Newcastle University Politics
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
Newcastle University Politics Department. Engaging with past and present staff, students and the wider political community. Prospective students get in touch!
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/about/about-politics/
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We @nclpolitics.bsky.social are advertising for a permanent teaching & research lectureship in Public Policy (deadline 7 Aug) preferably with a focus on international public policy. More details & contacts in the link:
jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
Lecturer in Public Policy
Lecturer in Public Policy
jobs.ncl.ac.uk
July 17, 2026 at 5:26 PM
We @nclpolitics.bsky.social are advertising for a permanent teaching & research lectureship in Public Policy (deadline 7 Aug) preferably with a focus on international public policy. More details & contacts in the link:
jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
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To cover a colleague's grant buy-out, we @nclpolitics.bsky.social have a one year post to advertise in Political Philosophy! Newcastle is a great city and we have lovely students, so why not apply?
jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
Lecturer in Political Philosophy (T&S)
Lecturer in Political Philosophy (T&S)
jobs.ncl.ac.uk
June 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
To cover a colleague's grant buy-out, we @nclpolitics.bsky.social have a one year post to advertise in Political Philosophy! Newcastle is a great city and we have lovely students, so why not apply?
jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
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📣📣📣 We are hiring @nclpolitics.bsky.social 📣📣📣
Fixed-term Lecturer in Political Philosophy (1 Sep 2026-31 Aug 2027)
Don't hesitate to get in touch with any questions about this post.
jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
Fixed-term Lecturer in Political Philosophy (1 Sep 2026-31 Aug 2027)
Don't hesitate to get in touch with any questions about this post.
jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
Lecturer in Political Philosophy (T&S)
Lecturer in Political Philosophy (T&S)
jobs.ncl.ac.uk
June 1, 2026 at 3:02 PM
📣📣📣 We are hiring @nclpolitics.bsky.social 📣📣📣
Fixed-term Lecturer in Political Philosophy (1 Sep 2026-31 Aug 2027)
Don't hesitate to get in touch with any questions about this post.
jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
Fixed-term Lecturer in Political Philosophy (1 Sep 2026-31 Aug 2027)
Don't hesitate to get in touch with any questions about this post.
jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
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Extremely happy - and even more honoured - to be trusted with one of the most exciting journals @ejpgjournal.bsky.social to co-edit with such an amazing team, starting July 1 2026!
We'll celebrate already next month at #ecpg2026newcastle 🥳
@nclpolitics.bsky.social @grahn.bsky.social
We'll celebrate already next month at #ecpg2026newcastle 🥳
@nclpolitics.bsky.social @grahn.bsky.social
We are delighted to present the new editorial team of the @ejpgjournal.bsky.social ! Led by @grahn.bsky.social and @maarja.bsky.social as co-EIC, the six-strong team represents a new generation of gender and politics and LGBTQ+ politics scholars who will take the journal forward from July 2026.
May 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Extremely happy - and even more honoured - to be trusted with one of the most exciting journals @ejpgjournal.bsky.social to co-edit with such an amazing team, starting July 1 2026!
We'll celebrate already next month at #ecpg2026newcastle 🥳
@nclpolitics.bsky.social @grahn.bsky.social
We'll celebrate already next month at #ecpg2026newcastle 🥳
@nclpolitics.bsky.social @grahn.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to our colleague Marina Duque on being shortlisted for the Strange Best Book Prize (and in very prestigious company)! 🎉
Our Susan Strange Best Book Prize 2026 shortlist has been announced! 🎉
The shortlisted authors this year were Peter Katzenstein, Patricia Owens, Marina Duque, Inken von Borzyskowski and Felicity Vabulas 🌟
Find out more about their books! 👉 https://ow.ly/clbY50YwbMC
Princeton University Press
The shortlisted authors this year were Peter Katzenstein, Patricia Owens, Marina Duque, Inken von Borzyskowski and Felicity Vabulas 🌟
Find out more about their books! 👉 https://ow.ly/clbY50YwbMC
Princeton University Press
April 22, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Huge congratulations to our colleague Marina Duque on being shortlisted for the Strange Best Book Prize (and in very prestigious company)! 🎉
Our Prof Alistair Clark examines the administration and integrity of devolved elections in Scotland and Wales for @acadsocsciences.bsky.social. While both countries have often led the way in running elections, more transparency is needed on election donations and spending @newcastleuni.bsky.social
Elections in Scotland and Wales: Leading the Way for Two Decades, but Work Needed on Transparency – Academy of Social Sciences
acss.org.uk
April 21, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Our Prof Alistair Clark examines the administration and integrity of devolved elections in Scotland and Wales for @acadsocsciences.bsky.social. While both countries have often led the way in running elections, more transparency is needed on election donations and spending @newcastleuni.bsky.social
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New week, new #UofGSpotlight On the Elections: The Manifestos 🚨🎧
We're joined by Alistair Clark @nclpolitics.bsky.social and Chris Birt @jrf-uk.bsky.social to look at Scottish party manifestos.
