The ASPIRE Network
The Academic Scholarship in Politics and International Relations Education Network
https://www.aspirenetwork.uk/
Launch Event: https://www.aspirenetwork.uk/event-details/aspire-network-launch-event
Starter Packs
Created by The ASPIRE Network (1)
The ASPIRE Network Starter Pack
All accounts Teaching Track and Pedagogical Scholarship!
@faloulah.bsky.social
🤔 Lecturer in Sociology at Anglia Ruskin Uni 🧐PhD Researcher working on borders, violence & death at Uni of Birmingham ✏️Journalist 📸 Documentary Photographer 🎸(post) Hardcore enthusiast 👾https://mariannakarakoulaki.com
@deseonu.bsky.social
Mum| loved by God | Learner | Interested in racial equity and policymaking. I use creative and participatory methods to co-create knowledge with racially minoritised young people to influence policymaking. Lecturer in Politics and Policy, Lancaster Uni, UK
@drdavidjwilcox.bsky.social
PT Teaching Fellow Would-be scholar of all things diplomacy and trust research.
@christopherhuggins.bsky.social
Associate Professor and Director of Academic Programmes at the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education. Teach EU politics. Co-editor Contemporary European Politics. I also sing.
@katadeney.bsky.social
Prof Comparative Politics Nottingham. Researches (& loves) S Asia. India Pakistan Sri Lanka. CPEC, Federalism, Majoritarianisms, HE, EDI & SEN. Mum and wife of Long Covid sufferer. Cats 🐈⬛, Brompton 🚴, Gardening. Views expressed my own
@ariadnevromen.bsky.social
Political Sociologist - citizen engagement, digital politics, young people, future of work, advocacy, & popular culture. Obsessed with dogs, coffee, chocolate From Sydney 🇦🇺 now living in Glasgow 🏴
@alexjwoodward.bsky.social
1st year Politics PGR at the University of York and someone who talks endlessly about cycling and football.
@terryhathaway.bsky.social
Political economist, writing a book on corporate power. Work at Uni of York. Chaotic good. Half-arsed baker, chronically injured climber, perspiring writer.
@uclcpp.bsky.social
UCL Centre for the Pedagogy of Politics Research on pedagogy from uclspp.bsky.social drcathyelliott.bsky.social Kalina Zhekova JP Salter John Wilesmith
@judge.bsky.social
Politics and International Relations academic at a University with a social media policy. Energy | Climate | Security | Political Economy | Teaching
@teachpolitics.bsky.social
@rosegann.bsky.social
Professor of Politics Education @ NTU. Chair, Political Studies Association UK. Interests: politics curriculum, scholarship in HE, feminism. VMO. Find me at https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/social-sciences/rose-gann
@studentspolitics.bsky.social
ESRC-funded research project (2025-28) answering the question: Does higher education politicise today's students? Run by @rachelbrooks.bsky.social, @rilleraaper.bsky.social & Tom Fryer Project website: https://tinyurl.com/StudentsPolitics
@ucu.org.uk
UK trade union for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and professional services staff in further education, higher education, prison education, and adult and community education.
@bjpols.bsky.social
British Journal of Political Science from Cambridge University Press. cambridge.org/bjpols BJPolS is now an open access journal and from 2025 will publish continuously with no more issues, just one volume per year.
@comppol.bsky.social
An international journal, founded in 1968, presenting scholarly articles devoted to the comparative analysis of political institutions and processes.
@ajpseditor.bsky.social
The AJPS is the official journal of the MPSA, committed to significant advances in knowledge and understanding of citizenship, governance, and politics, and to the public value of political science research. Co-Editors: Kathleen Dolan, Jennifer L. Lawless.
@thejop.bsky.social
The JOP is the flagship journal of the SPSA, published by the University of Chicago Press. Editors-in-Chief: Timothy Hellwig & Timothy Nokken. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jop/current
@vickyblake.bsky.social
♥️education ♥️unions ♥️democracy Widening Participation @ Leeds Uni UCU NEC, negotiator, Educ'n Comm Chair, Climate+Ecological Emergency Comm Co-chair @leedsucu Branch Sec vickyblakeucu.uk Neurodivergent, LC #EduSky #AbortionIsHealthcare #CleanTheAir
@danielalai.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in IR. Working on some combination of feminist IPE, transitions, steel, socioeconomic/post-war justice. Occasionally research methods. My views, etc... She/her/hers
@poppublicsphere.bsky.social
Peer-reviewed journal of the American Political Science Association, cultivating a political science public sphere. https://apsanet.org/publications/journals/perspectives-on-politics/
@sagepub.com
Sage is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and library resources with a growing range of technologies to enable discovery, access, and engagement.
