Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social I teach sociology at the University of Glasgow and my interests are learning, teaching, books, ideas, culture and music.
Michael Deakin @caskapital.bsky.social Pan 🏳️🌈 Lefty ⬅️ Nerdy 🎮📚 Pub writer and book enthusiast.
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Christine Burns MBE 🏳️⚧️📚⧖ @christineburns.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy Creator of good books such as Trans Britain and Pressing Matters. Lifetime Achievement Award PrideOfManchester 2021. Drove two Nissan LEAF EVs for ten years […]
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Worse On Purpose @worseonpurpose.bsky.social Investigating how private equity and brand licensing quietly degrade the products you used to trust.
European Political Science Review @epsrjournal.bsky.social European Political Science Review (EPSR) is an #OpenAccess journal of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR).
European Journal of Politics and Gender @ejpgjournal.bsky.social The EJPG publishes international, cutting-edge research in the broad field of politics and gender
Q1 journal with a JCR Impact Factor of 2.5
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Heather Burns @heatherburnstech.bsky.social freelance UK tech policy x human rights / midlife MPhil student @ Strathclyde Law School, researching US tech policy x Christian Nationalism / IANAL / https://heatherburns.tech / 💬 on Signal / open to work, hire me pls / "bad ass Glaswegian" apparently
GreenPartyHan @greenpartyhan.bsky.social Green MP for Gorton and Denton
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Sheffield Trans+ Liberation @shefftranslib.bsky.social #blacktranslivesmatter
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holmshawbrian06.bsky.social @holmshawbrian06.bsky.social Elected Heritage Champion for the City of Sheffield. Previously WEA history tutor and community heritage worker. Ready to support buildings, communities, culture, parks and sport ! Sheffield Green councillor since 2021.
LGBTIQA+ Greens @lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk Offical Bluesky account for the LGBTIQA+ Greens, the queer liberation group within the @greenparty.org.uk. Co-Chairs: @melissa.green & @kathrynbristow.uk.
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Media, Communications & Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths @mediacomgold.bsky.social Department of Media, Communications & Cultural Studies @GoldsmithsUoL
#2 in 🇬🇧 2023 QS world rankings
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Natasha Walter @natashawalter.bsky.social Writer, feminist.
Out now: Feminism for a World on Fire (Virago)
Previous books: Living Dolls, Before the Light Fades, A Quiet Life
Hon Professor Centre for Climate Justice, QMUL
Founder Women for Refugee Women
natashawalter.co.uk
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
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Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social a new interdisciplinary research centre @sotonpolitics.bsky.social focusing on gender and inequalities | Subscribe to our mailing list! 📧Email: GAIN@soton.ac.uk | Website: https://tinyurl.com/4kchvk5h | Blog: https://tinyurl.com/38dkac5w
Independent Social Research Foundation @isrfoundation.bsky.social Dedicated to the promotion of interdisciplinary research in the social sciences. Likes/Reposts/Shared Articles are not necessarily endorsements.
Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social Official journal of the Australian Political Studies Association (@auspsa.bsky.social). Find us at https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cajp20
John Smith Centre @johnsmithcentre.com Working to open doors to public life and politics for young people, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds, to give them the opportunity to serve.
Director: Eddie Barnes
🔗 www.johnsmithcentre.com
📍 University of Glasgow
Alona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social Senior editor, @prospectmagazine.co.uk | Co-host, The Prospect Podcast | Ex: NS, Haaretz, TBI | UK, Israel/Palestine, feminism, politics, Ursula K Le Guin | Sign up to my newsletter: http://thebacklash.substack.com |
Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social Labour MP for Nottingham East • Nottingham born and bred • she/her 🌹🏹🏳️🌈
Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social Just sharing pics of anti-capitalist, anti-authoritarian and anti-colonial graffiti, stickers and street art seen around the world.
https://linktr.ee/Radicalgraffiti
PSA Irish Politics Specialist Group @psairishpol.bsky.social We are the Irish Politics Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association
(@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social)
Web: www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-groups/irish-politics
Jon Dean @jondeanstuff.bsky.social Associate Professor in Politics and Sociology, Sheffield Hallam University. Charity researcher. Views my own
Federica Formato (she/her) @genderedform.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, University of Brighton. Researching gendered and inclusive language, media narratives of femicide, masculinities and fatherhood. Now focusing on examining Meloni's far-right anti-gendered politics. Born in the South of 🇮🇹.
