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Keetie Roelen
@keetieroelen.bsky.social
📝 poverty and social protection researcher
📚 author of The Empathy Fix
🎙host of Poverty Unpacked podcast
🌎 Co-Deputy Director of Centre for the Study of Global Development at The Open University
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Call for abstracts, Seed Panel:

What’s next for analysing, understanding and tackling poverty?

📍 @iobua.bsky.social

Conv. by @keetieroelen.bsky.social ( @oucsgd.bsky.social )
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October 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
If we want to tackle #poverty, we need to start trusting people in poverty - my #opinion piece for @volkskrant.nl in Netherlands

Lees dit artikel op de Volkskrant www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Opinie: Willen we armoede bestrijden, dan moeten we mensen in armoede gaan vertrouwen
Net zoals iedereen gebaat is bij zekerheid en positieve steun, verdienen mensen in een armlastige situatie ons vertrouwen. Om waardigheid te waarborgen, en om armoede écht te bestrijden.
www.volkskrant.nl
October 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Poverty increases household stress, draining caregivers' time and access to vital services.
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This leaves #children more vulnerable to #mentalhealth challenges and #violence.
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Join Global Coalition to End Child Poverty on 17O Oct for the #IDEP2025 webinar 👉 shorturl.at/bSb1R
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#EndChildPoverty
October 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
My thoughts on things #poverty in last month >> newest episode @povertyunpacked.bsky.social 👇
📢 PODCAST ALERT! 🎧
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September chat with
👉 new #childpoverty estimates
👉 responsibilities for early #childhood development
👉 mismatch between perceptions and evidence #cashtransfers
👉 call for evidence for #EU anti #poverty strategy
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poverty-unpacked.org/2025/10/01/e...
October 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Challenges faced in new #housing estates is an issue that resonated with many, as responses to #BBC coverage of our research at #OpenUniversity made clear
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Delays to/ lack of #services #amenities #publictransport lead to #isolation and undermine #community, especially for residents on #lowincome
September 18, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Proud to see Dr @keetieroelen.bsky.social featured in this BBC piece on building community in new housing estates—part of our work with Community Action: MK via Open Societal Challenges, @openuniversity.bsky.social
🔗 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93dzy2941eo

💡 povertyinmk

#ResearchImpact #CommunityLed
Milton Keynes residents share mixed opinions on new estates
Researchers interview people living on three new-build estates in Milton Keynes.
bbc.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Fantastic to see our research on living on #lowincome in new #housing estates in #MiltonKeynes on #BBC today
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New estates require more than brick and mortar - they need
#publictransport #services and #community
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Milton Keynes residents share mixed opinions on new estates
Researchers interview people living on three new-build estates in Milton Keynes.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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✨ What inspires us to become who we are?
Join @oucsgd.bsky.social at @openuniversity.bsky.social for an online seminar with futurist Shakil Ahmed
📅 Thurs 25 Sept | 🕥 10:30–12:00 BST
💭 Explore origin stories & futures thinking
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1658915985...
#FuturesStudies #Storytelling
Becoming a Futurist, Educator and Storyteller
What inspires us to become who we are? Join Shakil Ahmed to explore the path of a futurist, educator, and storyteller.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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📢 Trinity College Dublin is hiring an Assistant Professor in Sociology. Full-time, fixed-term role (maternity cover).

Early career researchers, including those who’ve just submitted, completed, or are about to complete their PhD are welcome.

🗓️ Deadline: Oct 6, 2025
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOP688/a...
Assistant Professor in Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
Recruiting now: Assistant Professor in Sociology on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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September 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
How can #empathy and #experience shine light on #rights of people in #poverty
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Join this webinar @atd4thworld.bsky.social on 2 October where I will be in conversation with youth activist Kaydence
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And more!
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All welcome - sign up here 👇
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www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/atd-fourth...
ATD Fourth World Friends & Allies Webinar
Join us for an evening of conversation, empathy & action at our Friends & Allies Webinar, exploring the theme of Everyday Rights.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Want to be inspired as new #school year #UK gets underway?
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Check out my conversation with @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social for lots of insight and practical suggestions on addressing #poverty and #hardship in school and beyond
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September 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Perfect example of how those with deeper pockets also benefit from support provided by the government... i.e. taxpayers' money

