Nick Cowen
@drnickcowen.bsky.social
Classical criminologist at the University of Lincoln. He/him. Read how to stop crime here: https://lncn.ac/drink
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The Eric Schickler essay in Larry Bartel's symposium on "What Trump Has Taught Us About Political Science" is one of the most insightful pieces I've read in 2025.
US institutions turned out to be weak, and we have to rethink conventional wisdom.
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US institutions turned out to be weak, and we have to rethink conventional wisdom.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The Eric Schickler essay in Larry Bartel's symposium on "What Trump Has Taught Us About Political Science" is one of the most insightful pieces I've read in 2025.
US institutions turned out to be weak, and we have to rethink conventional wisdom.
open access: academic.oup.com/psq/advance-...
US institutions turned out to be weak, and we have to rethink conventional wisdom.
open access: academic.oup.com/psq/advance-...
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Read 'em and weep. (www.nber.org/system/files...)
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Read 'em and weep. (www.nber.org/system/files...)
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Without asylum:
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Without asylum:
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
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Hi there and hello! Welcome to the US Politics Thread for w/e 14th Nov 2025, or, The There’s Nothing to See Here Please Move Along Edition. (1/46)
November 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Hi there and hello! Welcome to the US Politics Thread for w/e 14th Nov 2025, or, The There’s Nothing to See Here Please Move Along Edition. (1/46)
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
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This. The president can't extort corporations to pay essentially taxes to him personally so that he can use that money at his personal discretion to do government work.
It flies under the radar because it is overwhelmed by the sheer repulsiveness of the physical destruction of the east wing, but there is no way that a president should be allowed to use private money to change public property. It circumvents the power of the purse.
October 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This. The president can't extort corporations to pay essentially taxes to him personally so that he can use that money at his personal discretion to do government work.
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An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative
October 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative
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On Machiavelli, Montesquieu, Addison and, yes, the origin of the balanced constitution
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On Machiavelli, Montesquieu, Addison and, yes, the origin of the balanced constitution
One of the many joys blogging has given me is that I have many more and many diverse kinds of intellectual conversation partners than I ever could have hoped for.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
On Machiavelli, Montesquieu, Addison and, yes, the origin of the balanced constitution
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University of Warwick are looking for a Professor of Intelligence Studies www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ241/p...
Professor of Intelligence Studies (110902-1025) at University of Warwick
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October 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
University of Warwick are looking for a Professor of Intelligence Studies www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ241/p...
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It turns out that once you correct for this error, unemployment is actually rising faster for NON-degree workers - meaning that explanations in terms of AI replacing the college-educated workforce don't make much sense, and this looks a lot more like an across-the-board labor market slowdown.
October 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It turns out that once you correct for this error, unemployment is actually rising faster for NON-degree workers - meaning that explanations in terms of AI replacing the college-educated workforce don't make much sense, and this looks a lot more like an across-the-board labor market slowdown.
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From the piece: "Labour market entrants without a degree have seen a 2.4 point rise [in unemployment]. This is very different to the much more modest 0.7 point rise among... non-grads in their mid-twenties who are sheltered from today’s harsh hiring conditions." (For degreed workers, it's 1.3%).
October 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
From the piece: "Labour market entrants without a degree have seen a 2.4 point rise [in unemployment]. This is very different to the much more modest 0.7 point rise among... non-grads in their mid-twenties who are sheltered from today’s harsh hiring conditions." (For degreed workers, it's 1.3%).
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Hi there and hello! Welcome to the US Politics Thread for w/e 10th Oct 2025, or, The We Must Defend the Federal Government from the Threat of People in Inflatable Chicken Costumes (And Priests) Edition. No Really. (1/n)
October 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Hi there and hello! Welcome to the US Politics Thread for w/e 10th Oct 2025, or, The We Must Defend the Federal Government from the Threat of People in Inflatable Chicken Costumes (And Priests) Edition. No Really. (1/n)
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The UK’s top scientific institutions are vulnerable to political interference, finds a new @uclpolicylab.bsky.social report by Prof @chrischirp.bsky.social .
Meanwhile, exclusive @moreincommonuk.bsky.social polling shows 7 in 10 Britons say it is important for these bodies to be independent.
Meanwhile, exclusive @moreincommonuk.bsky.social polling shows 7 in 10 Britons say it is important for these bodies to be independent.
UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation
The UK’s top scientific institutions, from the Met Office to the UK Health Security Agency, have inadequate institutional defences to prevent potential political interference, a new UCL Policy Lab rep...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The UK’s top scientific institutions are vulnerable to political interference, finds a new @uclpolicylab.bsky.social report by Prof @chrischirp.bsky.social .
Meanwhile, exclusive @moreincommonuk.bsky.social polling shows 7 in 10 Britons say it is important for these bodies to be independent.
Meanwhile, exclusive @moreincommonuk.bsky.social polling shows 7 in 10 Britons say it is important for these bodies to be independent.
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I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.
