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Ryoa Chung @ryoa.bsky.social Prof Philosophy U. de Montréal; co-Director of the Center for Research in Ethics; past President (2024-2025) of the Canadian Philosophy Association; Fondation de la Croix Rouge Française Research Prize 2023.
website: https://ryoachung.wixsite.com/my-site
William Clare Roberts 🇵🇸 @marxinhell.bsky.social Political theorist in Montreal, via Custer, Lubbock, New Underwood, Rapid City, Northfield, State College, and WashPa. Free Palestine.
Bonnie Honig @bonniehonig.bsky.social PhD. political theorist, feminist, cultural critic. 2023-24 Guggenheim Fellow working on a book about performativity (the good kind), and 2025 International Fellow, British Academy
Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social Tomlinson Professor of Political Theory, Associate member of Philosophy, Coordinator of Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill.
Posts here speak only for myself.
Americo-Canadian; liberaltarian; aging geek.
http://jacobtlevy.com
S. Laurel Weldon @slweldon.bsky.social Political Scientist, Scholar of Women, Gender and Politics, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Fellow Royal Society of Canada, Distinguished Professor, Simon Fraser University
Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social Professor of Political Theory at Oxford & author of Mere Civility (Harvard 2017). Essays @ NYT, The Atlantic, New Statesman, Boston Review, WaPo, &c.
Writing on equality.
Stefan Macleod @stefoscope.bsky.social PhD Candidate in political theory at the University of Toronto
I study money and finance from a normative perspective
https://www.stefanmacleod.com
Rob Goodman @robgoodman.bsky.social Political theorist at Toronto Metropolitan University. Author of Not Here and Words on Fire. Co-author of A Mind at Play and Rome's Last Citizen. Co-editor of Populism, Demagoguery, and Rhetoric. In progress: Black Cicero: Race and American Oratory.
Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social Political Theory PhD Student at McGill University. Research Interests: Scottish and French Enlightenment, Michael Oakeshott, and Judith Shklar.
Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social Philosopher, writer, podcaster. Co-founder of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Author of A Little History of Philosophy and many other books. Weekly column Everyday Philosophy in The New World magazine. Consultant editor Aeon.co and Five Books.- N Digressionsimpressions @nescio13.bsky.social Philosopher who got a gig as political theorist at University of Amsterdam; also known as Ghent Zeppelin. I have a daily substack:
https://digressionsimpressions.substack.com/publish
Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social Political theorist studying democracy, ethics, & institutions. Author of Democracy for Busy People (https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/D/bo194847654.html); more at kevinjelliott.net. Generally poasting my way through this thing
Jamie Mayerfeld @jmayerfeld.bsky.social political theorist, University of Washington, author of "The Promise of Human Rights," http://bit.ly/3ZQzYT3. Posts express personal views only.
Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social Jonathan Wolff,
Political Philosopher.
Fellow British Academy
Emeritus Professor Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford
Wolfson College
President The Royal Institute of Philosophy
THFC supporter in 'what's football again?' mode.
#academic
Lucia Rafanelli @lrafanell.bsky.social Political theorist working on ethics & global politics at GW. Opinions my own. She/her.
Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social Philosopher, feminist, ethicist, cyclist.
Dean of Arts, University of Guelph.
My Erdős number is 3.
(Robert Corless, Neil Calkin, Erdős)
My pronouns are she/her.🌈
Blain Neufeld 🇨🇦 @neufeld.bsky.social Political philosopher
Fantasy & sci-fi enthusiast
(AI loather)
Research: https://uwm.edu/philosophy/people/neufeld-blain/
Interviews: https://newbooksnetwork.com/hosts/profile/5601da7e-0364-4098-844e-efdfaf1355cf
Hobby: https://akraticwizardry.blogspot.com
Paulina Ochoa Espejo @pochoaespejo.bsky.social Political Theorist. University of Virginia.
Mexicana de acá de este lado, como dice el corrido.
All opinions here are only mine
Briana McGinnis @blmcginnis.bsky.social (She/her) Political theorist; posts solely in personal capacity. Maine coon enthusiast (I 🤎Magoo & PUF) future breast cancer survivor.
