Stuart Shields
@docstushi.bsky.social
Accidental International Political Economist, Deputy Associate Dean PGR Faculty of Humanities University of Manchester. Director of Methods North West
Research: mostly regional development banks
Real life: Welsh Springer Spaniels & obscure 80s italo disco
Research: mostly regional development banks
Real life: Welsh Springer Spaniels & obscure 80s italo disco
Joe Sheldon kicking off Methods North West workshop on Exploring Method(ologies) in Global Political Economy discussing walking interviews at the University of Liverpool
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Joe Sheldon kicking off Methods North West workshop on Exploring Method(ologies) in Global Political Economy discussing walking interviews at the University of Liverpool
🚨New PGR social media/digital culture methods network if you're in the north west 🚨
October 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
🚨New PGR social media/digital culture methods network if you're in the north west 🚨
Very sad that I'll miss the 6th Global Policy North workshop
@uofglasgow.bsky.social 6-7 Nov 2025 due to another longstanding commitment. CFP attached - do apply if you're working on global governance broadly conceived. it's pluralist and engaged in the best sense and lovely people too!
@uofglasgow.bsky.social 6-7 Nov 2025 due to another longstanding commitment. CFP attached - do apply if you're working on global governance broadly conceived. it's pluralist and engaged in the best sense and lovely people too!
October 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Very sad that I'll miss the 6th Global Policy North workshop
@uofglasgow.bsky.social 6-7 Nov 2025 due to another longstanding commitment. CFP attached - do apply if you're working on global governance broadly conceived. it's pluralist and engaged in the best sense and lovely people too!
@uofglasgow.bsky.social 6-7 Nov 2025 due to another longstanding commitment. CFP attached - do apply if you're working on global governance broadly conceived. it's pluralist and engaged in the best sense and lovely people too!
Starmer's lot are so crap at politics. I managed to fix the headline for the Guardian anyway
September 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Starmer's lot are so crap at politics. I managed to fix the headline for the Guardian anyway
@benjaminfaude.bsky.social kicking off the @globalpolicy.bsky.social journal event on the 10th anniversary of the SDGs: Celebrations or Commiserations
September 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
@benjaminfaude.bsky.social kicking off the @globalpolicy.bsky.social journal event on the 10th anniversary of the SDGs: Celebrations or Commiserations
Inaugural workshop of the UK Curiosity Network
This workshop marks the beginning of a new effort to connect researchers with shared interests in curiosity and related themes.
👉 Read more & register: www.curiosity-battery.co.uk/uk-curiosity-network [curiosity-battery.co.uk]
This workshop marks the beginning of a new effort to connect researchers with shared interests in curiosity and related themes.
👉 Read more & register: www.curiosity-battery.co.uk/uk-curiosity-network [curiosity-battery.co.uk]
August 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Inaugural workshop of the UK Curiosity Network
This workshop marks the beginning of a new effort to connect researchers with shared interests in curiosity and related themes.
👉 Read more & register: www.curiosity-battery.co.uk/uk-curiosity-network [curiosity-battery.co.uk]
This workshop marks the beginning of a new effort to connect researchers with shared interests in curiosity and related themes.
👉 Read more & register: www.curiosity-battery.co.uk/uk-curiosity-network [curiosity-battery.co.uk]
Northern UK university researchers - Call for papers - Global Policy North Workshop, University of Glasgow, 6-7 November 2025
July 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Northern UK university researchers - Call for papers - Global Policy North Workshop, University of Glasgow, 6-7 November 2025
Hotspur Mill. Presumably cheaper to burn it down and clear the site rather than redevelop with the old building intact.
June 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Hotspur Mill. Presumably cheaper to burn it down and clear the site rather than redevelop with the old building intact.
Bit of a change of tack for me. New co-authored piece with Julija Loginovic - does the UN SDGs hybrid institutional complex work? TL;DR not in terms of sustainable development but yes if they're about reasserting class based forms of governance
June 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Bit of a change of tack for me. New co-authored piece with Julija Loginovic - does the UN SDGs hybrid institutional complex work? TL;DR not in terms of sustainable development but yes if they're about reasserting class based forms of governance
Nope, not going any further
May 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Nope, not going any further
Where was I between 1987 and 1994? Mostly in the middle here …
May 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Where was I between 1987 and 1994? Mostly in the middle here …
An interdisciplinary collective of @uniofmanchester.bsky.social PhDs and local community groups run an Urban Film Series - next event is April 23rd 6-8pm Bridge 5 Mill, M4 7HR
screening 2 films: 'An Occasional Cafe’ (1999) and
‘Save These Fields’ (2025). Full details: tinyurl.com/2jej24va
screening 2 films: 'An Occasional Cafe’ (1999) and
‘Save These Fields’ (2025). Full details: tinyurl.com/2jej24va
April 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
An interdisciplinary collective of @uniofmanchester.bsky.social PhDs and local community groups run an Urban Film Series - next event is April 23rd 6-8pm Bridge 5 Mill, M4 7HR
screening 2 films: 'An Occasional Cafe’ (1999) and
‘Save These Fields’ (2025). Full details: tinyurl.com/2jej24va
screening 2 films: 'An Occasional Cafe’ (1999) and
‘Save These Fields’ (2025). Full details: tinyurl.com/2jej24va
"Thought provoking discussions, latest economic forecasts and great networking opportunities" just as long as you have the £800 registration fee 🤔
April 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"Thought provoking discussions, latest economic forecasts and great networking opportunities" just as long as you have the £800 registration fee 🤔
As close as I’m getting to the skydeck
March 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
As close as I’m getting to the skydeck
Not the best week to get rid of the beard 🥶
March 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Not the best week to get rid of the beard 🥶
It took me a moment ...
February 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
It took me a moment ...
