Kathy Dodworth
@dodgington.bsky.social
Research Fellow KCL | Voluntary Labour | Global Politics | Health | Kenya | Tanzania | Non-State Actors | Heat Pump Widow
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Non-state legitimation as practice: the multiplicit making of public authority in Afro-Chinese engagements
African states, under market liberalization, have witnessed resurgent non-state intervention, with non-state actors (NSAs) enmeshed in collective good provision or roles associated with the state. ...
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I have a new publication out in Globalizations that explores Chinese non-state legitimation in African contexts, setting out a post-Weberian framework to do so www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Great work! It is hard when you suffer unexplained fatigue when asked by OH for concrete work pattern+adjustments. *you* need to have the solution. Lots of things in academia, workshops conferences sap you but needed for promotion. Teaching harder. get penalised in ways that make it hard to advance
Another great article from the brilliant work of @catherinehale.bsky.social & Chronic Illness Inclusion - paper from Catherine, Ana Bê & Anna Ruddock.
#DisabilitySky International Journal of Disability & Social Justice.
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#DisabilitySky International Journal of Disability & Social Justice.
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Introducing “Energy Limiting Conditions”: The Emergence and Evolution of a New Impairment Concept
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February 6, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Great work! It is hard when you suffer unexplained fatigue when asked by OH for concrete work pattern+adjustments. *you* need to have the solution. Lots of things in academia, workshops conferences sap you but needed for promotion. Teaching harder. get penalised in ways that make it hard to advance
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🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
What this latest Epstein tranche confirms is that sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking young women was for all these men just part and parcel of running the world
February 4, 2026 at 8:05 AM
What this latest Epstein tranche confirms is that sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking young women was for all these men just part and parcel of running the world
*Adds Chomsky to my growing list of ‘rhetorical radical’ male academics who still think women are garbage*
February 3, 2026 at 9:21 PM
*Adds Chomsky to my growing list of ‘rhetorical radical’ male academics who still think women are garbage*
We’ve known for now decades Mandelson was corrupt. For some reason this translated to some as ‘shrewd politician’ or savvy diplomat. I can’t understand how Starmer manages such consistency in terrible, terrible judgment since taking office
UK police review reports of alleged misconduct by Mandelson after Epstein files release reut.rs/3M9kg3d
UK police review reports of alleged misconduct by Mandelson after Epstein files release
UK police said they are reviewing reports of alleged misconduct to determine if they meet the threshold for a criminal investigation, following calls to probe former UK ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson over his links to Jeffrey Epstein.
reut.rs
February 2, 2026 at 7:45 PM
We’ve known for now decades Mandelson was corrupt. For some reason this translated to some as ‘shrewd politician’ or savvy diplomat. I can’t understand how Starmer manages such consistency in terrible, terrible judgment since taking office
Are there elements of this in Laurence Fox. JK...Once you’re locked in to such proclamations, there’s no going back. no reward for debate or nuance. Extreme positions monetised but begin to believe them. How else to explain why smart, educated, once-rational beings become baiting rabble rousers
Matt Goodwin and the end of England: How one man's career explains our public life iandunt.substack.com/p/matt-goodw...
Matt Goodwin and the end of England
How one man's career explains our public life.
iandunt.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Are there elements of this in Laurence Fox. JK...Once you’re locked in to such proclamations, there’s no going back. no reward for debate or nuance. Extreme positions monetised but begin to believe them. How else to explain why smart, educated, once-rational beings become baiting rabble rousers
lack of outrage from Tories to renationalising UK’s railways shows complicit acceptance that privatisation of this and other public goods (like water) has been an utter disaster for this country. Cost tax payer more?!? We have most expensive and shittest rail in Europe www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How West Midlands Trains nationalisation affects you
West Midlands Trains services are transferring to public ownership from 1 February.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 9:58 AM
lack of outrage from Tories to renationalising UK’s railways shows complicit acceptance that privatisation of this and other public goods (like water) has been an utter disaster for this country. Cost tax payer more?!? We have most expensive and shittest rail in Europe www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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BBC Global News podcast just used the phrase “ethnic rebels” and it made me wonder if they think that other rebels don’t have an ethnicity?