Andrew Hills @gcrespector.bsky.social Philosophy of Law | Political Economy, Defence Econ | Tenor Sax etc | McGill Political Theory PhD student | Tweets not legal advice
Philosophy Bites @philosophybites.bsky.social Philosophy Bites podcast - co-hosted by David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton
Pablo Gilabert @pablogilabert.bsky.social Philosophy professor at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada).
Lives in Montreal, Canada. Comes from Buenos Aires, Argentina. https://philpeople.org/profiles/pablo-gilabert
Carissa Véliz @carissaveliz.bsky.social Associate Professor at the University of Oxford. Author of Prophecy ("Witty and surprising...intelligent" - NYT) and Privacy Is Power (An Economist Book of the Year). TED Speaker. Posts about #privacy, #AIethics, #philosophy, #philtech
Robert Talisse @roberttalisse.bsky.social Political Philosopher | W Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt | extremely amateur self-taught guitarist
Sergio Tenenbaum @sergioten.bsky.social Philosophy Professor and Director of the Centre for Ethics at University of Toronto
Opinions expressed here are actually knowledge.
he/him/his except within US jurisdiction or anywhere else where such pronouns are void.
Eszter Kollar (she/her) @eszterkollar79.bsky.social Philosophy professor at KU Leuven I Director Justice and Migration RG I writing about fair labour migration, refugee and migrant rights, inclusion, colonial legacies; self-determination, equal opportunity, global economic justice I feminist, hiker, dancer
enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social
Political theorist, University of Amsterdam | Co-editor, European Journal of Political Theory | Radical realist, ruthless cosmopolitan | http://enzorossi.net | “Man, the man is killing us man” -VJ Emmie
Astrid Busekist Sadoun @astridhannah.bsky.social Political theorist Paris
https://www.sciencespo.fr/ceri/fr/users/astridvonbusekist.html
Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social Political Theory and Intellectual History. Politics of Architecture and Iconography. Some Public Affairs Commentary.
Posting in a personal capacity.
Texts mostly in LRB, Guardian, Foreign Policy, Architectural Review.
Representation: Wylie.
Jocelyn Maclure @jocelynmaclure.bsky.social Philosophy Professor, Jarislowsky Chair in Human Nature & Technology, McGill University https://www.mcgill.ca/jarislowsky-chair/
Président, Commission de l’éthique en science et en technologie du Québec, 2017-2024
Kristin Voigt @kristinvoigt.bsky.social Political philosopher at McGill University. Co-director of the Centre de recherche en éthique/Centre for Research in Ethics (@lecre.bsky.social). Interested in equality, public health ethics, animal ethics.
Vafa Ghazavi @vafaghazavi.bsky.social Political theorist and philosopher, public policy strategist, former diplomat. Teaching at the University of Sydney.
Michael Kates @michaelkates.bsky.social Philosophy professor at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.
Man City supporter; proud father to my amazing son.
Linda A. White @lindawhite.bsky.social Professor of Political Science @UofToronto. Researches inequalities in access to care, education, and other social investment policies. All my posts should end with, “can’t we do it for the kids?” @equityed.bsky.social
Elizabeth Harman @elizabethharman.bsky.social Professor of Philosophy and Human Values, Princeton University
elizabethharman.org
Phil Triadafilopoulos @philtriadafilos.bsky.social Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto Scarborough & Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Studying international migration & membership politics, & school choice. Interested in the Montreal Canadiens, guitar, & fishing.
小林卓人|KOBAYASHI, Takuto @tkbys92.bsky.social Junior Associate Professor (he) of political philosophy at Komazawa University, Tokyo, Japan. Interests: democratic theory, social egalitarianism, political authority and legitimacy.
