By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.
Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social What used to be is gone and what ought to be ought not to be so hard. Tweets speak for myself only.
Empirical Study of Gender (EGEN) Research Network. @egenpolisci.bsky.social Empirical Study of Gender Research Network. We cultivate and support academic research on gender and power through workshops, networks, and funding
http://www.egenpolisci.org/
Malcolm Quinn @malrog.bsky.social Professor of Cultural and Political History UAL, Honorary Professor Bentham Project UCL. Thinks about anti-aesthetics. Read a chapter of my academic work for free:
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10096746/1/Bentham-and-the-Arts.pdf
Melissa Murray @profmmurray.bsky.social Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Prof. of Law @nyulaw.bsky.social; Faculty Dir. @bwlcnyu.bsky.social; co-host @strictscrutiny.bsky.social; talking head @ms.now; @NYTimes.com bestselling author. Views mine. RT not endrsmt.
Mark Tushnet @marktushnet.bsky.social Emeritus professor of constitutional law, including free expression and comparative constitutional law. Still trying to stay intellectually active.
Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social Scholar, author, policy advisor
Science, Technology, and Social Values Lab
https://www.ias.edu/stsv-lab
Books: The Future of Science is Civic, Auditing AI, The Social Life of DNA, Genetics & the Unsettled Past, Body & Soul, Technicolor
Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social I make Dad jokes on NPR and also write books and other things.
Michael Morrell @genuinemichael.bsky.social Opti-mystic writer & futurist; father of two. Author with Richard Rohr of 'The Divine Dance.' Co-founder, Wild Goose Festival . Curator, TheSpeakeasy.info Read my stuff @ MikeMorrell.org/BonusChapter
Dr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social Into words, sentences, genres.
#writingstudies #teamrhetoric #cdnwrds #genai+writing
https://katjat.medium.com/
Kate McNamara @katemcnamara.bsky.social Money, markets, politics & culture; industrial policy; EU stuff. Prof at Georgetown University. Writings @kathleenrmcnamara.wordpress.com
Lauren Groff @legroff.bsky.social Writer
Belinda Archibong @belindaarch.bsky.social Associate Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins SAIS. NBER Research Associate
Fields: development, political economy, environment, economic history, inequality
https://sites.google.com/view/belinda-archibong/home
Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social Professor of Political Science at Stanford | Exploring money in politics, campaigns and elections, ideology, the courts, and inequality | Author of The Judicial Tug of War cup.org/2LEoMrs | https://data4democracy.substack.com
Her Place in Theory @herplacepod.bsky.social Conversations with scholars about the women who’ve shaped the way we think. Celebrating influence, inspiration, and the overlooked legacies of women in theory.
Hosted by @juliettemarchant.bsky.social
Jack Rakove @jrakove.bsky.social Native Cook County Democrat, Cubs fan, and long-time historian of the American Revolution and Constitution
Mashail Malik @mamalik.bsky.social Political scientist at Harvard. www.mashailmalik.com
Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social Hello👍Bluesky
happy to be here!
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FYI👋I zombied IG👎
Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social political theory, international relations, running
Kansas, New School, Tufts
https://storrente.com
Emily Tamkin @emilyctamkin.bsky.social Writer, reporter, editor, all-around delight. Work lots of places. Author of THE INFLUENCE OF SOROS and BAD JEWS. Working on new book on Holocaust remembrance. Don’t yell at me. emilyctamkin@gmail.com. emilyctamkin.substack.com.
Sarah Lawsky @sarahlawsky.bsky.social Law professor at UIUC, Catala team at Inria. Tax law, computational law. https://www.sarahlawsky.org/
Colin Danby @cdanby.bsky.social Heterodox economist working on race in the history of economic thought in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He/him.
Formerly Seattle, now retired and living in London.
https://sites.google.com/uw.edu/colindanby/home
Photo by Stephanie Seguino
Saavik ‘Careful of the Ankle’ Ford @saavikford.bsky.social CUNY Astro prof, AMNH research assoc, runner, astronomer, crafter, camper, gardener, mom, all opinions completely my own (she/her)
Maya Sen @mayasen.bsky.social Professor, Harvard Kennedy School | Speaking in a personal capacity | https://msen.scholars.harvard.edu/
R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social Band from Athens, GA, 1980-2011, made music, lasts forever.