What’s in them? What’s not? And how does it give us insight into priorities?
Listen 🎧 uofgspotlight.com
We're joined by Alistair Clark @nclpolitics.bsky.social and Chris Birt @jrf-uk.bsky.social to look at Scottish party manifestos.
What’s in them? What’s not? And how does it give us insight into priorities?
Listen 🎧 uofgspotlight.com
April 20, 2026 at 2:17 PM
New week, new #UofGSpotlight On the Elections: The Manifestos 🚨🎧
We're joined by Alistair Clark @nclpolitics.bsky.social and Chris Birt @jrf-uk.bsky.social to look at Scottish party manifestos.
What’s in them? What’s not? And how does it give us insight into priorities?
Listen 🎧 uofgspotlight.com
We're joined by Alistair Clark @nclpolitics.bsky.social and Chris Birt @jrf-uk.bsky.social to look at Scottish party manifestos.
What’s in them? What’s not? And how does it give us insight into priorities?
Listen 🎧 uofgspotlight.com
📢 Funding Opportunity: PhD Studentship in East Asian Politics at Newcastle
Full UK home tuition fees + £21,805 annual stipend (3.5 years)
+ Fieldwork & research funding
Open to home & international applicants
📅 Deadline: 15 April 2026
🔗 Apply: www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Full UK home tuition fees + £21,805 annual stipend (3.5 years)
+ Fieldwork & research funding
Open to home & international applicants
📅 Deadline: 15 April 2026
🔗 Apply: www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Search for Postgraduate Scholarships and Other Funding
Search scholarships and funding for postgraduate study at Newcastle University. Find financial support tailored to your course and eligibility.
www.ncl.ac.uk
March 25, 2026 at 3:40 PM
📢 Funding Opportunity: PhD Studentship in East Asian Politics at Newcastle
Full UK home tuition fees + £21,805 annual stipend (3.5 years)
+ Fieldwork & research funding
Open to home & international applicants
📅 Deadline: 15 April 2026
🔗 Apply: www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Full UK home tuition fees + £21,805 annual stipend (3.5 years)
+ Fieldwork & research funding
Open to home & international applicants
📅 Deadline: 15 April 2026
🔗 Apply: www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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Very excited to discuss my research on candidate selection and gender next week @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social!
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
The Department of Political Science is looking forward to hosting Dr @maarja.bsky.social at next Monday's Seminar Series.
March 25, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Very excited to discuss my research on candidate selection and gender next week @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social!
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
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Delighted to have my book reviewed by @kkrakows.bsky.social @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social! Thank you. @academic.oup.com @nclpolitics.bsky.social
Just finished reading the superb book "The Making of International Status" by @mduque.bsky.social and wrote a short note for @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social about it here: www.prio.org/journals/jpr...
Excellent piece of work! By far my favorite IR book so far (although it's far more than IR...) 🙂
Excellent piece of work! By far my favorite IR book so far (although it's far more than IR...) 🙂
The Making of International Status – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
www.prio.org
March 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Delighted to have my book reviewed by @kkrakows.bsky.social @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social! Thank you. @academic.oup.com @nclpolitics.bsky.social
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I recently published my first article: The Poetics of Knowledge in the Anthropocene: The Politics of Posthuman Knowledge.
If you are interested in posthumanism, environmental crisis, radical politics or post-foundational theory, this might be of interest!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
If you are interested in posthumanism, environmental crisis, radical politics or post-foundational theory, this might be of interest!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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February 2, 2026 at 10:12 AM
I recently published my first article: The Poetics of Knowledge in the Anthropocene: The Politics of Posthuman Knowledge.
If you are interested in posthumanism, environmental crisis, radical politics or post-foundational theory, this might be of interest!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
If you are interested in posthumanism, environmental crisis, radical politics or post-foundational theory, this might be of interest!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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🔓 🌱 Switching to #plantbased catering policies is an effective and defensible way for public institutions to lead societies towards delivering on #climatechange #mitigation duties, say Bell, @jkniess.bsky.social et al. @nclpolitics.bsky.social ⬇️
Should public institutions adopt plant-based diets? Climate duties and shared leadership
www.tandfonline.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM
🔓 🌱 Switching to #plantbased catering policies is an effective and defensible way for public institutions to lead societies towards delivering on #climatechange #mitigation duties, say Bell, @jkniess.bsky.social et al. @nclpolitics.bsky.social ⬇️
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As an ex Erasmus student and coordinator, I'm delighted both for our @nclpolitics.bsky.social students who will benefit from more funding clarity, and for our partner universities' students, for whom a semester or year with us will be more affordable again. Good news for a change!
