PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social Exclusive stories and insight from Westminster via PoliticsHome and The House magazine. Read our reporting at https://www.politicshome.com and subscribe to The Rundown podcast: http://bit.ly/3M8d963
Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social The defense policy views of the people's champ. AKA Great One, Flex Kavana, and Brahma Bull. Might be Dwayne Johnson, could be Harold Brown. Views my own. Substack⬇️
https://secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com/
Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social Working for a safe, inclusive world that prioritises people and planet not profit.
Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social writer (Rebel Code, Digital Code of Life, Walled Culture - free ebook download - https://walledculture.org/the-book/), journalist, blogger. On #DigitalRights, #privacy, #surveillance, #openness, #copyright, and #patents. email: glyn.moody@gmail.com
Social Policy Worldwide @spww.bsky.social 💡 A global forum for information, exchange, and public debate on social policy, inequalities, and social cohesion
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social Professor of Economics and Public Policy, King's College London; Senior Fellow, UKICE. Immigration, economics, public policy. Personal views only; usual disclaimers apply. https://jonathandportes.github.io/
Patrick Butler @patrickjbutler.bsky.social Social Policy editor, The Guardian. Winner of the Paul Foot Award for Investigative Journalism 2025.
Baddatatakes @baddatatakes.bsky.social Tracking bad data across the internet
Baddatatakes.substack.com < is the official backup
Twitter: @baddatatakes
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UNRISD @unrisd.org United Nations Research Institute for Social Development - Interdisciplinary #research and policy analysis on the social dimensions of contemporary #development issues.
Daniel Béland @danielbeland.bsky.social James McGill Professor of Political Science and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC)
Aveek Bhattacharya @aveek18.bsky.social Strategy Fellow, Global Health & Wellbeing at Coefficient Giving. Views my own
Cristina Temenos @ctemenos.bsky.social Professor of Geography @ Manchester & UKRI Future Leader Fellow. Urban Crisis, Cities, Policy Mobilities, Health & Drugs, Climate & Social Justice. Views my own #urban #geography
Rune HALVORSEN @runehalvorsen.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy at Oslo Metropolitan University.
Comparative welfare policy, social citizenship, EU social policy, and social movements. ISA RC19 board member.
https://www.oslomet.no/en/about/employee/runeh/
Wim Van Lancker @wimvanlancker.be Professor sociaal beleid / Professor Social Policy @ KU Leuven, Belgium. Research on poverty and inequality, social and family policies, and the welfare state. http://www.wimvanlancker.be
Thomas Prosser @prossertj.bsky.social Professor of European political economy, Cardiff University. Essayist. Dislikes partisans, likes paradoxes. Author of two books with Manchester University Press.- A Albert Varela @albertvarela.bsky.social Lecturer in Quantitative Methods - School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds.
Interested in measurement and analysis of job quality, poverty and social mobility.
Gabriele Mari @gmari.bsky.social Sociologist @Erasmus University Rotterdam
Social security, families, income/wealth
https://sites.google.com/view/marigabriele/home
Steph Allan @eolasinntinn.bsky.social Psychosis Postdoctoral Researcher and Occasional Educator at the University of Glasgow. Currently working on developing support for fears of recurrence.
Likes cats, hates injustice. Here to learn. She / they.
https://psychosisresearch.info/
Kun Lee @kunlee.bsky.social Assistant Prof. Seoul National University
Previously @lisdata.bsky.social & @liser.lu PhD @dspi-oxford.bsky.social
Researching public pensions, labour market, family policy, income & wealth inequality in comparative perspective
kunlee0910.github.io
Matt Donoghue @drdonoghue.bsky.social Political economy of the welfare state. Politics of social citizenship. Dynamics of resilience and cohesion. European society and politics. Ideas and discourse.
Ireland, UK & Europe
Assistant Professor of Social Policy, UCD
Social Policy Association @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social SPA: the professional association for lecturers, researchers and students of social policy in the UK and internationally.