Big Data Kane @cmwitko.bsky.social Political Science and Public Policy
E pluribus unum🇺🇸
Most recent coauthored book:
https://www.russellsage.org/publications/hijacking-agenda
John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social Apocalyptic shit disturber elephant trainer -
This is the only account . 👈 If I share something it doesn’t necessarily mean I agree
Founding board member
@Freedom.press please follow https://linktr.ee/freedomofpress
@johncusack on twiiter
Tedra Osell @tedos.bsky.social “The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”
James Baldwin, “Notes on the House of Bondage”
Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social Political scientist & part-time farmer. Books: 'On Revolutions' (2022), 'Civil Resistance' (2021), & 'The Politics of Terror' (2019). Coming soon: 'Bread & Roses' & 'The End of People Power.' https://www.ericachenoweth.com. What a time to be alive.
Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com MUSKISM with @bentarnoff.com: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/muskism-quinn-slobodianben-tarnoff?variant=43838135402530
HAYEK’S BASTARDS won the NBCC award for criticism. quinnslobodian.com
Shelley Clark @shelleydclark.bsky.social James McGill Professor of Sociology, McGill University. A demographer whose research focuses on gender, health, family dynamics, and life course transitions.
https://www.mcgill.ca/sociology/contact-us/faculty/clark
Pavithra Suryanarayan @pavisuri.bsky.social Associate Professor, Government Department, LSE
Indian politics, state capacity, status politics, historical political economy
www.pavisuri.com
Editor at http://broadstreet.blog
Kristy King @kristyking.bsky.social Writer, Political Theorist, Nerd. Recovering Expat. Melbourne, Australia.
Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social Podcast host & writer. US & UK politics, philosophy, religion, & the odd food pics.- M Mark Graber @mgraber1.bsky.social Professor at Maryland Carey Law, legal historian, amateur comparative constitutionalist, chess nut and loyal New York Giant fan
alex keyssar @alexkeyssar.bsky.social Historian, professor, write about politics and interested in many things.
Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com Founder and Publisher of Liberal Currents
liberalcurrents.com
Signal profile adamgurri.41
Threads handle adamgurri
@joycecaroloates.bsky.social @joycecaroloates.bsky.social
Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social Eaton Professor of Government & Director, Center for European Studies @Harvard/ leads research group at WZB Berlin/author of 'Tyranny of the Minority', 'How Democracies Die', & 'Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy.'
Laine Nooney @ 🔥🗑️🔥 @lainenooney.bsky.social 💾 associate prof of computers + video games @ MCC @ NYU
🕹️ managing ed of ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories @romchip.bsky.social https://romchip.org
🍎 The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal
https://linktr.ee/lainenooney
they/them
Ruthanna Emrys @r-emrys.bsky.social Author of A Half-Built Garden, Winter Tide, and Deep Roots. Freelance consultant on science policy, policy science, and the future of democracy, governance, and networks. Queer Jewish parent, foodie, cognitive science nerd, collective decision-making wonk.
Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social Writing about law and democracy at The Atlantic, previously Lawfare. Not a lawyer. It's KWIN-ta.
Signal: qjurecic.32
NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social I have never felt more politically homeless. Parody. Merch: https://tinyurl.com/msjjmwpt
Alec Hamilton @alecchamilton.bsky.social Senior Producer for Morning Edition at WNYC. Fan of radio, water fountains and Maná. Apophenic as a haruspex.
Cheryl Misak @cherylmisak.bsky.social Philosopher, Univ of Toronto
@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]
Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social Founder & reigning monarch at TPM. Lapsed historian. Hand tool woodworker. Jew.
Ryan Reed @ryanreed.bsky.social Political scientist specializing in political theory. "Justice Across Generations" with @challenbrook.bsky.social out NOW via Palgrave Macmillan. Views solely my own.🏳️🌈
Associate professor at a small midwestern university | UC Davis PhD.
(he/him)
Dan Speak @danspeak.bsky.social LMU Philosopher. Free Will, Moral Responsibility, Evil (The problem of), Faith, Hope, Intellectual Virtues in Higher Ed.
LMU Intellectual Character Initiative: https://academics.lmu.edu/ici/
https://lmu.academia.edu/DanielSpeak
HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social Teaching APAfAm Studies, APUSH, and Philosophy. Taught Gov, Econ, and US History. Believing strongly in the 1st and 14th Amendments; and that the 19th took too damn long. #HATM #WillWork4Democracy #IKnowTheWayToSanJose (he/him)
Megan Gallagher @megangallagher.bsky.social political theorist, (very) novice potter, and dog enthusiast
writing a book about consent
views my own
Michael DeMoor @michaeldemoor.bsky.social Political theorist and Dean at the King's University in Edmonton. Pluralism, democracy, history of political thought, but don’t expect much.
