Ben Francis

@benfrancis.bsky.social

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PhD-ing in Peace & Political Science at University of Notre Dame. Climate and gender politics. Previously: a decade in aid sector in Palestine, Libya, Afghanistan, Nepal and elsewhere. Unrewarding sense of loyalty to: Man United, UK Labour Party. He/him

A nametag from the ISA conference
Stacked bar chart showing countries according to whether their survey respondents reported preferences for prioritising the economy or the environment. The Maldives is amongst the top countries for prioritising the economy over environment.
A poster of Labour's 20th century Prime Ministers
A building marked with the words "Ethical Society"
Labour Party Email inviting members to "Sign Robert Jenrick's card"
The "Old man yells at cloud" meme but with the word "Data" over the word cloud
Two orange mangoes being held in someones hand
Lines of fans waiting to get inside a stadium at the FIFA Club World Cup
Four scholars pose in front of a banner at a conference
A group picture of a set of panellists at a conference
A view of Michigan Avenue in Chicago.
A dog on a beach with her tongue hanging out
A piece of art on a brick wall that shows a woman's face with the eyes replaced with a strip of natural landscape and the words Climate Action framing it
A screenshot of the small red stop sign that appears in R while it is processing.
A Spotify wrapped list showing my top 5 artists: Tool, Bob Dylan, Chappell Roan, The Last Dinner Party, and Orla Gartland
A map on the UK covered in red dots, the title reads "Survey Response Locations"
An AI generated image of a very handsome mat sat at a desk, with several (mostly) climate and peace related signs stuck on a wall behind him
A statue by a Dutch artist of Zhdun, a contemplative looking grey creature with a long nose and hands interlocked in a state of introspection
A photo of the leading dignitaries at the COP29 event in which women make up less than 10% of the approximately 50 figures in the photograph.