Chris Lewis @chrislewis123.bsky.social Deputy Chief Scientist @FCDO - Global health, Epidemics, Science, Oversight of Advisers. Dad of ๐คบ๐ฉโ๐ญ, Running with ๐
Chatham House Global Economy and Finance Programme @chgef.bsky.social
Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social Opinion columnist covering gender and politics at The Guardian. Writer in residence at the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Host of the podcast In Bed with the Right. Real piece of work.
Eve Livingston @everebecca.bsky.social Journalist mostly covering inequalities for Guardian, Observer, Bureau of Investigative Journalism, BBC & more.
Author of Make Bosses Pay. 2x Orwell Prize nominee. She/her.
๐ง evelivingstonjournalist@gmail.com
๐ everebeccalivingston.com
๐ธ eve__rebecca
Robyn Vinter @robynvinter.bsky.social North of England correspondent at the Guardian. Mostly here to make bad jokes
Annina Kaltenbrunner @anninak.bsky.social Professor of Global Economics (University of Leeds, UK)
macro-finance in the Global South, central banking, exchange rates, and anything development finance; mixed-methods
R. S. DIENG @drlandislife.bsky.social Award-winning academic, educator & author researching #politics, #feminism, #artivism, #land, #food and #labour in #Senegal, Francophone #Africa & #WesternEurope | Personal Account
Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social Author of the newly released, The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide, and previously of Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World. See: https://about.me/howardwfrench.com
Laura Seay @texasinafrica.bsky.social PhD, political scientist, tired. Development, governance, & conflict in Africa. T1D, Texas Longhorns ๐ค๐ป, & other stuff.
I don't share my location on social media. Thanks for not asking!
(she/her)
Ryan Musser @ryanmusser.bsky.social Posts about current events/politics/development in Africa, building better cities, local Washington DC issues, and how biking is the best form of transportation. Live in Ward 8/EOTR. Lover of front porches and #bikeDC.
Check out my Africa starter packs.
Matt Johnson @mattjohno1989.bsky.social โHeโs all arms and legs that big ladโ Howard Wilkinson. ๐ฆ
Co-Host of @wtidpod.
Guest on Championship Terrace talk podcast.
FC Garvey @fcgarv.bsky.social UK Advocacy for Reporters Without Borders.
Posting about politics, press freedoms & human rights - powered by an excessive amount of coffee. Former Caabu, former OSINT-er, former Cantab. Views are mine alone.
Football Ramble @footballramble.bsky.social The Original Football Podcast. Strong takes, funny jokes and a passion for Phil Neville. LISTEN HERE ๐ lnk.to/ramble
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.
Steven A. Cook @stevenacook.bsky.social Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Views are my own.
Yasmeen Serhan @yasmeenserhan.bsky.social Digital features editor @reuters.com. Previously on the foreign affairs beat at TIME and The Atlantic. Get in touch: https://yasmeenserhan.com/contact/
Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social Associate Professor (Reader), soas @soasuni.bsky.social, researching Palestine/Israel history. Race, migration, material culture, Antisemitism. "City in Fragments" (Stanford 2020) Currently working on Ashkenazi integration in the Arab Levant
Jonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social 100% pure nuance.
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jonathan-liew
Timur Kuran @timurkuran.bsky.social Professor, Duke University. Economic and political development, social change, Islam, Middle East, Turkey. X: @timurkuran . Website: sites.duke.edu/timurkuran .
John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk Commentator, writer, corporate/political strategy. Undertaking an MSc in International Security and Global Governance at Birkbeck.
The only Tory on Bluesky, but that's why you love me.
Newsletter at: www.joxleywrites.jmoxley.co.uk
The Imperfect Buddha Podcast @imperfectbuddha.bsky.social The Imperfect Buddha Podcast explores the world of contemporary western Buddhism in all its facets, mixing in banter with analysis. Now living @NewBooksNetwork
Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social Podcast host & writer. US & UK politics, philosophy, religion, & the odd food pics.
Christopher Laschโs Angry Ghost @ghostofchristo1.bsky.social In a dying culture, narcissism embodies the highest attainment of spiritual enlightenment.
@lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social Aspiring philosopher; tolerable human; "amusing combination of sardonic detachment & literally all the feelings felt entirely unironically all at once" [he/his]
Miatta Fahnbulleh @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social Member of Parliament for Peckham
Minister for Devolution, Faith & Communities
Miatta.fahnbulleh.mp@parliament.uk
Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social He must not be replaced by an otter.
Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social Senior Fellow, Institute for Government and still doing bits for UK in a Changing Europe. Cricket fan and (not very good) tennis player.
Hannah White @drhannahwhite.bsky.social CEO of the Institute for Government
Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social Economist. Ex Prof / central banker. Macro, politics, money, central banks, finance, Brexit, covid, AI, climbing, MUFC, Blueskyism, 'Contractor'.
Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social Politics Professor, University of Manchester. Sky News Elections Analyst
Author of "The British General Election of 2024" & "Brexitland". All takes are mine only.
"The Swingometer", is here: https://swingometer.substack.com/
https://www.robertford.net/
UNjobs @unjobs.org The original, comprehensive job source for development practitioners, humanitarian workers, and international civil servants.
๐Geneva ๐ https://unjobs.org
Sarah Njeri @sndeall.bsky.social Lecturer Humanitarianism & Development @SOAS Development Studies. Humanitarian Disarmament especially Mine Action; Explosive Remnants of War; Environmental Peacebuilding, Communities; Knowledge production. https://linktr.ee/sndeall
Dom Howson @domhowson.bsky.social Sports journalist. Author. โ๏ธ
Former EFL editor for Reach PLCโs Yorkshire and North East titles. My personal views.
https://www.verticaleditions.com/product-page/carlos-had-a-dream
Jonathon Foster @jonathonfoster.bsky.social Advocacy & Policy Engagement at Global Health Partnerships ๐ Views my own ๐ฌ
David Rinnert @drinnert.bsky.social Head, Political & Governance Team, British High Commission Kigali. Past: ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐บ๐ฟ๐น๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฉ.
Also: Dad, husband, Caribbean music DJ & board game enthusiast.
Focus on the Global South @focussouth.bsky.social Activist think tank in Asia providing analysis and building alternatives for just social, economic, and political change.
#FOCUSDispatch: http://focusweb.org/subscribe
David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social A platform for projects related to David Graeberโs legacy, developing his ideas and projects that will take on a life of their own, continuing and contributing to his work.
https://davidgraeber.institute
Ford Foundation @fordfoundation.org Justice begins where inequality ends. Weโre building a world where everyone has the power to shape their lives.
fordfoundation.org
Franklin Steves @franklinsteves.bsky.social Husband, father, Senior Policy Adviser, International Financial Architecture Reform at Climate Think Tank @E3G.
In that order.
All views my own.
Paddy Carter @paddycarter.bsky.social Head of development economics at British International Investment, formerly CGD, ODI, lapsed academic economist and macroeconomics hobbyist.
https://sites.google.com/site/paddycarter/
Pseudoerasmus @pseudoerasmus.bsky.social I bleat about the history of global economic development
https://pseudoerasmus.substack.com/
https://pseudoerasmus.com
https://medium.com/@pseudoerasmus
CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social We're the Centre for the Study of African Economies, a research centre at the University of Oxford. We focus on improving economic and social conditions in developing countries.
Dan Banik @danbanik.bsky.social Professor of political science, University of Oslo; Academic Director of Circle U's democracy hub; Co-lead, Africa-Europe Cluster of Research Excellence; Extraordinary Professor, University of Pretoria; Podcaster @globaldevpod.bsky.social
The Conversation Africa @africa.theconversation.com An independent source of news and views on Africa from the academic and research community.
Read us at theconversation.com/africa
David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social Economist at the Center for Global Development. Formerly: Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank, RAND Corporation, & my local movie theater. I mostly share about international development research plus books and movies. Views mine, not my employer's.
David McKenzie @dmckenzie.bsky.social Lead Economist at the World Bankโs Development Research Group
Development Impact blogger
https://sites.google.com/site/decrgdmckenzie/
FT Visual & Data Journalism @data.ft.com The FTโs team of reporters, statisticians, illustrators, cartographers, designers, and developers work with colleagues across our newsrooms, using graphics and data to find, investigate and explain stories.
https://www.ft.com/visual-and-data-journalism
Oliver Hanney @olihanney.bsky.social Managing Editor of VoxDev
Justin Sandefur @justsand.bsky.social Development economist, worrying about economic growth these days. https://www.openphilanthropy.org/about/team/justin-sandefur/
The Polycrisis @thepolycrisis.bsky.social Political economy of climate, finance, geopolitics & other things, by @70sbachchan.bsky.social and @katemac.bsky.social
All our stuff is now here! http://www.thepolycrisis.org
Lara Merling @laramerling.bsky.social Economist and internationalist. Critical perspectives on ๐ macro, debt, climate & development, and the role of money. "The purpose of studying economics is to learn how not to be deceived by economists." My opinions. ๐ท๐ด in ๐บ๐ธ
www.laramerling.com
Melanie Brusseler @brusselermel.bsky.social US Programme Director @ https://www.common-wealth.org/ | a girl can dream
Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social Alternately Defiant, Dispirited, and Despondent. Without illusions but not disillusioned. Focus on Climate, Inequality and Development.
I co-edit the Polycrisis project and newsletter https://thepolycrisis.org/
Isabel Estevez @isabelestevez.bsky.social Development Economist | Deputy Director, Industrial Policy & Trade @RooseveltInst | Former Senior Policy Advisor @SierraClub | Ph.D. @Cambridge_Uni
Maitlis @maitlis.bsky.social Co host @thenewsagents .
Formerly @bbcNewsnight - interviews with Prince Andrew Donald Trump Bill Clinton Mark Zuckerberg etc etc .
Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social Guardian senior political correspondent. New book, Stress tested, out now: https://tinyurl.com/mhn82a7m
Email: peter.walker@theguardian.com Secure email if needed: peter.walker.guardian@protonmail.com
The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social Writes about law, history, and policy.
At The Empty City blog and elsewhere.
Birmingham/London. Janeite. #AVFC
www.theemptycity.com
Patrick Maguire @patrickmaguire.bsky.social Chief political commentator, The Times
Tim Shipman @shippersunbound.bsky.social Chief Political Commentator, Sunday Times. Author of All Out War, Fall Out and Out (coming soon)
Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social Guardian columnist & writer, author of Half a Wife, sometimes on telly/Guardian Politics Weekly podcast. No, I didn't write the headline. Event host & speaker https://www.specialistspeakers.com/?p=2705
Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social Irishman in London. Founder of award winning investigative news site Democracy for Sale https://democracyforsale.substack.com/
Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com UK news editor, Financial Times. I write some of the headlines. I also wrote a book, How to Love Animals. https://www.ft.com/henry-mance
Alastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social Writer, strategist, co-presenter the U.K. No1 podcast The Rest Is Politics โฆ love Britain hate Brexit, loved Twitter loathe Musk n Trump
Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social Writes the most popular UK Substack (samf.substack.com)
Author of Sunday Times bestselling book "Failed State". (An Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year for 2024). Working on book two.
Senior fellow: Institute for Government
Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social Associate editor and columnist @financialtimes.com. Post too often about culture, public policy, management, politics, nerd stuff, Arsenal the champions, wosoc. Wow! (center) Try my UK politics newsletter for free here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics
Will Jennings๐๐ณ๏ธ @drjennings.bsky.social I research and write about politics, public policy, public opinion, polls, elections, geography, place, trust. I run on espresso.
Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social #1 Sunday Times bestselling author, because apparently that matters. New Statesman, New World, Oh God What Now, The Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything, Paper Cuts (RIP). Londoner. *Not* an American.
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social Political columnist, The Guardian
Author, Politics, A Survivor's Guide
Website: https://rafaelbehr.com/
Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social โThe view from the column is ever distantโ
James OโBrien @mrjamesob.bsky.social Broadcaster @lbc.co.uk
Author: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-they-broke-britain/james-obrien/9780753560365
Ed Conway @edconway.bsky.social Pre-order TRADE WORLD! https://lnk.to/TradeWorldBook
@amyc101.bsky.social @amyc101.bsky.social
Mara Revkin @mararevkin.bsky.social Associate Professor of Law & Political Science @Duke. Conflict, migration, peacebuilding, transitional justice & humanitarian/development aid. Rhymes w/ @jonpetkun.bsky.social. Web: https://law.duke.edu/fac/revkin
Roxani Krystalli @rkrystalli.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, University of St Andrews. Author of GOOD VICTIMS. Gestures vividly about light and loss, care and place, birds and soil, grief and bodies. http://roxanikrystalli.substack.com
Stacey @philbrickyadav.bsky.social Professor, coffee drinker, civil actor, daily dog parker. Author on peacebuilding in Yemen: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/yemen-in-the-shadow-of-transition-9780197678367?cc=us&lang=en&
Gabriella Levy @gabriellalevy2.bsky.social AP @ U of Washington | former postdoc @ Brown U | Ph.D. from Duke U | civil wars, political violence, political psychology | gabriellalevy.net
Niels Terpstra @nielsterpstra.bsky.social Universitair Docent in Conflictstudies | Oorlogs- en vredesvraagstukken | Radboud Universiteit
@radboudpol.bsky.social
Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social Prof @Dartmouth. Director, FieldLab. Carnegie Fellow. Inequality and military effectiveness, war, humanitarian aid, USAID, sci fi. Author, DIVIDED ARMIES (2020, http://amzn.to/2Y80f25). ๐จ๐ฆ #FirstGen #VermontZen
Website: www.jasonlyall.com
William Nomikos @wnomikos.bsky.social peacebuilding, climate change and conflict, domestic politics and foreign policy || Assistant Professor of Political Science @UCSB || williamgnomikos.com || Previously @Yale @WashU
Michael Weintraub @miweintraub83.bsky.social Associate Professor at Universidad de los Andes. Director of the Center for the Study of Security and Drugs (CESED).
I write about how to reduce crime and violence in Latin America. I like to randomize things.
www.miweintraub.com
Sebastian van Baalen @sebastianvanbaalen.se Associate Professor at the Dep. of Peace & Conflict Research, Uppsala University (@uupeace.bsky.social). Researching dynamics of civil war, rebel governance, civil resistance, electoral violence, postwar violence, Cรดte dโIvoire.
www.sebastianvanbaalen.se
Sabrina Karim @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social Cornell Assistant Professor specializing in security sector reform, policing, peacekeeping, and gender. Director of the Gender and Security Sector Lab sabrinamkarim.com
Peter Krause @peterkrause.bsky.social Associate Professor at Boston College, Research Affiliate at MIT Security Studies Program, Middle East politics, civil war and political violence, nationalism, rebels and regime change, peace-building, and Boston www.peterjpkrause.com
Liana Eustacia Reyes @lianaeustacia.bsky.social Fellow @ Dartmouth - Dickey Center. Assistant Professor @ Purdue. Director of Law & Conflict Lab. Research on causes & consequences of law, governance, & conflict resolution, emphasis on civil wars. Proud Latina: Cubana/Venezolana/Arubana.
Shelley Liu @shelleyliu.bsky.social Assistant Prof of PubPol and PoliSci @ Duke University.
Statebuilding, conflict, development, African politics.
๐: Governing After War (bit.ly/govafterwar)
shelleyxliu.com
Aila Matanock @matanock.bsky.social Associate Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UCSD. I study political violence & international intervention & order/policing. Opinions are my own.
Desirรฉe Nilsson @desireenilsson.bsky.social Professor in Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University. Studying civil war, conflict resolution, civil society, inclusion.
Kristin M. Bakke @kristinmbakke.bsky.social Professor in Political Science and International Relations at UCL. Feminist. Researching political violence, state-building, and legacies of war.
Cyanne E. Loyle @cloyle.bsky.social Associate Prof, Penn State, Political Science, Global Fellow, PRIO, Studies Armed Conflict, Human Rights, Transitional Justice
Marianne Dahl @mariannedahl.bsky.social Senior researcher @PRIOresearch and deputy editor @JPR_journal, Non-violence, security force behavior, democratization & peace processes. Opinions are my own. Webpage: www.mariannedahl.com
abbey steele @abbeyst.bsky.social I research & teach about displacement, civil wars, state-building and Colombia at the University of Amsterdam. AMS / CLE / BOG
abbeysteele.net
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1126-9235
Jana Krause @janakrause.bsky.social Professor, Political Science @UniOslo; ERC ResilienceBuilding; Author of Resilient Communities
Emma Elfversson @emmaelfversson.bsky.social Associate prof, peace & conflict, Uppsala University. Urban contestation, evictions, postwar cities, local peacemaking & ethnic politics. Qual & quant. Environmentalist, feminist, pacifist (hippie basically). Background pic: art by Muramuzi JohnBosco
Tim Glawion @timglawion.bsky.social Researcher, Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institute, Freiburg & MIASA, Accra
Subjective security, conflict, qual comparison / Centrafrique, Lebanon, Somaliland, Haiti
Book: Security Arena in Africa
https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/staff/glawion-dr-tim
Caroline M. Brandt @cbrandt.bsky.social Berkeley Ph.D., Sylff Fellow at Uppsala University
Scholar of civil conflict peace agreements and international interventions. Lost southerner. She/her.
Jori Breslawski @joribreslawski.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Political Science at Tel Aviv University. Researching conflict & aid. (Website: https://sites.google.com/view/joribreslawski)
Iris Volg @irisv.bsky.social Rรฅdgiver Evalueringsavdeling/Norec
Associated Researcher TraCe/Goethe University Frankfurt
civil conflict | peace negotiations | nonviolent action | development cooperation | quantitative methods
(views are my own)