February 1, 2026 at 9:38 AM
BBC Global News podcast just used the phrase “ethnic rebels” and it made me wonder if they think that other rebels don’t have an ethnicity?
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The director of Melania movie
January 31, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The director of Melania movie
Cool, 4 more reasons not to watch it
Melania Trump said that ‘Melania,’ out now, is not a documentary. Instead, she insists, it is a ‘creative experience that offers perspectives, insights and moments.’
Melania Trump Says Her Documentary Is Not a Documentary
Melania Trump said that ‘Melania,’ out now, is not a documentary. Instead, she insists, it is a ‘creative experience that offers perspectives, insights and moments.’
www.vulture.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Cool, 4 more reasons not to watch it
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Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband, emails show ft.trib.al/cioCeTw
Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband, emails show
Epstein sent Reinaldo Avila da Silva payment in 2009
ft.trib.al
January 30, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband, emails show ft.trib.al/cioCeTw
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Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed that ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon’s arrest came at her direction in connection with his livestreaming of a protest in Minnesota earlier in January.
Don Lemon Arrested in Connection with Livestreaming Minnesota Protest
Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed that ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon’s arrest came at her direction in connection with his livestreaming of a protest in Minnesota earlier in January.
www.vulture.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed that ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon’s arrest came at her direction in connection with his livestreaming of a protest in Minnesota earlier in January.
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my dad didn’t go to university and he was extremely happy to pay taxes for his four children to do so; and, indeed, for the doctors who treated him at Addenbrookes to have gone to university as well.
Rachel Reeves: "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to." I don't use local leisure centres and I don't drive, so will I be made exempt for taxation that pays for all that stuff? Or is it only education we'll be going after
January 29, 2026 at 10:22 PM
my dad didn’t go to university and he was extremely happy to pay taxes for his four children to do so; and, indeed, for the doctors who treated him at Addenbrookes to have gone to university as well.
I have a new publication out in Globalizations that explores Chinese non-state legitimation in African contexts, setting out a post-Weberian framework to do so www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Non-state legitimation as practice: the multiplicit making of public authority in Afro-Chinese engagements
African states, under market liberalization, have witnessed resurgent non-state intervention, with non-state actors (NSAs) enmeshed in collective good provision or roles associated with the state. ...
www.tandfonline.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I have a new publication out in Globalizations that explores Chinese non-state legitimation in African contexts, setting out a post-Weberian framework to do so www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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I'm calling bullshit on the media narrative that Trump is "pivoting" and "deescalating" on his ICE raids. The threshold is this: As long as the military occupations and the treatment of US cities as enemy territory continue, there's no pivot. ICE out. 1/
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I'm calling bullshit on the media narrative that Trump is "pivoting" and "deescalating" on his ICE raids. The threshold is this: As long as the military occupations and the treatment of US cities as enemy territory continue, there's no pivot. ICE out. 1/
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Isn’t it insane how one man can erode an institution of such repute. Trust, reputation, esteem. Innovation. Boundary pushing. These are core currencies in academia and take decades, if not centuries to produce. Edinburgh won’t recover from this quickly and it is v sad to watch
New analysis from @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social & fellow Unions.
Sizeable surplus @ Edinburgh Uni
Financial pressure is from irresponsible capital spending & depreciation
Management metrics mislead
Redundancies hit financial strength & Uni’s academic mission
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/depreci...
Sizeable surplus @ Edinburgh Uni
Financial pressure is from irresponsible capital spending & depreciation
Management metrics mislead
Redundancies hit financial strength & Uni’s academic mission
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/depreci...
Depreciating the University of Edinburgh into the Ground — UCU Edinburgh
There are four key takeaways from the University of Edinburgh’s 2024-25 annual report, which this post explores: The University continues to make a sizeable surplus. What financial pressures exi...
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January 28, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Isn’t it insane how one man can erode an institution of such repute. Trust, reputation, esteem. Innovation. Boundary pushing. These are core currencies in academia and take decades, if not centuries to produce. Edinburgh won’t recover from this quickly and it is v sad to watch
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To snatch a five year old carrying a school bag from the street and tell the parents nothing as you send that child to a prison thousands of kilometres away is unalloyed evil.
