Asif Kapadia @asifkapadia.bsky.social Director / Producer / Writer: 70UP, KENNY DALGLISH, 2073, AMY, SENNA, DIEGO MARADONA, Mindhunter, The Warrior, Far North, CREATURE, FEDERER: 12 Final Days, The Sheep Thief, Standard Operating Procedure + Yasiin Bey. More soon…
Richard Ponzio @richardponzio.bsky.social Stimson Center, Author, Global Governance Innovation Network: https://ggin.stimson.org/, Climate Governance and Global Security, Justice & Gov Commissions; former State Dept., UN official (visit: @gginetwork.bsky.social)
European Democracy Hub @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu 💡 Your one-stop-shop for expertise on European democracy support, bringing together analysts and policymakers.
A joint initiative of Carnegie Europe & the European Partnership for Democracy
🔗 europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu
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
Holger Kiik @holgerkiik.bsky.social Epistemology of Democracy; Challenges & Innovations of Democracy; Critical thinking; Philosophy https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Meos-Kiik
Half-baked thoughts. Occasional pics of cats, nature or stuff that surprises me.
🇪🇪 stands with Ukraine 🇺🇦
Danny Sriskandarajah @dhnnjyn.bsky.social Chief Exec of @neweconomics.bsky.social
Author of "Power to the People" (Headline Press, 2024) https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/danny-sriskandarajah/power-to-the-people/9781035414277/
The Innovation in Politics Institute @innovationinpolitics.eu We apply innovation in politics to strengthen #democracy in Europe and beyond #PoliticsAwards
📌 @capitalofdemocracy.eu
🔗 innovationinpolitics.eu
Irene Chen @irenetrampoline.bsky.social ML for healthcare and health equity. Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley and UCSF.
https://irenechen.net/
Anna Grebe @agrebea.bsky.social media studies (phd). youth politics. feminist. star trek. TEDx speaker. cinephil. vegan. berlin-rixdorf. valparaíso. schwarzwald. private account. (she/her)
Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social Professor at ICREA, ICTA, and the Department of Political Science & Public Law at UAB • Author of THE DIVIDE and LESS IS MORE • Global inequality, political economy and ecological economics
Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social Founder 350.org and Third Act, author The Crucial Years on substack https://billmckibben.substack.com/
Author of 21 books, beginning with The End of Nature
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social DC. political philosopher at Georgetown, editor at @hammerandhope.bsky.social, rhythm guitarist + vox for @femiandfoundation.bsky.social. #COYS
Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social Climate and sustainability writing and communications; duck monitor.
Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social Climate adaptation & development•Prof Development Geography @giubresearch.bsky.social•Co-EiC @climdevjournal.bsky.social•PI @dependencybonn.de•Associate @sei.org & @ecioxford.bsky.social• @welthungerhilfe.bsky.social•she/her/Du•Servant to 2 rescue 🐈⬛ •🇸🇪
Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social Professor of climate + energy policy at UCSB. Alumni of MIT, Columbia and UToronto. Hosts "A Matter of Degrees" podcast. Cuts carbon pollution! Proudly 🇨🇦 Gardener 🌱 leahstokes.com; Newsletter: electricnotes.news
Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com climate scientist
posts 100% my own
🇨🇦 is my home
distinguished professor & chair, Texas Tech
chief scientist, The Nature Conservancy
board member, Smithsonian NMNH
advisor, Lawson Climate Inst UofT
alumna, UToronto and UIUC
author, Saving Us
Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social Writer of books (latest one is END TIMES FASCISM with Naomi Klein), maker of documentaries, schemer with the Debt Collective, editing at Hammer & Hope.
"A hugely influential figure on the modern Left" — City Journal
Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social Investigative climate reporter. Ida Tarbell stan. Run Drilled.media, contrib lots of places. Author "Brought To You By" @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social. Pod: https://push.fm/fl/drilled. YT:@DrilledMedia. Signal: adubs.78.
Keith Alexander @keithalexander.bsky.social Interested in climate & the environment
Global Commons Alliance @globalcommonshq.bsky.social We bring together civil society, philanthropy, business networks, and science – for a just world, on a safe planet.
Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social We design ownership models for a democratic and sustainable economy.
http://common-wealth.org
linktr.ee/common.wealth
John Barry @profjohnbarry.bsky.social Ideas merchant, activist-academic, worried parent and angry citizen, hypocrite on a burning planet trying to replace passive and dangerous tech-optimism about the future with active and collective hope.. Democratise. Decolonise. Decarbonise. Decommodify..
The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) @cast-centre.bsky.social We are the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST); a global hub for understanding the crucial role that people play in fighting climate change.
Based at the University of Bath and across five institutions, ESRC-funded.
www.cast.ac.uk
Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social The Digital Democracy Centre SDU is an interdisciplinary hub at the University of Southern Denmark
https://www.sdu.dk/en/ddc
• #dkmedier #dkpol #dkforsk #democracy #digital #AI •
CUSP //: Post Growth Research Centre @cusp.ac.uk What can prosperity possibly mean in a world of environmental, social and economic limits?—We work with people, policy and business to address this question, developing pragmatic steps towards a shared and lasting prosperity.
🌐 cusp.ac.uk
Centre for the Study of Existential Risk @cser.bsky.social Cambridge University interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to the study and mitigation of risks that could lead to human extinction or civilizational collapse.
Stockholm Resilience Centre @sthlmresilience.bsky.social Stockholm Resilience Centre explores how people and nature can live and develop on a planet under pressure.
Imandeep Kaur @immykaur.bsky.social Co - Founder @CIVIC_SQUARE, prev aka Impact Hub Birmingham || @TEDxBrum 2012 - 2017 || Hon Doc. @AstonUniversity ||
Wolfgang Cramer @cramer-bondeau.fr #Climate & #biodiversity emeritus scientist, professor of global #ecology, #CNRS, MedECC, #IPCC, Acad. d'Agriculture de France.
Occasional rail travel and bicycle geek. 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 https://tinyurl.com/wcrame
Wolfgang Knorr @wknorr.bsky.social Climate scientist since 1992, author writing against authoritarian capture (https://braveneweurope.com/tag/wolfgang-knorr), activist.
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social South Asia bureau chief at The Economist
Andy Yuille @andy-yuille.bsky.social Researcher. Environment-society relations, participatory politics, climate policy. Stuff like that.
David Kahane @davidkahane.bsky.social YEG-based permaculture gardener and political theory prof teaching about climate emotion, mutual aid, anarchism, democracy and systems change. Free Palestine.
Heather Grabbe @heathergrabbe.bsky.social Political economy of climate and nature at Bruegel. Visiting Professor at University College London. Brussels geek.
Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social Climate scientist, Lund University.
Creator, climate action
podcast 🎙️ CLIMATE ACTUALLY https://youtube.com/@climateactually
& guide📱 SHIFT (jointheshift.earth).
Bestselling author, UNDER THE SKY WE MAKE 📖.
Newsletter: wecanfixit.substack.com 💌.
Peter Newell @peternewell.bsky.social Academic, activist, lover of nature, football, drums & dogs
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
Laurie Laybourn @laurielaybourn.bsky.social How do we navigate uncharted climate territory? Lead: www.scri.org.uk
Researcher at Chatham House, IPPR, University of Exeter
Valérie Masson-Delmotte @valmasdel.bsky.social PhD, climate scientist @lsce-ipsl.bsky.social @CEAParisSaclay @IPSL_outreach @hc_climat. Was co-chair @ipcc.bsky.social (AR6 WGI). Member of French Academy of Technology and Academy of Sciences.
Tara Connolly @taraconnolly.bsky.social All things energy transition, climate justice and safe streets in the EU.
Formerly at Greenpeace, Friends of The Earth and Global Witness. Now working at @beyondfossilfuels.
Irish immigrant in Brussels.
Shannon Osaka @shannonosaka.bsky.social climate *zeitgeist* reporter for @washingtonpost.com. Reach me on Signal: smosaka.27
Salomé Saqué @salomesaque.bsky.social Journaliste qui parle de
- droits des femmes
- économie (inégalités sociales)
- écologie
- jeunesse
Autrice de "Résister" et "Sois jeune et tais-toi" aux éditions Payot.
Thorsten Thiel @thothiel.bsky.social Prof for Democracy Promotion and Digital Politics, Erfurt University
https://thorsten-thiel.net/
Claudia Landwehr @clandwehr.bsky.social Professor of Political Theory and Public Policy, JGU Mainz
Shelley Boulianne @shelleyboulianne.bsky.social R. Klein Chair in Communication Studies at @mountroyalu.bsky.social 🇨🇦
North American Editor @icsjournal.bsky.social & Associate Editor @sscratsage.bsky.social
Research fellow at the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social 🇩🇪 &
@ddc-sdu.bsky.social 🇩🇰
Emily St.Denny @estdenny.bsky.social Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Copenhagen. Public policy, gender, health, inequality reduction 📚 She/they
Henrik Serup Christensen @henriksc.bsky.social Klodsmajor | Senior lecturer in Political science at Åbo Akademi University | https://research.abo.fi/en/persons/henrik-serup-christensen |Political participation | Political trust | Political behaviour |
John Parkinson @jrparkinson.bsky.social Professor of Social & Political Philosophy at Maastricht University. Half Tigger, half Eeyore.