https://social-policy.org.uk/
Jonathan Freedland @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social Guardian columnist. Presenter: BBC R4's The Long View, the Guardian's Politics Weekly America and Unholy, alongside Yonit Levi. Author: THE TRAITORS CIRCLE
Ellen Stewart @profellenstu.bsky.social probably typing with a cat on my shoulder | Professor of Public Policy & Health @uofgussp University of Glasgow | Editor, Sociology of Health & Illness | Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences | author 'How Britain Loves the NHS' @policypress
Professor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy and LGBTQ+ Studies, and Head of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology, University of Stirling he/him 🏳️🌈
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2014-1241
Rob Ralston @policyrelevant.bsky.social Lecturer in Public Policy at Edinburgh Uni researching corporate power and planetary health - currently global plastics treaty | ‘most improved PhD student’ 2017-18 | part-time Kieran Tierney Ultra
Fraser of Allander Institute @fraserofallander.org The Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde is an independent economic research unit providing expert analysis and insight on the Scottish economy. fraserofallander.org
Kat Smith @profkatsmith.bsky.social Professor of Public Health Policy at the University of Strathclyde. Co-Director of the Centre for Health Policy & Co-Lead of SHERU (the Scottish Health Equity Research Unit). Interested in research, advocacy and policy to reduce inequalities.
@nasarmeer.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social Professor in SPS, Glasgow University. PI Nuffield; PI @GLIMER_Research. co-Editor @IDjnl. FBA FRSE FAcSS. Writing in personal capacity.
Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Accounting. Member, UK House of Lords.
If with all your effort and might you do not reach the mountain top that is not failure; failure is that you did not even try.
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. 🐌🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Ewen Speed @ewenspeed.bsky.social Sociologist interested in health policy and inclusive involvement...and cycling. Current associate editor of Journal of Critical Public Health, a diamond open access publication https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jcph/index
Clare Bambra @profbambra.bsky.social Professor of Public Health, Newcastle University, North East England. Personal account. https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=3cyGPHcAAAAJ&hl=en
#healthinequality #healthequity #publichealth #SDoH #FPL
Nick Watson @nickwatson.bsky.social Professor of Disability Research, University of Glasgow. 
Silvia Behrens @silviab.bsky.social Researcher at University of Glasgow @uofgussp.bsky.social & SCADR @scadrdata.bsky.social - education, inequality & youth activism. PhD in Social Policy.
Diane @drddelaney.bsky.social PhD Public Health + Health Policy|
Tutor|Trainer|@GiveTimeScot Campaigner|
#ValuingParents #ParentEngagement
Rebecca Hewer @beckshewer.bsky.social Senior Lecturer (Chancellor’s Fellow). Author 'Sex-Work, Prostitution & Policy' (Palgrave); Gender & Sexuality Studies: socio-legal regulation & feminist utopias.
Alasdair Stewart @abestew.bsky.social Sociologist | Socialist | Neurodivergent | Linux & FLOSS advocate | he/they
Hilllary Collins @hilllary.bsky.social Researcher at University of Glasgow- sociology/ health/ sts/ parenting/ media etc. Crystal Palace and Glasgow City fan. Also queer stuff and tv
Morag Treanor (Mòrag NicThréinfhir) @moragtreanor.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy and Inequality at the University of Glasgow.
@joannastewart.bsky.social @joannastewart.bsky.social 
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
Serena Pattaro @serena-pattaro.bsky.social Research Fellow @University of Glasgow, Co-I & Leadership Group member @the Scottish Centre for Admin Data Research (SCADR), part of ADR UK. Formerly @Nuffield College, Oxford University. Social & health inequalities, labour market & welfare benefits.
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social Associate Professor of Social Policy | UCD
https://people.ucd.ie/stephan.koeppe
comparative social policy | housing inequality | large families | family leave | living in Dublin | alter ego @welfaremarkets.bsky.social
Helen Abnett @helenabnett.bsky.social Researcher interested in the role of charities/non-profits in public service delivery.
Mark Wong @markwong.bsky.social Senior Lecturer/Assoc. Professor & Joint Subject Group Lead, Social and Urban Policy uofglasgow.bsky.social | racial #bias & racism in #AI | Racial justice | Co-design data, AI, games | Digital, Responsible AI, #anti-racism policy | climate action. He/him
Daniel Edmiston @danieledmiston.bsky.social Research @igopbcn @PolitiquesUAB | British Academy Wolfson Fellow | (Deep) Poverty & Inequality | @DistantWelfare | Social Innovation | Citizenship 🏳️🌈
https://www.deep-poverty.co.uk 
Ewan Robertson @ewanrobo.bsky.social Postdoc Researcher, Studying Parliaments and the Role of Knowledge, University of Edinburgh (https://www.project-spark.net/)
Focused on the Spanish and Catalan parliaments | PhD in Social Policy
Exec member & comms at the UK Social Policy Association
Catherine Needham @catherineneedham.bsky.social Professor of Public Policy and Public Management, Uni of Bham. Interested in social care, the public service workforce and crosswords, https://21stcenturypublicservant.wordpress.com/
Dr Tom Porter @tomporter1.bsky.social Researching health services, social security, and care. Disability, health/illness, ageing. University of Bristol. PhD. UTV
Ally Brown @allybrown.bsky.social Research Associate in Social Policy @ Strathclyde Uni.
