Liam Shields
Senior Lecturer in Political Theory . Former post-doc Author of
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What Lisa Nandy got right – and Jess Phillips got wrong – about Labour's hustings
Newstatesman.com 5h 2 tweets
Lisa Nandy and Jess Phillips have a shared complaint over the format that Labour has chosen for its hustings to decide the next leader. Both thinks that the 40-second answer format, with no time for the candidates to debate one another, is denying...
How we gave Oxford University applicants a level playing field
the Guardian 31h 2 tweets
After years of criticism for low intake of ethnic minority and state school students, the university has achieved a dramatic turnaround
Liam Shields Contextual data in admissions 8h
The horrible truth is that some female victims are seen as less important than others | Jennifer Williams
the Guardian 33h 6 tweets
Where was the outrage over Manchester’s many abused and betrayed children?
There’s a reason why the royals are demonised. But you won’t read all about it | Alan Rusbridger
the Guardian 34h 15 tweets
Who really knows what is going on with Harry and Meghan? But we can be sure the storytellers, the press, are hardly disinterested observers
Care system: children are sent to live in illegal accommodation
Thetimes.co.uk 35h 1 tweets
School inspectors have found children in council care living in Travelodges and Airbnbs and being looked after by unqualified staff, including former bouncers. On Tuesday, Ofsted’s chief inspector...
The Ethics and Practice of Refugee Repatriation
Edinburgh UniPress - Edinburgh University Press Books 32h 1 tweets
<P>Combines qualitative fieldwork with analytical philosophy to provide guidelines for when it is right for states, UN agencies and NGOs to help refugees repatriate</P>
Every school and college can get free period products from next week
men 57h 1 tweets
The scheme aims to make sure no girl has to miss out on education
Konnie Huq: It’s time to break the taboo around miscarriage
The Independent 3d 1 tweets
New research shows that many women who experience miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy experience PTSD symptoms long afterwards. We must make it easier for them to get help
3rd Annual CEPPA Graduate Conference – 17th – 19th April
Ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk 3d 1 tweets
Applications are now open for the 3rd Annual Graduate Conference at the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs (CEPPA) at the University of St Andrews. The conference seeks to provide a platform for early career researchers working in...
Knowledge and Communication in Democratic Politics: Markets, Forums and Systems - Jonathan Benson, 2019
SAGE Journals 4d 1 tweets
Epistemic questions have become an important area of debate within democratic theory. Epistemic democrats have revived epistemic justification of democracy, whi...
Humanities PhD grads working in non-academic jobs could shake up university culture
The Conversation 4d 1 tweets
With the support of universities, PhD graduates working beyond the academy could bring their knowhow into PhD seminars or classrooms to help current students expand their career horizons.
The Reason Fossil Fuel Companies Are Finally Reckoning with Climate Change
Time 4d 16 tweets
Protesters have swarmed Shell's headquarters in recent years
Lecturer in British and European Politics and Public Policy at The University of Manchester
Jobs.ac.uk 4d 1 tweets
The trespass trap: this new law could make us strangers in our own land | George Monbiot
GeorgeMonbiot - the Guardian 6d 6 tweets
A government consultation being framed as a crackdown on travelling people is an assault on all citizens’ freedoms, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Contextual admissions: what you need to know
Sutton Trust 4d 1 tweets
Binda Patel explains what contextual admissions are and why they help.
Former MP Keith Vaz launches surprise Labour comeback
the Guardian 5d 3 tweets
Disgraced former minister voted in as local party chair in Leicester East
The UK higher education senior management survey: a statactivist response to managerialist governance
Taylor & Francis 5d 8 tweets
(2020). The UK higher education senior management survey: a statactivist response to managerialist governance. Studies in Higher Education. Ahead of Print.
The children with no voice, the people who spoke up, and those who didn't listen
Jennifer Williams - men 5d 6 tweets
For those who had the power to stop the Manchester paedophile scandal there are no more excuses, says Jen Williams.
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Political Theory : Oxford Road, Manchester
Jobs.manchester.ac.uk 5d 4 tweets
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Liam Shields Corrected link Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in political theory at MANCEPT. Deadline February 27th 2020 5d
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Jobs.manchester.ac.uk 5d 1 tweets
Liam Shields MANCEPT is expanding. We have a position for lecturer/senior lecture in political theory advertised: … Please share with anyone who may be interested. Deadline: 27/02/2020 5d