Spencer Mckay @spencermckay.com Democratic theorist, giant lobster enthusiast, former public servant
Glenn Mackin @glennmackin.bsky.social Political theorist at a music school, writing about politics and aesthetics; runner, cyclist, dog-lover, tea obsessive; will likely post about some or all of these. Or maybe something else!
Mélanie Heard @melanieh.bsky.social
Charles Girard @charlesgirard.bsky.social Professor of legal & political philosophy, Université Jean Moulin (Lyon)
@IRPhiL @DroitPhiL @Egalibex @Lavocatdudiable
Democracy, fundamental rights, freedom of expression
www.charlesgirard.fr ; https://egalibex.univ-lyon3.fr/en ; www.lavocatdudiable.fr
Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social Professor @UofSCLaw; Blog Editor, EvidenceProf Blog; Co-Host, @Undisclosedpod
Michael L. Frazer @michaelfrazer.bsky.social Political Theorist, Ethicist, and Moral Sentimentalist at the University of Glasgow https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/staff/michaelfrazer/
http://bit.ly/MLFrazerGoogleScholar
Kai Spiekermann @kspiekermann.bsky.social Political theorist at London School of Economics-- democratic theory, social epistemology, environmental change. https://www.kaispiekermann.net/
LSE Political Theory @lsepoltheory.bsky.social News from the LSE political theory group https://www.lse.ac.uk/government/research/research-groups/political-theory
Afsoun Afsahi @afsounafsahi.bsky.social Assistant Prof in Political Theory @UBCPoliSci working on Democratic Theory, Historical Injustice, Gender, Race, and Disability. Formerly @UniAmsterdam. Uninvited settler. Dog lover and gardening enthusiast. She/her
Daniel Butt @danieljamesbutt.bsky.social Oxford political theorist. https://users.ox.ac.uk/~wadh1010/
Paul the Psychic Octopus Memorial Award Winner 2019.
Paul Kelly @pjthinker.bsky.social Professor of Political Theory
Former Head of Department of Government and PVC Education
London School of Economics
Author Against Post-liberalism: Why Faith, Family and Flag is a Dead End for the Left, Polity Press 2025
Ashwini Vasanthakumar @ashwinivasantha.bsky.social Legal and political theory | migration, authority, obligation, oppression and the ethics of resistance | writing a book on why immigrants should not 'integrate' | reposts are not endorsements
www.ashwinivasanthakumar.com
Duncan Ivison @duncanivison.bsky.social President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester, Professor of Political Philosophy. Lapsed Sydneysider. Montréalais. Habs fan. Mancunion.
Chong-Ming Lim @cmlim.eurosky.social Philosopher at the University of Sheffield.
Thinking about political resistance, public commemorations, disability, cats, dogs, naps, etc.
www.cmlim.info
Yuna Blajer de la Garza @tunablazer.bsky.social Assistant Professor at Loyola University Chicago. Previously a postdoc at Stanford Ethics. Alumna of the University of Chicago and El Colegio de México.
Political theory + ethnographic methods 🌱
www.yunablajer.com
Bruno Leipold @brunoleipold.com Political theorist @lsepoltheory.bsky.social. Author of Citizen Marx. www.brunoleipold.com
Aurélia Bardon @aureliabardon.bsky.social Professor in Political Theory at Uni Konstanz, Germany | Religion, Public Reason, Civility, Cultural Appropriation
Avshalom Schwartz @avshalom.bsky.social Assistant Professor @SMU polisci | Political theory; Ancient and early modern political thought; The political imagination | Ph.D. @Stanford
www.avshalomschwartz.com
Seth Lazar @sethlazar.org Philosopher working on AI alignment, governance and adaptation
Lab: https://mintresearch.org
Self: https://sethlazar.org
Newsletter: https://philosophyofcomputing.substack.com
Samuel Bagg @samuel-bagg.bsky.social Associate Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina. Democratic Theory. Book: The Dispersion of Power: A Critical Realist Theory of Democracy. Bylines Dissent, Boston Review, etc
Mollie Gerver @mgerver.bsky.social Associate Professor in International Ethics at King’s College London, focusing on immigration, consent, and experimental philosophy. www.mgerver.com
Robert Talisse @roberttalisse.bsky.social Political Philosopher | W Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt | extremely amateur self-taught guitarist
Rob Reich @robreich.bsky.social Professor, Stanford University
Just Giving: Why Philanthropy is Failing Democracy
System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong
Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social Writes and researches legal and political theory & sometimes Italian history. Edits Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy. Flutes, runs, reads, cooks, swims, snaps, goes to concerts, galleries, plays & films. Lives London-Exeter-Berlin-Livorno
Wendy Salkin @wendysalkin.bsky.social Associate professor of philosophy and law at Stanford. Author of Speaking for Others: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067423853
Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social Professor of Politics and Philosophy at the London School of Economics. Flas shqip.
