Jess Gifkins
@jessgifkins.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in International Relations at UTS, research on the United Nations and the prevention of atrocity crimes.
Monograph 'Inside the UN Security Council' with OUP 2023.
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Monograph 'Inside the UN Security Council' with OUP 2023.
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Jess Gifkins
@jessgifkins.bsky.social
· Mar 17
If you're interested in my @oxunipress.bsky.social book 'Inside the UN Security Council: Legitimation practices and Darfur' its on sale for 30% off using code: ASFLYQ6 at global.oup.com/academic/
Or better still, ask your library to order a copy! 😊
Or better still, ask your library to order a copy! 😊
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This Saturday after painstaking research and FOIs by @clairestranstalks.bsky.social with @whatthetrans.com, we'll publish 'The Gender Clinic Files' in our newsletter:
A new investigative series exposing deep structural issues with UK Transgender healthcare
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A new investigative series exposing deep structural issues with UK Transgender healthcare
Sign up 👉 www.wearequeeraf.com/subscribe/
October 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This Saturday after painstaking research and FOIs by @clairestranstalks.bsky.social with @whatthetrans.com, we'll publish 'The Gender Clinic Files' in our newsletter:
A new investigative series exposing deep structural issues with UK Transgender healthcare
Sign up 👉 www.wearequeeraf.com/subscribe/
A new investigative series exposing deep structural issues with UK Transgender healthcare
Sign up 👉 www.wearequeeraf.com/subscribe/
New article out by Stephen McLoughlin, @profbode.bsky.social and me 🎉
On the practice of early warning of mass atrocities by practitioners in the UN Secretariat and has important findings on the limitations of current early warning practices. This project was funded by the The British Academy.
On the practice of early warning of mass atrocities by practitioners in the UN Secretariat and has important findings on the limitations of current early warning practices. This project was funded by the The British Academy.
🤔 Why does the UN Secretariat struggle to act on early warnings?
A new #JOGSS article shows how diverging standards of ‘competent’ practices across different communities of practice (CoPs) create tensions and performance gaps
🔗 Available open access: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...
A new #JOGSS article shows how diverging standards of ‘competent’ practices across different communities of practice (CoPs) create tensions and performance gaps
🔗 Available open access: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...
October 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
New article out by Stephen McLoughlin, @profbode.bsky.social and me 🎉
On the practice of early warning of mass atrocities by practitioners in the UN Secretariat and has important findings on the limitations of current early warning practices. This project was funded by the The British Academy.
On the practice of early warning of mass atrocities by practitioners in the UN Secretariat and has important findings on the limitations of current early warning practices. This project was funded by the The British Academy.
Important statement from the Lemkin Institute on the position and status of the EHRC in the UK 👇🏻
Lemkin Institute release, Statement on the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission: Violation of the Paris Principles and erosion of protections for transgender and intersex people.
Read it here ✊🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
bit.ly/EHRCUK
Read it here ✊🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
bit.ly/EHRCUK
bit.ly
September 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Important statement from the Lemkin Institute on the position and status of the EHRC in the UK 👇🏻
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So basically Vallance has announced there won't be new announcements/work on REF for 3 months, implying that there will potentially be big changes announced in 3 months time, but the deadline for the REF is going to remain the same?! How er... helpful. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick...
Patrick Vallance hits pause on Research Excellence Framework
Science minister announces review of controversial changes to research environment assessment
www.timeshighereducation.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
So basically Vallance has announced there won't be new announcements/work on REF for 3 months, implying that there will potentially be big changes announced in 3 months time, but the deadline for the REF is going to remain the same?! How er... helpful. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/patrick...
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Thanks! 😁
You can read the full 10,000 word open access article here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
You can read the full 10,000 word open access article here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Bloody Howard! Gender, Leadership, and the Decline of the Liberal Party of Australia as the “Party for Women”
Women played a key role in the founding of the Liberal Party of Australia (LPA) in 1944 and in providing its branch structure. The newly established LPA also sought to encourage women to join the par....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Thanks! 😁
You can read the full 10,000 word open access article here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
You can read the full 10,000 word open access article here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Really interesting article on the history of engagement with women and gender norms in the Liberal Party.
Thanks @blairwilliams26.bsky.social for your research!
Thanks @blairwilliams26.bsky.social for your research!
New analysis argues that under John Howard, the Liberal Party became increasingly influenced by a social conservatism that emphasised traditional gender norms.
Answers to Liberal Party's 'women problem' might lie before Howard's time
New analysis argues that under John Howard, the Liberal Party became increasingly influenced by a social conservatism that emphasised traditional gender norms.
www.abc.net.au
August 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Really interesting article on the history of engagement with women and gender norms in the Liberal Party.
Thanks @blairwilliams26.bsky.social for your research!
Thanks @blairwilliams26.bsky.social for your research!
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Well worth a read. Much to ponder as Babel builds its skyscraper and hubris rules
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence?
Maybe not as we’ve known them. But, in the ruins of the old curriculum, something vital is stirring.
www.newyorker.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Well worth a read. Much to ponder as Babel builds its skyscraper and hubris rules
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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THREAD:
1. In May I published my peer-reviewed research into the effects of the Starmer-Streeting puberty-blocker ban. TLDR; lots of children have already been harmed. TW; this is a hard read.
There is a term for adult men who deliberately harm children…
1. In May I published my peer-reviewed research into the effects of the Starmer-Streeting puberty-blocker ban. TLDR; lots of children have already been harmed. TW; this is a hard read.
There is a term for adult men who deliberately harm children…
www.tandfonline.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
THREAD:
1. In May I published my peer-reviewed research into the effects of the Starmer-Streeting puberty-blocker ban. TLDR; lots of children have already been harmed. TW; this is a hard read.
There is a term for adult men who deliberately harm children…
1. In May I published my peer-reviewed research into the effects of the Starmer-Streeting puberty-blocker ban. TLDR; lots of children have already been harmed. TW; this is a hard read.
There is a term for adult men who deliberately harm children…
The annual global gender survey is live for anyone who’s gender doesn’t fit into the binary 👇🏻
You can share the below post for extra reach 😊
You can share the below post for extra reach 😊
The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
August 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The annual global gender survey is live for anyone who’s gender doesn’t fit into the binary 👇🏻
You can share the below post for extra reach 😊
You can share the below post for extra reach 😊
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Can’t feel prouder of people in this city on one of the worst weather days so far this year.
Free Palestine protest across Sydney Harbour bridge. 50,000 maybe? more walking in the rain.
August 3, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Can’t feel prouder of people in this city on one of the worst weather days so far this year.
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Endorsement: WRITING BADLY
Writing Badly is a new, print-only, journal of letters on the subject of feminism and transmisogyny. It is written and edited by and for trans women.
"By turns profound and infuriating, beautiful and devastating, this collection has it all."
Writing Badly is a new, print-only, journal of letters on the subject of feminism and transmisogyny. It is written and edited by and for trans women.
"By turns profound and infuriating, beautiful and devastating, this collection has it all."
August 2, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Endorsement: WRITING BADLY
Writing Badly is a new, print-only, journal of letters on the subject of feminism and transmisogyny. It is written and edited by and for trans women.
"By turns profound and infuriating, beautiful and devastating, this collection has it all."
Writing Badly is a new, print-only, journal of letters on the subject of feminism and transmisogyny. It is written and edited by and for trans women.
"By turns profound and infuriating, beautiful and devastating, this collection has it all."
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Good news!
St. Lucia has struck down colonial-era laws that criminalised homosexuality.
While much of the world is edging backwards on LGBTQ rights and acceptance, St. Lucia becomes the 5th Eastern Caribbean country to decriminalise same-sex relations in the last few years.
St. Lucia has struck down colonial-era laws that criminalised homosexuality.
While much of the world is edging backwards on LGBTQ rights and acceptance, St. Lucia becomes the 5th Eastern Caribbean country to decriminalise same-sex relations in the last few years.
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court strikes down St. Lucia laws criminalizing gay sex
The laws against “gross indecency” and “buggery” are unconstitutional, the court ruled.
www.advocate.com
July 31, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Good news!
St. Lucia has struck down colonial-era laws that criminalised homosexuality.
While much of the world is edging backwards on LGBTQ rights and acceptance, St. Lucia becomes the 5th Eastern Caribbean country to decriminalise same-sex relations in the last few years.
