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On a scale of 0-10 where 0 is totally uninspiring and 10 is totally depressing, rate the ambition of the party manifestos in Scotland when it comes to higher ed--yes, let's pretend it's an interval level variable

Thank you for doing this--David was a wonderful scholar and, more importantly, a wonderful human being.

Have Claude read it and respond--that's what my accountant did to me!

Sounds like my first stint as Department Chair

Many congrats to my Strathclyde colleague @stefaniereher.bsky.social and her co-author Elizabeth Evans for winning the MacKenzie Prize for Best Book from the Political Studies Association-- great academics and a great book! www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathcly...

The excellent work by my colleague Gabriela Borz on disinformation in political campaigns is receiving attention in Parliament!

I think I've spent some time at that very compound!

Something fierce. What Essex tells us about the fate of the plate glass universities The plate glass universities were founded on intimacy, radicalism and community. Adam Wright asks whether an obsession with growth has made those promises impossible to keep

A brilliant, if sobering, piece from my former Essex sparring partner, Adam Wright. It captures something uncomfortable about UK higher ed over the last decade: those who cared enough to question relentless expansion were often the ones pushed aside for doing it: wonkhe.com/blogs/someth...

Iran war lacks strategy, goals, legitimacy and support – in the US and around the world The US and Israel have taken a huge risk by attacking Iran. This war will make the world a more dangerous place.

Here is my new piece about public opinion and the Iran War. Decades of political science research has examined what factors generate and maintain public support for military action. In the case of Iran, the U.S. lacks all of them.

theconversation.com/iran-war-lac...

Actually, It's ACLS!

Happy ALCS week for those who celebrate. Your unexpected windfalls now appear in statements available online.

event poster, with graphic of scottish flag and hydrogen symbols. Also the name of the event and location. Logos of CEP and SCGA. Photos of all panellists.

Panel discussion💡Wed 25 March📢 All welcome!

- Scotland's Growing Role in Global Hydrogen -

At Uni of Strathclyde, 15:30

Register here:🎟️eventbrite.co.uk/e/state-of-the-global-hy...

Funded by @scga.bsky.social

University of Renmin at EPRC Delft - EPRC This week, Prof. Tom Scotto, Head of the Department of Government and Public Policy (University of Strathclyde) met with a delegation from University of Renmin at EPRC Delft. The delegation was welcom...

Pleasure to visit @eprc-eu.bsky.social at Delft yesterday to welcome a delegation from Renmin to discuss regional development: eprc-strath.org/university-o...

I actually find it calming--but then again, I play 10 cent blackjack hands and keep track of how much I lose to demonstrate to myself that yes, probability kicks in eventually. I think I lost £2.80 last year doing this.

Don't you have a massive emerging to write about?

Be interested in hearing more---

Your pet peeves are one of my favourite recurring seminar series.

How Washington Is Weaponizing Anticorruption Law The era of neutral enforcement is over.

Great article by @lorenzocrippa.bsky.social and colleagues on the weaponization of anti-corruption law in the US: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Bias and Inclusion in Survey Data: Modelling Respondent Effort Across International and Youth-Focused Surveys - Scottish Graduate School of Social Science Across the world, surveys shape decisions made by governments, NGOs, journalists, international organisations, and private firms. They influence public policy, democratic debates, and how inequality i...

Do you have a promising undergrad or master's student interested in the quality of survey data? I am pleased to have a funded PhD studentship available to be supervised by myself, Bob Mattes and Joe Greenwood-Hau!: www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/...

I feel seen in Top Bar!

Because there's no literature at all highlighting and establishing the distinct contributions of women to peacekeeping and peacebuilding, right?

Great paper!

I think that's Rosanna Scotto ex NY news host or Scotto's Italian restaurant, which is high end in both NY and Florida

That probably scared you for a minute!

The important question is whether YOU are in the Epstein files!

The motherhood penalties: insights from women in UK academia The motherhood penalty is often understood as a salary differential between mothers and non-mothers. We use an original survey of academic women in the UK to understand whether the motherhood penal...

Our paper on motherhood penalties in UK academia; heavy lifting done by Riccardo Di Leo, Mariaelisa Epifanio, & Vera Troeger. Using a unique large survey w/ linked data, we show careers can slow w/ motherhood, even w/o pay gaps,& supportive policies, childcare, and leadership can make a difference.

An excellent paper by two excellent people!