Lecturer in Politics at Middlesex University London, freelance editor and administrator. Ex-District Commissioner for Elstree District Scouts
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Free to read!
This week, we published our latest issue which is FREE to read for 3️⃣ months!
The issue contains:
📱 Special section on smartphones in conflict & care
💡 9 Research articles
📊 2 Policy papers
🗣 1 Review forum on #NATO
📚26 Book reviews
Read here >
academic.oup.com/ia/issue/10…
Great thread on the election of Select Committee chairs
#MDXInternationalPolitics students @MDXIntPolitics and @MDXlaw
Want to work for one of Labour's 411 MPs? Labour have a new website for expressions of interest in a variety of different roles. I've often thought something like this should exist - much needed coordination of talent!
workforlabourplp.org.uk/oppo…
Fascinating post from @HansardSociety about the induction process for new mps
🧵What do newly-elected MPs do to get set up in this first week in Parliament? The eagle-eyed among you may have seen new MPs receiving a white envelope from the Returning Officer after their victory was announced. Pictured is @YuanfenYang with hers. It contains a letter....1/
Loving my colour-along results map courtesy of @undertheraedar! Not sure I'll be up to colour them all in but we'll see! #GE24
Dr Helen Hawthorne retweeted
Election tomorrow.
FIND YOUR PHOTO ID.
PUT IT IN YOUR POCKET OR BAG.
The address DOESN'T need to match your constituency or current address. This is just to prove your ID.
Passport, driving license, PASS card or Voter Certificate, or this stuff:
electoralcommission.org.uk/v…
Very helpful explainer from @instituteforgov about what the pm needs to do in the first 72 hours
The first 72 hours as a new prime minister provides an early lesson in how huge the job is and how extensive the demands on their time will be.
So what do the first few days look like for a PM after winning a general election? Read our explainer instituteforgovernment.org.u…
ALT An infographic timeline of the first 72 hours after a general election and what a new PM does.
This is an important read.
If you only read one thing today
metro.co.uk/2024/07/01/went-…
Dr Helen Hawthorne retweeted
Here’s something new by @AdamPrzeworski
It addresses different conceptions of democracy, whether there is a crisis of democracy, and how to defend democracy.
Free download: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/9…
If you want follow the results on Thursday for #GE2024 you can now👇 - I am very excited!
The people* asked for a fill-in-able A4 sized printable pdf hex map with list of constituencies for the general election so who am I to argue?
automaticknowledge.org/wpc-h…
*election nerds
Dr Helen Hawthorne retweeted
Today's the day 🤩 Join us at #CareerConnect from 11am - 3pm in the Quad to network with employers, get application and CV tips, and grab your next job opportunity 💼
It's not too late to sign up 🙌 bit.ly/3UBzDD7
ALT Employer talking to students at Career Connect Fair
Powerful song from @MarshSongs.
Worth noting that in the Economist Intelligence Units #DemocracyIndex Rwanda ranks 117th with a score of 3.30. The closer the score is to 10, the more democratic a country. Rwanda is classed as an authoritarian regime.
For the good people who fight it on the beaches, in the law courts, in their homes, in their communities, in our national institutions, and in their hearts. Keep fighting.
#RwandaNotInMyName
#RwandaBill
@refugeecouncil @CityofSanctuary @amnesty @libertyhq @AsylumMatters @_KRAN_ @ZoeJardiniere @stand_for_all @LouCalvey @RefugeesAtHome @RefugeeAction @RefugeeTogether
Authoritarian regimes are not typically noted for respecting their citizens civil liberties. Rwanda's score is 2.65. However, citizens are often treated better than migrants. The UK scores 9.12 in the 2023 #DemocracyIndex - I expect this will lower in 2024.
Dr Helen Hawthorne retweeted
We know a lot of you have been hard at work studying for exams and assessments this week 📚
Please remember to take care of yourselves and ask for help if you need it ❤️
We've got lots of academic and wellbeing resources available if you need them 👉 bit.ly/3TOa8xO
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The missing link in the literature review process: 4 elements to look for when reviewing the literature buff.ly/3PMNW2o
What shall we look for when reviewing the literature? In this blog post I indicate 4 different elements that we could be looking for.
Looking forward to our #Politics #employability event this afternoon. Especially excited to hear what some of our alumni have been up to since leaving @MiddlesexUni
Dr Helen Hawthorne retweeted
"Algorithms have become market gatekeepers and value allocators, and are now becoming producers and arbiters of knowledge." In our article @timoreilly @IlanStrauss @RufusRock2 and I argue for a closer look at the economic power of AI in @ConversationUK ⬇️ theconversation.com/to-under…
