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We are a social sciences library serving Nuffield College and the University of Oxford.

https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/library/

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Despite the press’s salivation over the prospect of Farage becoming PM, we are a long, long way from the next general election. And a lot could change before then, writes @benansell.bsky.social.
Labour’s long, tortuous walk to 2029
There are more than three years of unease left until the next general election. What can we expect along the way?
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November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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jasminabdelghany.bsky.social
We conducted a systematic review of the effect of in-utero exposure to ambient air pollution on the sex ratio at birth. Evidence is scarce and we need more studies employing rigorous causal inference designs. Work led by Ursula Gazeley @oxforddemsci.bsky.social, preprint available below.
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
The governance of macroprudential policy in South Africa
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@oxfordcsae.bsky.social working paper by Associate Member Janine Aron, Greg Farrell and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow John Muellbauer
The governance of macroprudential policy - ORA - Oxford University Research Archive
South Africa’s experience developing a macroprudential role for its central bank could yield lessons for emerging market central banks. An explicit mandate to maintain and enhance financial stability…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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aksoyundan.bsky.social
Looking forward to the talk below on beards, religion, signals, and other things including evidence-based grooming ;) Do come along if you are around at UCL.
ruthmace.bsky.social Ruth Mace @ruthmace.bsky.social · 1d
Tomorrow Tuesday @UCLanthropology evo anth seminar: Ozan Aksoy 'Hair speaks: social context and the interpretation of religious signals such as veiling and beards'. DFL 3.30-5pm followed by🍷 All welcome
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Evolutionary Anthropology seminars
Exploring the evolutionary roots of human behaviour, biology, and culture through interdisciplinary research and debate.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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drjenndowd.bsky.social
1/ Pretty amazing new results showing an unexpected benefit of mRNA vaccines. Patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy survived almost twice as long. jenndowd.substack.com/p/can-mrna-v... #episky #medsky #cancer
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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cmonden.bsky.social
I'm biased, but this looks like a brilliant job opportunity to me. Join us at the Department of Sociology & Nuffield College. www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
Associate Professorship in Sociology - Nuffield College Oxford University
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November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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sarahhlib.bsky.social
It is with great pride that I can now post this:

Our Shortform hosting service (SHOx) is now live! Go and check it out: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/shox

Spread the news - The Bodleian is doing diamond OA!
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November 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
Ambient air pollution and the sex ratio at birth: a systematic review and narrative synthesis
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@medrxivpreprint.bsky.social by Ursula Gazeley, Hallie Eilerts-Spinelli, @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social post-doc @jasminabdelghany.bsky.social, Ana Bonell & Joshua Wilde
Ambient air pollution and the sex ratio at birth: a systematic review and narrative synthesis
Ambient air pollution is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as stillbirth, miscarriage, and preterm birth. However, its effects on the viability, implantation, and survival of…
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November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
This week's new books! Find them all on the new books display in the First Floor Lobby #NewBooks
A stack of new books added to Nuffield College Library. They are: Mind the inclusion gap by Suzy Levy The migration question by Leila Simona Talani and Matilde Rosina Redefining the monetary standard in the digital age by Livio Stracca Off the rails by Sally Gimson The backsliders by Susan C. Stokes Getting lost edited by Matthew H. Bowker and Amy Buzby Riling up the base by Anastacia Kurylo and Ian Reifowitz Earth capital by Alessandro Stanziani Conservative at the core by Allan J. Lichtman Quantitative social science: an introduction in tidyverse by Kosuke Imai and Nora Webb Williams
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
Climate change, vulnerability, and cultural loss
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Paper in Ethics & Global Politics by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow David Miller and Associate Member Christine Straehle
Climate change, vulnerability, and cultural loss
The impact of global warming on vulnerable peoples often presents them with a compelled choice between in situ adaptation and relocation from their homelands. Two existing philosophical approaches ...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
Co-habiting couples, economic standing and support of right-wing populism in the Netherlands: a diagonal reference models approach
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@socarxiv.bsky.social preprint by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student @yoavroll.bsky.social
OSF
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November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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sociology-uzh.bsky.social
Isabel Raabe gave the keynote at this year's ARS'25 Tenth International Workshop on Social Network Analysis in Naples.
«Deviant Behaviour and Social Status: Dynamics of resistance behaviour in classrooms» - Keynote by Isabel Raabe at ARS 2025
Isabel Raabe gave the keynote at this year's ARS'25 Tenth International Workshop on Social Network Analysis in Naples.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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tabouchadi.bsky.social
We have just published the call for the Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics. These are 3-year fully-funded postdocs that will allow you to focus on your research in a great academic environment. (And with excellent food)

