Our #SizeMatters campaign this week draws on an academic study which analysed 32,000 pills tested by 10 European drug checking organisations over a 9 year period, by Vrolijk et al (2022) in Drugs, Habits and Social Policy. Link to this & other studies on The Loop website:- wearetheloop.org/publications

Preparing my talk for #Easst4S2024 that asks "how can we think of affirmative ethics as engaged methodology?" and enjoying the dive into my favorite readings in #CriticalDrugStudies to draw a cartography of the field as a case example. Come to our panel ⬇️ nomadit.co.uk/conference/eas…

Only last year Drugs, Habits and Social Policy was awarded its first ever IF (of 0.9) and it's thrilling to see that there is already a notable upward trajectory since! Joyful to work alongside brilliant Marta Rychert and @HarknessShawnee and grateful to all our contributors & board members!

Germany is investing years in raising good quality researchers only to loose them to secure professorships in the Netherlands and Scandinavia. Not to mention international researchers in social sciences who practically have no chances for professorships in the country.

On my way to #EASST4S2024 in Amsterdam. We’re kicking off the week tomorrow with a pre-conference workshop on empirical ethics at UvA Amsterdam IAS w/@PaulaHelm12 Selin Gerlek / https://bsky.app/profile/gerlex.bsk Angela Marques Filipe The workshop is part of our Panel on Engaged Methodologies (P332)👇 ias.uva.nl/content/events…

It’s been 3 very busy days at #EASST4S2024 with a Bernal Prize lecture from the amazing Annemarie Mol to top it all, so far. Yesterday, I finally had a chance to talk about how much I love critical drug studies and feminist STS. Plus my book is on display Palgrave STS

After much thought & a few people encouraging me to do so I have set up a buy me a coffee page. Many of the financial challenges are as a direct result of activism & civil disobedience, some will identify. Any support or shares greatly appreciated ❤️ buymeacoffee.com/krykanp14

Hey Twitter folks, I am looking to find either #Azerbaijani or English edition of “J’ai choisi l’Opium” by #Banine. Any hints on where to find (in print or as an e-book)? Thank you! 🙏🏻

I'm thrilled to announce that my new book, The feminist legislation project: Rewriting laws for gender-based justice, with 🏳️‍🌈Becky Batagol🏳️‍⚧️, Heli Askola & Jamie Walvisch is out! It's inspired by feminist, Indigenous and queer judgment projects, where real court cases are rewritten. 1/

🚨New paper🚨 Centering authors' responsibility to engage w/ people who use drugs & respect their preferences, we argue using people-first strengths-based & inclusive language with care breaks down #DrugStigma & builds equitable values policies & practices bit.ly/3T7snh2

Curios new book by an Azerbaijani young immigrant in Germany. “Always an Ausländer. Life is a Story” - story.one amzn.eu/d/1FiquX6 #Amazon

We're excited to announce our new project "Scholarship as Struggle: Stories of Censorship, Marketisation, and Resistance" which will feature reflections by sociologists around the world on the managerial and ideological attacks on higher education. ➡️ buff.ly/3XOrZXx

Yay! Really excited about this one!

V much looking forward to Tristan Duncan's talk on gendering practices in Australia's drug driving research hosted at TUM Department of Science, Technology & Society. The talk will be online on Nov 8 at 11:30 (CET). For more details➡️ sts.sot.tum.de/en/sts/home/ne…

This is happening tomorrow! Join us ⬇️ @ 11:30 (CET) / 21:30 Melbourne time.

This editorial in #DHS explores how new #digitaltechnologies, including #AI and social media, have transformed lobbying by the #AOD industry. Topics include online networking, digital astroturfing, and AI in policy influence. Open Access—read it now: bit.ly/48PvalO