The Essential John Berger The essential collection of the work from critic, political activist, award winning novelist and artist John Berger - published to coincide with the author's 100th anniversary As we approach the cente...

Four new titles in @versobooks.bsky.social Essential John Berger series - www.versobooks.com/en-gb/collec...

the Catholic Church has done a better job of distancing itself from international pedophile networks

Elites and democracy Published in Democratization (Ahead of Print, 2026)

'The book’s most significant theoretical contribution is the concept of dynamic democracy . . . This is an admirable and intellectually inspiring thesis'

Thanks to Aris Trantidis for the amazing review in @democratization.bsky.social!❤️
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Elites and democracy Published in Democratization (Ahead of Print, 2026)

'The book’s most significant theoretical contribution is the concept of dynamic democracy . . . This is an admirable and intellectually inspiring thesis'

Thanks to Aris Trantidis for the amazing review in @democratization.bsky.social!❤️
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This day week is the start of my US book tour!💥

If you're around come by to say hi👋🏻

Details below:
hamilton.ufl.edu/events/elite...
uchv.princeton.edu/events/book-...
politicaltheory.yale.edu/spring-2026-...
calendar.pitt.edu/event/elites...
as.nyu.edu/research-cen...

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This day week is the start of my US book tour!💥

If you're around come by to say hi👋🏻

Details below:
hamilton.ufl.edu/events/elite...
uchv.princeton.edu/events/book-...
politicaltheory.yale.edu/spring-2026-...
calendar.pitt.edu/event/elites...
as.nyu.edu/research-cen...

New Editors for BJPIR- Call for Expression of Interest - Political Studies Association Shape the future of BJPIR – Call for new editorial team The Political Studies Association (PSA) is inviting expressions of interest for the next editorial team of the British Journal of Politics and…

📣 New Editors for BJPIR - Call for Expression of Interest

@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social is inviting expressions of interest for the next editorial team of the British Journal of Politics and International Relations (#BJPIR).

For more information: buff.ly/L1rYEJg

brill.com/view/journal...

Many congratulations Charlie!

Hugo Grotius and the law of friendship - Charlie Bradley, 2026 Friendship is a concept often evoked on the international stage and which has a long history in international thought. Despite falling to the sidelines for some...

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

Really chuffed to have had my first papers published last month! Very grateful for all of the help and advice along the way.

A 10-step plan to stop the populists — but will it work? The former Labour minister Liam Byrne sets out how to defeat leaders like Donald Trump and Nigel Farage in an energetic and provocative book

"Another way of explaining populism, suggested by Hugo Drochon in his new book, Elites and Democracy, is to see populist politics as 'the process of replacing one elite with another’." Great to see @hdrochon.bsky.social mentioned in this piece from @thetimes.com! Read more:

A 10-step plan to stop the populists — but will it work? The former Labour minister Liam Byrne sets out how to defeat leaders like Donald Trump and Nigel Farage in an energetic and provocative book

'Another way of explaining populism, suggested by Hugo Drochon in his new book, Elites and Democracy, is to see populist politics as “the process of replacing one elite with another”'
Thrilled to have Jason Cowley mentioned my book in his @thetimes.com column!🎉
www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

The paradox of MAGA populism In 2024, around half of the US electorate swung behind Trump, with his support among female, Latino, and African-American voters going up. (Alex Wroblewski/Getty)

“As @hdrochon.bsky.social shows in his essential new book, Elites and Democracy, such harangues gained momentum at the turn of the 20th century when European thinkers examined the composition of society and its representation by elected elites.” Check out this @unherd.com review:

A 10-step plan to stop the populists — but will it work? The former Labour minister Liam Byrne sets out how to defeat leaders like Donald Trump and Nigel Farage in an energetic and provocative book

'Another way of explaining populism, suggested by Hugo Drochon in his new book, Elites and Democracy, is to see populist politics as “the process of replacing one elite with another”'
Thrilled to have Jason Cowley mentioned my book in his @thetimes.com column!🎉
www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

When Judith Shklar was in Cambridge in May 1984 she taught Nietzsche, Weber and Mosca😲

h/t Robin Douglass for the find!

When Judith Shklar was in Cambridge in May 1984 she taught Nietzsche, Weber and Mosca😲

h/t Robin Douglass for the find!

Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance by Melinda Cooper

Counterrevolution by Melinda Cooper is a thorough investigation of the current combination of austerity & extravagance that characterizes government spending & central bank monetary policy.

The #paperback edition is now available worldwide! Learn more:
press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

#PoliSci

The new world war Why the battle for Iran and Ukraine is coming for us all

This week’s @newstatesman1913.bsky.social cover is a report from Ukraine, and whether or not we are living through the start of a new world war

www.newstatesman.com/internationa...

Lovely to see Elites and Democracy so prominently displayed in Heffers, in very good company too! @princetonupress.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social

Lovely to see Elites and Democracy so prominently displayed in Heffers, in very good company too! @princetonupress.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social

Sans paywall archive.ph/w8uVS

The paradox of MAGA populism

'in his essential new book, Elites and Democracy, such harangues gained momentum at the turn of the 20th century when European thinkers examined the composition of society and its representation by elected elites'

Richard Bourke in @unherd.com!😲
unherd.com/2026/03/the-...

The paradox of MAGA populism

'in his essential new book, Elites and Democracy, such harangues gained momentum at the turn of the 20th century when European thinkers examined the composition of society and its representation by elected elites'

Richard Bourke in @unherd.com!😲
unherd.com/2026/03/the-...

Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump

BBC News - Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war and urges Trump to 'reverse course'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reeves says in her Mais lecture that “Brexit did deep damage” and that “our fate as a country is inescapably bound with that of Europe”.

This is the most pro-European speech a cabinet minister has given since 2016.

UK Higher Education increasingly resembles an episode of W1A ...

Join us on March 26 for an event tracing the rise of the New Right and their assault on American freedoms, values, and ideals. Author @lkatfield.bsky.social presents her new book, Furious Minds, with @joshuatait.bsky.social moderating!

Register: tinyurl.com/yubpmv7z

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Exclusive: US intelligence says Iran government is not at risk of collapse, say sources U.S. intelligence indicates that Iran's leadership is still largely intact and is not at risk of collapse any time soon after nearly two weeks of relentless U.S. and Israeli bombardment, according to ...

Exclusive: US intelligence says Iran government is not at risk of collapse, say sources - www.reuters.com/business/med...