@advancehe.bsky.social
We are a charity dedicated to helping higher education transform lives by realising the potential of its people.
@igdc.bsky.social
Learning and research community at the University of York ▶️ https://youtube.com/@interdisciplinaryglobaldev6000 📣 http://linkedin.com/company/igdc/
@uoypolitics.bsky.social
News and upcoming events from the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of York.
@herdjournal.bsky.social
International peer reviewed journal of the Higher Education Research & Development Society of Australasia. Published by @TandFResearch.bsky.social. #HigherEducation #SoTL #Universities https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cher20
@politicsjournal.bsky.social
A flagship @PolStudiesAssoc journal. Published by @SAGECQPolitics. http://politicsblog.ac.uk. IF 2.492
@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
The latest research in Political Science and International Relations from @cambridgeup.bsky.social. cambridge.org/politics
@wonkhe.bsky.social
Home of the higher education debate www.wonkhe.com Editor in Chief @markleach.bsky.social
@uclspp.bsky.social
UCL Political Science and School of Public Policy ucl.ac.uk/political-science
@drsvg.bsky.social
Lecturer in Political Philosophy (UoYork). Ethics of war, global justice, animals. Posting in personal capacity but mostly about work. She/her, fucking massive nerd. I write for @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social
@jasonptrdavies.bsky.social
Interdisciplinarity. History of religion. Higher Ed. academic development. Pro-trans, anti-racism, disability rights. UCU rep. ‘Annoying’ cyclist (for existing).
@martc.bsky.social
'another Dr Compton' Londoner, KCL, #DigiEd, (gen)AI, #Assessment & Feedback , #ungrading, #HE (and #spurs) #COYS https://mcompton.uk/
@apapamichail.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Global Health, Queen Mary University of London. Thinking about hierarchies in global health governance and health security. Currently by looking at mpox. He/him.
@nataliejester.bsky.social
Chickpea-lover and Kadis-Kot champion. Lecturer @ Uni of Gloucestershire. Security studies, digital things. Bring back old Twitter. She/her
@qmpoliticsir.bsky.social
School of Politics at International Relations at Queen Mary University of London https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics
@polisatleeds.bsky.social
@alexberesford.bsky.social
Associate Professor in African Politics at the University of Leeds: here for just transitions, populism, 🇿🇦. WAWAW 🦉
@estrangeirada.bsky.social
Parliaments and Public Engagement, with an obsession for petitions. Professor of Politics @ POLISatLeeds and Chair of IPEN, the International Parliament Engagement Network: https://ipen-network.org/ .
@gabrielcavallip.bsky.social
Professor of Science and Engineering Education. Director of LITE (Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence, https://teachingexcellence.leeds.ac.uk ). Views my own (blah blah).
@livunipol.bsky.social
Expert opinion, news and student stories from the Department of Politics at University of Liverpool. 8-11 Abercromby Square https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/politics/ https://bsky.app/starter-pack-short/NeEuwAr
@annet-leeds.bsky.social
Prof at University of Leeds, PFHEA, Sustainable Curriculum Leadership Team, University Academic Lead on Professional Development, School of Earth & Environment, Sustainability Research Institute.
@ameakin.bsky.social
Lecturer in British Politics & Programme Director BA Politics and Parliamentary Studies, @polisatleeds.bsky.social University of Leeds. Wrote PhD on the Restoration & Renewal of Palace of Westminster. Reposts ≠ endorsements
@emrinke.bsky.social
Politics, Media, and Open Scholarship @universityofleeds.bsky.social | Co-Director @cdpleeds.bsky.social | Leeds Local Network Lead @ukrepro.bsky.social | AE @polcommjournal.bsky.social ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5330-7634