EXCL: An agreement to rejoin Erasmus – the EU’s student exchange programme – set to be announced on Wednesday as part of UK government’s drive towards closer relations with Brussels.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
As an ex Erasmus student and coordinator, I'm delighted both for our @nclpolitics.bsky.social students who will benefit from more funding clarity, and for our partner universities' students, for whom a semester or year with us will be more affordable again. Good news for a change!
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New publication from our colleagues Dr Maria Papageorgiou and Professor Valentina Feklyunina in the @ejisbisa.bsky.social!
Their paper develops a process-centred typology of alignment and traces the evolution of Sino–Russian relations from 1991 to 2024.
👉 Read here: doi.org/10.1017/eis....
Their paper develops a process-centred typology of alignment and traces the evolution of Sino–Russian relations from 1991 to 2024.
👉 Read here: doi.org/10.1017/eis....
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
New publication from our colleagues Dr Maria Papageorgiou and Professor Valentina Feklyunina in the @ejisbisa.bsky.social!
Their paper develops a process-centred typology of alignment and traces the evolution of Sino–Russian relations from 1991 to 2024.
👉 Read here: doi.org/10.1017/eis....
Their paper develops a process-centred typology of alignment and traces the evolution of Sino–Russian relations from 1991 to 2024.
👉 Read here: doi.org/10.1017/eis....
New publication from our colleagues Dr Maria Papageorgiou and Professor Valentina Feklyunina in the @ejisbisa.bsky.social!
Their paper develops a process-centred typology of alignment and traces the evolution of Sino–Russian relations from 1991 to 2024.
👉 Read here: doi.org/10.1017/eis....
Their paper develops a process-centred typology of alignment and traces the evolution of Sino–Russian relations from 1991 to 2024.
👉 Read here: doi.org/10.1017/eis....
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
New publication from our colleagues Dr Maria Papageorgiou and Professor Valentina Feklyunina in the @ejisbisa.bsky.social!
Their paper develops a process-centred typology of alignment and traces the evolution of Sino–Russian relations from 1991 to 2024.
👉 Read here: doi.org/10.1017/eis....
Their paper develops a process-centred typology of alignment and traces the evolution of Sino–Russian relations from 1991 to 2024.
👉 Read here: doi.org/10.1017/eis....
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#OpenAccess from @ejisbisa.bsky.social -
Alignment as a process: Explaining the trajectory of the Sino–Russian relationship - https://cup.org/4p1n54R
- Maria Papageorgiou & Valentina Feklyunina
#FirstView
Alignment as a process: Explaining the trajectory of the Sino–Russian relationship - https://cup.org/4p1n54R
- Maria Papageorgiou & Valentina Feklyunina
#FirstView
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#OpenAccess from @ejisbisa.bsky.social -
Alignment as a process: Explaining the trajectory of the Sino–Russian relationship - https://cup.org/4p1n54R
- Maria Papageorgiou & Valentina Feklyunina
#FirstView
Alignment as a process: Explaining the trajectory of the Sino–Russian relationship - https://cup.org/4p1n54R
- Maria Papageorgiou & Valentina Feklyunina
#FirstView
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Ever wondered why some countries get recognition while others struggle to be seen?
My book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 is finally out in the world!
📘 academic.oup.com/book/61560
My book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 is finally out in the world!
📘 academic.oup.com/book/61560
The Making of International Status
Abstract. With great power rivalry on the rise again, many worry that struggles for status among states could lead to war. As a growing consensus indicates
academic.oup.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Ever wondered why some countries get recognition while others struggle to be seen?
My book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 is finally out in the world!
📘 academic.oup.com/book/61560
My book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 is finally out in the world!
📘 academic.oup.com/book/61560
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Great to have our piece with Heather from @savagedoddarchitects and Yusuf Patel out on Platform - www.platformspace.net/home/archite...
In it we trace how reading the architecture of what was John Vorster Police Station allows the building to testify to apartheid era deaths in detention.
In it we trace how reading the architecture of what was John Vorster Police Station allows the building to testify to apartheid era deaths in detention.
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Great to have our piece with Heather from @savagedoddarchitects and Yusuf Patel out on Platform - www.platformspace.net/home/archite...
In it we trace how reading the architecture of what was John Vorster Police Station allows the building to testify to apartheid era deaths in detention.
In it we trace how reading the architecture of what was John Vorster Police Station allows the building to testify to apartheid era deaths in detention.
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With the deadline extension you still have a few days left to send us your abstracts for the #ECPG26 Methods Section!