Food policy for THRIVING Food Futures.
Also policy approaches to health inequalities, and to mental health.
Clemmie Hill O'Connor @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social Research Fellow at University of Glasgow - Urban Studies and Social Policy. Research on the role of citizen voices in policy-making processes, public engagement and lived experience as a form evidence. 
Markus Ketola @markusketola.bsky.social Senior lecturer in Global and International Social Policy | University of Edinburgh | Co-Editor, Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy
Jan Eichhorn @eichhornjan.bsky.social Research Director of Berlin-based Think Tank d|part & Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at The University of Edinburgh
https://dpart.org/ | https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/jan-eichhorn
Antonios Roumpakis @aroumpakis.bsky.social Associate Professor, School of Arts & Social Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University. Co-editor of Journal of International & Comparative Social Policy. Views my own.
Alessio D'Angelo @alessiodangelo.bsky.social Prof. of Social Policy, Derby University (UK). Editor of Social Policy & Society. Researching migration, inequalities, networks & communities. Giving BlueSky a shot. Personal account (usual disclaimers). More on me on: https://alessiodangelo.wordpress.com
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
Gideon Calder @gideoncalder.bsky.social Associate Professor, Swansea University | co-ed, @ethicswelfare | vice chair @socialpolicyuk | chair, Newport Fairness Commission
Naomi Finch @drnaomifinch.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Social Policy @ University of York. Interested in gender equality, hybrid work, work-family balance, family policy, family wellbeing and poverty
Professor Carolyn Snell @prof-carolynsnell.bsky.social Professor in Social Policy at the University of York. Net Zero. Climate justice. Fuel poverty. Also cats, dogs and van life.
Heejung Chung @heejungchung.bsky.social Professor of Work&Employment &Director of the King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership at KCL, views my own
Interests Flexible Working, digitalisation/future of work, labour market (gender/race) inequalities, welfare state/gender role attitudes 한국인
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Max Koch @maxkoch.bsky.social Professor in Social Policy & Sustainability, Lund University: Capitalist development & its social, environmental and policy implications; #degrowth, sustainable #welfare. https://portal.research.lu.se/en/persons/max-koch
Nicola Gale @profnicolagale.bsky.social Sociologist, policy scholar, creative writer, Professor @hsmcentre.bsky.social & Head of @BirminghamSchool.bsky.social of Social Policy and Society University of Birmingham UK #academicsky #amr #riskwork #frameworkanalysis #cam #lgbtq+ 🏳️🌈
Birmingham School of Social Policy & Society @birminghamschool.bsky.social Based at the @unibirmingham.bsky.social UK, our shared purpose is to understand the world and work collaboratively to make it better #AcademicSky #Sociology #BritishCulturalStudies #Criminology #SocialPolicy #SocialWork #HealthManagement #SocialCare
Dr Jackie Gulland @drjackiegulland.bsky.social Social scientist, social work lecturer. Social justice/sociolegal/ disability/ageing/gender/care and a bit of history. Author award winning 'Gender, Work and Social Control' (2019)
LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social The International Inequalities Institute drives integrated research and teaching on inequality at LSE. Home of @afsee-lse.bsky.social.
Ed Pybus @epybus.bsky.social social policy - social justice, social security, land reform, poverty, climate change, global justice, housing...and more...mostly here to listen...plus chess ♟, house plants 🪴, woodland crofts 🌲, music 🎶, and occasional macrame 🧶.
Aaron Reeves @aaronreeves.bsky.social Professor of Sociology, LSE - http://aaronreeves.org/ - New Book: Born to Rule: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674257719
Hilary Burkitt @hilaryburkitt.bsky.social Housing, poverty, social policy, cats | Housing policy at Independent Age
Lee Gregory (he/him) 🏳️🌈 @academiclee.bsky.social Associate Prof, UoN. Chair @Academics_Stand Founding member of @QPaPNetwork parkrun Event Ambassador and ED. New allotment holder.
Julie Aitken @julieaitken.bsky.social Currently exploring creative approaches to knowledge mobilisation through a PHD at Northumbria University. Alongside that, work as Policy Manager at Corra Foundation.
