🌟 New publication 🌟

Very happy that our paper “When Legislators Do Not Differentiate: A Field Experiment on British MPs' Responses to Constituent Policy Queries” has been accepted at the British Journal of Political Science!

Current link here: osf.io/preprints/os...
Short thread below 👇

🚨 New paper accepted at the @bjpols.bsky.social: we were in the field while Brexit dominated British politics.

Do MPs respond differently when constituents disagree with the party line?

What we find surprised us: a null!

url: osf.io/preprints/os...

Graph below shows proportion of variation in climate belief associated with ethnicity has been about zero in every wave (association with education and party support also included for comparison).

Don't know of any recent publications on this - but British Election Study data shows there is essentially no association between ethnicity and belief in climate change.

#polling nerds - maybe @samfr.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @robfordmancs.bsky.social or @anthonyjwells.bsky.social might be able to spread the question around - trying to find out if UK ethnic minorities are more or less likely to consider climate change a conspiracy / hoax than gen pop?

Graph below shows proportion of variation in climate belief associated with ethnicity has been about zero in every wave (association with education and party support also included for comparison).

Don't know of any recent publications on this - but British Election Study data shows there is essentially no association between ethnicity and belief in climate change.

Our review article on the use of climate change questions in public opinion surveys is now available in the current issue of Environmental Politics.

Climate whataboutism and rightwing populism: how emissions blame-shifting translates nationalist attitudes into climate policy opposition In the evolving discourse on climate change, the phenomenon of ‘whataboutism’ has emerged as a pervasive rhetorical strategy to deflect responsibility for the emissions of one’s own country by shif...

Climate whataboutism and rightwing populism: how emissions blame-shifting translates nationalist attitudes into climate policy opposition by Joakim Kulin
Pages: 979-999
doi.org/10.1080/0964...

A framework for classifying climate change questions used in public opinion surveys Climate change is a significant site of political contestation, with public opinion frequently invoked to support claims for more (or less) action. Yet, ‘climate change public opinion’ is an umbrel...

Review Article:

A framework for classifying climate change questions used in public opinion surveys by John Kenny, Lucas Geese, Andrew Jordan & Irene Lorenzoni
Pages: 1114-1140

doi.org/10.1080/0964...

Climate whataboutism and rightwing populism: how emissions blame-shifting translates nationalist attitudes into climate policy opposition In the evolving discourse on climate change, the phenomenon of ‘whataboutism’ has emerged as a pervasive rhetorical strategy to deflect responsibility for the emissions of one’s own country by shif...

Happy to see this study published in @environmentalpol.bsky.social Vol 34, Issue 6. In it, I show how rightwing populists, especially those holding nationalist attitudes, consistently employ climate delay discourses (here whataboutism) to justify climate inaction. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Electoral Violence in England and Wales, 1832–1914* Abstract. This article analyses over 19,000 articles from newspapers and parliamentary commission reports to reveal endemic electoral violence in England a

From the current issue:

“Electoral Violence in England and Wales, 1832–1914”

by Luke Blaxill (@oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social), Gary Hutchison (@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social), @pmkuhn.bsky.social, @gidoncohen.bsky.social, Nick Vivyan (@durham-university.bsky.social)
#OpenAccess

doi.org/10.1093/past...

From the current issue: “Electoral Violence in England and Wales, 1832–1914”

by Luke Blaxill (@oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social), Gary Hutchison (@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social), @pmkuhn.bsky.social, @gidoncohen.bsky.social, Nick Vivyan (@durham-university.bsky.social)

#OpenAccess

doi.org/10.1093/past...

Long-run trends in partisan polarization of climate policy-relevant attitudes across countries We summarize long-run trends in partisan polarization of voters’ climate policy-relevant attitudes across 36 countries and multiple decades (1993–2020). We find substantial growth in partisan polar...

Research Articles:

Long-run trends in partisan polarization of climate policy-relevant attitudes across countries
David Caldwell, @gidoncohen.bsky.social & Nick Vivyan
Pages: 767-792
doi.org/10.1080/0964...

Explore incidents of election violence in 19th Century England and Wales on our interactive map at victorianelectionviolence.uk/interactive-....

Read short descriptions, see how violence changed over time, and follow the historical newspapers sources to discover more.

Electoral Violence in England and Wales, 1832–1914* Abstract. This article analyses over 19,000 articles from newspapers and parliamentary commission reports to reveal endemic electoral violence in England a

From current issue: “Electoral Violence in England and Wales, 1832–1914”

by Luke Blaxill (@oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social), Gary Hutchison (@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social), @pmkuhn.bsky.social, @gidoncohen.bsky.social, Nick Vivyan (@durham-university.bsky.social)

#OpenAccess

doi.org/10.1093/past...

