epss 2026 climate politics section panels

Are you coming to the @epssnet.bsky.social conference this year? The programme is live 👏

@antvalentim.bsky.social and I were in charge of constructing the Climate Politics section. Check out the 19 panels crossing fields and subdisciplines!

Details here: virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75765/...

Congratulations @alanrenwick.bsky.social! You’ll be a great Director!

📣 The programme for the European Political Science Society (EPSS) conference in Belfast is now out 👇

Brexit Britain: how the referendum reshaped British political identity I LSE Research A decade after the Brexit referendum, Sara Hobolt analyses how the vote forged new identities – Leavers and Remainers – that transformed British politics and altered how citizens understand themselves and one another.

In her latest piece for LSE’s Research for the World, ASB Speaker Professor Sara Hobolt offers a sharp, research‑driven analysis of how the 2016 referendum reshaped the country’s political identities and why those tribal divisions still influence voter behaviour today: https://ow.ly/WI8750YH0N1

Look what showed up in my mail today, my favorite European politics textbook courtesy of @catherinedevries.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @sopro.bsky.social @jbslapin.bsky.social. My students love the data exercises built on their custom Shiny apps!

Thank you so much Seth! I hope you like the new edition - and I hope to see you soon!

Congratulations to you both! Such a great paper - and method!

✍️ Apply to our ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship!

The European Institute is looking to support a Postdoctoral Fellow for the 2026/27 academic year.

🗓️ Deadline: Monday 1 June, 23.59 (UK time)

👉 Find out more: www.lse.ac.uk/european-institute/resea...

📣 New podcast

I enjoyed discussing the shifting landscape of European politics - and the 10 year anniversary of the Brexit referendum - with the Grimshaw Podcast and Voices of CIVICA 👇

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g...

The deep ways in which oil has shaped the Iran war - LSE Government Blog Professor Steffen Hertog argues that the Iran–US war is fundamentally shaped by oil, not just strategically but causally, because oil rents lower the political and economic costs of aggression on both...

"The current conflict truly is an oil war – not only about oil but also arguably caused by oil."

Professor @shertog.bsky.social explains the deep ways in which #oil has shaped the #Iran #war in his latest blog post.

blogs.lse.ac.uk/government/2...

A great day for democracy and for Europe

Thank you!

Thanks so much Chris! That’s very kind of you. I hope you find it interesting

Just over 2 weeks to go until the deadline for #EPOP2026 abstract submissions.

We are pleased to announce that there'll be limited:
- fee waivers for PhD/ECR (within 3 years of PhD) members
- fee discounts for members whose universities do not provide conference funding.

Submit via the link below!

British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants The British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants are available to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences. These awards, up to £10,000 in value and tenable for up to 24 mont...

May I interest you in £10k for humanities or social science research? Our small grants scheme is open. Apply by 3rd June.

We allocate through partial randomisation - awarding randomly between all applications that meet our quality threshold
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

Ten years after Brexit, this is the UK: a divided nation frozen in time | Aditya Chakrabortty Tribalism has not faded over the past decade. Instead, new research reveals our politics has become ever-more polarised and fractious, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Great piece in The Guardian by @chakrabortty.bsky.social on how Britain remains a country divided along Brexit lines - building on my new book with James Tilley:

"Tribal Politics. How Brexit Divided Britain" (global.oup.com/academic/pro...)

Read it here 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Congratulations to the amazing author team! Cool paper (and finding)!

LSE Fellow in Advanced Quantitative Methods at London School of Economics and Political Science An academic position as a LSE Fellow in Advanced Quantitative Methods is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

Great opportunity for recent PhD grads looking for a postdoc with solid support for research + teaching development

This is my current role, so I'm happy to answer questions if you're interested!

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQW831/l...

Today at 4pm BST: @simonhix.bsky.social (EUI) presents his new work on the Méline Tariff and the Rise of Socialism in 🇫🇷 at the @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour Seminar (hybrid), co-organised with @sarahobolt.bsky.social, @florianfoos.bsky.social & @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social. Join us!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much David!

Delighted our paper (with an amazing group of co-authors) is forthcoming in the APSR

Takeaway for Labour and other centre-left parties: fixing public services is key to reducing support for the populist right

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"You have the same economic signal, but you interpret it very differently...

And that's why these identities instead of disappearing as we experience common shocks, they can be reinforced as we interpret things through this lens."

@sarahobolt.bsky.social on Brexit dividing lines & British politics

Brexit Britain: how the referendum reshaped British political identity I LSE Research A decade after the Brexit referendum, Sara Hobolt analyses how the vote forged new identities – Leavers and Remainers – that transformed British politics and altered how citizens understand themselves...

The March edition of #LSE #Research for the #World, is now live with articles, videos and podcasts featuring research from across LSE.

This edition includes an article by Professor @sarahobolt.bsky.social entitled How Brexit remade Britain’s political identities.

www.lse.ac.uk/research/res...

Research Officers x4 (POPGOV, PI Bruno Leipold) at London School of Economics and Political Science Apply for the Research Officers x4 (POPGOV, PI Bruno Leipold) role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

🔺We're #hiring.

We are recruiting four #research #officers who will be part of the research project “Popular Government in Global Perspective” (POPGOV) co-led by Assistant Professor @brunoleipold.com. The positions are full time for a period of four years.👇🏾

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQZ727/r...

🚨Reminder that the application for the @epssnet.bsky.social mentoring program is March 31, details below👇

UKICE Lunch Hour: Brexit dividing lines and British politics - UK in a changing Europe Join our expert panel as they discuss how Brexit dividing lines still affect how our politics plays out.

📺 Catch up now 📺

📆 Yesterday, we were joined online by @sarahobolt.bsky.social, James Tilley, @catneilan.bsky.social and @anandmenon.bsky.social

To hear their analysis of how Brexit dividing lines still influence British politics, you can watch back the event here 👇

ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...

📚 EPSS Best Book Award 📚

Nominate your own political science book, or a book you love

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Despite the Moderates losing votes, former PM Lars Løkke is enjoying a position as the likely Kingmaker in the coalition negotiations

The Leader of the Liberal Party rules out another coalition with Frederiksen as PM

This could point to a centre-right minority government (including the Moderates) with parliamentary support from the radical right