas Allen

@profnjallen.bsky.social

Professor of Politics at Royal Holloway, University of London

397 Followers  |  201 Following  |  15 Posts  |  Joined: 07.11.2024  |  1.9536

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๐Ÿ“˜ BJPIR 25th Anniversary Special Issue

๐Ÿ“ This issue marking BJPIR's 25th anniversary features 17 articles covering topics from football to AI, from the politics of journal content to quantum ontology and from Putin to epistemicide.

โžก๏ธ Find the new issue here:

18.06.2025 07:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why on earth is the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree the main item on the BBC news website? How many trees were felled in the major rainforests in the time I've written this post? I blame Kevin Costner. Grumpy rant over.

09.05.2025 10:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gender and the Collegial Face of Executive Politics: Priorities, Presence, and Power This article shows, for the first time, gendered patterns in the organization and composition of collegial executive institutions below the level of the cabinet. Drawing on an original dataset of min...

Delighted to see "Gender and the Collegial Face of Executive Politics: Priorities, Presence, and Power" online in @govjournal.bsky.social !

It's been a real joy collaborating with @kennywilliamie.bsky.social & @nsiklodi.bsky.social ๐Ÿ™‚

The article is OA: dx.doi.org/10.1111/gove...

29.04.2025 14:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Back at work after a long Easter break.

Here's an article (OA) that John Bartle (inactive on the other place) and I penned for a special 20th anniversary issue of British Politics:

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

25.04.2025 08:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congrats!!

10.04.2025 12:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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no idea who made this but itโ€™s genius

03.04.2025 18:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2389    ๐Ÿ” 425    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 74    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

It was a real pleasure! I'm looking forward to the Oxford Handbook of War Films and Submarines.... (It's only a matter of time, surely???)

26.03.2025 11:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The cover of Exploring Parliament Second Edition, showing the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Bridge from across the Thames, at twilight.

The cover of Exploring Parliament Second Edition, showing the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Bridge from across the Thames, at twilight.

So, so proud of this book! It was an honour to be asked by @estrangeirada.bsky.social & @louisevthompson.bsky.social to join the editing team and work with 70+ incredible practitioners & academics who shared their expertise for the benefit of students of Parliament: global.oup.com/ukhe/product... ๐Ÿงต

25.03.2025 21:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Congratulations!!

29.01.2025 11:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Political Insight | The Political Studies Association (PSA) Political Insight is a must for anyone with an interest in politics. A quarterly, full-colour magazine from the PSA, Political Insight is written for a broad audience

ICYMI: The latest issue of Political Insight is out and features 3 โœจopen accessโœจ articles!

You can find the full issue at the link below. And don't forget: PSA membership gives you free access to all issues of Political Insight ๐Ÿ‘€

28.01.2025 09:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.

27.01.2025 10:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53364    ๐Ÿ” 22688    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1070    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1739
From Gender Equity to Gendered Assignments? Women and Cabinet Committees in Canada and the United Kingdom | Government and Opposition | Cambridge Core From Gender Equity to Gendered Assignments? Women and Cabinet Committees in Canada and the United Kingdom - Volume 60 Issue 1

Do PMs meet gender equity commitments in cabt committee assignment? @nsiklodi.bsky.social, @profnjallen.bsky.social and I examined the Justin Trudeau and David Cameron cases in the latest issue of @govandopp.bsky.social . www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

15.01.2025 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Survation/Royal Holloway estimates of MP positions Site allowing you to compare the positions of MPs on the left-right dimension

How (economically) left- or right-wing is your MP? A new dataset and interactive website can tell you... www.mpsleftright.co.uk (๐Ÿงต, 1/12)

07.01.2025 11:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 58    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Fourth most-read article in 2024 - well done all @rhulpirp.bsky.social students who contributed to this project :D

06.01.2025 09:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A Liverpool thing??!

02.12.2024 11:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PhD Studentship in Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London jobs.ac.uk are now advertising a PhD Studentship in Politics and International Relations. Discover exciting PhD opportunities on jobs.ac.uk.

Apply for a PhD position in our Politics department at @rhulpirp.bsky.social! Happy to supervise thesis in social media and politics, legislative politics, and/or computational methods. Hit me up if you're interested! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKW353/p...

29.11.2024 09:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know where you work

27.11.2024 09:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Formidable? You?

22.11.2024 13:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Welcome to all our new (old?) followers. Thank you for joining us & for your patience. We are just gearing up & will start posting properly soon. What content & conversations would you like?

19.11.2024 18:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You know you're getting old when you want to say that no politician gives it to them straight like Blair used to....

15.11.2024 10:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please include me, thanks!

14.11.2024 12:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And some uncool middle-agers..... Ahem....

13.11.2024 12:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How does one go about recruiting followers on this place? It's been so long since I started an account on that other place...

07.11.2024 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Keir Starmerโ€™s rewrite of the ministerial code is long overdue | Institute for Government The prime minister has made important first steps on bolstering standards.

Keir Starmerโ€™s rewrite of the ministerial code is long overdue

The prime minister has made important first steps on bolstering standards, say Sachin Savur and @timdurrant.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/star...

07.11.2024 09:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've no idea who else is out there - but I've (obviously) joined this place!

07.11.2024 09:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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