Time’s Up? How Temporal Maps of Climate Change Shape Climate Action - Ioana Sendroiu, Amalia Álvarez-Benjumea, Fabian Winter, 2025 We track how temporal mappings of climate change relate to individuals’ actions to address the climate crisis. We consider multiple aspects of temporal maps and...

Thrilled that our article with Ioana Sendroiu and Fabian Winter is now online in the American Sociological Review!

We study how climate actions are shaped by beliefs about the past, present, and future—and expectations about others' concern about climate.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Workshop: Elections and Climate Change (In-Person Registration) This workshop will focus on the role that climate change is playing in elections around the world. Register here to attend in-person.

Join us this week in Bristol for our Workshop on Elections and Climate Change @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @environmentalpol.bsky.social @psaepopsg.bsky.social @jeppjournal.bsky.social @conorlittle.bsky.social @matpaterson.bsky.social @drsophiah.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-e...

Workshop: Elections and Climate Change (In-Person Registration) This workshop will focus on the role that climate change is playing in elections around the world. Register here to attend in-person.

Final tickets left for our workshop @bristoluni.bsky.social on climate, elections, parties and public opinion.

@uobrisceh.bsky.social @policybristol.bsky.social
@ree-uwe.bsky.social @cabot-institute.bsky.social @cast-centre.bsky.social @bath-iscc.bsky.social

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Workshop: Elections and Climate Change (In-Person Registration) This workshop will focus on the role that climate change is playing in elections around the world. Register here to attend in-person.

Final chance to attend our Elections and Climate Change workshop with @psaenvironmental.bsky.social this Thursday in Bristol with just a few spots left. Register for free through the link below.

Alternatively, tune in remotely by registering through this link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-e...

Workshop: Elections and Climate Change (In-Person Registration) This workshop will focus on the role that climate change is playing in elections around the world. Register here to attend in-person.

We are sponsoring an event on Thursday, organised by @psaenvironmental.bsky.social. Register now!

Workshop: Elections and Climate Change. Lots of great contributors. Details here:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-e...

I'm not sure that's exhaustive. Google AI can already tell you more about Eurasian unicorns.

🚨 How are more ambitious climate policies feasible politically? We have published 4 new research briefs on the political viability of climate policies. You can find all the briefs on our website.
Here is a 🧵summarizing the briefs.
Please share.
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...

If you want to check surviving poll books for the eighteenth century, our ECPPEC project lists 1,929 surviving poll books for the period 1695-1832, corresponding to 11676 separate elections. Searchable polling data here: ecppec.ncl.ac.uk/data-explorer/ #c18th #skystorians 🗃️

screenshot of article abstract, reads: Climate change is a significant site of political contestation, with public opinion frequently invoked to support claims for more (or less) action. Yet, ‘climate change public opinion’ is an umbrella term encompassing many different components. Empirical research has recently burgeoned, but an up-to-date and globally comprehensive guide to navigating the interconnected concepts currently measured is still lacking. In this review, we develop an original classification framework based on questions fielded in over 315 surveys across different parts of the world. We reflect on what aspects the questions elicit, relate them to patterns in the existing empirical literature, and identify and reflect on important implications for future research...

New article from John Kenny , Lucas Geese , Andrew Jordan and Irene Lorenzoni reviews the usage of climate change questions in public opinion surveys & provides an overview of the types of concepts that can be elicited from these.
doi.org/10.1080/0964...

I made a quick starter pack on scholars working/having worked on historical political economy (wide definition). go.bsky.app/Hz9LmgL

(please make [self]suggestions to improve the starter pack)

The NFU supported remain (after commissioning an economic evaluation)

A short commentary on how valuable this dataset is for advocates and public opinion scholars: wrp.lrfoundation.org.uk/news/leaders.... The data is clear: global publics are really concerned about climate change and leaders around the world should heed these concerns!

A starter pack of academics (mostly political scientists and political historians) I found on here who (broadly) work in the British Politics subfield. Please (self) recommend others I’ve missed. go.bsky.app/EqXUQbt

The four members of the cabinet described in the post: 1) defense minister, a bemedalled man with a moustache in green uniform 2) domestic advisor, a bearded man in a khaki uniform 3) foreign minister, a blonde woman with a golden cross on a necklace 4) science advisor, a long-haired man with a 5 o'clock shadow, a deep-cut v-neck shirt under a patterned sportscoat, and a bunch of golden chains on his neck and a golden cross earring All four characters are shown wearing glasses, which may or may not be sunglasses.

The cabinet under modern despotism in Sid Meier's Civilization, the one fictional cabinet etched into my mind. The science advisor most of all.