https://researchmap.jp/tkobayashi528?lang=en
Christine.straehle.bsky.social @chstr.bsky.social Professor for Practical Philosophy; Ethicist; dog-lover; the future is open…
Adina Preda @adinapreda.bsky.social Political Philosopher, Trinity College Dublin
Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social Political theorist. Historical injustice, gender and sexuality, resistance, political liberalism, and democratic erosion. Senior Lecturer at the UoY. Books: Injustice and the Reproduction of History, and Politicizing Political Liberalism (with G. Badano)
Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich; hosts podcast about the History of Philosophy... without any gaps. www.historyofphilosophy.net
Rex Brynen @rexbrynen.bsky.social Professor of Political Science, McGill University. Middle East politics, peacebuilding, humanitarian response, urban warfare, intelligence, serious games. https://paxsims.wordpress.com/
Afsoun Afsahi @afsounafsahi.bsky.social Assistant Prof in Political Theory @UBCPoliSci working on Democratic Theory, Historical Injustice, Gender, Race, and Disability. Formerly @UniAmsterdam. Uninvited settler. Dog lover and gardening enthusiast. She/her
Uğur Aytaç @uguraytac.bsky.social Political philosopher, Utrecht University | Interests: democracy, legitimacy, power & domination, ideology, resistance
Farbod Akhlaghi @farbod-a.bsky.social Assistant Professor in Moral Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin. Former Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge. DPhil (PhD) from Oxford. Moral Philosophy & Metaphysics. #philosophy #PhilSky
Hasana Sharp @hasanasharp.bsky.social Philosophy prof., Spinozaphile, opponent of paternal tyranny, advocate of vitality, lover of more than human animals and touching grass.
Ella Street @ellastreet.bsky.social I teach political theory and write about democracy, theatrical politics, political identity and judgment : public humanities : psychoanalytic psychotherapist in training
https://ella-street.com/
Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau.bsky.social Professor, GSPIA, University of Ottawa. Middle East (Iran, Yemen), intelligence and national security. Former Defence analyst.
Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca #UAlberta political scientist | Black Faculty Collective | Lead: Common Ground (@cgroundpolitics.bsky.social) | jaredwesley.ca | drjaredwesley.substack.com | co-author: partyloyalty.ca
Zeynep Pamuk @pamukz.bsky.social Associate prof of political theory at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. Author of Politics and Expertise: How to Use Science in a Democratic Society (Princeton). From Istanbul.
Sara Mojtehedzadeh @saramojtehedz.bsky.social Investigative journalist @theglobeandmail.com interested in immigration and labour issues. Get in touch: SaraM@globeandmail.com
Esfandyar Batmanghelidj @yarbatman.bsky.social I invest in developing economies and study how sanctions are reshaping West Asia and the world. CEO of the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation. Adjunct Prof at Johns Hopkins SAIS.
Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social Politics, poetry, ports, pottymouth. She/her.
Typos and dropped words in every post, because sharing is caring.
Find me at l.khalili@exeter.ac.uk
Naghmeh Sohrabi @naghmehs.bsky.social Historian of modern Middle East and TV enthusiast.
I sometimes write here: http://truethings.naghmehs.com
Kamran Rastegar @krastegar.bsky.social Literature • Cinema • Music • Politics • Middle East
Rasmus Elling @rasmuselling.bsky.social Associate Prof, Head of Middle East Studies, Uni of Copenhagen // Iran, History, Sociology // Views my own // English, Danish, Persian
Lisa Hajjar @lisahajjar.bsky.social Sociologist of law and conflict. I write about torture, war crimes, military courts and occupations. Ask me about Guantánamo.
Middle East Research and Information Project @merip.bsky.social The Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) has provided critical, alternative reporting on the Middle East since 1971. www.merip.org
Mehran Haghirian @mehranhaghirian.bsky.social Director of Regional Initiatives, Bourse & Bazaar Foundation | PhD. Gulf Studies, Qatar University | MA International Affairs, American University’s School of International Service | Diplomacy
Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social Academic and author of a recent book on the Abraham Accords. Interested in the Gulf states, conflict diplomacy, progressive ideas.
https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-abraham-accords/9780231212380/
Mohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social NYU journalism professor | Director, NYU Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies | Guardian US columnist | Former Middle East bureau chief, Newsday.
https://journalism.nyu.edu/about-us/profile/mohamad-bazzi/
Vali Nasr @valinasr.bsky.social Professor Johns Hopkins-SAIS, Fr Sr Advisor, State Dept, author of Iran's Grand Strategy https://a.co/d/egLBCgz
Reza H. Akbari @rezahakbari.bsky.social PhD Candidate AU History - Program Manager IWPR MENA - Iranian-American - inforezaakbari@gmail.com - I write The Guarded Domains, a Substack newsletter focused on Iran and the broader Middle East region. https://guardeddomains.substack.com
Maryam Alemzadeh @maryamalem.bsky.social Assoc. prof. at Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, Writing a book on Iran's Revolutionary Guards
Sajjad Rizvi سيد سجاد رضوي @mullasadra.bsky.social علي کا ملنگ؛ intellectual historian; global; decolonial; foodie
Hoornaz Keshavarzian @hoornazkeshava.bsky.social PhD Candidate
School of Communication | Simon Fraser University
💬 Feminist Media Studies
💬 Social Movements
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
mahsa alimardani @mahsaalimardani.bsky.social Technology and human rights. Associate Director of Technology Threats and Opportunities at @witnessorg.bsky.social | Doctoral Researcher @oii.ox.ac.uk
𝙰𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙰𝚋𝚒𝚣𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚑 @abizadeh.bsky.social Political philosophy prof at McGill
https://abizadeh.wixsite.com/arash
Alexander Jabbari @ajab.bsky.social Professor of sundry Persianate things. I write about language, literature, history, philology, politics.
