Perspectives on Politics @poppublicsphere.bsky.social Peer-reviewed journal of the American Political Science Association, cultivating a political science public sphere.
https://apsanet.org/publications/journals/perspectives-on-politics/
The John and Pat Hume Foundation @humefoundation.bsky.social Official Bluesky account for the John and Pat Hume Foundation.
Find our socials and events here: https://linktr.ee/humefoundation
Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social Anchored in philosophy @stir.ac.uk
Researching place & memory
across cognitive sciences, social sciences & the arts
Led by @suttonprofessor.bsky.social & @reaveyp.bsky.social
Funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk
placememory.net
Cyberflaneurs @cyberflaneurs.bsky.social
John Sutton @suttonprofessor.bsky.social Director, Centre for the Sciences of Place & Memory, Stirling Uni, Scotland. Skill, memory, embodied cognition, philosophy, cognitive history, cricket, music, collaboration, wayfinding. Leverhulme International Prof: johnsutton.net & placememory.net
Laurence Estanove @lau-estanove.bsky.social She/her • PhD • Impact Officer, College of Social Sciences, UofGlasgow • Fibro fog, chronic pain & fatigue • Not a loud voice but doing my best to promote better accessibility & hidden disability awareness 🌻
betancur . n @nelbeu.bsky.social art & architectural historian / visual, material & religious culture
Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social Global Society is a journal of international studies published by Taylor & Francis. Editors: Rubrick Biegon, Hendrik Huelss, Anna Nadibaidze, Julia Simon, Alexandre Christoyannopoulos, and Peter Marshall
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cgsj20/current
The Glasgow Latin American Research Network @glalarn.bsky.social We provide a forum for people from across the University of Glasgow and our city to meet and share research and information relating to Latin America.
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/research/sociological-cultural-studies-research/glarn/
Soledad Montañez @sol3dad.bsky.social Latinx Lecturer in Spanish, University of Glasgow.
Public Humanities, Latin American Cultural Studies; memory and migration; language and community engagement; Latin American diasporas. No longer keen on social media.
Ryan O’Neill @ryanoneill10.bsky.social Chair of Mid-Ulster SDLP. Avid reader. Keen gardener. Political anorak. Social Democrat. All views are my own.
Franco Rodríguez Massó @frodriguezmasso.bsky.social Latin Americanist (Lit. Hist. Pol.) Escritor, Profe. Lector. DPIP 💚 ✍🏼 Descomposiciones; Bolaño: Investigador Desvelado; Las instrucciones (2026); Terror (2026)🇵🇷 ☕ 🥑🦀🌎
SCIAF @sciaf.bsky.social ✝️ The official international charity of the Catholic Church in Scotland.
🙏 A better world is possible.
Katherine Mendelsohn @katherinemend.bsky.social Theatre dramaturg and stage-play translator (french-english). Mum. Word-lover. Reader.
She/her.
Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social Journal of European Urban Research Association (EURA) | Cross-disciplinary journal with a focus on urban studies | We publish original academic papers along with policy and practice papers
Tim Muth @timmuth.bsky.social Civil rights lawyer who has written for 22 years about El Salvador at El Salvador Perspectives. New articles come out on Substack. Never miss one by subscribing. timmuth.substack.com
Mark Patterson @markypblue.bsky.social BBC Broadcaster. IMROx2. Rugby. People. Planet. Donegal. NUJ. Orca. Gardening. Astronomy. Ex surfer. Cooking. Herbs. Books
Derry, Ireland. (Joined '24)
Chris O'Connell @chris-oconnell.bsky.social
Colmcille Press @colmcille.bsky.social Publishing house in northwest Ireland, celebrating 1500 years of great writing from Derry and Donegal. Gaeilge agus fáilte.
SUMMER 2025: The Handy Wee Guide to Derry (digital edition) is available for just a quid from: colmcillepress.com
Sergi Pardos-Prado @sergipardos.bsky.social Professor of Political Science, University of Glasgow
https://www.sergipardos.com/
The Empire Cafe @the-empire-cafe.bsky.social The Empire Café explores Scotland & Empire through events, places, writing & conversation. Co-created by Louise Welsh & Jude Barber. Podcast 'Who owns the Clyde?', co-produced with Halina Rifai out now. https://podfollow.com/who-owns-the-clyde/view
Jude Barber @judebarber.bsky.social Architect & Director at Collective Architecture, Scotland. Also co-creator of The Empire Cafe with writer Louise Welsh. Our podcast 'Who owns the Clyde?' is now live. Co-run 'Voices of Experience' with Suzanne Ewing & Nicola Mclachlan too.
