Interested in the relationship bw social democracy, trade unions and the radical right (in Sweden)? Then read our new working paper below๐ (ping
@uoessps
)
New WP together with
@sanna_salo_
and
@GPodmalm
:
"Divided We Fall? Negotiating Responses to a Radical Right-wing Party within the Swedish Labour Market"
I donโt want to minimise the importance of this message but is โthe councilโ the appropriate level at which to handle
#alienabductions
? (pic via
@raw_jude
)
An old favourite from the Twitter archive - โI never truly feel the
#Christmasspirit
until I see the "Tony Blair being held back from attacking you in the pub" cardโ.
And it's out! Thanks to Marco Guigni and Maria Grasso for excellent editing and the invitation to contribute with a chapter on '
#Populism
,
#Citizenship
&
#Migration
'.
Handbook of Citizenship and Migration
โGoodwinโs Lawโ //โฆ// states that the longer an online debate continues, the greater the possibility that the side with actual power will accuse the side with none, of being part of the โeliteโ.โ (H/t โฆ
@CharlesLees2
โฉ)
Tweeps, it had to happen sooner or later. Covid test came back positive, but symtoms are thankfully mild (yay to double vax!). Self-isolation ends on Friday.
Perfect start to 2023! Getting the proofs for my contribution to โThe Routledge Handbook of Political Partiesโ (Edited by Neil Carter,
@DanKeith11
, Gyda M. Sindre &
@Vasilopoulou_S
). ETP April 25th, 2023๐
#HalfFull
New publication alert!
@Vanstrastranden
and I discuss how the Swedish politics of migration went from deviant to typical case and why this matters (1/3)
โHaving four British Indian members of the cabinet feels markedly closer to the indirect rule of empire than any form of liberation.โ Diversity(ish). Important read by โฆ
@yassmin_a
โฉ ๐
"Knowing" with Nicolas Cage is a terrible movie, but it's worth watching for the scene where he flashes his MIT badge like he's an FBI agent and it just reads: "ACADEMIC"
First in-person supervision since early 2020.
@sofibujold
is clearly handling a lot better than I am. She did say I was โcool, for an academicโ so
#winning
.
Review submitted, data updated; and out-of-office reply enabled. Annual leave it is (+
@cheaptrick
in the background at a neighbour friendly volume).
#HalfFull
The-easing-of-lock-down-burger-with-a-Leith-lager at
#WoodlandCreatures
. It was ๐คฌ cold and a bit strange to be around people IRL but enjoyable nevertheless.
โWe are looking for a Senior Lecturer specialising in European Union Politics to provide leadership in research and teaching in the Politics and International Relations subject area.โ More job ops ๐
#PolSciJobs
"Happy to report that your sabbatical leave application for S1, 22-23 has been approved!" Another nice finisher to the semester (and a great start to the weekend)!
#HalfFull
#Sabbatical
One of my supervisees doing interesting work on the migrant โcrisisโ narratives.
@LeilaHadjAbdou
โs class (during his year abroad) got him thinking about these issues.
Just published!
โThis intelligent and comprehensive collection offers a penetrating analysis of the โpolitics of migrationโ in Europe..." - Gallya Lahav, State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA. @ saskiabonjour @ LyubaZhyznomir
Find out more:
Edited collections are one of the most disparaged forms of academic writing, often written off as low quality or a poor career choice. Peter Webster argues for the unique benefit of edited collections as a creative form of collective academic endeavour
Why is
@PoeggelJill
of
@EdinburghPIR
in such a good mood you ask? Because she just passed her viva with no corrections! Thanks to internal and external examiners, Jimmie Kennedy and Robin Celikates (Uni of Amsterdam).
#HalfFull
โBritain received 32,411 applications for asylum in the year to March. That is a third of the peak in the early 2000s and low by global standards.โ IOW discourse vs reality (plus ref to
#Brexitland
by โฆ
@ProfSobolewska
โฉ & โฆ
@robfordmancs
โฉ).
Can I report myself? - โDuring the first lecture I said students should have a nuanced understanding of migration by the end of the course.โ
#LeftWingProfs
#WhyImStriking
- 1) โโฆat least thereโs a decent pensionโ was the โdealโ made for entering the labour market later than others. 2) Creeping workloads & moving targets mean less time for teaching, supervision & research. 3) Fixed-term contracts as the new normal.
#UCUstrike
Hurdlefest 2020 is finally over (well, almost, citizenship ceremony still to come). Thereโs a paper in here I think (ping
@nandosigona
@alexandrabulat
)
Recording lectures in three parts.
Pro: caption works; quicker uploads; less-is-more.
Con: Continuity errors; 50 mins turn into 62 mins; โdid I cover that in part A already?โ; too many close-ups of mug.
Iโve lived and worked in the UK for 20 odd years, I passed the Life in Britain test, I put out my rubbish bins on time, and Iโm increasingly passive-aggressive but Iโll never understand this *obsession* with the
#RoyalFamily
๐คท
#Assimilation
In May, the VP at
@EdinburghUni
told the Today programme that our โwork WILL be markedโ. It hasnโt.
My graduation is in 2 weeks. I literally donโt have a degree - and have no idea when I will.
This is industrial-scale gaslighting and lying. Resignations must now be considered.
Thread ๐ (esp. โThe idea that
#Republicans
will eventually moderate is predicated on the assumption that they *care* about democratic legitimacy. But they donโt.โ)
Itโs simply remarkable how out of step the Republican Party is with public opinion on several issues that are central to the reactionary political project. And Republicans understand this very clearly: It is what fuels the conservative radicalization against democracy.
In-person teaching for the first time since, what, early 2020? Great bunch of students (again!) for โThe Politics of Migration in Europeโ.
#HalfFull
#RideOn
I have relapsing-remitting
#MS
(ca 100000 in UK). Iโve added a black spot to my name to show that the government has decided to put my life at risk from
#brexit
.