Parisa Hafezi @phreuters.bsky.social Iran Chief Correspondent, @Reuters, ex-NTV, @IWMF awardee, French-Iranian, views my own
Phenomenal World @phenomenalworld.bsky.social Political economy and critical social sciences.
Disponível em PT / disponible en ES.
phenomenalworld.org
phenomenalworld.org/pt-br
phenomenalworld.org/es
USask @usask.ca The official account of #USask. A U15 Canadian university paving the way forward with discovery & innovation the world needs. 🌎 #BeWhatTheWorldNeeds
Neda Maghbouleh ندا مقبوله @nedasoc.bsky.social Ned-a Mag-boo-leh. Practicing sociologist + lapsed American, living in Canada for the past 13 years. Canada Research Chair in Race, Ethnicity, Identity, and Migration at UBC. Essays in Literary Hub, Newsweek, Salon, Toronto Star, and the Tyee.
Pouria Zeraati @pouriazeraati.bsky.social روزنامهنگار Journalist
Nazli Kamvari @kamvari.bsky.social
بهنام داراییزاده - Behdar @behdar.bsky.social وکیل تبعیدیِ روزنامهنگار
کاشکی کاشکی کاشکی
داوری داوری
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Farhad Moradi @farhadmoradi.bsky.social کسی که نَبَرد را باخته است، ولی شاید جنگ را بِبَرد.
Arash Zeini @arashzeini.com Researcher @mantrams.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk; FRHistS; Iran, Zoroastrianism, late antiquity, philology; Founder of @biblioIranica.info; AIS inaugural Book Prize for Ancient Iranian Studies 2022. Personal account, my views.
https://linktr.ee/arashzeini
Bita Moghaddam @bita137.bsky.social Ketamine Karen, Dopamine Dame
Here via Tehran/KU/Yale/Pitt
author of KETAMINE https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262542241/
and a lot of good papers https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WNB2KvkAAAAJ&hl=en
Daniel Bashandeh @dbashandeh.bsky.social Consultor y analista político. Español y persa.
تحلیلگر سیاسی. ایرانی و اسپانیایی.
Laila Ballout @lballout.bsky.social Assistant Professor @ WSU | Historian of US Foreign Relations, Arab American Politics, Human Rights, Immigration |
Nadia @nadianovibi.bsky.social Dutch-Iranian believes in and strives for Human Dignity, Inclusion, Truth, & Justice. Open Mind - Open Heart - Open Will ➡️ Most days 😇
Arang Keshavarzian @keshavarziana.bsky.social I teach and study Middle East politics, political economy, critical geography, Iranian history and politics. COYS 🐓🏆See 👉🏼 https://as.nyu.edu/faculty/arang-keshavarzian.html
and see my Linktree 👉🏼 https://linktr.ee/arang.keshavarzian
Asal Abasian @asalabasian.bsky.social Journalist & Queer Feminist
Researcher @pressfreedom.bsky.social
Farnad Darnell, PhD @docdarnell.bsky.social Foundling. Iranian adoptee. Social psychologist. Nomad.
@maryamobgyn.bsky.social @maryamobgyn.bsky.social Abortion provider, Muslim, immigrant
Women-Life-Freedom
زن.زندگی.ازادی
Arash Azizi آرش عزیزی @arashtehran.bsky.social Author WHAT IRANIANS WANT http://bit.ly/3IBwY9k SHADOW CMDER https://bit.ly/3KxlTqU | Historian at @yale | Writer @theatlantic | Repped by Aevitas- C cdbell.bsky.social @cdbell.bsky.social
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