Javier Sajuria
@sajuria.com
Professor of Comparative Politics @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social . I walk with @pepagonzal.bsky.social, E&C.
Host of www.bicameral.cl
Director @espublicocl.bsky.social
Editor @repjournal.bsky.social
www.sajuria.com
https://namedrop.io/javiersajuria
Host of www.bicameral.cl
Director @espublicocl.bsky.social
Editor @repjournal.bsky.social
www.sajuria.com
https://namedrop.io/javiersajuria
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We've reached the "Maurice Glasman showed better judgement than the PM" stage of this crisis. Not sure there's any way back from that...
EXC:
I can reveal the contents of a memo by Labour peer Lord Maurice Glasman in January 2025 warning Number 10 it was making a mistake to hire Mandelson - sent to Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney.
www.ft.com/content/584a...
I can reveal the contents of a memo by Labour peer Lord Maurice Glasman in January 2025 warning Number 10 it was making a mistake to hire Mandelson - sent to Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney.
www.ft.com/content/584a...
Keir Starmer apologises to victims of Jeffrey Epstein
UK prime minister faces criticism from Labour MPs but insists he is not about to quit
www.ft.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
We've reached the "Maurice Glasman showed better judgement than the PM" stage of this crisis. Not sure there's any way back from that...
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I guess the question that people who believe the PM should stay on need to ask themselves is whether they'd have said the same had Boris Johnson appointed someone as Ambassador knowing full well they'd stayed mates with a nonce - and, believe me, that's exactly what most voters think Starmer did.
February 5, 2026 at 11:19 AM
I guess the question that people who believe the PM should stay on need to ask themselves is whether they'd have said the same had Boris Johnson appointed someone as Ambassador knowing full well they'd stayed mates with a nonce - and, believe me, that's exactly what most voters think Starmer did.
February 1, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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'Free to' and 'will' are, I'm afraid, two totally different things. And the idea that it was only the presence of these two jokers that has prevented the Tories turning away from culture-war populism towards the centre right before now is, I'm sorry to say, utterly preposterous. 1/n
With Suella Braverman’s defection to Reform, the Conservative party’s rejuvenation begins today | Justine Greening
Without Braverman and Robert Jenrick, Kemi Badenoch is free to return to the political mainstream, says former Conservative MP Justine Greening
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:55 AM
'Free to' and 'will' are, I'm afraid, two totally different things. And the idea that it was only the presence of these two jokers that has prevented the Tories turning away from culture-war populism towards the centre right before now is, I'm sorry to say, utterly preposterous. 1/n
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I didn't say it. The Germans did.
January 23, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I didn't say it. The Germans did.
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Our latest paper by Christian Bohlen examines how different types of electoral mandates in the German MMP system affect the way MPs engage in geographic representation on Twitter (X)
#Politics #Representation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#Politics #Representation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Tweeting the Mandate? Local Newspaper Sharing and the Mandate Divide in MPs’ Social Media Use
This study examines how different types of electoral mandates in the German MMP system affect the way MPs engage in geographic representation on Twitter (X). Building on research on the mandate div...
www.tandfonline.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Our latest paper by Christian Bohlen examines how different types of electoral mandates in the German MMP system affect the way MPs engage in geographic representation on Twitter (X)
#Politics #Representation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#Politics #Representation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Interested in referendum design?
Our latest paper explores the impact of ballot question design on voting behaviour, authored by Charlotte C. L. Wagenaar, @TomWGvdMeer and Kristof T. E. Jacobs
Go check it out!
#Politics #Referendums #Representation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Our latest paper explores the impact of ballot question design on voting behaviour, authored by Charlotte C. L. Wagenaar, @TomWGvdMeer and Kristof T. E. Jacobs
Go check it out!
#Politics #Referendums #Representation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Representing Preferences through Multi-Option Referendums: The Impact of Ballot Question Design on Voting Behaviour and Outcomes
Referendums can democratically empower citizens, but the dominant binary design is criticised for inadequately representing voters’ genuine preferences. Multi-option referendums offer an alternativ...
www.tandfonline.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Interested in referendum design?
Our latest paper explores the impact of ballot question design on voting behaviour, authored by Charlotte C. L. Wagenaar, @TomWGvdMeer and Kristof T. E. Jacobs
Go check it out!
#Politics #Referendums #Representation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Our latest paper explores the impact of ballot question design on voting behaviour, authored by Charlotte C. L. Wagenaar, @TomWGvdMeer and Kristof T. E. Jacobs
Go check it out!
#Politics #Referendums #Representation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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In our latest article, Szymon Andrzejewski
@SzAndrzejewski explores common citizen vouchers as a new method of financing politics and a tool for preserving critical democracy infrastructure.
