Kesi Mahendran

Why do you engage in migration studies? What influences the questions you ask?

There's still time to participate in the IMISCOE @reflexivities.bsky.social Blog Series.
Lead Editor: @s-manser-egli.bsky.social

More details on our Visions call 👇

📅 Deadline Friday 31 October

What kind of Democrat are you? Are you interested in exploring your own political style and how you relate to others? How far would you be willing to go for what you believe? Try our interactive feature to find out.

❓What kind of democrat are you?

Explore your political stance with i-Attune a free 20-minute tool developed by @openuniversity.bsky.social and the OppAttune Project.

Discover your position!

🔗 Take the test: open.edu/openlearn/what-kind-democrat-are-you

#iAttune #Everydayextremism #selfdiscovery

🎧 Looking for something thoughtful to listen to while you work?

Dr Anthony English from #OppAttune joined the Mentally Sound podcast to talk about political extremism & mental wellbeing. His segment starts at 35:35 well worth a listen!

🔗https://shorturl.at/yYTmO

Wierdly flawed graph by the EP Research Service of member state and national party voting power in the Council of the EU.

What it does show is how dependend the representation of the S&D (Spain) and Renew (France) are on individual large member states:

Perhaps the dreadful AI reviewers can process the dreadful AI submissions and AI editors publish in their own AI outlets, and the rest of us can avoid having to see them.

Don’t Believe What AI Told You I Said The chatbots are lying about me.

AI is being used to fabricate quotes and attribute them to real people, Yair Rosenberg reports. Here's what he did when it happened to him:

Editors as narrative-breakers.

The public galvanised by @bestforbritain.org
respond to SkyNews' relationship with the UK Reform Party's flow of live streamed news conferences.

New editorial guidance in the age of direct democracy & the media savvy political party
#EverydayExtremism
#OppAttune

My University has opened a virtual scholar scheme for scholars from Gaza. Please share widely and help stop scholasticide. www.exeter.ac.uk/faculties/ha...

The Conversations Doctors Are Having About Vaccination Now Pediatricians’ advice on vaccination hasn’t changed. What happens when the government’s does?

Vaccine hesitancy now turning in to vaccine refusal. A direct result of Trump and RFK Jr
From @katherinehu.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Finally we have Evangelia Vergouli discussing why we need to rethink political influence. Do we all have the potential to become an extremist?

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@qmip.bsky.social #qmip2025

🎥 Filming with @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social & Dr Anthony English for BBC Morning Live alongside documentary filmmaker Zara McDermott.

🔸 Big thanks for the powerful investigative journalism
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#EverydayExtremism

Thanks for the invitation, Philippa. 🙏🏾 The engraved glass paperweight & card are gorgeous 😍. I shall treasure them.

I had the great pleasure of introducing @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social keynote @qmip.bsky.social conference!

Highlighting the importance of dialogue, how we can take an outsiderly position and the role of answerability

#qmip2025

🧠 At #ISPP2025, the OU #OppAttune team
@kesimahendranprof.bsky.social , Tetiana Shyriaieva, Evangelia Vergouli, Dr Sandra Obradovic & Tema Maphosa shared a key insight:

➡️ Partisan identities are essential for democratic capacity. But we must separate partisanship from extreme action.

The answer given by Google AI when I typed in the first part of the title of the keynote. Not bad at all!

Looking forward to @qmip.bsky.social 20 year celebrations

I'll talk about "When outsideness meets answerability" Political Attunement & Dialogical possibilities of Qual Methods
www.bps.org.uk/event/qualit...

Can't make the conference?

Here's the answer according to Google AI*

Oh such certainty!

Yes, it was a big one wasn't it? 930 delegates. There's Narrative Matters in Cork if you're going to that.
Or we better make a plan for Newcastle #ISPP2026 ! 🤞🏾

Perhaps the tide is turning at @ispp-pops.bsky.social. Considering the number of delegates today in the "Where are the Palestinian scholars?" #ISPP2025 session.
Then, in the memorial for #JamesLui Kataryna (IWAHLab) adopts the concept of #Ubuntu to explain findings from South. Africa, India & Ghana.

There just about still time to apply to work with wonderful colleague Laura Taylor as a post-doc on "Generation Peace" project.

📆 Deadline: 11 July 2025
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24 HOURS OF POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2026 24 HOURS OF POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2026

PSA: If you're currently in Prague for #ISPP2025, you might also like joining the 24 Hours of Political Psychology in Vienna in February!
No conference fee, always worth a trip! Approach me with any questions 😊
Submissions are open until the end of September: 24hpolpsy.univie.ac.at #24hpolpsy2026

🎙️ Missed the SMIDGE webinar “Radicalisation and Extremist Narratives – Quo Vadis?”?

We joined #ArenasEU and fellow #SmidgeProject partners to unpack radicalisation, disinformation, and how collaboration can build resilience across Europe.

📺 Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=SRO0...

These people are heroes

Kneecap is not the story.
Genocide in Gaza is.

‘Psychology has a fundamental role to play in forging a politically constituted society of equals’ | BPS Open University OppAttune Project PhD students Tetiana Shyriaieva and Evangelia Vergouli sit down with Stephen W. Sawyer, Ballantine-Leavitt Professor of History and Director of the Center for Critica...

What does it mean to build a society of equals?

#OppAttune PhD researchers Tetiana Shyriaieva and Evangelia Vergouli argue that psychology has a vital role in shaping democratic inclusion and dignity.

Read the full article: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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Being political in divisive times | BPS Kesi Mahendran, Sandra Obradović, Sue Nieland and Ashley Weinberg introduce this guest-edited special issue.

Being political isn’t just about elections or parties- it’s about how we engage with each other, every day.

The special issue explores how we can reclaim political agency in a polarised world.🧠💬

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Qualitative Methods in Psychology Conference 2025 | BPS This year we make our way to Leeds for a gathering of academics dedicated to advancing research in our field.

Does your qualitative research need some inspo?

www.bps.org.uk/event/qualit...

There's still time to register for the @qmip.bsky.social annual conference & exchange thinking with other qualitative researchers.
📅 Registration deadline: 23 June.

Qualitative Methods in Psychology Conference 2025 | BPS This year we make our way to Leeds for a gathering of academics dedicated to advancing research in our field.

Hi Friends dont forget to register for our conference as the deadline is approaching :)

www.bps.org.uk/event/qualit...

What is the future for scientific studies on radicalisation & extremism?

Final line up of speakers announced.

All welcome.

There is still time to register
www.smidgeproject.eu

@inclusiveeurope.bsky.social

Tomorrow, Erica Molinario will give a talk on how our fundamental need to feel significant, whether fulfilled or frustrated, plays a crucial role in shaping migration decisions.
Join us to explore how these insights could change the way we think about migration today!
link below

What is the future for understanding extremism? What new connections need to be made?
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There's still time to register for the #SmidgeWebinar on radicalisation & extremism.
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🗓 12 June 10.00 (UK).
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OppAttune is looking forward to joining the discussions.
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All welcome. Teams Link Registration 👇