UCL Centre for Capitalism Studies @ucl-ccs.bsky.social CCS is a world-leading centre for critical interdisciplinary research into the past, present & future of capitalism, led by @ariskomporozos.bsky.social
AusPSA @auspsa.bsky.social Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) is the professional association for those teaching and researching in Politics and International Relations in Australia and is dedicated to promoting and facilitating work in the discipline.
Imogen Tyler @imogentyler.bsky.social Professor of Sociology
social justice; historical sociology; political economy; anti-poverty; anti-racism; colonial histories & legacies; class struggle; stigma; environmental justice. 🌳 🌊 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧ 🍉
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Imogen-Tyler
PSA Women and Politics Specialist Group @psawomenpol.bsky.social A space for women and non-binary scholars in the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social and for gender and politics scholars ✨
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@carolineleicht.bsky.social
@drruthlightbody.bsky.social
@skylerehawkins.bsky.social
https://psawomenpolitics.wordpress.com
PSA Early Career Network @psaecn.bsky.social Early Career Network of the Political Studies Association
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com Your story. Your platform. Follow our live coverage on aljazeera.com
Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social Northern correspondent, Financial Times
Experimental cook, purveyor of Andy Burnham content
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Representation @repjournal.bsky.social A quarterly peer-reviewed journal on political representation, in theory and practice, around the globe.
Edited by @drspguerra.bsky.social and @sajuria.com
https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rrep20
American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social The AJPS is the official journal of the MPSA, committed to significant advances in knowledge and understanding of citizenship, governance, and politics, and to the public value of political science research. Co-Editors: Adam Berinsky and Dan Reiter.
Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social Official journal of the Women, Gender, and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association.
Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social Political Science Research and Methods: The journal of the European Political Science Association, edited by John Griffin, published by Cambridge University Press
IPSA @ipsa.org The International Political Science Association (IPSA), founded in 1949 under the auspices of UNESCO, is a key international scholarly association and a key player in global political science ▪ ipsa.org
LSE British Politics and Policy @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social Evidence-based social science commentary on UK politics and policy. Part of
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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social 👩🏾💻 A political science blog site from ECPR, the European Consortium for Political Research.
🔲 Showcasing political science at its best. Get your research noticed beyond the academy http://theloop.ecpr.eu
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ECPR Standing Group on Gender and Politics @ecprgender.bsky.social The European Consortium for Political Research Standing Group on Gender and Politics promotes research on the intersection of politics and gender, sexuality, race and intersectionality.
Political Research Exchange @prxjournal.bsky.social Gold Open Access journal from the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/prxx20/current
European Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social Publishing original and substantial contributions to the study of comparative European politics.
A journal from @ecpr.bsky.social and @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
European Political Science @epsjournal.bsky.social The professional journal of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), publishing contributions written by and for the political science community.
Political Analysis @polanalysis.bsky.social Official Journal of the Society for Political Methodology
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/political-analysis 
The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com Independent news website. Only publishes articles written by academics and researchers. No paywall, no ads. All Creative Commons licensed.
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social 
BJPIR @bjpir.bsky.social 🖋️British Journal of Politics and International Relations.
📍A Political Studies Association journal edited by a team at POLIS, University of Leeds.
Follow us to find out about latest publications and submitting to the journal.