Every person in this chain of command should be prosecuted. Every single one. They have to be.
Every person in this chain of command should be prosecuted. Every single one. They have to be.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 4:36 AM
To snatch a five year old carrying a school bag from the street and tell the parents nothing as you send that child to a prison thousands of kilometres away is unalloyed evil.
Every person in this chain of command should be prosecuted. Every single one. They have to be.
Every person in this chain of command should be prosecuted. Every single one. They have to be.
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MLK’s Family Urges Nation To Spend Anniversary Of His Death Twisting His Words To Fit Own Political Agendas https://theonion.com/mlk-s-family-urges-nation-to-spend-anniversary-of-his-d-1824991630/
January 19, 2026 at 9:00 PM
MLK’s Family Urges Nation To Spend Anniversary Of His Death Twisting His Words To Fit Own Political Agendas https://theonion.com/mlk-s-family-urges-nation-to-spend-anniversary-of-his-d-1824991630/
I feel like that when I read about community health over the decades
I read articles like this one and first I cringe because it's the same ideas retold by the same people, then I laugh because the things they write are so fucking naive, and then I cry because I just see history repeating itself. Has it ever been thus? Yes.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Four paradigm shifts to shape an agenda for global health reforms
Struck by substantial funding cuts throughout 2025, the global health community stands
at a crossroads.1 Notwithstanding the grave consequences of decreased international
financing, this crisis offers...
www.thelancet.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I feel like that when I read about community health over the decades
Google needs to update its company motto to ‘Do only evil’ or at the least ‘don’t do good’
January 17, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Google needs to update its company motto to ‘Do only evil’ or at the least ‘don’t do good’
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Truly damning investigative reporting in @rollingstone.com on how Danish researchers long favored by RFK.Jr for their studies which cast doubt on vaccines,secured a no bid grant to fund the unethical trial in Guinea Bissau. This read is worth your time.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”
www.rollingstone.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Truly damning investigative reporting in @rollingstone.com on how Danish researchers long favored by RFK.Jr for their studies which cast doubt on vaccines,secured a no bid grant to fund the unethical trial in Guinea Bissau. This read is worth your time.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Missing from the coverage of redundancies at Edinburgh: this was done in such a haphazard, uncoordinated way, there are now core teams who have gone from 5 people to 1 with no change in workload or pressure and huge loss in knowledge of institutional process. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576321...
Hundreds of staff leave Edinburgh University amid cuts drive
According to the university, 345 of these departures were the result of a targeted voluntary severance (VS) scheme run by the institution in 2025.
www.heraldscotland.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Missing from the coverage of redundancies at Edinburgh: this was done in such a haphazard, uncoordinated way, there are now core teams who have gone from 5 people to 1 with no change in workload or pressure and huge loss in knowledge of institutional process. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576321...
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The average salary among Russell Group leaders increased above £350,000 last year, despite these universities losing almost 7,000 staff members due to cost-cutting. Patrick Jack crunches the numbers #highered #academicsky
https://ow.ly/gJK850XU77K
https://ow.ly/gJK850XU77K
January 12, 2026 at 7:15 AM
The average salary among Russell Group leaders increased above £350,000 last year, despite these universities losing almost 7,000 staff members due to cost-cutting. Patrick Jack crunches the numbers #highered #academicsky
https://ow.ly/gJK850XU77K
https://ow.ly/gJK850XU77K
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Kenya has paused signing a trade agreement with China after US pressure, as Nairobi weighs protecting access to key US trade benefits like AGOA and its export jobs over deeper economic ties with Beijing.
africa.businessinsider.com/local/market...
africa.businessinsider.com/local/market...
Kenya halts China trade deal following pressure from the US
Kenya has delayed formalizing a trade agreement with China, according to reports citing anonymous sources
africa.businessinsider.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Kenya has paused signing a trade agreement with China after US pressure, as Nairobi weighs protecting access to key US trade benefits like AGOA and its export jobs over deeper economic ties with Beijing.
africa.businessinsider.com/local/market...
africa.businessinsider.com/local/market...