Go read it!
#Politics #Democracy #Representation
doi.org/10.1080/0034...
@SzAndrzejewski explores common citizen vouchers as a new method of financing politics and a tool for preserving critical democracy infrastructure.
Go read it!
#Politics #Democracy #Representation
doi.org/10.1080/0034...
doi.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:21 PM
In our latest article, Szymon Andrzejewski
@SzAndrzejewski explores common citizen vouchers as a new method of financing politics and a tool for preserving critical democracy infrastructure.
Go read it!
#Politics #Democracy #Representation
doi.org/10.1080/0034...
@SzAndrzejewski explores common citizen vouchers as a new method of financing politics and a tool for preserving critical democracy infrastructure.
Go read it!
#Politics #Democracy #Representation
doi.org/10.1080/0034...
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In this fascinating new article, Miriam Hartlapp, Maura Kratz and Marie Michel explore the conceptualisation of migrantised groups and the implications for representation. Go have a read!
#Representation #Politics #Migration
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#Representation #Politics #Migration
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
How Conceptualisation Matters for Representation: The Case of Migrantised Groups
There is wide agreement in the literature that migrantised groups are underrepresented in political institutions. Who belongs to a migrantised group and the extent to which (under)representation is...
www.tandfonline.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:24 PM
In this fascinating new article, Miriam Hartlapp, Maura Kratz and Marie Michel explore the conceptualisation of migrantised groups and the implications for representation. Go have a read!
#Representation #Politics #Migration
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#Representation #Politics #Migration
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Our latest Mile End Institute/Savanta London Poll is out!
Labour - 31%
Reform - 19%
Greens - 18%
Cons - 17%
LD - 13%
@standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy @mileendinstitute.bsky.social @savanta.bsky.social
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Labour - 31%
Reform - 19%
Greens - 18%
Cons - 17%
LD - 13%
@standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy @mileendinstitute.bsky.social @savanta.bsky.social
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Labour hits record low in London with Tories 4th behind Greens and Reform, new poll
EXCLUSIVE: Just 31% of Londoners now say they would vote for Sir Keir Starmer’s party, according to a Savanta survey, down from 43% at the 2024 General Election
www.standard.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Our latest Mile End Institute/Savanta London Poll is out!
Labour - 31%
Reform - 19%
Greens - 18%
Cons - 17%
LD - 13%
@standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy @mileendinstitute.bsky.social @savanta.bsky.social
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Labour - 31%
Reform - 19%
Greens - 18%
Cons - 17%
LD - 13%
@standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy @mileendinstitute.bsky.social @savanta.bsky.social
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Grok Is Being Used to Depict Horrific Violence Against Real Women
People are asking Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to alter images to depict women being sexually abused, humiliated, and even killed.
futurism.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
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Hello reactionary centrists 👋
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Hello reactionary centrists 👋
So happy for Gabriel Jesus!
December 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So happy for Gabriel Jesus!
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📣 Call for #ecprgc26 Panels and Papers
🔎 Comparative Politics from a Latin American Perspective
🪑 @sajuria.com & Talita Tanscheit
⌛ Deadline: 9 Jan buff.ly/cJJ1mCB
#Polisky #Populism #Gender
🔎 Comparative Politics from a Latin American Perspective
🪑 @sajuria.com & Talita Tanscheit
⌛ Deadline: 9 Jan buff.ly/cJJ1mCB
#Polisky #Populism #Gender
Comparative Politics from a Latin American Perspective
General Conference 2026, 8 – 11 September, Jagiellonian University
buff.ly
December 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📣 Call for #ecprgc26 Panels and Papers
🔎 Comparative Politics from a Latin American Perspective
🪑 @sajuria.com & Talita Tanscheit
⌛ Deadline: 9 Jan buff.ly/cJJ1mCB
#Polisky #Populism #Gender
🔎 Comparative Politics from a Latin American Perspective
🪑 @sajuria.com & Talita Tanscheit
⌛ Deadline: 9 Jan buff.ly/cJJ1mCB
#Polisky #Populism #Gender
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Some thoughts about the Chilean election
🇨🇱 Tune in now: @sajuria.com discusses the election of José Antonio #Kast on @en.france24.com 👉 france24.com/en/live
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December 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Some thoughts about the Chilean election
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Javier Sajuria: «Circola l’idea che la dittatura non fosse così male» – Il Manifesto
https://www.europesays.com/it/261936/
Javier Sajuria: «Circola l’idea che la dittatura non fosse così male» Il Manifesto L’ultraconservatore Kast nuovo presidente del Cile:…
https://www.europesays.com/it/261936/
Javier Sajuria: «Circola l’idea che la dittatura non fosse così male» Il Manifesto L’ultraconservatore Kast nuovo presidente del Cile:…
Javier Sajuria: «Circola l’idea che la dittatura non fosse così male» - Il Manifesto - Italia
Javier Sajuria: «Circola l’idea che la dittatura non fosse così male» Il Manifesto L'ultraconservatore Kast nuovo presidente del Cile: 'Ha vinto la
www.europesays.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Javier Sajuria: «Circola l’idea che la dittatura non fosse così male» – Il Manifesto
https://www.europesays.com/it/261936/
Javier Sajuria: «Circola l’idea che la dittatura non fosse così male» Il Manifesto L’ultraconservatore Kast nuovo presidente del Cile:…
https://www.europesays.com/it/261936/
Javier Sajuria: «Circola l’idea che la dittatura non fosse così male» Il Manifesto L’ultraconservatore Kast nuovo presidente del Cile:…
Una entrevista en @latercera.com sobre el resultado de las elecciones en Chile: www.latercera.com/politica/not...