It's not just 'people on benefits'
#debunkingmyths #doublestandards

Electric cars eligible for £3,750 discount announced - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Electric cars eligible for £3,750 discount announced
The Puma Gen-E and e-Tourneo Courier are two Ford models drivers can purchase under the government scheme.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Tickets for Berwick Literary Festival @berwicklitfest now on sale! 📚 🎟
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Join me on Sunday 12 October for a conversation about how #empathy is vital for tackling #socialinjustice, including #poverty
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I'll be speaking about my book #TheEmpathyFix 📗 and more!
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berwickliteraryfestival.com
August 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Here are #TheEmpathyFix, a radical rethink of how we perceive poverty, & break the cycle from @keetieroelen.bsky.social, & #OntheEdge, a YA crossover novel on young lives & the dangers of rural hardship & inequality, from Nicola Garrard 2/4 #booksky
August 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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📢 PODCAST ALERT!🎙
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In this month's chat, our host @keetieroelen.bsky.social discusses two pieces of research
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👉 #poverty and living on low income in new #housing estates #UK
👉 #socialprotection and #coloniality
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Listen now and find links to research on website 👇👇

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Episode #47: July chat
It’s July – summer in the northern hemisphere! As things have quieted down around us, this month’s chat is about two pieces of research recently published by our host Keetie Roele…
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August 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Speaking about #childpoverty and #welfare in #UK on Drive Time show @voiceofislamuk.bsky.social
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Welfare makes a big difference to reduce #UK #poverty but more can be done, especially with #childpoverty still on the rise
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Listen from 27th minute
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Drive Time Show Podcast 31-07-2025: Child Poverty & Germany’s 100 Mosques
Join Raheel Ahmad and Zafir Ahmad for Thursday’s show from 4-6pm where we will be discussing: ‘Child Poverty' and 'Germany’s 100 Mosques’. Child Poverty Britain is facing a hidden crisis, with millio
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July 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Such a pleasure to share our research findings on #poverty and living on low income in new estates in #MiltonKeynes with local MP @emily4mk.bsky.social at @ifmkfest.bsky.social last week
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👉 sites.google.com/view/poverty...
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Research @oucsgd.bsky.social and #CommunityActionMK
July 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Fantastic day launching our research on #poverty in #MiltonKeynes, especially in new #housing areas @ifmkfest.bsky.social today
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Key message?
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Building #homes 🏡 isn't enough, there needs to be adequate investment in #infrastructure 🚍 and #community 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️🙋
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👉 sites.google.com/view/poverty...
July 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
For those in and around #MiltonKeynes, hope to see many of you tomorrow @ifmkfest.bsky.social
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Join us in making community art installation and hear about our research on #poverty in new #housing estates
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20 July, 12.30-2pm, Campbell Park
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ifmiltonkeynes.org/event/we-mak...
July 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
How does #colonial #legacy continue to influence #socialprotection?
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Check out our new papers with @idos-research.bsky.social
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I learned so much from everyone who shared their views, including my own blind spots!
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Framework paper here: www.idos-research.de/discussion-p...
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@oucsgd.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Happy to share our 3rd podcast on methods innovation! Laura Camfield and ‪@keetieroelen.bsky.social in conversation with @sonjamarzi.bsky.social on how audivisual methods can help capture the complexity and sensitivity of research participants’ lived experiences.
open.spotify.com/episode/5qWu...
Using audiovisual methods in person and remotely for participatory research, with Sonja Marzi
Innovating methods in international development research · Episode
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July 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Join us @oucsgd.bsky.social on 15 July for thought-provoking conversation on where next for international #development 👇👇
🌍 Online Seminar – Reimagining Development 🌍
Can development reinvent itself for today’s world?

To stay relevant, it must:
⚡ Confront colonial legacies
⚡ Amplify diverse voices
⚡ Commit to real sustainability

📅 Tue 15 July 2025
🕐 13:00–14:00 BST | 💻 Online
Register: shorturl.at/UwwlS
Reimagining Development - Bold Directions Towards a Thriving World
Can development remake itself for today’s world?
www.eventbrite.co.uk
July 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Join @keetieroelen.bsky.social & Community Action: MK for We Make Milton Keynes at the MK International Festival!
📅 Sun 20 July, 12:30–2pm
📍 Workshop Marquee, Campbell Park
Explore local poverty research & co-create a community art piece! #MKInternationalFestival
ifmiltonkeynes.org/event/we-mak...
July 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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WHAT WORKS TO REDUCE CHILD POVERTY?
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Listen to my insightful conversation with colleagues Global Coalition to End Child Poverty
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👉 @oliverfiala.bsky.social #SavetheChildren
👉 Kath Ford #YoungLives
👉 Charlotte Bilo and Sola Engilbertsdottir @unicef.org
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poverty-unpacked.org/2025/06/29/e...
June 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Two weeks until our event 'We Make Milton Keynes' @ifmkfest.bsky.social
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Join us to make #community #art installation and learn about our research #poverty #MiltonKeynes 🏡🏘
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Sun 20 July 12.30-2, Campbell Park
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With @oucsgd.bsky.social and #CommunityActionMK
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ifmiltonkeynes.org/event/we-mak...
We Make Milton Keynes | IF: Milton Keynes International Festival
ifmiltonkeynes.org
July 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM