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Keep updated with news from our three departments: 🗣️Department of Sociology, Politics, and International Relations 📚Department of History 🌍Department of Geography and Environmental Science https://www.qmul.ac.uk/society-and-environment/
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Yay Leslie!!! Excited to be launching The Moving Word by Leslie James @harvardpress.bsky.social with colleagues from @qmulsse.bsky.social & beyond:
Get your copy here: www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067... #Skystorians
Tonight, we’re delighted to welcome @patporter76.bsky.social to @qmulsse.bsky.social to mark 80 years since Winston Churchill’s momentous “Iron Curtain” speech.
Patrick has written for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social to explore its impact & lessons for today.
www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2026/0...
‘We are nature’
A few photos from last night's parliamentary reception, where current students, alumni, MPs, Peers and academics met up to celebrate the success of the parliamentary studies placements this year.
My excellent @qmulsse.bsky.social colleague Leslie James finds a glimmer of hope in the ashes of the AI revolution...
www.qmul.ac.uk/society-and-...
For #WorldBookDay: History @qmulsse.bsky.social is bringing a lot of excellent books to the world :)
Come and celebrate them -- dates & details in the thread. #SkyStorians
Queen Mary Gardening Club hosted an event at #CAW2026 to give staff and students the chance to discover ways of tackling sustainability by building relationships with plants and soil at the QMUL campus:
www.qmul.ac.uk/society-and-...
By our brilliant @qmulsse.bsky.social colleague @elkeschwarz.bsky.social
Next Thursday, we will welcome @patporter76.bsky.social and @sophgaston.bsky.social to @qmulsse.bsky.social to mark 80 years since Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech.
All of our events are free-to-attend and tickets are still available so do join us if you can!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-the...
Queen Mary has been named one of the UK’s Best Employers 2026 by the @financialtimes.com.
8th among @russellgroup.bsky.social universities.
12th in education.
109th across all sectors.
Learn more: www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...
#ClimateActionWeek2026 continues at SSE today with the gardening club. Open to beginners & the plant-curious, the Gardening Club is a student- and staff-led initiative that reclaims unused space to grow flowers and herbs, and host plant-related workshops. More info 👇️
www.qmul.ac.uk/about/sustai...
The official book launch of Military Victory Beyond the Battlefield: Outside Wartime is only one week away!
Join us at @qmulsse.bsky.social on 3 March 2026, from 17.15 onwards.
Register at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
SSE is kicking off #ClimateActionWeek2026 with a screening of David Attenborough's ‘Oceans’ to dive into the extraordinary worlds beneath the waves. Followed by a panel chaired by Head of School Martin Coward, Joanne Yao, Ray Ward & Simon Layton. More info👇️
www.qmul.ac.uk/about/sustai...
New! MA in Political Theory @qmulsse.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social @drjoehoover.bsky.social @elkeschwarz.bsky.social @georgeboss.bsky.social More info here: www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate...
New book from one of our SSE Colleagues, @lassethomassen.bsky.social
'Derrida, Deconstruction and Political Theory' takes a unique approach presenting deconstruction as a methodology for political theory. Find out more / join the launch event:
www.qmul.ac.uk/society-and-...
Very excited to share that we’ll be running a new political theory MA at @qmulsse.bsky.social from next year. If you know (or are) a talented student looking for a London postgraduate course in political theory that is practical, critical, and diverse, do have a look. www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Why are legislatures in some authoritarian regimes more powerful than others? @emisimison.bsky.social (@qmulsse.bsky.social) and Alejandro Bonvecchi (UTDT-Conicet) tackle this question Lawmaking under Authoritarianism
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
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📢 Job alert - Lecturer in Public Policy (Teaching & Scholarship)
A new position has opened at SPIR, one of the UK’s leading centres for the research and teaching of Politics and International Relations, with a uniquely diverse cohort of students.
Find out more 👇
qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...
In lieu of more book spoilers in post form… here below an interview from the fantastic Keren Weitzberg for the @qmulsse.bsky.social
We talked about my book, its relevance for world politics today, key takeaways, and what’s next for me.
It’s a super short read, but it does have it all!
"Trump is a paradigmatic example. Think about how he renamed ‘Veterans Day’ to ‘Victory Day’; how he has claimed over and over again that he has ended numerous wars[...]"
Read the full interview with @palestrinomirko.bsky.social 👇
www.qmul.ac.uk/society-and-...
And another QM @qmulsse.bsky.social book launch - Leslie James' The Moving Word: How the West African and Caribbean Press Shaped Black Political Thought: Thurs 5 March 6pm: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
A useful reminder on today of all days from our @qmulsse.bsky.social colleague @colmpm.bsky.social
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The launch of Military Victory Beyond the Battlefield: Outside Wartime will be on 3 March 2026, 5.15pm @qmulsse.bsky.social
Chuffed to be joined by Aggie Hirst, Paul Higate, Kim Hutchings, @therealisthom.bsky.social, and @debbielisle.bsky.social.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
Beyond the West? Modern Japanese Political Thought as a Resource for Comparative Political Theory 18 March 2026 @qmulsse.bsky.social @theorylab.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-the...
Interested in the intersection between policymaking, especially in the UK, and academic research? Come work with us! The @mileendinstitute.bsky.social at @qmulsse.bsky.social is advertising for a new Policy Partnerships Officer. Details and application here:
qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...
Current & historic landfills across the UK & Europe are sited near rivers, on coasts, in flood risk zones, explains @profkatespencer.bsky.social - climate change means extreme rainfall events & flooding are happening more often, increasing risk of pollutants entering waterways.
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I am so excited to be part of this event on the Global Politics of Abortion with the fabulous Dr Nayla Luz Vacarezza, Sarah of Ad’iyah Collective, Prof Sophie Harman & Dr Sydney Calkin
28th January. Be there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/global-pol...
@qmulsse.bsky.social @profsophieharman.bsky.social
Book launch! 25 February @qmulsse.bsky.social launching edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-derrida... @edinburghup.bsky.social Registration link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
On Wednesday evening, we'll be hosting the last @mileendinstitute.bsky.social event of 2025!
We'll be looking back on the 2024 general election, the historic Conservative collapse and Labour's “loveless landslide" and celebrating @qmulsse.bsky.social's @timbale.bsky.social so do join us if you can!