www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics - Nuffield College Oxford University
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November 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
Digitalisation and the politics of tax in low-income states
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@unu-wider.bsky.social working paper by Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow @alexyeandle.bsky.social
UNU-WIDER : Working Paper : Digitalisation and the politics of tax in low-income states
The digitalization of low-income economies has made it easier for governments to collect tax, yet many still fail to raise adequate revenues. Why would policy makers in urgent need of resources not…
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November 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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zackgp94.bsky.social
🤖New Tech, New Threat?🤖 New working paper w/ @profjanegreen.bsky.social & Geoff Evans asks: Are AI-exposed workers demanding more gov. regulation? In Britain, it looks like yes. Though not the only factor, AI’s workplace rollout matters politics. LINK: advance.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... 1/16
New Tech, New Threat? Occupational Exposure to Artificial Intelligence Increases Support for AI Regulation Working Paper (23-10-25)
Are workers in occupations that are more exposed to artificial intelligence [AI] also more likely to support government regulation of these emerging technologies? We address this question by matching ...
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October 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
Strong partisans, conditional democrats? Partisanship and reactions to electoral outcomes in Argentina
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Paper forthcoming in @cpsjournal.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @egocantos.bsky.social and Carlos Melendez
Strong partisans, conditional democrats? Partisanship and reactions to electoral outcomes in Argentina - ORA - Oxford University Research Archive
Partisans who back self-interested illiberal measures jeopardize democracy. We explore important precursors of support for backsliding using survey and focus group data from severely polarized…
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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anandmenon.bsky.social
I did a lecture on the impact of Brexit on British politics. Watch it here if you're really bored www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztqL...
Reflections on the Brexit Revolution: 2025-26 Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture
YouTube video by Cambridge Law Faculty
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November 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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mhaslberger.bsky.social
I'm excited to share the schedule for the Politics of AI workshop I have the pleasure of co-hosting together with @benansell.bsky.social at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social next week.

Link: matthiashaslberger.github.io/ai/
November 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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sociologyoxford.bsky.social
📢 We're looking for a full-time Research Assistant to work with Prof @aksoyundan.bsky.social on a project evaluating the DfE's Fundamental British Values initiative.

🌟 Perfect for those who've done an undergrad in sociology, politics or economics!

🔗➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
We're hiring a Research Assistant in Quantitative Analysis of Fundamental British Values. Deadline: 24 November 2025
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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benansell.bsky.social
Many thanks to @johnspringford.bsky.social and @zecsaky.bsky.social for having me on to talk about populism and democracy.
centreeuropeanref.bsky.social Centre for European Reform @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 6d
🎙️ @zecsaky.bsky.social, @benansell.bsky.social and @johnspringford.bsky.social discuss the rise of European #populism and what moderates should or shouldn't do to stem its rise in the latest #CERpodcast. 🎙️

Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/qT7A3eF
November 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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tabouchadi.bsky.social
We are hiring an Associate Professor in Politics, Technology and Computational Social Science. The post will be part of our new Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods (CASSM) and is a joint hire with the Oxford Internet Institute. All details in the job ad below.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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drjenndowd.bsky.social
Are the cardiovascular benefits of GLP-1s just a result of losing weight? Probably not--a significant portion of risk reduction seems to be independent of weight loss.

jenndowd.substack.com/p/ozempic-fo... #publichealth #episky #medsky
November 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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jonasfischer.bsky.social
I’m happy to see this short paper with @fluegeldo.bsky.social on unexpected hikes in voting costs out in @thejop.bsky.social !
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November 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
Congratulations to Nuffield DPhil student Benedetta Giocoli, who is one of four recipients of the Department of Politics & International Relations’ 2025 MPhil thesis prize.

Read more: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
November 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
A novel approach to forecasting after large forecast errors
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Paper in Journal of Forecasting by Associate Member Jennifer L. Castle, @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Research Fellow Jurgen A. Doornik and Senior Research Fellow David F. Hendry
A Novel Approach to Forecasting After Large Forecast Errors
A sequence of increasingly large same-sign 1-step-ahead forecast errors are most likely due to a sudden unexpected shift. Large forecast errors can be expensive, but also contain valuable…
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November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM