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Nico Brando @nicobrando.bsky.social 🇨🇴 Philosopher and Children's Rights researcher. Derby Fellow at the School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool.
Theresa O'Keefe 🍉 @treesaw.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology. I write on feminism and conflict, state violence, gender and social movements, and academic precarity. She/her. 🍉
Stuart Borthwick @stuartborthwick.bsky.social Photography & non-partizan commentary on political murals in Ireland.
“The Writing on the Wall: A Visual History of Northern Ireland's Troubles" (Bluecoat Press, 2015)
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Cat Mahoney @catmahoney.bsky.social Senior Lecturer Communication and Media at University of Liverpool. Researching television, gender, collective memory, convergence and Dungeons & Dragons. Common or Garden Nerd.
Jack Russell @jackru.bsky.social Londoner in Norn Iron | Data Communicator | Humanist | Dad of girls | Glastonbury Pilgrim | Strange Loop | Runner | ENTP
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Dr Andrew S. Roe-Crines 🏳️🌈 @andrewcrines.bsky.social Associate Professor of Political Communication | PhD Pol. Sci. | MA Acad. Prac. | Award-winning book author & editor, peer review articles, & media comments.
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Sandra Patterson @sandyzpatterson.bsky.social Mum👦🏼👧🏼 #GeographyTeacher #HOD 🌎 #MEd #FCCT #IntegratedEducation #DofE #ClimateChangeTeacher #WomenEd 💜 #StarWars ⚽️ #GAWA 💛 #Geography #NorthernIreland 
Jenna Carr @jennalcarr.bsky.social Sociology PhD Researcher and Graduate Teaching Fellow - University of Liverpool
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Sam McBride @sjamcbride.bsky.social Northern Ireland Editor of the Belfast Telegraph & Sunday Independent. Author of Burned: The Inside Story of the Cash-for-Ash Scandal. Any views mine alone.
William Crawley @williamcrawley.bsky.social BBC presenter. @BBCNIreland, @BBCNewsNI. @BBCR4Sunday. #BBCTalkback. Member @RIADawson. @EF_Fellows. Cynophilist. Talking on-air against my better judgment.
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Linda Ervine @lindaervine.bsky.social Manager of Turas, an Irish language project in east Belfast and co-founder of Scoil na Seolta, an Integrated, Irish-medium primary school and nursery school.
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Alastair Owens @alastairhackney.bsky.social Professor at Queen Mary University of London; Chair of Trustees at the Geographical Association. Research, write and teach about Britain (especially London) since 1800. Collaborator, especially with heritage sector + food, music, books, Hackney.
Karen Throsby @karenthrosby.bsky.social Professor of Gender Studies and Head of the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds, UK. Gender, technology, bodies, health, food. Swimmer, vegan, owned by two cats. All views my own.
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Angharad Beckett FAcSS, FRSA @angharadbeckett.bsky.social Professor of Political Sociology & Social Inclusion, University of Leeds (UK). Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Disability and Social Justice (www.ijdsj.online). Human Rights | Open Science | Social Innovation | Kindness. Lover of cake. She/her.
David Harvey @davidharvey.org Distinguished Professor, CUNY Graduate Center; Director of Research, Center for Place, Culture and Politics. New book: The Story of Capital. Posts from David Harvey personally are signed -DH
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Katy Hayward @katyhayward.bsky.social As it turns out, a Professor of Political Sociology at Queen's University Belfast working in & on the island of Ireland.