Politics Journal @politicsjournal.bsky.social A flagship @PolStudiesAssoc journal. Published by @SAGECQPolitics.
http://politicsblog.ac.uk. IF 2.492
Political Studies Review @psrjournal.bsky.social A flagship journal of @PolStudiesAssoc.bsky.social
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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social Flagship journal of @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social The home of Political Studies since 1950. We advance, support & promote the global study of Politics & International Relations. psa.ac.uk
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social ECPR is an independent, scholarly association with a mission to advance political science ▪ https://ecpr.eu/ ▪ https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ecpr/ ▪ @ecprtheloop.bsky.social
Mass Observation Archive @massobsarchive.bsky.social An archive of everyday life, thought and feeling in the UK. Based at The Keep in East Sussex. Find out more at massobs.org.uk
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The Bare Alternative @barealternative.bsky.social 🌍 South Yorkshire’s Biggest Low-impact Lifestyle and Refill Store 🌊
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Zeteo @zeteo.com Unfiltered news. Bold opinions. A new media organization from @mehdirhasan.bsky.social
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social A reader-funded newspaper that truly sits outside the established system and answers only to the public.
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God Is In The TV Zine @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social The music and culture webzine established in Cardiff in 2003. www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk
Together Alliance @togetheralliance.bsky.social An alliance of 500+ organisations representing over 15 million people.
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Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives @handle.invalid Darren Cullen
"Britain-hating anarchist who knows the value of nothing" - Johnny Mercer MP.
""Artist"" - Daily Mail
Hell Bus / Co-curator Museum of Neoliberalism
www.spellingmistakescostlives.com
www.linktr.ee/spellingmistakescostlives
BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social We are the Language, Gender and Sexuality (LGaS) special interest group of the British Association of Applied Linguistics. Find more info here: https://baalgensex.wordpress.com/
CADAAD Network @cadaad.bsky.social Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis Across Disciplines
An open community of researchers who critically engaged with discourse and society
Critical Discourse Studies @critdiscstuds.bsky.social Taylor&Francis journal. We publish critical research that advances our understanding of how discourse figures in social processes, social structures and social change.
https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rcds20
LIP Research Group @liprg.bsky.social Language, Ideology and Power Research Group, based at @lancslinguistics.bsky.social, Lancaster University. We hold regular CDS research talks during term time.
Language & Power Podcast @languagepowerpodcast.org Using critical discourse analysis in recognising the ecological, social, political, and economic conditions in which we live. https://languagepowerpodcast.org 
Discourse Academy @discourseacademy.org A resource for developing, discussing, teaching, and learning methods of critical discourse analysis.
Jo Littler @jolittler.bsky.social Social / cultural / political / media analysis
Prof @Goldsmiths @MediaComGold.bsky.social
📕📗: Left Feminisms, Care Manifesto, Against Meritocracy, Politics of Heritage
All views socially & culturally constructed.
Supersonic Festival @supersonicfest.bsky.social The UK's premier experimental music festival based in Birmingham.
“Supersonic reasserts itself as the best European festival for new music”
- The Quietus
https://linktr.ee/SupersonicFestival
Rock Action Records @rockactionrecords.scot Independent record label based in Glasgow. Home to Mogwai, The Twilight Sad, Kathryn Joseph, Sacred Paws, Arab Strap + more.
https://rockaction.scot/
kathryn joseph @kathrynjoseph11.bsky.social kathrynjoseph.co.uk
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@rockactionrecs
Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social A not-for-profit scholarly press based at the University of Bristol. Home of Policy Press. Publishing on the global social challenges.
https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/linktree
Nadine White @nadinewrites1.bsky.social Award-winning journalist. Editor. Filmmaker. Director of 'Barrel Children: The Families Windrush Left Behind', a UK box office hit documentary.
Sheffield Stand Up To Racism @sheffieldsutr.bsky.social 🖇️ linktr.ee/SheffieldSUTR
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Not In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social Women working towards a kinder world. Join our campaign against the active discrimination of trans & non-binary people. Over 110,000 signatures of support, and counting 🙏
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Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social Hello👍Bluesky
happy to be here!
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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social Writer of games, books, TV, film and comics. Co-Director of Narrativia. Cat Spooner. Flibbertigibbet. https://rhiannapratchett.com
Daniel King @kin.gy Software man and pamphleteer.
Probably the most famous of all WIZARDS.
Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social Jurors have a right to acquit a defendant according to their conscience, irrespective of a Judge’s directions. Every defendant deserves access to fair justice.