We are looking forward to reading your work :)
@ecpr.bsky.social @ecprgender.bsky.social
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
#polsci, #PoliticalScience, #Methodology, #Researchmethods
We are looking forward to reading your work :)
@ecpr.bsky.social @ecprgender.bsky.social
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
#polsci, #PoliticalScience, #Methodology, #Researchmethods
Gender bias in algorithms, LLMs, & NLP? We’re putting it under the microscope in our Methods Section at #ECPG26.
Have you seen these biases in your own research?
Come join the debate—submit your work by Nov 7!
@ecpr.bsky.social @ecprgender.bsky.social @nclpolitics.bsky.social
Have you seen these biases in your own research?
Come join the debate—submit your work by Nov 7!
@ecpr.bsky.social @ecprgender.bsky.social @nclpolitics.bsky.social
Interested in gender & politics and working with exciting empirical methods?
Want to critically discuss “quant” and “quali” research on gender, intersectionality & inequality?
Join us at #ECPG26 for the section:
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
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Want to critically discuss “quant” and “quali” research on gender, intersectionality & inequality?
Join us at #ECPG26 for the section:
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
1/3
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
With the deadline extension you still have a few days left to send us your abstracts for the #ECPG26 Methods Section!
We are looking forward to reading your work :)
@ecpr.bsky.social @ecprgender.bsky.social
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
#polsci, #PoliticalScience, #Methodology, #Researchmethods
We are looking forward to reading your work :)
@ecpr.bsky.social @ecprgender.bsky.social
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
#polsci, #PoliticalScience, #Methodology, #Researchmethods
How is social media reshaping democracy? Our colleague Dr Maria Papageorgiou, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at @nclpolitics.bsky.social, features in @nytimes.com, discussing how social media influenced Trump’s election wins—and what this means for democracy 👇
Opinion | The Rise of the Smartphone and the Fall of Western Democracy
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
How is social media reshaping democracy? Our colleague Dr Maria Papageorgiou, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at @nclpolitics.bsky.social, features in @nytimes.com, discussing how social media influenced Trump’s election wins—and what this means for democracy 👇
Interested in sustainability and the UN SDGs? Check out this report from @nclpolitics.bsky.social's staff and graduates — Dr Graham Long, Jill Hardacre & Elizabeth Muggleton 👇
With five years remaining to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, experts from @newcastleuni.bsky.social have contributed to a new report assessing how UK business sectors are performing on sustainability and where more action is needed. @nclpolitics.bsky.social
bit.ly/47oHeet
bit.ly/47oHeet
October 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Interested in sustainability and the UN SDGs? Check out this report from @nclpolitics.bsky.social's staff and graduates — Dr Graham Long, Jill Hardacre & Elizabeth Muggleton 👇
🎉 Congratulations to our colleague Dr Jemima Repo, Reader in Political and Feminist Theory, who has won the 2025 Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought (BIAPT) Mid-Career Prize!
Read more 👉 www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/news/ite...
Read more 👉 www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/news/ite...
October 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🎉 Congratulations to our colleague Dr Jemima Repo, Reader in Political and Feminist Theory, who has won the 2025 Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought (BIAPT) Mid-Career Prize!
Read more 👉 www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/news/ite...
Read more 👉 www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/news/ite...
Do you have a great idea for a PhD project but need funding? Have you thought of doing a PhD in Politics at Newcastle? The NINE DTP studentship competition is now open. Get in touch with us as soon as possible to register your interest! More information at www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
October 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Do you have a great idea for a PhD project but need funding? Have you thought of doing a PhD in Politics at Newcastle? The NINE DTP studentship competition is now open. Get in touch with us as soon as possible to register your interest! More information at www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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Lovely atmosphere at day 2 of our BISA and @isanet.bsky.social joint workshops in Newcastle!
#BISAISA2025
@skylerehawkins.bsky.social
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
#BISAISA2025
@skylerehawkins.bsky.social
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Lovely atmosphere at day 2 of our BISA and @isanet.bsky.social joint workshops in Newcastle!
#BISAISA2025
@skylerehawkins.bsky.social
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
#BISAISA2025
@skylerehawkins.bsky.social
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
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Welcome! Our @isanet.bsky.social and BISA workshops have begun in Newcastle with a roundtable on transforming the international
@isanetexdir.bsky.social @skylerehawkins.bsky.social @audieklotz.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
#BISAISA2025
@isanetexdir.bsky.social @skylerehawkins.bsky.social @audieklotz.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
#BISAISA2025
October 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Welcome! Our @isanet.bsky.social and BISA workshops have begun in Newcastle with a roundtable on transforming the international
@isanetexdir.bsky.social @skylerehawkins.bsky.social @audieklotz.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
#BISAISA2025
@isanetexdir.bsky.social @skylerehawkins.bsky.social @audieklotz.bsky.social
@julietdryden.bsky.social
@nclpolitics.bsky.social
#BISAISA2025