🎉 Congratulations to PIRP's Janina Beiser-McGrath whose group, the PSA Autocracy and Regime Change Group, has just won the PSA's joint prize for Specialist Group of the Year! Janina is one of the group's convenors - a fantastic recognition for her and the whole community of scholars in the group.
New publication alert! In this article, Marco Guglielmo, and PIRP’s Ben O’Loughlin and Henry Snowball theorise the stakes of human–Generative AI communication. ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
📣🚨 New Briefing Paper Alert !
📃 We are excited to announce the launch of our briefing paper on TikTok, Politics and Elections, co-produced with @wfd.org
➡️ www.wfd.org/tiktok-polit...
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Interested in the IMF’s role in climate policy? Dr Thomas Stubbs’ new co-authored book examines how climate change has become embedded within the IMF’s operations.
The jury found that the article “tackles an important contemporary question, applies innovative and rigorous methods, engages critically with theoretical debates, and appeals to a broad scholarly audience.” You can read it here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🎉 Many congratulations to former PIRP PhD student Matthew Polacko
@mattpolacko.bsky.social for winning the 2025 EPSR Early Careers Prize for his article Who benefits from the social democratic march to the middle?
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📣 New Publication Alert! In this article, Prof Jennifer Piscopo @jennpiscopo.bsky.social and her co-authors propose a new framework for analysing "feminists vs conservative" battles over abortion reform.
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Dr Michael Bacon @michaelbacon.bsky.social speaks to the Telegraph about his experience of spending three years in psychoanalysis as a child.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
🚨Hiring a fully funded (3.5 years) PhD for the @ldnsocmedobs.bsky.social to research social media and politics. Candidates should have quantitative/computational skills and/or be interested in content curation/moderation. UK home candidates only unfortunately. www.royalholloway.ac.uk/media/hquftp...
Today I presented work on the downfall of the European Commission led by Jacques Santer at @cont.europarl.europa.eu together with other experts. #Discharge #EUbudget cc: @rhulpir.bsky.social
📣 Congratulations to @andreucasas.bsky.social on winning a Future Leaders Fellowship from @ukri.org! As part of the project, Andreu launches the London Social Media Observatory @ldnsocmedobs.bsky.social, a multidisciplinary research centre for cutting-edge research on social media and politics!
Dr Lai speaking in front of a microphone, with a screen in the background stating that she is the new EISA president
Congratulations to Dr Daniela Lai @danielalai.bsky.social, who has been elected as President of the European International Studies Association @europeanisa.bsky.social for 2025-2027!
Dr Anthony Bruno has published a new book, Facticity and the Fate of Reason After Kant, with Oxford University Press!
Available here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Under the theme “Teaching Well” it will bring together academics to share pedagogical research, insights and teaching innovations.
📣 One more day until the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Teaching and Learning Network Conference is taking place at Royal Holloway, organised by PIRP’s Lyn Johnstone and Nat Rutherford!
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A perfect occasion to read the Roadmap to Votes at 16 and the Pathways to Participation for Marginalised Young People report: hollodec.github.io/images/ssia_...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A square image with a pink background. The logo for Democracy Classroom is in the bottom right-hand corner. In the bottom left is the title "A roadmap to votes at 16". From the title is a snaking path which has groups of cartoon people clustered along it. Some groups are holding discussions; one is in a classroom; one is on a protest; and the final is queuing at a polling booth.
Another pink square with the democracy classroom logo. There is a large block of text which says "Launching the roadmap to votes at 16, a shared vision to support young people to engage in democracy". There is a smaller cartoon image of two women helping each other carry a large object up a flight of stairs.
🚨 Launching: A Roadmap to Votes at 16 🚨
Kaat Smets and @jamessloam.bsky.social contributed to A Roadmap to Votes at 16 🗳️ - a report co-created with organisations, teachers, youth workers and young people to make Votes at 16 a success.
👉 Read the full report: docsend.com/view/9nnhamt...
@acitizenshipt.bsky.social @savechildrenuk.bsky.social @londonyouth.bsky.social @hackneycouncil.bsky.social @democracyclub.org.uk @campaign-lab.bsky.social @omidaze.bsky.social @sosukcharity.bsky.social @theyoungfdn.bsky.social
@politicsproject.bsky.social @newhamsc.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social @electoralcommission.org.uk @aoc-info.bsky.social @forward-action.bsky.social @nusscotland.bsky.social @nus-usi.bsky.social @unitedresponse.bsky.social @youthfocusnw.bsky.social @volunteeringuk.bsky.social @mysociety.org
The report was funded by @royalholloway.bsky.social 's ESRC Social Science Impact Accelerator 💸💸
The front page of the report. The background is navy blue. The Royal Holloway and Partnership for Young London logos are in the top left hand corner. Underneath this is the title "Pathways to Participation for Marginalised Young People". In the centre of the page is an image of three young people talking intently. Under the image is the text "Kaat Smets, James Sloam and Aine Bennett in collaboration with Matthew Walsham and Nora Zia from Partnership for Young London and Louisa Foyle from Pan-London CiCC".
Kaat Smets, @jamessloam.bsky.social and @ainebennett.bsky.social are today launching their report "Pathways to Participation for Marginalised Young People" in collaboration with Partnership for Young London and the Pan-London CiCC
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Four people standing in front of a PowerPoint screen
Last month I was very pleased to host a Jean Monnet seminar in London on the democratic versus audit-based accountabilities within the EU's finances #EUbudget. Thanks to María-Luisa Sánchez-Barrueco, Andreea Hancu Budui, and Paul Stephenson for their papers. 1/2
The week was organised by @jamessloam.bsky.social and is one of many opportunities for Politics students at @royalholloway.bsky.social 🗳️
Aliza said "We would recommend this Work Experience week for anyone that has a genuine curiosity of Parliament [...] A lot of the things that we learned this week we had no idea about previously and it was absolutely fascinating to learn about people’s experiences in Parliament and the work they do"
Five young women stand arm-in-arm in a low-lit wood-paneled room lined with oil paintings.
The same five young women sit in a panel in front of a dramatic red painting. Their hands are clasped in front of them and they have name signs on their desks.
The same five young women stand in front of the houses of parliament.
Five of our 2nd-year undergraduates have recently completed a week's work experience in the House of Commons🧑⚖️
Each worked with a different select committee, they met MPs and the speaker of the house, and attended PMQs and OPQs
Well done all!
Sharing a blog post by @rhulpir.bsky.social final year student @tayapanter.bsky.social on the % of MPs who are [active] on BlueSky v. X:
hollodec.github.io/2025/06/26/b...
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Education Excellence Award 2025, banner.
I am delighted to have been nominated for a @royalholloway.bsky.social Education Excellence Award. One of the comments from a nominating student said:
'From facilitating the greatest and most inspirational lectures and seminars...
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In the Linen Hall library finishing prep for this roundtable and panel I am very excited to be on tomorrow at #BISA2025
If you're also in Belfast, come and join us! 🌈🎓