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

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benansell.bsky.social
And if he’s interested in my views on an immigration policy that I believe could command public support here’s my take:

benansell.substack.com/p/select-and...
Select and Respect
How to create a UK immigration policy that can command public support
benansell.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:41 AM
nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
Library pop-ups are back! You may spot Library staff sitting at a desk in various locations around College for an hour here and there throughout term - please feel free to ask us questions!
February 10, 2026 at 11:10 AM
nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
Are princelings truly busted? Evaluating transaction discounts
in China’s land market
doi.org/10.48550/arX...
@econgn-bot.bsky.social preprint by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student Julia Manso
Are Princelings Truly Busted? Evaluating Transaction Discounts in China's Land Market
This paper replicates Chen and Kung's 2019 analysis ($The$ $Quarterly$ $Journal$ $of$ $Economics$ 134(1): 185-226). Inspecting the data reveals that nearly one-third of transactions (388,903 out of…
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February 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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profjanegreen.bsky.social
Of course there will be credit to Morgan McSweeney for the 2024 majority, but its important to remember that the major factors that contributed to the unique seats-votes outcome were outside Labour’s direct control:

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The Most Disproportionate UK Election: How the Labour Party Doubled its Seat Share with a 1.6‐Point Increase in Vote Share in 2024
The Labour Party doubled its seats in the 2024 UK general election, winning a landslide majority with only a 1.6 point increase in its UK vote share and an historically low vote share for a winning p...
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February 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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radcliffescilib.bsky.social
The RSL #Wellbeing Week begins next Monday. Take a moment to browse the list of activities that you can join to relax and refresh ahead of the remainder of term.

go.glam.ox.ac.uk/WBW26
Graphic for the RSL Wellbeing Week. includes dates 16-20 February 2026
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
Beyond binary: a machine-learning classification of childhood COVID-19 vaccination intentions using behavioural data
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Paper in Population Health Metrics by C Chiavenna @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student @lauraleone.bsky.social, P Pin, M Cucciniello and A Melegaro
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February 9, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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oxfordstatistics.bsky.social
📢 Deadline reminder!

We’re recruiting for two Associate Professors (or Professors) of Statistical Quantitative Finance / Financial Econometrics to join us and the Oxford Man Institute.

📅 Closing date: Monday 9 February 2026
➡️ Vacancy particulars: tinyurl.com/2xarsd4y
Recruitment announcement for Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Statistical Quantitative Finance/Financial Econometrics at the Department of Statistics and the Oxford Man Institute of Quantitative Finance
February 6, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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: Enemy feminisms by Sophie Lewis Trade, regulation and empire state-building in Britain by Martha Prevezer, Perri 6 and Ed Legon Recentralization around the world edited by Juan C. Olmeda and Alejandra Armesto Escape from capitalism by Clara E. Mattei The Taiwan tinderbox by J. Michael Cole Small states in a shifting international order edited by Kristen P. Williams, Steven E. Lobell and Neal G. Jesse AI and electoral campaigns by Rafael Rubio Núñez, Frederico Franco Alvim and Vitor de Andrade Monteiro The politics of pride events by Francesca Romana Ammaturo Is inequality the problem? by Lane Kenworthy Atomic backfires edited by Stephen Herzog, Giles David Arceneaux and Ariel F. W. Petrovics Advances in social demography edited by Robert Schoen Billionaire backlash by Pepper Culpepper and Taeku Lee Pathways out of the Republican Party by Kyle Morrison
February 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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tabouchadi.bsky.social
For the FES, I wrote a short brief about how mainstream party strategies have fueled far-right success. They move toward more anti-immigration positions to win voters back. This does not work, but shifts public opinion to the right. Parties then react to shifts in public opinion. A vicious cycle.
February 6, 2026 at 8:04 AM
nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
The economic consequences of living longer
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Nuffield Alumnus Julian Ashwin and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow Martin Ellison are interviewed on this episode of the VoxTalks Economics podcast @voxeu.org
The economic consequences of living longer
Recorded at the CEPR Annual Symposium in Paris. As we expect to live longer, what does this mean for the choices we make, and for the economy? What decisions will seniors be making about their later…
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February 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
The upsurge, overreach and unravelling of the ‘Liberal International Order’
doi.org/10.1177/0021...
Paper in Journal of Asian and African Studies by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow Laurence Whitehead
The Upsurge, Overreach and Unravelling of the ‘Liberal International Order’ - Laurence Whitehead, 2026
The idea of a ‘Liberal International Order’ has a long and controversial history. Until 1989, it was a fiercely contested project, but during the ‘unipolar mome...
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February 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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leonardocarella.bsky.social
New paper out at @electoralstudies.bsky.social.