INDIGNITY pre-orders: https://linktr.ee/leaypi
Adam Przeworski @adamprz.bsky.social
kennan @kennan.bsky.social Political theory &c. Emphasis on the &c.
Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social Christina Sharpe. Writer/Professor/CRC. Ordinary Notes (2023). In the Wake: On Blackness & Being (2016). Monstrous Intimacies (2010). What Could a Vessel Be? (2027). Black. Still. Life. (2028) Agent: Jackie Ko/Wylie
Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social Economic journalist and utility pundit. http://lbo-news.com.
Katrina Forrester @katforrester.bsky.social
Erik Angner @erikangner.com Professor of Practical Philosophy, Stockholm University & Institute for Futures Studies. He/Him. Author of How Economics Can Save the World 🛟 a.co/d/0AZASJz Web: https://linktr.ee/erikangner Opinions &c. my own. Agent: JP Marshall #Econsky #Philsky
Eric Brandom @ebrandom.bsky.social Intellectual history, here decontextualized. Especially modern France, history of political thought, and socialism. And Kansas, because that's where I live "als Gelehrter, der durch Schriften zum eigentlichen Publikum, nämlich der Welt, spricht."
Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social Prof at KU Law. Writes about sexual violence, criminal law, courts, judges, and empirical legal studies. He/Him/His.
Kate Jackson @katejackson.bsky.social Professor of Law at a regional midwest public law school. Political theory, corps & admin. 🧶👽👾🧙🏽♀️🦅🎮 My views are my own and reposts are not endorsements.
SSRN author page
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=3568227
Helen De Cruz @helendecruz.net Philosopher writing on science, religion, SFF, SFWA, Codex, lute music.
newsletter: http://helendecruz.substack.com
website: https://helendecruz.net/
My book Wonderstruck - https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691232126/wonderstruck
Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social Studying terrorism and extremism. Opinions are my own and RT ≠ endorsement.
https://bookshop.org/p/books/god-guns-and-sedition-far-right-terrorism-in-america/20097522?ean=9780231211222&next=t
Tom Theuns @tomtheuns.bsky.social Assoc. Prof. Political Theory & European Politics, Leiden Uni | Democracy | EU
private handle: views mine
Out now: PROTECTING DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE Hurst/OUP https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781911723745
Prev. UWC; Maastricht; Oxford; Sciences Po
Annie Heffernan @annieheff.bsky.social AP in political theory at University of Michigan working at the intersection of disability studies, feminist theory, and democratic theory. she/hers.
www.annheffernan.net- A Alexi the Greek @alexios.bsky.social Co-host of Left Anchor, a podcast about politics, philosophy, and the Left (sponsored by The American Prospect).
Moonlights as Associate Professor of Political Science.
Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social Teaches politics & history at Cambridge. Interests include empire, war, technology, architecture, science fiction, utopia. Currently writing a book on transhumanism
erin pineda @erinrpineda.bsky.social “middle-brow theorist” aiming for low-brow. just a private citizen speaking on matters of public concern- N Digressionsimpressions @nescio13.bsky.social Philosopher who got a gig as political theorist at University of Amsterdam; also known as Ghent Zeppelin. I have a daily substack:
https://digressionsimpressions.substack.com/publish
Nathan D @nrduford.bsky.social archaeologist of the deranged. writing about the frankfurt school. interested in heterosexuality, psychoanalysis, and politics. wrote Solidarity in Conflict (SUP 2022) assistant professor doing political theory at smith college.
Speranta Dumitru @spe07.bsky.social Associate Professor of Political Science
Research on Abolition of passports, Free Movement, Political theory, Migration studies
University Paris Cité @upcite.bsky.social
https://u-paris.academia.edu/SperantaDumitru
Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social Retired political scientist in NH & Boston who still scholars. Also making believe I'm a historian, farmer, cook, baker. I do love democracy, knowing stuff, looking at art, listening to music. Current research: history of higher education in the U.S.