The Goodwin theory of politics. The people are right ... except when they are wrong. When they are wrong it is because they have been manipulated by elites. If they are right (i.e. agree with MG), then they cannot have been influenced by elite or media cues.

Many congratulations to our wonderful graduating students from all at P&IR Edinburgh School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh

I find myself reaching for my copy of James Morone's 'Hellfire Nation', which helps us to understand how this sort of thing can be a *thing* in mainstream US politics. This is next level though. The transformation of the GOP into a cult is more or less complete.

How does the EU seek to encourage change in national justice systems? A framework of coordinative and coercive Europeanization at work Ramona Coman Free to view for a month! #CoordinativeEuropeanization #CoerciveEuropeanization #Justicesystems link.springer.com/article/10.105…

New book from P&IR Edinburgh's Annika Rosamond!

Arson in full knowledge that people are in the building is attempted murder. In this case, it is also a terrorist attack.

The racist/Islamophobic far right is a clear and present danger and the mechanisms though which their violence is incited and amplified should concern us all. But, in no way do they represent the will of the people. This The Northern Echo headline has it spot on.

There are so many anti-fascists on the streets of Walthamstow that it’s impossible to get anywhere near the immigration legal centre that the far right are targeting. #NoPasaran pic.x.com/02amgnzpgd

Chants of “say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here” are echoing around Magdalen Road at the protest in #Oxford. Oxford Mail

Bristol is anti-fascist!

"50 false or misleading posts shared by Musk on X between Jan 1 & July 31 racked up a staggering 1.2 billion views. None of the posts contained a “community note,” X’s user-generated fact-checking systemthat the company promise’s can contextualize “potentially misleading posts.”"

Understanding public attitudes during Covid-19 in France with Polanyi and Gramsci: a political economy of an epidemiological and economic disaster Emanuele Ferragina, Andrew Zola, Marta Pasqualini and Ettore Recchi Sciences Po link.springer.com/article/10.105… #Covid19 #Polanyi #Gramsci

This is outstanding from the always excellent Chris Grey 🇺🇦

The Times' Matthew Parris here. "Autism is really only a word, sanctified by common usage, not science." This will be news to a lot of scientists, let alone autistic people thetimes.com/comment/column…

Did you know Branko’s famous elephant has knelt down? 👉1988-2008 (blue) vs 2008-2018 (orange) 👀 linkedin.com/pulse/when-did… ✍️ Milanovic, Branko (2024). “The three eras of global inequality, 1820–2020 with the focus on the past thirty years” (World Development 177 (2024)

Oasis playing Murrayfield on 8/9 August 2025?

Join us for this event on the 10th anniversary of the Scottish independence referendum and a fantastic lineup of speakers. Co-sponsored by Centre on Constitutional Change and Ed Con Law Centre For details & registration see here 👇

Delighted that P&IR Edinburgh School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh got the chance to host IPEG’s annual conference and really pleased to chair a wonderful panel on historical IPE this morning, featuring Nathan Coombs, Oksana Levkovych and James Morrison.

Building Euro area bodies: the institutionalisation of differentiated integration in economic and monetary union Alexander Schilin 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine Universiteit Leiden latest research link.springer.com/article/10.105… #Differentiatedintegration #Eurogroup #Sovereigndebtcrisis #Institutionalisation