St. Lucia has struck down colonial-era laws that criminalised homosexuality.
While much of the world is edging backwards on LGBTQ rights and acceptance, St. Lucia becomes the 5th Eastern Caribbean country to decriminalise same-sex relations in the last few years.
Reposted by Jess Gifkins
The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
July 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
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One like, one law and/or gender opinion.
One like, one history of poverty opinion
One like, one history opinion
July 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
One like, one law and/or gender opinion.
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Alex de Waal, an expert on the politics of famine, discussing the dire situation in Gaza.
Starve, Pray, Die
In an interview, Alex de Waal discusses Israel’s use of food as a weapon of war in Gaza, and its repercussions.
carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
In an interview, Alex de Waal discusses Israel’s use of food as a weapon of war in Gaza, and its repercussions.
carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
Starve, Pray, Die
In an interview, Alex de Waal discusses Israel’s use of food as a weapon of war in Gaza, and its repercussions.
carnegieendowment.org
July 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Alex de Waal, an expert on the politics of famine, discussing the dire situation in Gaza.
Absolutely devastating 👇🏻
“The bullets were chasing us as if we were targets on a shooting range, and not just hungry people. We scattered under a hail of bullets. I got closer to death that day than a piece of bread.”
Famine in Gaza is a direct consequence of a brutal US-Israeli politics. They are forcing people to starve.
Famine in Gaza is a direct consequence of a brutal US-Israeli politics. They are forcing people to starve.
Our Reporter Got Into Gaza. He Witnessed a Famine of Israel’s Making.
The people of Gaza face starvation under the joint U.S.-Israeli food distribution system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
theintercept.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Absolutely devastating 👇🏻
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A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
July 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
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“LGBTQI+ rights are inseparable from the broader fight against authoritarianism… if you are able, show up for every mass mobilization. Keep queer joy, humor, and defiance alive in your activism long after the parades end.”
We should learn from, and keep building, social movements to resist fascism.
We should learn from, and keep building, social movements to resist fascism.
What Queer Americans Can Learn From Hungary
We believe Hungary represents the kind of country Trump and his allies want.
www.autostraddle.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“LGBTQI+ rights are inseparable from the broader fight against authoritarianism… if you are able, show up for every mass mobilization. Keep queer joy, humor, and defiance alive in your activism long after the parades end.”
We should learn from, and keep building, social movements to resist fascism.
We should learn from, and keep building, social movements to resist fascism.
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Before the pandemic hit, 70% of Republicans said that science has had a mostly positive effect on society. Four years later, fewer than half (47%) said so. 🧪
https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/11/14/americans-trust-in-scientists-positive-views-of-science-continue-to-decline/
https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/11/14/americans-trust-in-scientists-positive-views-of-science-continue-to-decline/
July 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Before the pandemic hit, 70% of Republicans said that science has had a mostly positive effect on society. Four years later, fewer than half (47%) said so. 🧪
https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/11/14/americans-trust-in-scientists-positive-views-of-science-continue-to-decline/
https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/11/14/americans-trust-in-scientists-positive-views-of-science-continue-to-decline/
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Ah hello Section 28, my old friend*...
*Not my friend, these ideas are toxic (if we are being polite) - and harmful/will result in deaths (if we are being accurate).
*Not my friend, these ideas are toxic (if we are being polite) - and harmful/will result in deaths (if we are being accurate).
🆕🚨 New statutory Relationships and Sex Education guidance published today will:
- Restrict schools from using materials that "encourage pupils to question their gender"
- Teaches children the laws about "biological sex"
- Removes all references to the word transgender
What we know so far 🧵
- Restrict schools from using materials that "encourage pupils to question their gender"
- Teaches children the laws about "biological sex"
- Removes all references to the word transgender
What we know so far 🧵
July 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Ah hello Section 28, my old friend*...
*Not my friend, these ideas are toxic (if we are being polite) - and harmful/will result in deaths (if we are being accurate).
*Not my friend, these ideas are toxic (if we are being polite) - and harmful/will result in deaths (if we are being accurate).
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Ex-farm worker here.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
July 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ex-farm worker here.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.