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Edinburgh, UK
Joined April 2013
📢ICYMI!📢 Evidencing Relationships: Young, mobile UK-EU couples and the UK immigration regime 12 Nov, 2pm - 3.30pm, G.05, 50 George Square Part of the Sociology Seminar Series With Katharine Charlesley and Jasmin El Shewy More info and registration: https://t.co/NuLgrnD7eN
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Data from the Brexit Couples Project shows that young, highly mobile couples often struggle to meet requirements when applying for a partner visa. Join Katharine Charsley and Jasmin El Shewy on Wed, Nov 12th, 2pm - 3:30pm Book your place: https://t.co/4uVEP8PvoK
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Evidencing Relationships: Young, mobile UK-EU couples and the UK immigration regime
📢ICYMI!📢 Evidencing Relationships: Young, mobile UK-EU couples and the UK immigration regime 12 Nov, 2pm - 3.30pm, G.05, 50 George Square Part of the Sociology Seminar Series With Katharine Charlesley and Jasmin El Shewy More info and registration: https://t.co/NuLgrnD7eN
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Excited to give a seminar at @uoessps & @UoE_GENDER_ED on Nov 6: Beyond Hoaxes: Scientific Evidence of Social Impact for Preventing Gender-Based Violence at Universities. Details:
gender.ed.ac.uk
GENDER.ED is a cross-University hub for gender and sexualities studies from an interdisciplinary perspective
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Book Launch Friday 24th October 1pm-2.30pm Online Join us for the launch of Climate Assemblies New Civic Institutions for a Climate-changed World Edited by Oliver Escobar and Stephen Elstub Info and booking: https://t.co/mOqvGi1IA1
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Thanks so much to Emma Thompson and Jeff Collin for leading on this paper in @JSADJournal on how the alcohol industry frames conflicts of interest and partnership in WHO consultations. Timely considering the #UNHLM #UNGA and efforts by industry to water down best buys @uoessps
“This Supposed Conflict of Interest”: Analysis of Industry Framings of Partnership and Conflict of Interest in WHO Public Consultations on Alcohol Policy (just accepted in @JSADjournal) @spidermaani @uoessps @SPECTRUMRes @UK_PRP @theRSAorg @LSHTM
https://t.co/AYp3hSbbjr
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What an honor to have my article "Do Government Positions Held by Women Matter?" with @leeannbanaszak as an Editor's pick and a part of the new @PoliticsGenderJ virtual issue! https://t.co/0CuZ0UHWUc
@EdinburghPIR @uoessps @UoE_GENDER_ED @ESAScotland @PSAWomenPol @PGRNScotland
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Do Government Positions Held by Women Matter? A Cross-National Examination of Female Ministers' Impacts on Women's Political Participation - Volume 13 Issue 1
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Professor Kate Wright wins Outstanding Monograph of the Year for book on Trump and Voice of America Professor Kate Wright and co-authors have won the Outstanding Monograph of the Year Award from the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association https://t.co/1XFWz5z2jV
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An innovative School of Social and Political Science (SPS) project about using interactive data to improve research impact and engage new audiences was nominated for a Times Higher Education Award. đź”— https://t.co/QYnwEnpx1p
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Global health policy expert Dr Nason Maani has contributed to a new British Medical Journal editorial series that uncovers the role of the arms trade in health and calls for more scrutiny of its health-harming activities and relationship with governments. https://t.co/5RsUi2un81
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ICYMI! Register today for the GENDER.ED Welcome Reception! 25 Sep 5-7pm, CMB Join us for networking, the exhibition 'The Pill. Angry Chuckles', and a discussion on 'Researching Contraception, Gendered Relationships and Social Justice' Visit: https://t.co/VKNgSelPvj
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Join UoE panlists (Prof Donald Bloxham; Dr Shaira Vadasaria; Dr Nida Alahmad; Dr Livnat Konopny-Decleve) at the Scottish Storytelling Centre for The Invaders' Fear of Memories play spt 13-14 @SVadasaria @uoessps @EdinburghPIR @ScotStoryCentre Details:
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📚 new open access book: "Climate Assemblies - New Civic Institutions for a Climate-Changed World" 🌍 ✅ 25 co-authors examine the state of the field and the reasons behind the growing hope and hype about climate assemblies ✅Free PDF available here 👉🏼 https://t.co/WnDvJ7B3ou
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📌 Next week is the European Consortium for Political Research Annual Conference at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki @ECPR . We have a bunch of new projects and publications to present on #democracy #DemocraticInnovation. Here are some sessions where we can meet / discuss 👇
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My post on Ise-kĹŤ, a traditional Japanese pilgrimage group, is now published on the CRFR Blog (@CRFRtweets). I'm currently a visiting scholar at @uoessps, University of Edinburgh.
crfr.ac.uk
Read Yoshinori Kasai on Japan’s traditional pilgrimage associations and their social functions, including the Ise-kō, an organization formed to carry out pilgrimages to the Ise Shrine, one of Japan’s...
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🎤 Looking forward to this important discussion! Great to see our colleague Dr. Nida Alahmad featured at the @VisitScotParl #FestivalOfPolitics. Don’t miss it if you’re in Edinburgh on 20 August! 👇 #MiddleEast #PublicEngagement @uoessps @EdinburghPIR
Our faculty member Dr. Nida Alahmad is taking part in a panel on the Middle East at the Scottish Parliament's Festival of Politics on August 20th. Join if you are in Edinburgh! @VisitScotParl @uoessps @EdinburghPIR
https://t.co/i52Y9arIZs
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Excited to see our amazing @EdinburghPIR colleagues contributing to key debates at this year’s Festival of Politics! 🗣️📢
Don’t miss our very own SPS academics taking part in this year’s Festival of Politics. Nida Alahmad - Peace in the Middle East? Leah McCabe - The rise of misogyny Hayley Bennett - Holyrood 2026 the big issues Benjamin Martill - How safe is Europe? https://t.co/lAZZ3arGvs
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It was a joy to be a guest on the latest episode of Salma Abdalla's new podcast Complicating the Narrative, out now! She is a wonderful host, this podcast is such a timely contribution to public discourse. Link below: https://t.co/n9e3eubbNu
@PHIUK_News @uoessps #CDoH @SocSocMed
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Podcast Episode · Complicating The Narrative · 05/08/2025 · 1h 9m
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Automating Universal Credit research cited in major reports criticising effect of welfare digitisation Two major reports on the UK Department of Work and Pensions’ use of technology and automation in welfare have cited research led by Dr Morgan Currie. https://t.co/n62qK93WVT
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Our faculty member Dr. Nida Alahmad is taking part in a panel on the Middle East at the Scottish Parliament's Festival of Politics on August 20th. Join if you are in Edinburgh! @VisitScotParl @uoessps @EdinburghPIR
https://t.co/i52Y9arIZs
citizenticket.com
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It’s been a treat to watch this collection emerge, evolve, and now start to come online. Chapeaus to @elifkalay and Jelena Subotic and their wonderful bunch of authors for thinking and writing expansively, imaginatively, and provocatively. The rest of y’all—come and see!
So, Jelena Subotic and I are co-editing a special issue on heritage politics for @RISjnl and the contributions are starting to drop on first view! Stay tuned for our co-authored introductory essay and more contributions but here is what we have so far:
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