Paul Cairney

@paulcairney.bsky.social

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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling, UK. Past my best. Photo 11 years out of date.
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Paul Cairney @paulcairney.bsky.social · 6h

For fans of 'Captain, it's Wednesday' www.theguardian.com/football/pic...

David Squires on … Amorim and Maresca being thrown overboard in power struggles

Our cartoonist on a typically sedate start to 2026 at two of the Premier League’s biggest ‘projects’

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Philip Leifeld @leifeld.bsky.social · 10h

Looking for a postdoc to collect and analyse policy network data in coastal communities in the east of England as part of the £3m ARISE project. Apply until 1 Feb. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ781/ #sna #networkanalysis #acjobs #polisky #polisci #publicpolicy #policyanalysis #netsci #ergm #network #postdoc

Senior Research Officer (ARISE) at University of Essex

Explore an exciting academic career as a Senior Research Officer (ARISE). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

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Sam Workman @sam-workman.bsky.social · 22d

Its year's end, and the @jeppjournal.bsky.social has been kind enough to fill our stockings with some FREE, Open Access articles until Dec 31st. One is dear to my heart. A 🧵 on fiscal federalism and local government fiscal policy. 🏛️ 🌐
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The other side of chaos COVID-19, federal spending, and local government volatility

We examine the influence of COVID-19 and federal responses to it on budget dynamics of local governments in the US. While it is commonly and implicitly assumed that budgetary difficulty primarily r...

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Environmental Justice Research Cluster@Stirling Uni @envjusticeresstir.bsky.social · 29d

Here is a longer (better) explanation of what the FORTH2O partnership does by its principal investigator @paulcairney.bsky.social paulcairney.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/a...

A renewed vision for FORTH2O

This very long blog post describes new developments in the FORTH2O Policy Innovation Partnership (a shorter version will appear on the FORTH2O website). A change in our leadership team, coupled wit…

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Paul Cairney @paulcairney.bsky.social · Dec 5

Glad that the younger generation can finally experience being gubbed by Brazil in a world cup.

Paul Cairney @paulcairney.bsky.social · Nov 26

Thanks Julia. Even the thought of one person reading it cheered me up!

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Paul Cairney @paulcairney.bsky.social · Nov 26

How should policy actors respond to buzzwords? Three ways to deal with policy ambiguity

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How should policy actors respond to buzzwords? Three ways to deal with policy ambiguity - Policy Sciences

Policy Sciences -

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Paul Cairney @paulcairney.bsky.social · Nov 17

The first deadline is 18th November (tomorrow). The deadline for research fellows is 2nd December (not tomorrow).

Paul Cairney @paulcairney.bsky.social · Nov 12

We are recruiting five Postdoctoral Research Fellows and one Research Partnership Manager for the University of Stirling FORTH2O project

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