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Once again finding the Philosophy Journal Information Project really useful in deciding where to publish. (Now expanded for scholars in non-philosophy fields too!) Good on Sam Andrews for setting up such a great service to the academic community, and APA for funding it. www.pjip.org

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For #PhiloFortnight2025 we host a free webinar for teachers, Philosophy in the Classroom (25 March), asking how to promote philosophical discussion via various methods (e.g., community of inquiry) & resources (e.g., videos). Register here: www.birmingham.ac.uk... #PhilosophyMatters #philsky #edusky

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Very excited for this workshop in the summer. Join us!

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Friendly reminder to submit to this workshop if you are working at the intersection of feminist philosophy and migration studies! www.alws.at/iws_organiza.... Don't hesitate to reach out to me if you are interested and have any questions.

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Reminder that a Labour government recently ruled that refugees can never be British.

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When I worked in UK academia I recall hearing of a Japanese man who was baffled at how Britain had decided to run its universities like firms. “Why? Your universities are excellent and your firms are terrible.”

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Confirmed programme for Structural Injustice conference in Cambridge on March 7th, to celebrate 5 recent books on the topic: www.polis.cam.ac.uk/events/struc...

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Children who died because the policy is to expose them to the risk of dying, as a warning to others

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Alba is not sure about the cover of this new arrival

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Apply to our fantastic MA Programme on Gender and Politics where you will explore the politics of gender and its dark side (and you’ll be able to take module in politics and gender studies! Please, circulate among your students! www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr...

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We are hiring TWO political theorists as well as a PPE position which is open to theorists (focus on history of economic thought) - please apply and circulate! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/108445-...

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My department is hiring two permanent lecturers (equivalent to Assistant Professor) in political theory (including political philosophy). Happy to talk about this with anyone interested. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/108445-...

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Well this article was a long time coming: link.springer.com/article/10.1... Can pol-philosophy be experimental? Can normative behaviourism become more pro-active and progressive? I certainly hope so! Many thanks to AliceBaderin/JanoschPrinz/SuneLaegaard & esp. ManonWestphal who aren't here...

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We're new to bluesky 👋 (women) In Parenthesis is a global research centre exploring Elizabeth Anscombe, Mary Midgley, Philippa Foot, Iris Murdoch and connected figures! We hold conferences, seminars and reading groups and are a growing network. Join in here: mappingthequartet.org #philsky

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Can anyone get me an introduction with people involved in research management at any of: The Wellcome Trust The Runnymede Trust Any other big research orgs?

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Only six more days to submit your abstract to the Conference in Feminist and Gender Theory!

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When this paper was shared on the other place, I got dog-piled by anti-immigrant commentators who thought that I was a "race traitor", so I'm looking forward to seeing what you lovely bluesky people have to say!

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IN NEW ISSUE: Must refugees be grateful to their asylum state? @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social & Matthew J. Gibney argue that when refugees' full experience is considered, resentment might be a more apt response: https://buff.ly/4k8lLv0 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social #ethics

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Two Weeks In The Death Spiral Of Cardiff University, by an anonymous academic. This is truly shocking read. The Cardiff executive board should hang their heads in shame. voice.cymru/two-weeks-in...

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I'm (finally) reading Unconditional Equals by Anne Phillips at the moment and it's the first academic book that I've read in a very long that I'm struggling to put down

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Right, pals, I am so part time at academia that I miss everything, so I really need everyone to get back into the thing where if they see anything going on to do with Mills — conferences, CFP/CFA, special issues, whatever—that you please please tell me about it

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I'm halfway through a sabbatical dedicated to writing a book based on my yearly interviews with Mary Midgley from 2011-18 for @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social. I'm curious about which topics people are most interested in? Feel free to DM!

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Currently reading

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CALL FOR PAPERS (In)Justice and The Global 22nd-23rd May 2025 The 13th Graduate Conference in International Political Theory at St. Andrews. @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Keynote Speakers: David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social Lisa Tilley @tilley101.bsky.social Jason Ralph @jasonralph.bsky.social

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The UN Migration Agency, IOM, has dismissed 3000 employees this week in mass lay-offs responding to Trump's USAID and USRAP cuts. More cuts are expected to follow. www.devex.com/news/scoop-u...

