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Matthew Waites (he or they)
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Reader & Sociology Subject Co-Lead, @UofGSociology.bsky.social University of Glasgow. Global queer politics, sexualities & genders, human rights, decolonizing, genocide. https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/staff/matthewwaites/ .. more

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So here is my first post: my latest open access article ‘The international politics of development for LGBT+ inclusion…’ in International Politics journal, discussing my experiences participating in a project to work in five African countries link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The international politics of development for LGBT+ inclusion: how the UK’s Johnson government used crisis as a political opportunity - International Politics
This article analyses the international queer politics of development by examining UK aid addressing lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans, plus (LGBT+) inclusion in the context of COVID-19 and right-wing ...
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1/ Richard Gott died this week. Amongst many other critical interventions he was the author of ‘Britain’s Empire’ a sweeping, counter-history of British imperialism which foregrounded the persistent violence of the imperial project, and the equally persistent resistance of the colonised. He wrote…

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Concerns are growing that social media emphasises negative experiences of hormonal contraception – but using social media does not necessarily mean a rejection of medical information, say @kristina-s.bsky.social and Lily Roberts @uofgsociology.bsky.socialtinyurl.com/mr2v8aa3
Mis(sing)information: How contraceptive users bridge the gap between medicalised and experiential knowledge - Everyday Society - The British Sociological Association
Concerns are growing over social media information emphasising negative experiences of hormonal contraception. Labelled as misinformation, the volume and accessibility of this content that is said to ...
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Sign up below to hear @juliango.bsky.social giving the next Racial Justice lecture on January 21st, 2026. Prof. Go will be asking 'How and why have the police in liberal democracies become militarized?'. The answer, he will argue, is to be found in imperialism past and present.
Racial Justice Lecture: Policing Race
Professor Julian Go delivers the second University of Glasgow Racial Justice Lecture.
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Thoughts with Mr Samir Zitouni, a train staff member who heroically defended passengers and remains critically ill. How lucky we are to have such brave people in our society. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Samir Zitouni named as train hero who saved lives during attack
The family of rail worker Samir Zitouni say they are
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China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show - and Sheffield Hallam University management stifled research by its own professor about crimes against Uyghur people, in a deal to recruit Chinese students. www.bbc.com/news/article...
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
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Dagmar Herzog, The New Fascist Body - @wirklichkeitbooks.bsky.social, September 2025
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Der neue faschistische Körper, trans. Lisa Jay Jeschke,
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Wirklichkeit Books - The New Fascist Body
Dagmar Herzog The New Fascist Body The success of new far-right movements cannot be explained by fear or rage alone – the pleasures of agg
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Great to have Eric Fassin for this keynote 👏

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"Yet even once it became clear that Reform had actually lost, the script barely changed. Footage from the result showed the visiting caravan of Westminster-based journalists crowded around the losing Reform candidate"

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The Reform Backlash: Caerphilly By-Election Result Shows Nigel Farage’s Party Is Much Weaker Than It Looks
Despite widespread media predictions of a Reform victory on Thursday, Farage's defeat shows his party continues to be overestimated, argues Adam Bienkov
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The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy - a tale of significant fortunes made and how their investments percolated into the Scottish economy and wider society.
Free to download from Univ of London press.
#Glasgow #skystorians #Scotland 📚🗃️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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1/7 Some important books have been published recently, by leading experts on the history of slavery. What they say is critical when weighing up Commonwealth reparations claims.

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Various scenes around Glasgow, starting in Central Station, shot in 1978 as part of a documentary featuring R.D. Laing.

#Glasgow

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We were delighted to host the launch of Professor John Chalcraft's book, From Subordination to Revolution: A Gramscian Theory of Popular Mobilization (University of California Press, 2025).

👂🏿 If you missed the event, you can now listen to the recording on YouTube.
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Thinking Popular Mobilization With Gramsci | John Chalcraft | Book Launch
YouTube video by LSE Government
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📣 UWS HAS RULED OUT COMPULSORY REDUNDANCIES

After 8 days of strike action from EIS, and a further 12 days planned from Monday which UCU were due to join, management has today announced that CR has been taken off the table 🎉

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EHRC accused of ‘bullying’ government to push through "harmful and unworkable proposals"
EHRC accused of ‘bullying’ government to push through "harmful and unworkable proposals"
The government was urged in the House of Lords last night not to let themselves be “bullied by the EHRC” as a row erupted between the regulator and the government over their intervention - publicly pr...
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BREAKING: At least 51 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza by Israeli attacks since the ceasefire came into effect less than two weeks ago, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.

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Thrilling book launch yesterday for Onlife Criminology by Janos Szakolczai @UofGSociology.bsky.social illustrating creative blending here of media and digital research with criminology, sociology and critical theory, glowing comments from the panel bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/onlife-crimi...

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Over 58k signatures of support in four months, and a great boost from our friends @genderedintelligence.co.uk @goodlawproject.bsky.social this week.

Thank you 🙏

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Home - Not in our name
As women we reject the narrative that trans+ people are a threat.
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Document International Film Festival Relaunch in Glasgow 18 October www.documentfilmfestival.org
Home - Document Film Festival
Document Human Rights Film Festival Relaunch 18 October 2025.
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💥WIN: Victory in landmark case on gender recognition

Am so proud to have worked on this case, and to work for an org which fights for - and successfully defends - trans rights.

"A huge victory for trans people’s human rights in this country, at a moment where things have felt particularly dark."
WIN: Victory in landmark case on gender recognition
High Court rules that a trans man cannot be denied a Gender Recognition Certificate because he is trying to conceive, in an important win supported by Good Law Project.
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EHRC anti-trans campaign loses its momentum - a week of absolute scenes has left the organisation in limbo. Here's what happened, why it happened, and what it all means iandunt.substack.com/p/frightened...
Frightened and desperate: EHRC anti-trans campaign loses its momentum
A week of absolute scenes leaves the organisation in limbo.
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It was a delight to welcome @dramylind.bsky.social and @sriprateekraj.bsky.social to give talks on Queer and Trans Worldmaking in Ecuador and Sri Lanka in our seminar series @uofgsociology.bsky.social Thanks for the great turnout with a full room, lots of new student attendees, very welcome.

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Sociological Theorizing from the Global South

Full details here:
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