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Professor Katharine Adeney
@katadeney.bsky.social
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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 πŸˆβ€β¬›, Brompton πŸš΄β€, Gardening.

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· 2d
Yes! International law nowhere to be seen.

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· 2d
This falls undet WTAF! What happened to international law? #venezuela

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Trump claims US has captured Venezuelan dictator and wife
US president says on social media that operation to capture NicolΓ‘s Maduro carried out with US law enforcement
www.theguardian.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Β· 2d
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· 20d
India's citizenship laws being effectively weaponised against Muslims. For several years I have not been able to tell my students that India is the world's largest democracy :( #India #Democracy #VotingLists #Ethnocracy #EthnicDemocracy

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
India’s electoral roll revision threatens democracy and Muslims, say critics
Opposition claims SIR process being used to disenfranchise minority groups to benefit Narendra Modi’s government
www.theguardian.com

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· 22d
Shame on China #freedomofthepress

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Jimmy Lai: conviction of Hong Kong pro-democracy figure decried as attack on press freedom
Rights groups dismiss β€˜sham conviction’ of media tycoon on national security offences in city’s most closely watched rulings in decades
www.theguardian.com

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· 22d
Awful

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Bondi beach terror attack: 12 people killed in β€˜evil antisemitic’ shooting at park in Australia
Police say one alleged shooter among dead, with second arrested and in a critical condition, after attack on Jewish festival in Sydney
www.theguardian.com

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· 24d
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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· 24d
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New Israeli barrier will slice through precious West Bank farmland
Palestinians who have worked the β€˜breadbasket’ area for generations face being replaced by Israeli settlers
www.theguardian.com

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· Dec 4
Heartbreaking
cineblah.bsky.social Casket Based @cineblah.bsky.social Β· Dec 3
There is absolutely nothing left to the UK but bigotry and spite. A hateful place, you can almost taste it in the air, makes it hard to breathe.
jessothomson.co.uk Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk Β· Dec 3
Seems there has been some co-ordination.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· Dec 4
Completely crazy that anyone should be able to tradmark the word sabzi (cooked vegetables) in the UK

www.theguardian.com/food/comment...
I called my recipe book Sabzi – vegetables. But the name was trademarked. And my legal ordeal began
The granting of patents and trademarks to foods and words from the global south is part of a long colonial grab. It’s time to realise we share what we cook, and what we call it
www.theguardian.com

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Casket Based @cineblah.bsky.social Β· Dec 3
There is absolutely nothing left to the UK but bigotry and spite. A hateful place, you can almost taste it in the air, makes it hard to breathe.

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· Dec 3
OMGG

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β€˜A permanent surveillance backdoor’: Why Sanchar Saathi app order raises privacy fears
Digital rights groups warn that forcing an app onto every device could allow the government to spy on Indians and even control their devices.
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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· Dec 3
My first thought listening to David Lammy on the Today programme as I cycled to work yesterday, was that this has horrific EDI implications. Glad to read that Diane Abbott called him out on this.

#JuryReform #UKPolitics #EDI

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Is David Lammy persuaded by his own jury trials proposal? Not sure. But he said it anyway | John Crace
Investment was not enough to save the courts, said the justice secretary. At least, not the amounts he was prepared to put in
www.theguardian.com

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· Nov 9
Great project
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
British Asian families urged to share stories of β€˜greatest generation’ who fought for Britain
Half of UK public unaware of contribution made by 2.5m British Asian members of armed forces who served in second world war
www.theguardian.com

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· Oct 7
Badenoch on Todayβ€”backing Jenrick’s β€œno white faces in Birmingham” comment & making a sharp distinction between multiracial & multicultural societies.

Definitely using this in next semester’s teaching. Will she still be Tory leader by then?

#Multiculturalism #Teaching #Conservatives

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social Β· Oct 7
Russian newspaper head mysteriously falls 70ft to his death from a window | News World | Metro News metro.co.uk/2025/10/06/r...
Russian newspaper head mysteriously falls 70ft to his death from a window
The veteran publisher died on Saturday. Police are investigating the 'strange death'.
metro.co.uk

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social Β· Oct 4
I wonβ€˜t claim to be an expert in Japanese politics but a radical right party doing well in elections and the mainstream right party shifting sharply to the right sounds awfully familiar. Letβ€˜s just say good reasons to believe that this wonβ€˜t be great for Japan.

www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/j...
Hardline nationalist to become Japan’s first female prime minister
Takaichi is to succeed prime minister Shigeru Ishiba as she wins in run-off against Shinjiro Koizumi
www.independent.co.uk

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· Sep 21
Finally! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK recognises Palestine as an independent state
Keir Starmer’s announcement comes seven decades after end of British mandate in Palestine and creation of state of Israel
www.theguardian.com

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· Sep 20
Just deleted my Threads account (not that i used it much) www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man
Exclusive: Instagram pictures of girls as young as 13 were posted to promote Threads site β€˜as bait’, campaigner says
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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· Sep 16
When you’ve spent so long on the Parliament of Sri Lanka website that it thinks you’re a bot and locks you out πŸ€–πŸ˜‚

Just your average day in #Academia, chasing down elusive cabinet details one timeout at a time.

#SriLanka #ComparativePolitics #ResearchLife #DigitalFieldwork

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· Sep 7
This, from a 19 year old in the UK. Heartbreaking. β€œI’ve experienced more racism in the last 12 months than the rest of my life put together.”

#racism #UK

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I thought I was growing up in a racially tolerant Britain. I now realise I was wrong | Rohan Sathyamoorthy
I’ve experienced more racism in the past year than the rest of my life put together – the only answer is for young people to stand up to the far right, says writer Rohan Sathyamoorthy
www.theguardian.com

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Jane πŸŠβ€β™€οΈπŸš΄πŸ»πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸŒ» @halfironmum.bsky.social Β· Sep 4
This is my big worry for a professional perspective - people need to learn the skills to do their own analysis/research so they can recognise what's wrong. If junior roles get replaced by AI (or even if juniors lean too heavily on it) how do we train the future leaders?

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· Sep 4
I agree. But this has to be a collaboration. And for it to be a true collaboration, students need a solid foundation of knowledge first.

The real challenge? Motivating students to build that foundation before they turn to AI tools.

#Academia #HigherEd #AIinEducation
Dismissing the academic merits of ChatGPT is intellectually dishonest
Portraying ChatGPT as a playground for plagiarists is a timid response to AI’s ability to enhance research in all subjects, argues AgnieszkaΒ Piotrowska
www.timeshighereducation.com

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· Sep 2
It's time. After decades as a Labour voter and supporter I've taken the plunge into Green waters.
greenparty.org.uk The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk Β· Sep 2
Draw the line. Join the Green Party today ‡️

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· Sep 2
Unwelcome realisation: standing desk season = cold legs season.

Autumn’s creeping in and the home office heating’s not on yet.

Might be time for leg warmers to make a comeback?

#AcademicSky #PoliSky

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk Β· Sep 2
Draw the line. Join the Green Party today ‡️

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· Sep 1
πŸ“š Research is rarely linear. Let your past work be part of your future thinking.

#AcademicLife #ECRAdvice #ResearchTips #ComparativePolitics #India #Pakistan #SriLanka #SouthAsiaSky

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· Sep 1
Today, I’m revisiting my own notes on pre-independence constitutional debates in Indiaβ€”material I hadn’t looked at in years. And yet, here it is, suddenly relevant again.

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· Sep 1
πŸ” A gentle reminder to ECRs: never throw away your old notes or drafts.

That overlong chapter or article draftβ€”yes, the one that’s 5,000 words too longβ€”might just hold the key to your next project. Save it. Archive it. You never know when you’ll return to it with fresh eyes or a new angle.

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Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social Β· Aug 29
Very reminiscent of Pakistan's army getting involved in ALL of the economy.