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‼️‼️REMINDER‼️‼️ Today is our seventh annual "Political Philosophy of Hannah Arendt" Conference at Leiden. Come join us! In person or on zoom! (DM if you want to participate). Program below... 👇❤️👇❤️👇❤️👇

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Great piece by @crookedfootball.bsky.social on the UK governments illegal and immoral effort to permanently bar refugees from citizenship 👇 #migcitsky

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I have a piece at the LRB blog on the UK government's intention to permanently block refugees from citizenship.

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And so my Midgley journey begins... with thanks to @amytaggart.bsky.social for the intro and final nudge during @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social talk at the SWIP Ireland conference! Shout out to @maynoothuniversity.ie Bookshop who actually stocks some Midgley! #science #philosophy #academiclife

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www.minnesotaccec.com/ccec The Center for Canon Expansion and Change (CCEC) has a very nice Summer program and grants.

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The winners of the 2024 Popper Prize are...

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Some of our lovely political philosophy crowd at Bristol. How lucky we are!

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Do you have students working on the Wartime Quartet? Call for abstracts for this predoctoral conference is out now!! Deadline 31 March 28-29 June 2025. Trinity College, Cambridge

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Our book "The Way Out: Justice in the Queer Search for Refuge" has been officially scheduled for publication in Spring 2026 with University of California Press! Now we have six weeks to finish it, so here goes nothing.

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Two openings in Philosophy at King's College London! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/107925-... www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/107905-...

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CFP for a special issue of Synthese on hinge epistemology, deadline 1st of April (which I presume means they're open to joke papers)

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"Anti-migrant politics will not build a single house, staff a single hospital or raise anyone’s wages. Instead, by echoing its rhetoric, the government is simply fuelling the rise of Reform UK" Well done to these Labour MPs, trade unionists, and members. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Another article just published (online first) for the forthcoming special issue I'm guest editing on relational equality & migration. "Border Control, Migration Pathways, and Social Inequality" by Michael Ball-Blakely (UTEP). #philsky #poltheory #migcitsky www.degruyter.com/document/doi...

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Feel like talking methods/methodology in pol-theory/philosophy this Tue (18/02) in Bristol? If so, there's a workshop on a book of mine on this topic, so email me if keen. Can promise food+drink+responses from @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social + others, and a short intro from me involving Lego bricks...

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Children are being exempted from the government's obscene ban on refugees becoming citizens. Progressives should keep pushing. Concessions are possible. Write to your MP. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

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JOAP ESSAY PRIZE WINNER 2024 The Editors are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2024 JOAP Essay Prize is Rosa Vince, for their essay "After Objectification: Locating Harm" The paper is open access, read it here: doi.org/10.1111/japp... #philosophy #philsky #appliedphilosophy #essayprize

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Denying refugees citizenship simply on the grounds that they arrived here “illegally” on small boats when there are no legal routes for most to use takes cynicism to new heights. If Govt thinks such performative cruelty will see off Reform, they’re wrong - it’s more likely to strengthen it

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Alba would like to know why I have to answer emails instead of giving her rubs

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A very nice piece on Mary Midgley's ideas about how gender influenced the form that philosophy has assumed, and how they relate to more recent ideas in feminist epistemology

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This should be changed asap. If we give someone refugee status, it can't be right to then refuse them route to become a British Citizen. To say they can have a home in our country, but never a place in our society and be forever second class. freemovement.org.uk/good-charact...

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Massive kudos to @stellacreasy.bsky.social for calling this out and tabling an Urgent Question today.

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No. The Refugee Convention explicitly states that recipient states must facilitate the naturalisation of refugees and bans penalising refugees for their method of flight. But there's no court that enforces the Refugee Convention. "Never Again" was supposed to do that.

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