Kit Colliver @presentlyincorrect.bsky.social I take my cats on walks, work on housing, social inequalities and queering social policy, take action where I can, and knit socks.
📍Edinburgh
Rod Hick @rodhick.bsky.social Professor of Social Policy at Cardiff University. Poverty | social security | work | housing www.rodhick.com
Stephen Pimpare @stephenpimpare.bsky.social Poverty and US social welfare policy, hovering awkwardly between the fields of political science and social work.
Host, New Books in Public Policy: https://newbooksnetwork.com/hosts/profile/aba1b96c-5ec5-4ab6-940e-08f426f74a37
Dalton Stevens @daltonstevens.bsky.social assistant prof. sociology | texas tech | disability, med, life course
Niko Väänänen @nikovaananen.bsky.social Pension whisperer of BlueSky.
Interested in sustainable retirement/pension systems.
Social policy | economics | political sciences
Personal webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/nikovaananen/
Wouter De Tavernier @wdetavernier.bsky.social OECD pension economist @oecdsocial.bsky.social
Population ageing, pensions & Paris
Active ageing, ageism & long-term care
Views are my own and may not represent those of the OECD
James Ingram @ingyingram.bsky.social Increasingly bionic 🦾🦿 Vice Chair, Patients' Voices Royal College Anaesthetists + Faculty of Pain Medicine | Former int'l civil servant + NGOs on human rights etc | ר׳ ייִד
https://linktr.ee/jamesingram
Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social Assistant Professor in Public and Social Policy at the University of Nottingham
Harriet Thomson @harrimus.bsky.social Professor of Energy, Sustainability & Inequality at the University of Glasgow, Associate Director of the Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy | #EnergyPoverty #NetZero #JustTransitions #ClimateJustice #CommunityEnergy 🚲🏳️🌈🏴🇪🇺
Beth Watts-Cobbe @bethwcobbe.bsky.social Professor and Deputy Director @i-sphere.bsky.social Research homelessness, destitution, and social responses to them.
@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social Visiting Professor in Public Policy, Sunderland University. Sunderland AFC loyalist. Inveterate Remainer. Durham City, UK.
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/bob-hudson
Stefan Kühner @stefankuehner.bsky.social Associate Professor currently researching pandemic preparedness, welfare deservingness and benefit stigma, and family policy and child well-being. All views are my own.
Website: https://stefan-kuehner.com/ 
Ruth Hannan @ruthhannan.bsky.social Exploring care in a new economy at @carefull.bsky.social with @hannahwebster.bsky.social
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Rob Gershon @simplicitly.bsky.social Former Carer
Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social Professor of Social & Public Policy at University of Glasgow
Perimenopausal | neurodivergent | navigating parenting kids with SEND
Sam Tims @sam-tims.bsky.social Lead analyst at JRF for social security and economics. Previously NEF, policy in Practice
Alfie Stirling @alfie-stirling.bsky.social Director of Insight & Policy at JRF | previously NEF & IPPR | "all models are wrong, but some are useful" (G Box)
Nye Cominetti @nyecominetti.bsky.social At Resolution Foundation covering labour market, low pay, living wage.
Peter Whiteford @peterwhiteford.bsky.social Interested in most aspects of social policy in Australia & internationally (also certain literary genres and restricted musical choices); also history (art too)
ANU, Canberra crawford.anu.edu.au/crawford_peopl…
Peter Matejic @statspeter.bsky.social Chief Analyst, Insights and Analysis, at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation working to solve UK Poverty
Sabine Goodwin @sabinegoodwin.bsky.social Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) Director | Anti-poverty campaigner advocating for #cashfirst or income-focused solutions to food insecurity and an end for the need for charitable food aid in the UK | Opinion pieces - www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/opinion
Kate Summers @katesummers.bsky.social Researcher working on social security policy and economic inequality. British Academy postdoc @ London School of Economics Methodology.
Dr Katy Jones @katyjones.bsky.social Reader (Associate Prof) in Employment, Head of the Decent Work and Productivity Research Centre at Manchester Met University
Chris Birt @cdbirt.bsky.social Associate Director for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Tom Stephens @tcstephens.bsky.social Senior Fellow @neweconomics.bsky.social | Fellow @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social | PhD from @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social | Fmr Jobs/Ed Lead @ Brent Council | Worked on infected blood campaign & abortion decriminalisation w/ @damedianajohnson.bsky.social