Javier Sajuria: “Kast se parece más a los líderes de ultraderecha europea: más moderado en las formas, pero no en las posturas políticas” - La Tercera
Profesor de ciencia política en la Universidad Queen Mary de Londres, el académico enmarca el triunfo de José Antonio Kast en el contexto de auge de la ultraderecha en el mundo, así como en la ola ant...
www.latercera.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Una entrevista en @latercera.com sobre el resultado de las elecciones en Chile: www.latercera.com/politica/not...
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🔴 DIRECTO | Los colegios electorales cierran en Chile y comienza el escrutinio con el ultraderechista Kast como favorito. Sigue aquí la jornada electoral 👇
Elecciones presidenciales de Chile 2025, en vivo | Cierran las urnas en Chile y comienza el conteo de votos con el ultraderechista José Antonio Kast como favorito
El candidato de las derechas, militante del Partido Republicano, de la extrema derecha, enfrenta a la postulante de la izquierda, Jeannette Jara
elpais.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
🔴 DIRECTO | Los colegios electorales cierran en Chile y comienza el escrutinio con el ultraderechista Kast como favorito. Sigue aquí la jornada electoral 👇
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Dejo finalmente linkeados los 3 capítulos del especial "Amenaza Presidencial" que hicimos en Democracia en LSD con la colaboración de @sajuria.com:
December 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Dejo finalmente linkeados los 3 capítulos del especial "Amenaza Presidencial" que hicimos en Democracia en LSD con la colaboración de @sajuria.com:
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"And tonight in 'Cutting off your nose to spite your face'...."
Tighter visa rules will cost UK up to £10.8bn
Home Office assessment shows impact of latest changes to immigration regime over next five years
www.ft.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
"And tonight in 'Cutting off your nose to spite your face'...."
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If it were steel works we would have a government bailout plan, yet losing thousands of jobs at unis is met with a shrug. & unlike steelworks universities were profitable when they had foreign students.
You are killing the golden goose… one of our best exports…
HOW IS THIS HELPING GROWTH?!
You are killing the golden goose… one of our best exports…
HOW IS THIS HELPING GROWTH?!
Every sympathy for University of Essex (and pressures facing them) but this is very bad news for Southend.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Essex university to cut 400 jobs as overseas student numbers plummet
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Essex university to cut 400 jobs as overseas student numbers plummet
Essex university to cut 400 jobs as overseas student numbers plummet
Roles to be lost are part of wave of redundancy programmes across UK’s higher education sector
giftarticle.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
If it were steel works we would have a government bailout plan, yet losing thousands of jobs at unis is met with a shrug. & unlike steelworks universities were profitable when they had foreign students.
You are killing the golden goose… one of our best exports…
HOW IS THIS HELPING GROWTH?!
You are killing the golden goose… one of our best exports…
HOW IS THIS HELPING GROWTH?!
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“A pact or merger also helps Reform overcome one of the biggest doubts that people have about voting for it –namely its sheer inexperience. Nigel Farage as prime minister and Robert Jenrick as chancellor? Be afraid – be very afraid.”
Even tactical voting will not help Labour survive a Tory-Reform pact
Nigel Farage has been quick to deny reports that, before the next general election, he intends to do a deal with the Conservatives – but if the right-wing parties ever formalised such an arrangement, ...
www.independent.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
“A pact or merger also helps Reform overcome one of the biggest doubts that people have about voting for it –namely its sheer inexperience. Nigel Farage as prime minister and Robert Jenrick as chancellor? Be afraid – be very afraid.”