Daniel Devine

I am still overwhelmed and processing being awarded this grant. It funds a 5-year project from Jan 2027 on how trust can bolster support for major policy action on climate, redistribution, and crime prevention. You can read more here: danjdevine.github.io/contrust/ bsky.app/profile/erc....

While often framed as symbols of white national identity, pubs offer the capacity for ordinary togetherness. Our book of the week offers an examination of, and a possible path forward for, the Great British public house. By @amit-singh.bsky.social et al on @manchesterup.bsky.social buff.ly/WLOOw5D

I have come across my first probably totally AI review (as editor). The reviewer is qualified to review the paper properly. What's the point? Why would someone accept a review, only to just run it through their model of choice? They were senior, too. I don't understand the incentive.

3 year postdoc position at the University of Vienna on political representation, party competition, political institutions, political economy, political behaviour or related fields jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

Interesting looking paper on what you can and can't identify from staggered adoption panel data. Also, I move that all important equations get subtitles:

The 51.*% coming in on the side of democratic health for once

Lecturing tomorrow on identity and polarisation, and any excuse to get this one in (a pointlessly vicious derby between two basically identical cities). And if anyone has any recommendations they really like on the topic of identity/polarisation then send my way!

Beer. Sure, we had real ale, but the availability of actual nice beer in pubs is lightyears ahead of pre-2015's offering of Carling, Stella, Coors, etc.

We are hiring for two researchers, including one to work with me and @rebeccamckee.bsky.social on all things UK Government! Applications close Sunday - please share the word with anyone who likes good government and has interesting thoughts about how to make that happen!

My department - @ucdpolitics.bsky.social - is hiring two PERMANENT posts in any area of politics, international relations, theory, or development studies. Please apply if you are on the academic job market, and if you're not, please do us a solid & spread the word! Deadline NOV 9.

One thing this makes us confront is that science and review is social: we care what *these people* and *the community* think, not just whether it's right.

One thing this makes us confront is that science and review is social: we care what *these people* and *the community* think, not just whether it's right.

Evaluating postdoc applications since the rise of LLMs has now become a process of detective work. I now get so many applications with passable answers to the selection questions that are not backed up by any evidence in the CV. Such a waste of my time.

DPIR seeks 2x Postdoc Research Fellows to work with Prof Petra Schleiter on the Trust, Participation, & Democratic Resilience project. CLOSES: Noon BST, 23 Oct.  PRF in Quantitative Political Science: https://tinyurl.com/mryzuddc PRF in Experimental Political Science: https://tinyurl.com/3re5yyu8

Have not yet seen convincing answers to these points. Diminishing marginal returns remain undefeated (at least so far). Can AI self-improvement overcome diminishing returns? www.rameznaam.com/p/ai-rsi-isn... Can a Million AI Agents Create Superintelligence? www.rameznaam.com/p/can-a-mill...

🤢 And so much effort. We need to radically change how grants (and papers) are selected.

Für die @republik.ch, haben @lwestheuser.bsky.social und ich über den Mythos des Rechtsrucks der Arbeiterklasse geschrieben. Empirisch falsch und basierend auf einem Zerrbild hält er die Linke davon ab, Arbeiter:innen effektiv anzusprechen und zu mobilisieren. www.republik.ch/2026/10/19/d...

📰 In need of a Monday morning read? Look no further! @mjjgillissen.bsky.social, @ldeblok.bsky.social and I just published a paper on how the quality of public service experiences relates to political trust versus distrust... (1/) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Planning to submit to EPSS 2027 Copenhagen? Check out our section details for all the information you need for your abstract submission! epssnet.org/conferences/...

We're hiring across Political Science at the department of political science @uni-muenster.de : 3 postdocs, a doctoral position and a research associate position, spanning methods, democracy and sustainability. Details and deadlines below. Please share widely; questions welcome!

A book and cover after my own heart.

Presumably not the 1980s London punk band, Snuff, which would be an even bigger surprise www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7RL...

We are hiring! TWO new researcher roles, one with me (and my wonderful colleagues) in the UK government team. Take a look, shout if you have any questions and please do send this on to anyone you think would be interested! www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...

The deadline to apply for the PoPPiE Research Fellow position is on Friday. With wonderful timing, the PoPPiE website is down. If you are looking for more info on the project, then I have added the six-page project description to my own website: rikkidean.com/poppie_annou...

❗ There are two ridiculously good 2.5 year postdocs on 'Trust, Participation, and Democratic Resilience' - one focusing on experiments, one on quants (general), over at @politicsoxford.bsky.social : my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

❗ There's a permanent, research and teaching lectureship over at the University of Surrey in the broad area of behaviour, attitudes, parties, etc. jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

❗ There's a permanent, research and teaching lectureship over at the University of Surrey in the broad area of behaviour, attitudes, parties, etc. jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Interested in a politics PhD? If you also have a penchant for watching passenger ferries up close and/or excellent project supervision, then @sotonpolitics.bsky.social is ideal for you. You can apply for full funding from @scdtp.bsky.social southcoastdtp.ac.uk

10% of the attendees at this protest were arrested for assault, affray, and racism, and the BBC opt for it being 'mostly peaceful'.

There will be large swathes of cities uninhabited with blocks left rotting as investment portfolios sit on them, and the government does nothing.

Deep Impact (1998). Inexplicably allowed to watch, aged 6, embedded a deep fear of asteroid-based armageddon.

Due out January...

Less than 1% of major party nominees for Congress are working class. It is one of the most fundamental ways that Congress is not representative. And their views, e.g. on unregulated gambling websites, are apt to be different. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Southampton is an excellent intellectually vibrant department and @rikkidean.bsky.social is a fantastic scholar and supervisor/PI. Highly recommend!

It is a great time to be joining @sotonpolitics.bsky.social too. Dan will also be establishing his CONTRUST research group & Will Allen his VISUALIZE group, so there's going to be loads of new people doing innovative research on political attitudes, alongside all the great colleagues already here.