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Cathy McIlwaine @cathymcilwaine.bsky.social Professor of Geography @KCL. Feminism, international development, migration. Latin Americans in London. Creative research in London and Rio de Janeiro. Trustee/council member
@LatinElephant @LatAmB
Kalwant Bhopal @kalwantbhopal.bsky.social Professor of Education and Social Justice, Director Centre for Research on Race and Education, University of Birmingham. Interests: race, gender, class, equity, social justice.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social Socialist, antifascist, writer in various places, geriatric millennial, GQ's 9th Worst Dressed Man in 2016. He/him. YouTube channel http://bit.ly/33iARb3 🏳️🌈
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Dr Máire Braniff @mairebraniff.bsky.social Senior Lecturer @ Ulster University
INCORE Ulster University @ulsteruniincore.bsky.social INCORE (International Conflict Research Institute) at Ulster University. Research, teaching and action addressing the causes and consequences of conflict.
Dr Alison Garden @notsecretgarden.bsky.social Writing about love & politics at Queen's University Belfast 💘 | Writing in UKRI Future Leaders Fellow | PI on 'Acts_of_Union' | All views personal.
UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org The UK’s largest public funder of research. Our mission is to advance knowledge, improve lives and drive growth.
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Michelle O’Neill @moneillfm.bsky.social First Minister. Sinn Féin Leas Uachtarán (Vice President). Representing the people of the Mid Ulster Constituency since 2007
Terence Heng @tereheng.bsky.social Reader in Sociology at Liverpool University, also Photographer. Visual Methods \ Visual Sociology \ Sacred Flowscapes. Current project: The Spirited North - A Photographic study of Spiritual Spaces in North England - www.terenceheng.info/spiritednorth
Abi O'Connor @drabioconnor.bsky.social Urban Sociologist. Leverhulme ECF @ Sheffield University. Hon Fel @ Uni of Liverpool. PhD ✍️ political economy of housing/land, spatial inequality, local gov/politics & stigma. Fullback. Union rep. Organising w Liverpool Residents Action et al. Views my own
Jon Tonge @jontonge.bsky.social Professor of Politics
Novara Media @novaramedia.com 📺 📰🎙🚩 People-powered media. https://linktr.ee/novaramedia
Dr Jenny van Hooff @jennyvanhooff.com Sociologist at Manchester Met University. Intimacy, couples, friendship. Rhymes with loaf.
Fiona Measham @fmeasham.bsky.social * Chair in Criminology, University of Liverpool
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* Manchester, UK
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Alice Ievins @aliceievins.bsky.social Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Liverpool, interested in punishment, especially of sexual violence.
Everyday Peace Indicators @epi-ngo.bsky.social Everyday Peace Indicators (EPI) is a participatory method that defines peace through locally-driven measures, bridging grassroots realities with institutional frameworks to guide context-sensitive peacebuilding.
Roger Mac Ginty @rogermacginty.bsky.social Peace
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Dogs and old stuff.
I block anonymous no-name accounts
Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute @lahri.bsky.social Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute (LAHRI): initiating and incubating cutting-edge and interdisciplinary research across and beyond the arts and humanities @universityofleeds.bsky.social Website: https://lahri.leeds.ac.uk/
Cathal McManus @cathalpmc.bsky.social Lecturer in SSESW @ Queen’s University Belfast.
Interested in nationalism; conflict and peace processes. Also research Othering leading to political extremism and polarisation
https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/cathal-mcmanus
Cultural Sociology @culsoc.bsky.social Cultural Sociology is a journal of the BSA and Sage. Publishing on cultural sociology and the sociology of culture.
Women's Peace Network @womenspeacenetwork.org Founded by @waiwainu.bsky.social, WPN is a civil society organization working for peace, justice and inclusion of all communities in Myanmar, including women and ethnic and religious minorities.
https://www.womenspeacenetwork.org/
Helen Berents @hmberents.bsky.social children & youth. peace & conflict.
feminist. academic. baker. probably in that order.
researcher @ Griffith Uni. she/her
www.hmberents.com | https://theYPSobserver.substack.com/
Research Ireland @researchireland.ie Ireland’s new competitive research and innovation funding agency
WAVE Trauma Centre @wavetrauma.bsky.social WAVE offers support to anyone bereaved, traumatised or injured as a result of the violent conflict known as the 'Troubles'.
Retweets/Follows ≠ endorsements
https://wavetraumacentre.org.uk/
Centre for Criminal Justice Studies - University of Leeds @ccjsleeds.bsky.social The Centre for Criminal Justice Studies advances independent, theoretically informed and methodologically rigorous research on key issues in crime and criminal justice.
https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/law-research-centre-criminal-justice-studies
Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org The Resolution Foundation is an independent think-tank dedicated to lifting living standards in the UK.
Gina Vale @ginavale.bsky.social Lecturer of Criminology @University of Southampton
📘 Author: "The Unforgotten Women of the Islamic State" OxUniPress 2024
Associate/Fellow @ICCT_TheHague & @Vox_Pol
Study #terrorism, #extremism, #gender, #youth
✉️ gina.vale@soton.ac.uk
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Runnymede Trust @runnymedetrust.bsky.social Progressing racial justice since 1968
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Tara Brabazon @tarabrabazon.bsky.social Prof of Cultural Studies at Flinders University. Pop Cult Obsessive. Fan. Listener. Learner. Teacher. Writer of 22 books. AM.
Dr Alicia Denby @aliciadenby.bsky.social Sociology Lecturer at Manchester Met University
Interested in Singlehood, Gender and Sexualities, Personal Life, Time, Space/Place, Qualitative Methods.
Women's Platform @womensplatformni.bsky.social We work to amplify the voices of women and girls in Northern Ireland,support women to use international human rights frameworks, & advocate for a gender equal society based on human rights frameworks.Charity no NIC108453.
https://linktr.ee/womensplatformni
NIRWN @nirwn.bsky.social Working towards an equitable society where rural women are visible, influential and valued #feminist #community #equality #rural #intersectional 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social Change the rules. Share the wealth. Protect the planet.
Alva Gotby @alvagotby.bsky.social Author of They Call it Love (2023) and Feeling At Home (2025)
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Truzaar Dordi @truzaar.bsky.social 🎓 Lecturer University of York (UK) |
💡 Director of Partnerships and Engagement |
🌎 Sustainability, Leadership, Innovation, Management
Red Pepper Media @redpeppermag.bsky.social 🌶 Spicing up the left since '94.
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Sophie Whiting @sophieawhiting.bsky.social Senior lecturer at University of Bath researching conflict, gender, N Ireland. Living in Bristol 🎈
University College Cork @ucc.ie A world-leading research university, dedicated to securing a sustainable future for all. Find the latest research, news and events here.
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
National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social Founded in 1938, NIESR is Britain’s longest established independent research institute focusing on macroeconomics and social policy. 
International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org Founded in 1949, International Sociological Association represents sociologists everywhere, regardless of their school of thought, scientific approaches or ideological opinion. Get to know us better at www.isa-sociology.org
University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk UK trade union for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and professional services staff in further education, higher education, prison education, and adult and community education.
UCU @ QUB @ucuatqub.bsky.social University and College Union, Queen's University Belfast branch. Fighting for the fair treatment of university workers and the safeguarding of our education system.
https://www.ucuqub.org/
Queen's University Belfast @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social Official account of Queen's University Belfast.
One of the Russell Group’s leading research-intensive universities.
We provide world-class education & research.
RT≠Endorsement.