We are a UK-based campaign to ensure fair justice in UK courtrooms.
www.defendourjuries.net
shaun @shaunvids.bsky.social https://www.twitch.tv/shaun_vids
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Kate Griffin @griffinkate.bsky.social 
Kat Bristow @kathrynbristow.uk The UK government is enacting a trans genocide.
Co-chair of LGBTIQA+ Greens
Black, trans and disabled
Any/mirror pronouns 💚✊🏾🏳️⚧️🦓
The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk 💚 Real hope. Real change.
greenparty.org.uk
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party of England and Wales c/o PO Box Green Party London SE1P 6YL
SPA Employment policy group @spaemploysocsec.bsky.social We're the Social Policy Association's employment policy group. Account managed by Hayley Bennett. Group convened by Sioned Pearce, Ceri Hughes, and Levana Magnus
Social Policy Association @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social SPA: the professional association for lecturers, researchers and students of social policy in the UK and internationally.
https://social-policy.org.uk/
UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social Changing the world for the better through world-class social science research and education. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-and-centres/ucl-social-research-institute
Dan Pop-o-matic @danpopomatic.bsky.social Mostly retired DJ at Pop-o-matic and Got To Give It Up. 1/3 of popshow promoters Macho Music Is Stupid. Also quite keen on horror and craft beer. He/him.
Feminist Greens (GPEW) @feministgreens.bsky.social 💚 The Green Party Feminist group for women, intersex, and non-binary people
https://feministgreens.greenparty.org.uk
chair@feministgreens.greenparty.org.uk
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Bear Tree Records @beartreerecords.bsky.social Independent Record Shop in Sheffield, UK
Voluntary Sector Studies Network @vssn1.bsky.social VSSN is about promoting understanding of the voluntary sector and voluntary action in the UK and around the world through research, and providing a voice and a meeting place for voluntary sector researchers and practitioners.
Stephanie Phillips @stephanopolus.bsky.social Words for Guardian, New Statesman, The Quietus, Resident Advisor | Author of Why Solange Matters on University of Texas Press & Faber. Guitarist in Big Joanie. Organiser at Decolonise Fest | 💌 stephphillips345@gmail.com
Kevin Marks @kevinmarks.com Reading your thoughts, as long as you tell me where you're writing them first this week. https://xoxo.zone/@kevinmarks
Sheffield, UK - Don't try direct messaging as I am blocked by daft UK legislation unless I'm on a VPN.
@peconia.bsky.social @peconia.bsky.social 
XeaglepissX @xeaglepissx.bsky.social Music
Sheffield Migration Research Group @sheffieldmrg.bsky.social Research on global migration and mobility from the Faculty of Social Sciences Migration Research Group at the University of Sheffield.
Website: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/migration-research-group
The Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social Mark Smith, the Man in Seat 61, the chap who runs that train travel site http://seat61.com. YouTube: http://youtube.com/c/seat61.
ASSIST Sheffield 🧡 @assistsheffield.bsky.social ASSIST is a Sheffield-based charity supporting destitute people seeking asylum. We provide accommodation, welfare payments and bespoke casework support. 🧡
Trans Legal Project @translegalproject.bsky.social Analysis & commentary on UK law affecting trans people and their rights. Our work is unfortunately suspended at the moment.
Deeply opposed to UKSC/FWS ruling of 16/4/25 & to its blatant exploitation to hurt trans people by the EHRC, the media & others.
Dr. Lucy Mayblin @mayblin.bsky.social Senior Lecturer Sociology & Co-Director Migration Research Group, University of Sheffield, UK.
www.lucymayblin.com
www.sheffield.ac.uk/migration-research-group
www.Channelcrossings.org
Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com Belfast writer. He/him. NUJ. I mostly moan about the media, politics & Arsenal. "Big beast transgender activist" [The Telegraph].
The Trans Agenda [on a break] reports on anti-trans media coverage in UK papers, subscribe here transagenda.info
La Biblioteka @labiblioteka.bsky.social Staff recs, good books & other essentials, from our Sheffield indie bookshop for locals all over the world.
Come say hi!
labiblioteka.co
https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/labiblioteka