Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social Institute of #irishstudies @liverpooluni.bsky.social: world-leading research & teaching in peace & conflict, women's studies, literature & history.
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studies
Dr Hayley Bennett @haylesben.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, University of Edinburgh. Welfare state, social security, (un)employment, poverty, policy-making. Views own, RTs not endorsements. https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/hayley-bennett
Mathieu O'Neil @mathieuon.bsky.social Professor of communication, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra, Ngunnawal country • Director, Digital Commons Policy Council • Civic information literacy for schools • Political economy of digital commons • https://dcpc.info/actions/
Annabel Smith @annabel-smith.bsky.social Director, Growth and Reform Network. Working with places across UK for a more inclusive economy. New to Bluesky.
Rosie Fogden @rosiefogden.bsky.social Deputy Director at the Growth and Reform Network (formerly @centrepropolicy)
Interested in all things economics and policy
Paul Bristow @paulbristow.bsky.social Let's see how much I post here but I am interested in what other people have to say.
Political Studies Review @psrjournal.bsky.social A flagship journal of @PolStudiesAssoc.bsky.social
Find us on https://journals.sagepub.com/home/psw
Centre for Thriving Places @thrivingplaces.bsky.social Centre for Thriving Places is a place-based not-for-profit consultancy offering strategic support, research, training and tools that help put the wellbeing of people, place and planet centre stage.
Kate Long @katelong.bsky.social PhD researcher at @UniofYork | Looking at the politics of climate democratic innovations
www.kate-long.co.uk 
Lord Norton of Louth @lordnortonlouth.bsky.social Professor of Government, University of Hull. Devoted to the study of the Constitution, Parliament, and the Conservative Party.
Professor Lisa Scullion @lisa-scullion.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy
Academic Lead (Interim) Social Innovation Institute
University of Salford, UK
FAcSS
CBI Economics @cbieconomics.bsky.social Posts from the economics directorate of the CBI. Follow us for updates and analysis on the UK economy, tax & fiscal policy, our business surveys, and consulting projects.
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
Peter Nedergaard @peternedergaard.bsky.social Professor of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. Research interests: European and Nordic Politics, Political Economy. Collector of modern ceramics, Faroese paintings and Christine Swane paintings. Lifelong fan of Bob Dylan and modernist poetry.
Jem Mills-Sheehy @jemm-s.bsky.social Make videos for @transparencyuk.bsky.social. Anti-corruption, political integrity, economic crime and other things that take my fancy. Former IfG. Views my own.
Always open to sandwich recommendations.
Another 🦘in London. He/him. 🌈
Rob Richardson @drrobrichardson.bsky.social Lecturer in Urban Planning & Placemaking at University of @Manchester.ac.uk Department of Planning, Property & Environmental Management | MRTPI | Urban design, planning, place & policy | Own views
Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk Public policy research, teaching and engagement, enabling the right kind of growth, fairly shared. bennettschool.cam.ac.uk
Dan Godley @dangodley.bsky.social Researcher at the Local Government Information Unit
https://lgiu.org/about/people/dan-godley/
Megan Isaac @meganisaac.bsky.social Working on devolution at the Institute for Government
Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social International research centre for regional development and planning located in the heart of Stockholm. We are bridging policy and research for a thriving, sustainable Nordic region and beyond.
The University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk A proud Manchester institution with teaching, research and social responsibility at the heart of everything we do. 
Alice Perkins @aliceperkins.bsky.social Currently doing a PhD on the legacies of resident-led community regeneration (NDC, Big Local) @ Sheffield Hallam
Passionate about seals, sewing and sweet stuff
Opinions own
Levana Magnus @levanamagnus.bsky.social Research associate at University of Bristol. Researching un/under/employment, social in/security, and the value of care
Timea Nochta @tnochta.bsky.social Assistant Prof / Researcher interested in cities, governance, climate change and what we can do about it. Also dabble in smart cities and digital twins. Trekkie and own a cat named 'Dax'. INLOGOV, DPAP, UoB
Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social Health Promotion Prof @dalhousie.bsky.social. UK export in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Canada. Pop health, climate anxiety, safe streets. Volunteer with @velocanadabikes.bsky.social, @visionzerokh.bsky.social, @urbantruth.bsky.social. She/her. Views are my own
PSA Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group @psalocalpol.bsky.social We are the Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association (@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social)
Web: www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-groups/local-politics-and-governance
Marielle Papin @mariellepm.bsky.social Political Science Asst Prof | Canada Research Chair & Director, Research Institute for Urban Wellness @MacEwan University
Cities, networks, climate governance and urban wellness
I talk a lot about motherhood (in academia)
Another Green @anothergreen.bsky.social #ClimateChange #Renewables #Ecosocialism #Think32 #ElinorOstrom #Commons #CorneliusCardew #GaeilgeGachLá #Marx
Harry Hawkins @harryahawkins.bsky.social advocate for inclusive, environmentalist planning
Sheffield
EMRE KIZILKAYA @emrekizilkaya.bsky.social Ph.D. in Media & Communication | '24-'25 Carr-Ryan Center Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School | Knight Visiting Nieman Fellow '19 | IVLP Alumnus | IBM Certified AI Developer https://www.linkedin.com/in/emre-kizilkaya #Media #Humanities #AI #Data #Ethics
Euan Raffle @euanraffle.bsky.social Lecturer in Security Studies @mybcu.bsky.social. PhD from @polisatleeds.bsky.social. Research state violence, extrajudicial killing, human rights & Southeast Asia. He/Him.
Claire Carter @claire7carter.bsky.social Senior Presenter for BBC Radio Bristol/Somerset. Player of Netball. Over-thinker. Biscuits are my weakness & I hate taking the bins out.
Jim Collins @jimcollins.bsky.social Interested in all the good stuff - civic engagement & the social value, purpose and impact of Education and Research.
Director of Strategy & Operations (International, Engagement and Service) at King’s College London. 
Dr Rose O’Neill @roseoneill.bsky.social Ceo Campaign for National Parks. Fighting for wilder National Parks in England and Wales.
Nature. Landscape. Rivers. Access. Social justice.
Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social Local Democracy Reporter of the year 2024 🏆
Journalist covering Manchester council and the Greater Manchester mayor. Own views.
Sarah Briggs @sarahbriggs.bsky.social NIHR clinical lecturer, academic oncologist researching environmentally sustainable healthcare, University of Oxford. Sustainability, planetary health, climate, ethics, oncology, genomics.
Also novice pianist, book-lover, allotment noob, northerner.
Pete Scarborough @petescarbs.bsky.social Professor of Population Health | University of Oxford | Sustainable Healthy Diets & Transformers
Dr Jamie Sims @jamiesims.bsky.social Academic @oxford_brookes. Researching, consulting, advocating epidemiology of health behaviour & green space, social cohesion, regenerative building, natural materials & environmental exposures.
PSA Participatory & Deliberative Democracy Specialist Group @psapdd.bsky.social We are the Participatory & Deliberative Democracy Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association (@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social)
Web: www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-groups/participatory-and-deliberative-democracy
PSA Political Leadership Specialist Group @psapolleadership.bsky.social We are the Political Leadership Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association
(@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social)
Web: www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-groups/political-leadership
PSA Politics & History Specialist Group @psapolhistory.bsky.social We are the Politics & History Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association
(@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social)
Web: www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-groups/politics-and-history
PSA Rhetoric, Discourse & Politics Specialist Group @psarhetoric.bsky.social We are the Rhetoric, Discourse & Politics Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association (@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social)
Web: www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-groups/rhetoric-discourse-and-politics
PSA Social Policy & Politics Specialist Group @psasocialpolicy.bsky.social We are the Social Policy & Politics Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association (@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social).
🌐 Learn more: www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-groups/social-policy-and-politics
Policy & Politics @policy-politics.bsky.social Advancing knowledge in public and social policy and politics. Edited by @berglundoscar.bsky.social, Claire Dunlop, @eakoebele.bsky.social, Kristin Taylor, @cmweible.bsky.social w/ @allegrafullerton.bsky.social
https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/pp
David A Alexander @drdaalexander.bsky.social Political Scientist. Research Affiliate in the School of Social & Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow. Research interests include legislative systems, disability in politics and learning/teaching innovations. Also art, history and quiz enjoyer
Sean Müller @seanstmllr.bsky.social political scientist at uni lausanne, wrote a book on Shared Rule in Federal Theory and Practice: https://academic.oup.com/book/57551 
Martin Sartorius @martinsartorius.bsky.social Lead Economist at the CBI. Views are my own
Rlutz2013 @rlutz2013.bsky.social PhD University of Bristol / MPA from USC / researching #mixedmethods #coproduction, #decoloniality #zemiology, #migration, and nerding out about food and foodways
Tanya Singh @tanyasingh99.bsky.social Research Analyst @centrepropolicy.bsky.social | Health, childcare, inclusive growth, good work & productivity | Open to ideas | Reach me: tsingh@progressive-policy.net
Dion Curry @dsdcurry.bsky.social Ornery Associate Professor of Politics and Public Policy
PSA Public Policy & Administration Specialist Group @psapublicpolicy.bsky.social We are the Public Policy & Administration Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association (@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social)
Web: www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-groups/public-policy-and-administration
Neema Begum @neemabegum.bsky.social Assistant Professor in British Politics @ University of Nottingham | Researching Race, Ethnicity and Political Attitudes
https://www.neema-begum.co.uk/
Sarah Ayres @sarahayres.bsky.social Professor of Public Policy & Governance, Bristol University. Political scientist and Chair of the Regional Studies Association.
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social Committed to creating a world governed with intelligence, integrity and innovation.
Part of @policyatkings.bsky.social, based in the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy at King's College London.
🔗 kcl.ac.uk/sfg
ECPR Standing Group on Local Government & Politics @ecpr-logopol.bsky.social Advancing the comparative study of local government and politics. Follow the ECPR Standing Group for updates, events, and opportunities. Join via MyECPR!
https://ecpr.eu/group/local-government-politics
Tim Bartik @timbartik.bsky.social Senior Economist at Upjohn Institute, fan of "place-based policies" (or at least some of them!). https://www.upjohn.org/about/upjohn-team/staff/timothy-j-bartik
Centre for Governance, Regulation & Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS) @cgrisbath.bsky.social Sharing information, news and events about the CGR&IS, based at the University of Bath. Posts do not represent the University.
https://www.bath.ac.uk/research-groups/centre-for-governance-regulation-and-industrial-strategy-cgr-is/
Ben Shave @ben-shave.bsky.social I work at the House of Commons. Currently: Education Committee. Previously: Science, Innovation and Technology, Public Accounts and Brexit committees.
Apart from that, I'm mostly being a dad and cycling. My views.
Grace Piddington @gpiddington.bsky.social Researching Digital Public Policy 👩🏻💻
Teaching Social Policy 🍎
Reading anything 📚
Walking anywhere 🏞️
Anne Green @anne-e-green.bsky.social Professor of Regional Economic Development, City-REDI, University of Birmingham. Interested in the geography of labour markets, employment, non-employment, migration, commuting, skills, local economic development, public policy, etc.
Daniel Black @danielsblack.bsky.social Research Director | Planetary Health, Cities, Risk, Decision-Making, Complex Research Operationalisation
Zoë Billingham @zoebillingham.bsky.social Director of IPPR North in Manchester. Economist focused on people’s lived experience. Regional policy. Views my own.
Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social Imprint of @brisunipress.bsky.social. Independent, not-for-profit social science publisher. Celebrating 25 years of publishing with a purpose.
https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/linktree
James Browne @jamesbrownetbi.bsky.social Head of Work, Income and Inequality Analysis, Economics and Public Finance Team @InstituteGC. Ex-@theIFS and @OECD_Social. Views my own.
Shane Brownie @shanebrownie.bsky.social UKGov economist working on corporate (esp sustainability) reporting. All views and reposting my own.
Colin Lindsay @clindsaystrath.bsky.social Employment & social policy researcher…
Leads ESRC PrOPEL Hub… https://propelhub.org/
Researcher ESRC InterAct Network… https://interact-hub.org/
Karl Patrick R. Mendoza @kprmendoza.bsky.social Communication scholar of trust, culture, institutions & public life. Political communication, cultural sociology, academic institutions. Philippines/Southeast Asia.
Ben Blackburn @benjamin-bee.bsky.social Politics and current affairs | public affairs in public transport | live South Pennines | photography enthusiast
Association for Public Service Excellence @apsenews.bsky.social At APSE, we help local councils deliver excellent frontline services. Follow us for news, updates and events. Find out more here: https://apse.org.uk/index.cfm/apse/
Eleri Kirkpatrick-Lorente @elerikl.bsky.social 
Iain Moore @iainmoore.bsky.social Interested in libraries, charities and the social sector and how together they can fix everything.
Once & future ultra runner. Macclesfield. Gay adopter. 🏳️🌈
Commercial Director, Libraries Connected
www.librariesconnected.org.uk
He/him
Rach Headings @rachheadings.bsky.social Food policy researcher exploring values, narratives, discourse, coherence & future visions for #FoodSystemTransformation. Views are my own
#DialogueNotDebate #Neurodiverse #American #AdoptDontShop
@Tabledebates @OxfordMartinSchool
Mary Towers @marymayling.bsky.social Tech policy. Employment lawyer. Writer. Collectivist.
Rae Snape (she/her) FFCCT, NPQEL, Honorary Fellow Suffolk Uni 💛 @raesnape.bsky.social 18 Years Ahead
Author of the #HeadteachersHandbook and Editor of the #CurriculumCompendium published by Bloomsbury
Honorary Fellow of Suffolk University 💛
Founding member of #Cambridge Chapter of @CitizensUk #OnlyConnect
#FlamingoOfHope🦩 #RideTheWaves 🌊🌊🌊☀️
Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social P/T lecturer 0.2 in Social Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths, London, + semi-retired. Views my own. Climate Justice, Stop Ecocide, Critical Management Studies, Solidarity Economy, 💙.
https://www.gold.ac.uk/icce/staff/r-hull/
N🚫 DMs - you WILL be blocked
Prof James White @profjtwhite.bsky.social Prof of Planning + Urban Design @uofglasgow.bsky.social | Deputy Director @housingevidence.bsky.social | Principal Investigator, @urbanretrofit.bsky.social | Interested in how planning and development systems help/hinder climate adaptation in cities.
Living Wage Foundation @livingwageuk.bsky.social We’re the leading movement at the heart of fairer, better work.
Championing fair pay, secure hours & enough to live on in retirement.
Join the movement of over 16,000 employers in the UK.
Let's make work that works for everyone
www.livingwage.org.uk
Stefan Couperus @scouperus.bsky.social Academic working at the intersection of modern history and the social sciences. University of Groningen
University of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social The School of Law @universityofleeds.bsky.social is one of the leading law schools in the UK and has been providing instruction in law since its inception in 1899.
Leanne Hammacott @leannehammacott.bsky.social Head of Programming, Culture kcl.ac.uk/cultural King’s College London 🌱
Part of bodydataspace.net collective 🙇♀️
Project board member 'The Jewel in the Strand' https://stmarylestrand.com/ 💫
Dr. Anuradha Sajjanhar @anuradhas.bsky.social Assistant Prof/Lecturer in Politics and Policy at University of East Anglia, UK. I study political elites, "expertise", AI
Author of "The New Experts", Cambridge Uni Press (2024)
anuradhasajjanhar.com
Bennett Institute for Innovation and Policy Acceleration @bennett-innovate.bsky.social Fast forward thinking for people and the planet https://bennettinstitutesussex.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bennett-institute-for-innovation-and-policy-acceleration/
https://www.youtube.com/@BennettInstituteSussex
Katarzyna Lakoma @katarzynalakoma.bsky.social • PhD, Research Fellow at Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham Business School
• Research interests: Accountability, Fire and Rescue Service, Governance, Public Services
LGC Editor @sarahcalkin.bsky.social Editor of the Local Government Chronicle, mum of three and adopted south east Londoner. Here for politics and geekery local and national (but especially local). Sucker for a good chart 📊
PolicyBristol @policybristol.bsky.social PolicyBristol aims to enhance the influence and impact of research from across the University of Bristol on policy and practice at the local, national and international level. 
ECPR Standing Group on Public Opinion & Voting Behaviour @ecprpovb.bsky.social ECPR Standing Group on Public Opinion and Voting Behaviour (POVB) in a Comparative Perspective 🗳️ @ecpr.bsky.social
Emilia Y Belknap @emiliabelknap.bsky.social Politics & IR Research Fellow @sotonpolitics.bsky.social ✨ sex, gender, voting behaviour and constitutions 📚 Iranian-American fuelled by cherry coke & fighting the patriarchy 🧿 views=my own
SC: @ecprpovb.bsky.social
CoDirecting: @gain-centre.bsky.social
Hannah Murphy @hannahmurphyb.bsky.social Head of Evaluation at Youth Futures Foundation. Employment & skills, young people, low pay & progression. IOW'er, stuck on the mainland. She/her.
The Draft @thedraftwriters.bsky.social A writing company founded by former No 10 chief speechwriter
Philip Collins. Thoughts on public language here and in our newsletter, First Draft.
info@thedraftwriters.com
thedraftwriters.com/newsletter
Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK) @smkcampaigners.bsky.social Click below to use our FREE campaigning tools, book some campaign training, sign up for our social change newsletter, read our blogs, and more!
smk.org.uk/link-in-bio
Danny Dickinson @dannydickinson.bsky.social Economic development policy, governance and practice.
Patrick Butler @patrickjbutler.bsky.social Social Policy editor, The Guardian. Winner of the Paul Foot Award for Investigative Journalism 2025.
Louisa Comber @louisacomber.bsky.social 💻 Comms @powertochange.org.uk
📍 Bristol
Local Government Studies @lgstudies.bsky.social First established in 1975, Local Government Studies is the leading journal for the study of local politics, policy, public administration and management and governance https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/flgs20
mo freeman (she/her) @molovesmaps.bsky.social geospatial nerd | meerkat enthusiast | nd advocate
ceo: @whereaboutsco.com
linktr.ee/molovesmaps
Geography PGCE University of Bristol @uobgeogpgce.bsky.social Nicola Warren-Lee and Michelle Graffagnino. Supporting strong, research-informed geography teachers to bring life, energy, ideas, and passion into secondary schools.
Mark Swift @markswift.bsky.social 👋 Social entrepreneur & champion of citizen-led social change. Founder CEO Wellbeing Enterprises CIC. Views own
http://www.wellbeingenterprises.org.uk
Dom Trendall @domtrendall.bsky.social He/him. Views entirely my own.
John Hall @johnfromyorkshire.bsky.social Looking for a better future for the forgotten regions of England. https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/author/johnhall/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1kWHOLlDUdWvxVlBmSy2KZhJdwKzOm3ERA7iUKmDQc8_PGARjmpoIVFbs_aem_kpVJ2anHcYsA4A2bkZsiXw
Esther Green @esthergreeny.bsky.social Policy geek - interested in health, education, gender, inequalities, devolution & local gov📝
Tennis and F1 fan 🎾 avid reader and documentary-watcher 📚 also found napping, cooking, crafting, swimming