I show that - contrary to claims that personalised electoral systems are good for participation - Open Lists have no effect on turnout relative to Closed Lists; in fact, they increase rates of voter error. 🗳️
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Do open lists increase turnout? Probably not, but they increase rates of voter error: New evidence from Spain Leonardo Carella Abstract This article challenges the claim that open-list systems are beneficial for electoral participation, by reassessing and extending the analysis in a notable empirical paper that advances this argument. The paper (Carlos Sanz, “The effect of electoral systems on voter turnout: Evidence from a natural experiment”, PSRM, 2017) leverages a population-based discontinuity in Spanish municipal elections (1979–2011), where towns with fewer than 250 residents employ open lists whereas larger towns employ closed lists. Through a series of statistical tests and the inspection of alternative data sources, I show that the positive effect of open lists on turnout estimated in the paper is dubious, for two reasons: (1) non-random missing data, due to inconsistencies in how non-valid votes were recorded above and below the threshold, and (2) compound treatment issues, due to changes in list-length requirements at the threshold. I then proceed to show that, rather than improving turnout, the more complex open-list ballot actually hinders voters’ ability to express their preferences, by increasing the incidence of voter errors relative to closed lists (reflected in higher rates of ‘null’ voting). To support a causal interpretation of this relationship, I present evidence from the analysis of heterogeneous treatment effects, and show that a similar pattern obtains in Spanish general elections, where open and closed lists are used concurrently for the election of the country’s bicameral parliament. I conclude by discussing the implications of the analysis for implementing population-based regression discontinuities and evaluating electoral system effects.
February 5, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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egocantos.bsky.social
We are pleased to announce that the call for the 4th Annual Early Career Workshop on Social Science Approaches to Law and Courts is now live. If you are a PhD student or postdoc working in this area, you can send us your abstract via this link: qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
The political obligations of refugees
doi.org/10.1093/9780...
Chapter in The Oxford handbook of political obligation by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow David Miller
The Political Obligations of Refugees
Abstract. Refugees are people who are forced to leave their home state because their human rights cannot be protected while they remain there. This chapter
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February 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
Harnessing community health workers to improve adolescent health and well-being in Africa: Evidence and recommendations
www.unicef.org/documents/co...
@unicef.org report co-authored by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Lucie Cluver
Harnessing Community Health Workers to Improve Adolescent Health and Well-being in Africa
Adolescents account for more than one fifth of Africa’s population, yet many, especially adolescent girls, face persistent barriers to accessing quality, adolescent-responsive health services.…
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February 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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cmonden.bsky.social
So looking forward to reading this: Morbid - Debunking Modern Longevity Science, by Saul Justin Newman. Pre-ordered this morning, out in June. mitpress.mit.edu/978026205271...
Morbid
Our morbid fascination with death and dying has created an opening for all manner of skullduggery in the science of aging—an area of study that Morbid ...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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pculpepper.bsky.social
Have FOMO from missing the launch event of Billionaire Backlash last week? Here's the event online, with Will Hutton and Ngaire Woods. Thanks to both of them and a fantastic audience for the questions and conversation.
Blavatnik Book Launch: Billionaire Backlash
YouTube video by Blavatnik School of Government
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February 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
A rich woman's world? Wealth and gendered paths to office
doi.org/10.1111/lsq....
Paper in @lsqjournal.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @rivb.bsky.social, Senior Research Fellow @aeggers.bsky.social and Marko Klašnja
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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zparolin.bsky.social
On Feb 17, our @inetoxford.bsky.social team will launch the INET Oxford Inequality Working Group, an online seminar series that invites discussion on inequality and public policy. Our first speaker: @drodrik.bsky.social presents his new book. Details & registration: www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/share...
Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World
Dani Rodrik of Harvard University will present his new book, "Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global…
www.inet.ox.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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pculpepper.bsky.social
Great to chat with Tim Coulson and Syma Khalid on The Science of the Times podcast about Billionaire Backlash and the commonalities between social and natural science.
Badly Behaving Billionaires
Podcast Episode · Science Of The Times · 29/01/2026 · 43m
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February 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
GLP-1R expression protects against 58 diseases but raises risk for 34 diseases and neonatal health
doi.org/10.64898/202...
@medrxivpreprint.bsky.social preprint by Robert H. Campbell and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @melindacmills.bsky.social
GLP-1R expression protects against 58 diseases but raises risk for 34 diseases and neonatal health
Cardiometabolic gene-target drugs such as Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor (GLP-1R) agonists are used extensively, yet risks and repurposing have not been systematically evaluated across a…
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February 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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politicsoxford.bsky.social
DPIR’s Lauren Sukin, John G. Winant Associate Professor of U.S. Foreign Policy, alongside Luis Rodriguez (George Mason) and Stephen Herzog (Middlebury Institute of International Studies), has published a new open-access article in Perspectives on Politics.

Read it now: https://ow.ly/YFRp50Y609c
January 30, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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bodssloxford.bsky.social
Now that series 2 of BBC's 'The Night Manager' has come to an end, you might want to explore more books by the author that inspired the original series. Take a look at our pop-up book display & visit @bodleian.ox.ac.uk John le Carré: Tradecraft exhibition (on until 6th April) tinyurl.com/23vub3nk
A book display in the SSL with books by and about John le Carre, the focus of a current exhibition at the Bodleian Weston Library.
February 2, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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www.sant.ox.ac.uk/research/vis...
@nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @benansell.bsky.social is taking part in this St Antony's seminar today at 17:00 with @samfr.bsky.social & @pronouncedalva.bsky.social
Visiting Parliamentary Fellowship - St Antony's
The Rt Hon John Glen MP and The Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP were Visiting Parliamentary Fellows for 2024–25 and hosted seminars throughout the year
www.sant.ox.ac.uk
February 2, 2026 at 11:11 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: The British general election of 2024 by Robert Ford, Tim Bale, Will Jennings and Paula Surridge Life history evolution by Steven C. Hertler, Aurelio José Figueredo, Mateo Peñaherrera-Aguirre, Heitor B.F. Fernandes and Michael A. Woodley Weak states, borders and humanitarian interventions by Clothilde Salelles Beyond generation rent by Michael Byrne Orienting to chance by Michael Strand and Omar Lizardo Return of tyranny by Killian Clarke The data welfare state by Anne Kaun and Anu Masso Blaming bureaucracy by Markus Hinterleitner The division of rationalized labor by Michelle Jackson Furious minds by Laura K. Field
January 30, 2026 at 4:27 PM