Aine Allardyce @ahallardyce.bsky.social Ex Journalist. Now part of the University of Glasgow Communications Team covering the wonderful world of arts & humanities. #BeKind
Matthew Waites (he or they) @matthewwaites.bsky.social Reader & Sociology Subject Co-Lead, @UofGSociology.bsky.social University of Glasgow. Global queer politics, sexualities & genders, human rights, decolonizing, genocide. https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/staff/matthewwaites/
Cecilia Gialdini 🍉🏳️🌈 @cecigialdini.bsky.social Leverhulme Fellow in linguistic justice & transitional justice at QUB | Marie Curie PhD Alumnə at Ulster University (she/they)
Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social Writer, The Cutting Room, Plague Times Trilogy, To the Dogs & more. Prof Creative Writing, Glasgow University. Hon Prez Scottish PEN. Podcast Who Owns the Clyde. Librettist Anthropocene. Theatre, movies, cats, life 🏳️🌈
Nicola Burns @nickyburns.bsky.social Curious about lots of things. Research and teach about disability, migration, health and human rights. Enjoy a good natter, tai chi, gardening. ‘Heid full of magic’
Lawrence Stewart @lawrences7.bsky.social Fan of books, history, geography, sports and more. 📚🏴🌍
2026 📚 goal update - 12/60
UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social Based at the University of Glasgow, we exist to help prepare the next generation of policymakers by sharing evidence, nurturing skills and creating spaces for fresh thinking.
Website 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/publicpolicy
Spotlight podcast 💡 www.uofgspotlight.com
Andrew Marshall @ajm87.bsky.social Policy Officer, Rower, Amateur Painter 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@tanzania8.bsky.social @tanzania8.bsky.social
Anton Muscatelli @antonmuscatelli.bsky.social Honorary Professor, University of Glasgow. Chair, Royal Economic Society. Economist. President, Royal Society of Edinburgh. Inter Milan fan. Opinions mine.
Irene Piedrahita @irepiedrahita.bsky.social Antropóloga de la amada UdeA
Sharon Wright @profsharonwright.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy, University of Glasgow
Welfare conditionality, gender, women, Universal Credit, social security, disability benefits, devolution, migrant essential workers, labour migration
She/her
Benjamin Faude @benjaminfaude.bsky.social Researching and teaching Global Governance at the University of Glasgow #FirstGen
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/staff/benjaminfaude/
Graeme Roy @graemeroy.bsky.social Vice Principal @glasgow.ac.uk & Head of College @uofgsocsci.bsky.social. Chair @scotfisccomm.bsky.social. Retired piper. Views my own etc.
J Patrice McSherry @jpmcsherry.bsky.social Analista política, doctora Ciencia Política y profe emérita. Libros: la Nueva Canción chilena; la Operación Cóndor; la transición incompleta argentina. Explorer of worlds. DD.HH.
Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social Professor of Wellbeing Economy
Consultant in Public Health
Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
https://book-shelfie.com/submissions
Postscript (Book Formatter, Cover Designer and Socials Post Maker): https://book-shelfie.com/postscript
Dr Teresa Piacentini @teresap.bsky.social Sociologist teaching/researching/writing about asylum & refugee migration, community mobilisations, solidarity & resistance practices. Also writing about developing critical pedagogy in Migration Studies.
And yes the Home Office is a disgrace.
Janica Hollmann @janicaezz.bsky.social PhD Candidate in International Relations @UofGSPS
📚Researching #VisualPolitics and #Migration | BISA EPIR Convenor
Rebecca Tapscott @rtapscott.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in IR, University of Glasgow. Studying political violence, authoritarianism, research ethics governance (IRBs!) and Uganda. Also reviews editor at Civil Wars.
Geoffrey Maguire @maguiregeoff.bsky.social Associate Professor of Spanish @CaiusCollege.bsky.social. Queer ecologies | sexuality and gender | blue humanities | Latin America. he/him.
Jorge Cuéllar @jorgecuellar.bsky.social writer of politics, inequality, culture, & everyday life in central america // assistant prof in latin american, latino, & caribbean studies // dartmouth college
Sunday Miscellany @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social New writing for radio with complementary music, broadcast every Sunday morning on RTÉ Radio 1, Irish public radio, since 1968. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/sunday-miscellany and the RTÉ Radio app
Michael T. Heaney @michaeltheaney.bsky.social Lecturer in Politics and Research Methods, University of Glasgow. Interests include social movements, protest, social networks, political parties, interest groups, the United States, Scotland, and Ireland.
Maud Anne Bracke @maudannebracke.bsky.social Prof of contemporary history, University of Glasgow.
Mum.
Left feminist.
Belgian/Italian/Scottish/Swiss.
Thalassophile.
Amy @amzomac.bsky.social I'm Amy. I spend time running, protesting, asking questions, finding beauty in the mundane and refusing to be neutral in situations of injustice. Socialist.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
📍🏴
Christopher Dean Sullivan @bassistcds.bsky.social Groove Architect delivering deep, rich vibes that swing.
"Sullivan’s a bassist whose authoritative and bluesy bending’s of the notes honor his affection for legends such as Slam Stewart as well as Ray Brown.” ~ Steve Monroe, Jazz Journalists Association.
Ariadne Vromen @ariadnevromen.bsky.social Political Sociologist - citizen engagement, digital politics, young people, future of work, advocacy, & popular culture.
But prefers dogs, coffee, chocolate
From Sydney 🇦🇺 now living in Glasgow 🏴
Michele Acuto @acuto.bsky.social Pro Vice-Chancellor at University of Bristol & Prof of Urban Resilience • 🏀🏳️🌈 • all views my own, sort of...
Urban Studies Journal @urbanstudiesjournal.com Publishing ground-breaking contributions across the full range of social science disciplines.
Follow us for the latest USJ updates. Visit our website to find out more: urbanstudiesjournal.com
Bilge Serin @noxyin.bsky.social Dreaming to be somewhere by the sea.
Urbanist, reseacher, lecturer in Global Urbanism at @uofgussp.bsky.social
justcitymed.org
https://linktr.ee/bilgeserin
Kirsteen Paton @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Class. Working on class, cities, evictions and gentrification. Trade unionist, Living Rent member, part of the Glasgow Housing Struggle Archive collective and editor at The Sociological Review
Christopher Carman @cjcarman.bsky.social Prof of Political Representation at University of Glasgow - studies US and Scottish politics, elections and public opinion, esp political compromise. Sometime attends polisci conferences and/or punk & ska gigs. In spare time watches the seals in Loch Fyne
Jo Edson Ferrie @joedsonferrie.bsky.social Assoc. Dean Skill & Method, Prof in Sociology @University of Glasgow: I’m dedicated to better data, better methods, better research = social justice + human rights realisation.
Also into ethics & better support for doing emotionally demanding research.
Dr Paul Anderson @paulanderson88.bsky.social Associate Professor in Territorial Politics• Territorial Politics • Devolution • IGR • Metro Mayors • Nationalism • Secession • British Politics • http://www.paul-anderson.co.uk
Sharon Greenwood @sharongreenwood.bsky.social Prog Lead, MPH (on campus), Senior Lecturer in Public Health, and Deputy Director of Education in School of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow. Sociologist.
🤔👩🏻🏫 Substance Use • Health • Inequality • Ethics • Pedagogy
She/her • 💖🐶👾☕ • views mine
Jo-Marie Burt @jomaburt.bsky.social I'm a professor, researcher and writer focusing on human rights and justice in Latin America. I teach at George Mason University and am a Senior Fellow at WOLA. Formerly President of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA).
Petar Bankov @raumwurschtler.bsky.social Politics lecturer @ Glasgow Uni | parties, territory, participation, left-wing politics | "интелектуален и морален шумкар" | вадя "фантастични суми от грантове" | гордо блокиран от утайките на туитър
Nicola McEwen @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social Prof of Public Policy & Governance at Uni of Glasgow. Director @uofgpolicy.bsky.social. Research devolution & constitutional politics, multi-level government & public policy.
Allan Gillies @allangillies.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Political and International Studies, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow | Political Economy of Illicit Commodities in Latin America
Ty Solomon @tsolomon.bsky.social Professor of International Relations at @glasgow.ac.uk. But mostly hiking, cycling, and running around Scotland.