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Today the School of Social & Political Sciences hosted the inaugural session of its MA International Relations Public Lecture Series organised by Marianna Charountaki & moderated by @drnickcowen.bsky.social. Thanks to Alam Saleh, Christos Kourtelis, Nasasra Mansour & Lesley Masters for participating
October 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Today the School of Social & Political Sciences hosted the inaugural session of its MA International Relations Public Lecture Series organised by Marianna Charountaki & moderated by @drnickcowen.bsky.social. Thanks to Alam Saleh, Christos Kourtelis, Nasasra Mansour & Lesley Masters for participating
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The report 👇 on Free School Meals in England by School of Social & Political Sciences Prof Paul Stretesky affirms the continuing value and relevance of the social sciences to informed debate on life changing issues & policies
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Exclusive: how a flagship Labour policy put a £310m hole in school budgets
Expanding free school meals is a great policy, but the government does not seem to have accounted for the extra costs it imposes on schools
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September 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The report 👇 on Free School Meals in England by School of Social & Political Sciences Prof Paul Stretesky affirms the continuing value and relevance of the social sciences to informed debate on life changing issues & policies
www.northumbria.ac.uk/-/media/b9cc...
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Since I have gained new followers I am sharing again this starter pack that includes some of my colleagues from the School of Social & Political Sciences. Providing world leading research & analysis in Criminology, Politics, IR, Sociology & Social Policy
September 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Since I have gained new followers I am sharing again this starter pack that includes some of my colleagues from the School of Social & Political Sciences. Providing world leading research & analysis in Criminology, Politics, IR, Sociology & Social Policy
Did you know that Turkey did some ‘MMT with Islamist characteristics’ this century? They got some cool public infrastructure out of the deal (including a new airport) but the cost is obvious. Trade-offs exist.
September 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Did you know that Turkey did some ‘MMT with Islamist characteristics’ this century? They got some cool public infrastructure out of the deal (including a new airport) but the cost is obvious. Trade-offs exist.
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#Lincoln looking glorious in the summer. Autumn may have arrived but we are still looking forward to meeting all our visitors at today’s University of Lincoln Open Day. Come say hello to me & my colleagues in the School of Social & Political Sciences
September 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
#Lincoln looking glorious in the summer. Autumn may have arrived but we are still looking forward to meeting all our visitors at today’s University of Lincoln Open Day. Come say hello to me & my colleagues in the School of Social & Political Sciences
Here it is in print! The Guardian has ranked us 7th in Politics for undergraduate study.
See why for yourself. We have lots of open days coming up:
Sat 27 Sept 2025
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Sat 8 Nov 2025
Sat 29 Nov 2025
Book your open day here: www.lincoln.ac.uk/studywithus/...
See why for yourself. We have lots of open days coming up:
Sat 27 Sept 2025
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Sat 8 Nov 2025
Sat 29 Nov 2025
Book your open day here: www.lincoln.ac.uk/studywithus/...
September 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Here it is in print! The Guardian has ranked us 7th in Politics for undergraduate study.
See why for yourself. We have lots of open days coming up:
Sat 27 Sept 2025
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Sat 8 Nov 2025
Sat 29 Nov 2025
Book your open day here: www.lincoln.ac.uk/studywithus/...
See why for yourself. We have lots of open days coming up:
Sat 27 Sept 2025
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Sat 8 Nov 2025
Sat 29 Nov 2025
Book your open day here: www.lincoln.ac.uk/studywithus/...
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The School of Social & Political Sciences (Lincoln Uni) launches the MA in International Relations Public Lecture Series that will feature prominent speakers from academia, policy & related sectors. Open to staff, students, & the wider public - register for the first session here: lnkd.in/eipaYFU7
September 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The School of Social & Political Sciences (Lincoln Uni) launches the MA in International Relations Public Lecture Series that will feature prominent speakers from academia, policy & related sectors. Open to staff, students, & the wider public - register for the first session here: lnkd.in/eipaYFU7
Out now in Critical Review - The Problem of Governance: A Critical Review of Dan Greenwood’s Effective Governance and the Political Economy of Coordination
September 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Out now in Critical Review - The Problem of Governance: A Critical Review of Dan Greenwood’s Effective Governance and the Political Economy of Coordination
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The Dewey-Lippmann debate and all that, pt. 1 (with modest shout out to @drnickcowen.bsky.social)
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The Dewey-Lippmann debate and all that, pt. 1
I have been unable to blog because I had an unusually busy week with travel to Amsterdam, Cambridge, and now New Orleans, where I will be a faculty fellow at The Murphy Institute (Tulane) for a good c...
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September 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The Dewey-Lippmann debate and all that, pt. 1 (with modest shout out to @drnickcowen.bsky.social)
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The extent to which ICE is ignoring all civil rights and due process is astounding — and indicative of a culture where they’ve been told they can do literally no wrong. Agency and admin leaders must face sanctions and legal consequences.
“ILLEGALS” MY ASS!
Green card holder Rami Othmane speaks out after being snatched off the street by ICE while driving to the grocery store.
He’s a documented immigrant and the husband of Dr Wafaa Alrashid, chief of staff at a local hospital. He was locked in detention for 13 days.
Green card holder Rami Othmane speaks out after being snatched off the street by ICE while driving to the grocery store.
He’s a documented immigrant and the husband of Dr Wafaa Alrashid, chief of staff at a local hospital. He was locked in detention for 13 days.
August 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The extent to which ICE is ignoring all civil rights and due process is astounding — and indicative of a culture where they’ve been told they can do literally no wrong. Agency and admin leaders must face sanctions and legal consequences.
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My School of Social & Political Sciences colleague, Elena Gaschino, reflects on her time as a student of Criminology at Lincoln University. Elena talks about her wonderful experience & is now delivering her own inspiring teaching to new generations of students
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Study BA (Hons) Criminology | University of Lincoln
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August 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My School of Social & Political Sciences colleague, Elena Gaschino, reflects on her time as a student of Criminology at Lincoln University. Elena talks about her wonderful experience & is now delivering her own inspiring teaching to new generations of students
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jkn...
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