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peterallen.bsky.social
Professor of Politics & Co-Director of the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Bath, U.K. / British politics, representation, public sphere / HOW TO THINK ABOUT POLITICS out Feb(US) March(UK) w/OUP / http://www.peter-allen.co.uk
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I may mention this, occasionally, over the next few months.

submitted 10 hours ago • 1 comment

New piece on the UK welfare state by me & @gavin-kelly.bsky.social for a special edition of @oxrepjournal.bsky.social We examine the economic, political & demographic forces reshaping our welfare state. academic.oup.com/oxrep/articl...

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Latest piece for @thehousemag.bsky.social - on perceptions of prime ministerial power. With added marking. www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

It was great to talk to Dave about this book which, following distributional issues that went forever, is now available in paperback amzn.eu/d/6GsDjKl

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

Our paper “Long-Term Time Horizons and Support for Public Investment” is open access @psjeditor.bsky.social (w/ @karlpike.bsky.social @philipjcowley.bsky.social). Whether the public supports policy that pays off in the long term depends on what “long term” means. doi.org/10.1111/psj.70040

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

I'm in @opendemocracy.net explaining why unequal turnout reinforces socio-economic inequalities, and why we need compulsory voting to counteract them. In short: unequal turnout skews politics against the young, poor, and insecure; only compulsory voting boosts turnout enough to change this.

submitted 20 days ago • 8 comments

“Anti-technology extremism possesses a remarkable quality: flexibility. This characteristic enables it to unite disparate actors – such as anarchists and white supremacists – under a common banner.” 'Stop the Machines' by @maurolubrano.bsky.social‬ is out today in the UK. www.politybooks.com/...

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Yesterday I had the pleasure of introducing Mauro Lubrano’s new book ahead of his lively conversation with Sean Fleming. Congratulations on a topical and important book, @maurolubrano.bsky.social

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

Really excited to be sharing the first edition of the relaunched Renewal - a journal of social democracy, now co-edited by me, @morganj0nes.bsky.social, @lisebutler.bsky.social, and Jack Jeffrey

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

Art historians are going to write whole PhDs about the cultural politics of Trump and McDonalds.

submitted 30 days ago • 7 comments

Our paper "Wishful Thinking in Response to Events" is now out @electoralstudies.bsky.social! w/ @polpsychjoe.bsky.social @florianstoeckel.bsky.social @vittoriomerola.bsky.social @benlyons.bsky.social @jasonreifler.bsky.social et al www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

What should pension schemes assume about pensioner spending? A new IPR report by @aidagarcial.bsky.social, Ricky Kanabar and @stevewebb1.bsky.social analyses the spending patterns of over 100,000 pensioners surveyed between 1968 and 2019.

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

Author copies of Stop the Machines are here! When I started this book in 2021, the topic felt important. Now, as the AI revolution unfolds, it feels urgent. Out 23 May (UK) / 28 July (US). Big thanks to my publisher @politybooks.bsky.social. Looking forward to taking it out on the road!

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

Out now (OA) in @electoralstudies.bsky.social. Do people in rural areas want politicians offering stronger representation to rural areas - as opposed to just their local area? Yes - based an original conjoint experiment in the UK (1/5) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

submitted 44 days ago • 1 comment

This reminds me of what @will-davies.bsky.social said during the initial market slump following the introduction of tariffs — for Trump it seems to be the fact that it is what *he does* that moves the dial that pleases him rather what the effects of moving the dial actually are.

submitted 44 days ago • 2 comments

From February 2025 - Crowded Out: The Influence of Mental Load Priming on Intentions to Participate in Public Life - cup.org/3RDjDyk "...finds a strong negative effect of mental load priming on intentions to engage in politics and at work" - @annanhelgoy.bsky.social & @anacweeks.bsky.social

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

On the day the government announced plans to jail cyclists for life if they kill pedestrians, yet another “oh sorry, I was distracted” driver who killed a cyclist walks from court with no jail time (2 years suspended). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 47 days ago • 10 comments

Re: growing up in a world where everyone smoked: “Bronzed fingers, yellow nails, picking at cellophane and gold paper... Those fingers hooked around cigarettes, lifting them to lips that kissed me goodnight or spat into tissues to wash my sticky face...” precastreinforced.co.uk/2017/11/16/s...

submitted 51 days ago • 5 comments

🌟 Fantastic Day 1 of #PSA25, incl. a powerful opening keynote by Prof. Rosie Campbell @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social on ‘What next for the study of #PoliticalRepresentation? Shifting identities, #CultureWars & the quality of #democracy’ Looking forward to Day 2! #politicalstudies #politics

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

There is at least one sane leader not paralysed by fear of the Reform Party on these islands: Gordon Brown. So much in this and though he tries to cover it up out of politeness it's a punchy critique of Government policy on trade, skills, and competition. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

Listen! @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social talks to @samwetherell.bsky.social about the sensational "Liverpool and the Unmaking of Britain" newbooksnetwork.com/liverpool-an...

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

*Sound of government plan to discourage Cash ISAs in favour of stock market investments quietly being shelved"

submitted 66 days ago • 3 comments

Please do come along to this if you're in Brum for @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

submitted 70 days ago • 1 comment