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House Rules: ow.ly/APC750YZAnz
History at Queen's University Belfast @qubhistory.bsky.social History in the School of HAPP and adjacent historians at Queen's University Belfast. Find the QUB Historians and projects under ‘Lists’. We are at https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/happ/
Irish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social Institute of Irish Studies at Queen’s University Belfast. An interdisciplinary research institute for all aspects of Irish culture, history, politics and society. See 'Lists' for more info. Find us at https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/IrishStudiesGateway/
Centre for Cross Border Cooperation @crossborder.bsky.social Armagh, Northern Ireland. Promoting research, information and support across borders on the island of Ireland, Europe, & beyond. Our Border People FLOW project is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body. crossborder.ie
Alliance for Choice @all4choice.bsky.social A4C campaign for free safe legal local abortion in Ireland North & South. #freesafelegallocal alliancechoice4@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/Alliance4Choice
Amanda Ferguson @amanda.ie North Belfast woman. Freelance journalist c2010. NUJ member. Writer. Talker. Events. Consultant. Reasonable. A wee bit fancy.✌🏻❣️#BeanUltach Also Director @wimbelfast.bsky.social And everywhere else: https://linktr.ee/amanda.ie
Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org We use the law to resist hate and bring hope. Injustice is not inevitable.
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Reclaim the Agenda @reclaimtheagenda.bsky.social Feminist collective that campaigns around 6 key themes; poverty, discrimination, domestic and sexual violence, healthcare, childcare, & equal representation.
https://www.reclaimtheagenda.com/
The Conflict, Violence & Terrorism Research Centre (CVTRC) @cvtrc.bsky.social The Conflict, Violence and Terrorism Research Centre (CVTRC) at Royal Holloway University of London. Founding Director:
@akilnawan.bsky.social; Co-Director: @lizzypearson.bsky.social
British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social 
European Sociological Review @europeansocreview.bsky.social 
Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social I lecture and research race, representation, and British politics @warwickpais.bsky.social
Talk football on @theanfieldwrap.bsky.social
https://substack.com/@mikebankole
Cara - the Council for At-Risk Academics @cara1933.bsky.social Cara is a lifeline to academics at risk, providing sanctuary at partner universities to those forced to flee and regional programmes to help those in exile
https://www.cara.ngo/
Feminist City @feministcity.bsky.social Femme the city! Exploring the (re)production/labor/work/care in/of/for/as the city
[PhD in progress on 1970s feminist spatial politics in London + NYC]
Dr Georgina Holmes @drgholmes.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Politics & International Studies @OpenUniversity and Lecturer in Politics at Imperial College London; Peacekeeping, military, UN, gender, global governance, SSR, Classical/Spanish guitar player
Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (#EPON) @effectivepeaceops.bsky.social https://effectivepeaceops.net
Rosalind Skillen @rosalindskillen.bsky.social Journalist at Times Higher Education. Shortlisted as Features Writer of the Year and Young Journalist of the Year at Irish Journalism Awards 2025.
Irish Centre for Human Rights @uniofgalwayichr.bsky.social Official Bluesky account for the Irish Centre for Human Rights @UniOfGalwayLaw.bsky.social @UniOfGalway.bsky.social
On Facebook at http://bit.ly/35qVxfU & Instagram at http://bit.ly/3VP8j2x
EFACIS @efacis.bsky.social The European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies (EFACIS) seeks to promote interest in and support the expansion of Irish Studies throughout Europe.
https://www.efacis.eu/
Dr Katharine A M Wright @kamwright.bsky.social Feminist Security Studies
Élise Féron @eliseferon.bsky.social Professor, Director of INCORE @ulsteruniincore.bsky.social at Ulster University
Feminist Peace Research, Diaspora Studies, Disappearance Studies, Aftermath of Wars
PI of @re-embody.bsky.social
Co-editor in chief of @jdsjournal.bsky.social
WomenEd Northern Ireland @womenednireland.bsky.social #WomenEd is a global, voluntary, grassroots network connecting existing and aspiring women leaders in education. 💜
Keep up to date with what's going on in our network:
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British Association for Irish Studies (BAIS) @bairishstudies.bsky.social BAIS is the national network for those with an interest in the study of Ireland. Posts by our comms team and council members.
https://irishstudies.co.uk/
Danielle Blaylock @blaylockd1.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Psychology at Queen's University Belfast
Sorcha Eastwood MP @sorchaeastwood.bsky.social Proud to be your Alliance MP for Lagan Valley