Taina Meriluoto @meritaina.bsky.social Social scientist and ethnographer at the University of Helsinki. Working on democratic theory, (visual) political action and stigma from the perspectives of marginalised youth.
She/her.
Staffan Himmelroos @shimmelroos.bsky.social Political scientist | University lecturer | University of Helsinki | Swedish School of Social Science
Sean Müller @seanstmllr.bsky.social political scientist at uni lausanne, wrote a book on Shared Rule in Federal Theory and Practice: https://academic.oup.com/book/57551
Martin O'Neill @martinoneill.bsky.social dad of four · professor of political philosophy at the university of york · london-irish turned northerner · arsenal fan · trustee at the democracy collaborative · writing about the theory and practice of social and economic justice
Armin Schaefer @arminschaefer.bsky.social Professor for Comparative Politics @uni_mainz
| Democracy | Political Participation | Inequality | Responsiveness & Populism
Albert Weale @albertpweale.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Political Theory and Public Policy, UCL. Brighton born and bred. No longer resident, but still liberal. Expressed views mine only.
Svenja Ahlhaus @svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social Political Theorist at University of Münster
Assistant Professor in Political Theory, interested in democratic theory: legal mobilization, political representation, migration, religion, animal politics
https://sites.google.com/view/svenja-ahlhaus/home
Hannah Forde @hannahforde.bsky.social Senior Researcher & Wellcome Trust Early Career Awardee in the Sustainable Healthy Food Group @oxprimarycare.bsky.social | Visiting Research Fellow in the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol | she/her https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/hannah-forde- S Simone Chambers @simonechambers.bsky.social Political Theorist. Professor of Political Science UCI. Works in democratic theory
Filipe Motta @filipemmotta.bsky.social Pesquisador em Ciência Política (UFMG), jornalista etc.
Joan Font @joanfontfab.bsky.social Doing research and being involved with #participatoryinstitutions at @IESA @CSIC
Julian Frinken @jfrinken.bsky.social PhD student @ Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Political Theory
trying to unpack the representative claim of mini-publics
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
jen forestal @seejenspeak.bsky.social political theorist, assoc professor at Loyola Chicago. studying digital technologies, democratic practices, (software) architecture, & civic engagement. she/her
Ashley Jardina @jardina.bsky.social Political scientist @UVA Batten.
Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social Political Economy of Media Theory; Director, RPTF, Library of Congress NRPB; Director, New Terrain at Sundance; Assoc Prof, University of Colorado
Fernanda Campagnucci @fecampagnucci.com A public-interest technologist, working to render digital infrastructures visible. Proud heir of a long lineage of word players. Mostly PT-BR, also EN-SPA. Executive Director at @InternetLab.bsky.social, Brazil. See internetlab.org.br | fecampagnucci.com
Bert Russell @bertrussell.bsky.social Senior Fellow ICTA at UAB
Author "Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green and Democratic Future" (2025) & “Radical Municipalism: The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services” (2025)
Preorder books: https://linktr.ee/Bertierussell
Rahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social Assistant Professor @unil.bsky.social, Switzerland│Swiss & Comparative Politics, Democracy, Political Institutions, Federalism, (Intergovernmental) Lobbying│Also @leewas.bsky.social @chplusplus.bsky.social │Views my own
Emma Turkenburg @turkenburgemma.bsky.social Political communication research | Assistant professor @ Strategic Communication Group - Wageningen University & Research | she/her | www.emmaturkenburg.com
Matthias Rosenthal @matthiasrosenthal.bsky.social Research Assistant Reutlingen University
Mrs Muir @hyderules.bsky.social Politiste itinérante puis sédentarisée. ESR, CNRS, actu et questions existentielles
The Belligerent Optimist @sharestuff.bsky.social Doing democracy, civic tech, policy, transparency, participation and space things. Occasionally at the same time.
Also writing scifi.
