Sara Van Goozen

Bunch of new followers so will say: hello! I'm a philosopher working on just war theory, animal rights, global ethics, and related things. I help run Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social, a great public philosophy blog - give us a follow and lmk if you want to write something for us

god I hate poli-sci Halloween what do you mean you're

broke: create a British Mamdani to revitalise the left woke: recognise that even in a globalised media environment, politics remains local, what works in NYC will not automatically work in UK bespoke: repeal the 1968 Commonwealth Immigrants Act to create a British Mamdani to revitalise the left

New from me in @liberalcurrents.com: how the evolution of the right from the Years of Lead through to the Turner Diaries through to discords of 14 year old giggling over gore pics got us to the point where there was almost a livestreamed execution:

Excellent response to Brazilian elections by @katepitasse.bsky.social justice-everywhere.org/general/less...

I'm having some time to write today and honestly I love writing philosophy so much. It's not really very good but I don't care! I love having thoughts and tapping away until I get bored and have a snack! And then going back and tapping some more! 😊

A definite sign of ageing is that you cannot impress me with "over 20 years" anymore. Am I expected to think this sauce is ancient, because it's as old as Nelly Furtado's Maneater?

🚨Job alert! 🚨 Come work with us on the British Election Study! We are looking for a postdoc to join the new BES team: 5 year contract, starting in Jan 2027. Happy to chat if you've got any questions. Applications close 12 Nov, for details see: jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

🚨 NEW: Poorer students have the most to gain from university, but they’re the least likely to go. Our brand-new best practice guide argues universities should redouble efforts to support disadvantaged students 🧵

Are "rights of nature" and animal rights necessarily in conflict? In the famous Estrellita case, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador tried to combine them. Our guest author Pablo Serra Palao has some critical comments 👇 justice-everywhere.org/governance/m...

I have separated the art from the artist and am now whipping the art to stiff peaks, after which I will gently fold it into the artist before baking at 350 til golden and puffed

God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't.

Wonderful to see that Helen De Cruz has won the International Society for Science & Religion's General Readership Book Prize for her work, Wonderstruck! This illuminating book reveals how wonder and awe are catalysts that can help us reclaim what makes life worth living. Learn more: buff.ly/IYNfe0Q

Another banger from the great man

I know we all like to think we are special and not just living stereotypes, but today I took my middle class Marxist fiance out for his birthday and we had vegan tapas, then went to see Nish Kumar and finished the evening in a live jazz pub and honestly I could get used to being that kind of person

sliding this link in here in case anyone is like “oh man I really would love to read The Racial Contract but it’s just not accessible!” Also it’s 180-odd pages, and if you’ve not read it, it’ll upend your understanding of the world, and of philosophy, I promise abolitionjournal.org/wp-content/u...

I’ve just been named subject editor for the new “Animal ethics” area in the SEP, following my complaint that there are too few articles on this topic (serves me right for complaining). So stay tuned for new entries in the area, and hit me up with suggestions on topics that you think merit one!

sometimes I like to remember studying political science and reading about about international relations and state behavior analyzed with the Rational Actor Model

Last week I was at this really engaging 2 day workshop on animal politics - Alasdair Cochrane has done a fantastic write up of the key themes for #MultispeciesMutualisms multispeciesmutualisms.org/social-ties-...

The call for papers for the 2027 PAMBA meeting at the University of Warwick is now live. We will update our own website with more information in the coming days, but in the meantime here is the PhilEvents page. philevents.org/event/show/1...

Returning home after an absolutely stimulating couple of days at this year's Animal Politics conference, on the theme of mutuality beyond humanity. Such a great bunch of people. I can't wait for next year's edition!

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The @magdalenoxford.bsky.social junior research fellowships are now open, including for politics. Due 15 Oct. 3 years of 100% research time to those who submit their PhD between July 2025-Oct 2027. Comes with good ECR pay, relatively generous support funds. www.magd.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancie...

Another exciting new addition to the philosophy of social norms: Simon Fitzpatrick @simonfitzpatrick.bsky.social 's new SEP article on Animal Normativity: plato.stanford.edu/entries/anim...

Reminder: Applications are due WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST for a lecturer/senior lecturer in philosophy in my department. Teaching/research area open, but it must speak to PPE. I'm happy to speak informally/unofficially to anyone interested in applying. #philjobs

📢 LSE Political Theory job opening We’re looking for a political theorist to join us at @lsegovernment.bsky.social - it is an open rank search, so we welcome applications at Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level Reach out with questions & please share widely! jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

modern fascists aren't posturing, or saying stuff for some other purpose—they mean it my latest with @liberalcurrents.com www.liberalcurrents.com/fascists-rea...

I think what’s most important on exam results day is to talk about yourself to imaginary teenagers who don’t use this website.

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