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Head of the School of Politics and Economics at KCL. Conspiracy theories and democracy. Former πŸš’πŸš‘

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Good for you. Sincerely good luck.

04.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨🚨🚨Job alert!!🚨🚨🚨
Theory post at Cambridge!

04.03.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The how...afraid not. But I'll email you the process if you like!

26.02.2026 09:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

KCL suddenly became v sensible on this a few years back, thank goodness...

26.02.2026 09:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wonderful couple of days talking about a section of my book on conspiracy movements at Heidelberg University. Gloomy weather but fantastic discussion throughout.

21.02.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Talking to Carl Benjamin. How low can you fall.

20.02.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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That film was far more nuanced. It's about the human condition. Man against machine.

20.02.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Moustaches are back, take it from me!

17.02.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

money for #polisky phd candidates

13.02.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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King's expert cited in key government report on security policy | King's College London A King’s academic was cited in a new report submitted to the German chancellor which offers recommendations into research and security policy.

How can governments better bridge the gap between academia and security policy? πŸ›οΈ

Prof Christoph Meyer’s expertise on strategic and intelligence studies is shaping new recommendations for the German government.

Full story: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-e...

#GlobalSecurity #PolicyImpact

17.02.2026 10:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At BH all the locks on our offices broke in the same week!

16.02.2026 09:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Reminder: If you are applying for a 2026 Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship, the deadline to submit your application is this Thursday 19 February, 4pm. www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career...

16.02.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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2026 PPE Society London Meeting - The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Society We are pleased to share that, in addition to the PPE Society’s Annual Meetings held each year in New Orleans, the international PPE Society will…

⏰ Call for proposals!⏰

Organisers are calling for full panel proposals, author-meets-critics sessions, or individual papers from those who would like to attend the next annual PPE conference at King's

The deadline for submissions is February 20πŸ‘‡

ppesociety.org/ppe-society-...

06.02.2026 09:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

One of the highlights of my career was appearing on BBC World service. A national institution.

15.02.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A tangle of people and dog avoiding the weather

15.02.2026 09:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Livid the LSE made this list but not King's

14.02.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Call for papers!

We are organizing the 6th Early Career Workshop in Quantitative Political Economy on 14-15 May 2026 at King’s College London!

Keynote: Shanker Satyanath (NYU)

No fee, travel grants might become available!

Submit at: tinyurl.com/qpe2026

13.02.2026 12:42 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 6

What a find! Would be very curious to hear how it plays...
(I still say two pickups is double what's needed though!)

12.02.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I accidentally took a screenshot while logging into a teams meeting today

12.02.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone has a Goodwin story. It's the gift that keeps on giving!

01.02.2026 10:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tune!

26.01.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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2026 KCL Political Theory Conference We invite submissions from graduate students in political theory and adjacent disciplines, including but not limited to political philosophy, social and critical theory, history of political thought, ...

πŸ“’ Call for Papers
KCL Political Theory Graduate Conference | 22 May 2026 (in person, London)

We invite submissions in political theory & related fields from Graduate students.

🎀Keynote: Prof. Bernardo Zacka (MIT)
⏰ Deadline: 2 Feb 2026 (11:59pm GMT)

πŸ”— For more info: philevents.org/event/show/1...

26.01.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Graduation day @kcl-spe.bsky.social! I love these days, a chance to celebrate our students and their families.
This time there was an added hazard with yours truly straying *perilously* close to the edge of the stage!

23.01.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A watercolour drawing of the well-known central London church St-Martin-in-the-Fields, triumphantly designed by Scottish architect James Gibbs. He didn't design the six red telephone boxes though - that was Sir Giles Gilbert Scott who was also responsible for Battersea Power Station.

A watercolour drawing of the well-known central London church St-Martin-in-the-Fields, triumphantly designed by Scottish architect James Gibbs. He didn't design the six red telephone boxes though - that was Sir Giles Gilbert Scott who was also responsible for Battersea Power Station.

Time for another one of my old London paintings. I completed this one on a crowded street and the main focus is St Martin-in-the-Fields but I also enjoyed dashing in the passing people with a few pen strokes. This went into an exhibition and sold immediately.
#art #streetart #London #watercolour

15.01.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 4109 πŸ” 313 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 5

The original plans for that project were completely insane. Pure magical thinking.

13.01.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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11.01.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Outstanding! After much searching I picked up a great deal on a Jr. Every now and then it's good to treat yourself!

11.01.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Is the tele new?

11.01.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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In case anyone needs it after this week, here's my dog seeing snow fall for the first time.

#dogs #blueskydogs

10.01.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just got some data on reform and vaccines. Will dig it out...

08.01.2026 08:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0