https://thebelligerentoptimist.civian.online
IDIC🖖
Take Sipma @takesipma.bsky.social Assistant professor at Tilburg University | Voting behaviour, democratic innovations, radicalization, social inequality
Eva Krick @ekrick.bsky.social Senior Researcher in Public policy & political theory at University of Mainz, Germany
Working on Public participation, Democratic innovation, Democratic theory, Politics of expertise, Political Epistemology, Social inequality
https://evakrick.wordpres
Jean-Benoit Pilet @jbpilet.bsky.social Political scientist, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB, Belgium)
Suzanne Hall @suzannehallatkings.bsky.social Director of Engagement, Policy Institute at King's College London | Deliberation, qualitative research, creative methods, public engagement
Seulki Lee-Geiller @leegeiller.bsky.social Associate Research Scientist @ispsyale.bsky.social | Researcher & Instructor | Democratic Innovations, Public Policy, Technology, Glocal perspective 🌏👩🏻💻
sites.google.com/view/leegeiller
Antonin Lacelle-Webster @antolw.bsky.social External Postdoctoral Associate ISPS Yale | PhD Political Theory (UBC) | Democratic innovation, democratic theory, and the politics of hope and disappointment
Melvin Rogers @prorogers.bsky.social Edna and Richard Salomon Distinguished Professor
Political Science Department @ Brown University
Teaches Political Theory
Book: The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought (PUP)
Ciaran Cummins @ciarancummins.bsky.social Engagement Lead, Involve. Writing a book on public philosophy and the space for reflection in our lives: https://www.thepubliclifeofthemind.co.uk/
Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Chief Reporter at UK political outlet Byline Times. I cover democracy, campaigning, and Britain's media.
Followers can reply to posts (ask to DM me). Open to news tips.
'Fake news w*nker' - Tommy Robinson.
Martin Schwarz @schwarz-martin.bsky.social #Theologian, #Protestant #Pastor, #Diakonia professional, #Facilitator, #ArtOfHosting (er/ihm; he/him)
It all starts with conversations that matter
@schwarz_martin@mastodon.social
wayneliebman.bsky.social @wayneliebman.bsky.social Founder, BlueVoterGuide.org
Direction of Operations, FieldTeam6.org
Founder, PublicAccessDemocracy.org
Co-lead, PublicDemocracyla.org
Borys Tencer @borten.bsky.social PhD candidate in political participation, multi-level governance reform and institutionalisation of democratic innovations at the Center for Deliberation, University of Warsaw. Also vegan cooking, cats, board games and public transport
Carla Murphy @carlamurphy.bsky.social journalism strategist; former journalism prof at a public school; civic media organizer @NewsFutures; digital media literacy advocate; former social justice-communities reporter. 🇧🇧 🇺🇲
Lyn Carson @option100.bsky.social newDemocracy
Dr Nivek Thompson @nivekkthompson.bsky.social Passionate about improving democracy
Irenie Ekkeshis @reenwilson.bsky.social Participation, especially in health. Co-founder & Director @NewCitProj. Award-winning contact lens safety campaigner.
Alvaro Oleart @alvarooleart.bsky.social Postdoc on PoliSci & European Studies at the ULB. Author of "Framing TTIP in the EU Public Spheres: Towards an Empowering Dissensus for EU Integration" & "Democracy Without Politics in EU Citizen Participation: From European Demoi to Decolonial Multitude".
Jürgen Habermas @juergenhabermas.bsky.social Philosoph und Soziologe. Begründer der Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns. Verfechter der Kritischen Theorie.
Alexander Geisler @alexmgeisler.bsky.social Polisci PhD
/ Managing editor @spsr.bsky.social
/ Postdoc University of St. Gallen
/ Research on political communication and behavior
https://alexgeisler.netlify.app/
Tamara Ehs @tamaraehs.bsky.social Politikwissenschaft & Demokratieberatung
Associate Fellow @aia-nrw.bsky.social
Advisor @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
Kontakt https://www.tamara-ehs.net/
Verteidigung der Demokratie https://shop.falter.at/detail/9783990467435/verteidigung-der-demokratie
⿻ Audrey Tang 唐鳳 @audreyt.org 2025 Right Livelihood Laureate, Senior Accelerator Fellow at Oxford's Institute for Ethics in AI, and Taiwan's founding Minister of Digital Affairs. https://cyberambassador.tw/
Ian O'Flynn @delibnet.bsky.social Promoting work on deliberative democracy
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/staff/profile/ianoflynn.html
Mehr Demokratie @mehrdemokratie.bsky.social Initiative für direkte Demokratie, Bürgerräte, faires Wahlrecht & Transparenz in der Politik. | Newsletter abonnieren: http://mehr-demokratie.de/newsletter
Bürgerrat @buergerrat.bsky.social Alle Menschen sollten die gleiche Chance auf politische Beteiligung haben - zufällig geloste Bürgerräte machen es möglich. Redaktion: Mehr Demokratie e.V.
https://www.buergerrat.de/
Claire Mellier @clairemellier.bsky.social Believer in #peoplepower #systemschange Participatory & Deliberative Democracy Knowledge & Practice lead iswe.org Co-founder globalassemblies.org Board member ipsp.org
Gesellschaft für Klima und Demokratie e.V. @klimaunddemokratie.bsky.social Klima & Beteiligung vor Ort stärken
Newsletter abonnieren:
www.klima-und-demokratie.de