EPOP Liverpool 2026. Thank you all EPOPers! @psaepop.bsky.social @jontonge.bsky.social @drdavidjeffery.bsky.social

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Why are graduates more socially liberal? Ralph Scott (@ralphscott.bsky.social) examines the effect of Higher Education on political values. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/wgIxOuV

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We’re hiring at the department of politics of the University of Liverpool: 5 temporary teaching positions and 2 permanent teaching and research positions.

Deadline 28th June.

The T&R posts are here:

tinyurl.com/4zmcmy6a

and the T&S posts are here:

tinyurl.com/3nse3a48

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships will open soon. Deadline for EoI 15 July. If you are thinking of a project on politics and mental health get in touch! Eligibility: within 3 years after PhD, UK/EU national / strong prior association with UK academia.

Political emotions are not experienced as everyday emotions. They are felt differently in the body, are embodied differently according to our ideology and predict political participation. Our latest with @andreavik.bsky.social @parkbmb.bsky.social @alexgalvezpol.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2nh9maka

The call for papers for #EPOP2026 in Liverpool (17–19 September) is now open!

We welcome submissions across all areas of research on elections, public opinion and parties.

Deadline: 26 April

Submit your proposals here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/eve...

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After 3 years and 5,322 emails (and counting) our Encyclopedia of Political Communication is finally out at @elgarpublishing.bsky.social

📚 Three volumes
⭐ 431 entries
🎓 581 wonderful authors from across the world

A very short 🧵

New preprint with @alexgalvezpol.bsky.social, Sohee Park & @mtsakiris.bsky.social :
🔗 osf.io/preprints/ps...

Key takeaways:
🎨 Political emotions create distinct embodied signatures

⚖️ These bodily patterns shift with ideology.

🗳️ The embodied impact of political emotions predicts participation

It was a real pleasure to be in your company again @zdgreene.bsky.social in @livunipol.bsky.social and learn more about the fantastic @parliview.bsky.social and what students can and cannot do with AI. Keep us posted!

Third, three weeks later on Thursday 13th November at 12:00, @stefaniereher.bsky.social will present important work (with @robjohns75.bsky.social and @lbernardi.bsky.social) on public perceptions of politicians with mental health problems.

Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e51a98...

Expressions of interest for Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships are open. Please share with your PhDs/postdocs. Check your eligibility and if interested let me/us know. Deadline: 3 November. www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career...

Wrapping up the week

- Posted two new (tt) Assistant Professorship position in my department: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies... ... I am chairing this committee, so let me know if you have questions

How do major political events affect our mental health? Prof @jonroiser.bsky.social and Dr @lbernardi.bsky.social have received funding from @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social and the University of Liverpool to find out.

That’s the correct link :
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

📣 New research on mental health and political participation in @PLSJournal with Mikko Mattila Achillefs Papageorgiou & Lauri Rapeli doi.org/10.1017/pls....
Thread below!

i had a lot of fun making this video on our stressful politics work led by @lbernardi.bsky.social and UCL colleagues last month. (this partially explains why i'm grinning inappropriately throughout what is actually a serious and very important topic)