Melanie Simms @melaniesimms.bsky.social Professor of Work and Employment. Specialism in unions and worker voice. Promoter of social sciences. Fascinated by pretty much everything. She/her
Patrick Bayer @patrickbayer.bsky.social Professor of Political Economy at the University of Glasgow || intl cooperation; political economy of env regulation; climate politics || chess aficionado; coffee; HIIT and running; academic dad
www.patrickbayer.com
Seán Molloy @seanmolloyir.bsky.social Academic working on IR with occasional forays into other disciplines.
Michael Toomey🇮🇪🇺🇦🇵🇸 @michaeltoomey.bsky.social Lecturer in International Relations at Glasgow University. Rugby/ex-MMA/Beer Enthusiast. BJJ 🟪⬛🟪. ADD. Opinions own, rt =/= endorsement.
Andrew Judge @judge.bsky.social Politics and International Relations academic at a University with a social media policy.
Energy | Climate | Security | Political Economy | Teaching
Henriette Partzsch @hpartzsch.bsky.social Hispanist based in Glasgow (Spain in the nineteenth century, women writers, fashion periodicals, circulation of literature across borders, Comparative Literature). And trees.
Kristina Saunders @kristina-s.bsky.social Lecturer in Sociology at University of Glasgow
✨Working on reproduction/reproductive justice, and histories and imagined futures of contraceptive care
Pillow Talk Scotland trustee 💋
Hilary Francis @hilaryfrancis.bsky.social Historian @ Northumbria Uni. Nicaragua, oral history, plus side quests
Dr Orson Nava @orsonnava.bsky.social Filmmaker, lecturer and research academic. Associate professor at Ravensbourne University. Focus on film practice as research, ‘race’ and the creative city and the social impact of emerging technologies.
Thea Pitman @theapitman.bsky.social Professor of Latin American Studies, University of Leeds, UK.
Co-chair, Arts and Humanities Alliance.
Researching Latin American digital cultural production.
Sinead Gormally @sineadgormally.bsky.social Uni of Glasgow, Professor of Community Development and Youth, DHoS for School of Education. New to this space but looks much nicer...
Freya Hellier @freyahellier.bsky.social I make radio & podcasts about music, society, sex + culture, ex
@bbcradio3. Scottish, parent, crap pianist, hopeful accordionist.
Producing some of Screenshot on BBC Radio 4, Menopause Unmuted, + Everything Jazz
https://linktr.ee/freyahellier
Orian Brook @orianbrook.bsky.social Social and spatial inequalities in the creative economy (and elsewhere).
Chancellor's Fellow in Social Policy, University of Edinburgh
Culture is bad for you http://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526144164
Cairsti @cairsti.bsky.social Sociologist, member of Glasgow University Media Group, filmmaker and interested in all things media.
Harvey Humphrey @harveyhumphrey.bsky.social Academic. Poet. Creative sociologist. Queer non-binary trans man. Spoonie. Gentletran & a scholar. Also part of the Queer Disability Studies Network snails. 🐌🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social I teach sociology at the University of Glasgow and my interests are learning, teaching, books, ideas, culture and music.
Little Acorns Bookstore @littleacornsbooks.bsky.social Award-winning Indie bookshop, Derry, North of Ireland. 70k new & used books. Est 2011. Two LegenDerry Chairs (380 signatures). Typewriter Museum due to open 2025. Donegal owner💚📚
Neil Hegarty @neilhegarty.bsky.social Writer, Dublin & Derry. Worlds, words.
Novels: The Jewel•Inch Levels.
Essays (ed.): Impermanence.
Dublin Review•Stinging Fly•Banshee•PVA•
Tangerine•Cyphers•Irish Times
📖 & 🌿 & 🏳️🌈 & 🎂
neilhegarty.com
Julie Cupples @juliecupples79.bsky.social Geography, media and cultural studies, Latin American studies. Co-author of Transmedia Geographies: Decoloniality, Democratization, Cultural Citizenship, and Media Convergence (Rutgers University Press). Witness to the destruction of the UK university 🏳️⚧️
Grace Livingstone @graceliv.bsky.social Journalist and affiliated lecturer at Centre of Latin American Studies, University of Cambridge. US/UK policy in Latin America.
Now researching: Environmental social movements, corporations, greenwash, water. https://www.grace-livingstone.com/