Dr Mariana Borges
@marianaborges.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Politics at the University of Southampton
Co-Director of the Centre for Political Ethnography (CPE)
Ethnography, Political Behavior & Brazilian Politics
Co-Director of the Centre for Political Ethnography (CPE)
Ethnography, Political Behavior & Brazilian Politics
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🎉 What an incredible year for CPE!
We hosted some of the best scholars in political ethnography, launched new series, and ended with our first-ever CPE workshop. Here’s a look back at 2024—and what’s coming next! 🧵
We hosted some of the best scholars in political ethnography, launched new series, and ended with our first-ever CPE workshop. Here’s a look back at 2024—and what’s coming next! 🧵
July 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🎉 What an incredible year for CPE!
We hosted some of the best scholars in political ethnography, launched new series, and ended with our first-ever CPE workshop. Here’s a look back at 2024—and what’s coming next! 🧵
We hosted some of the best scholars in political ethnography, launched new series, and ended with our first-ever CPE workshop. Here’s a look back at 2024—and what’s coming next! 🧵
Reposted by Dr Mariana Borges
📢 Check out the new Spring issue of QMMR!
It features a Classroom Notes piece by our co-director @marianaborges.bsky.social, reflecting on how the digital world has become central to everyday life and how we can prepare researchers to engage with it as a vital window into the lives of those we study
It features a Classroom Notes piece by our co-director @marianaborges.bsky.social, reflecting on how the digital world has become central to everyday life and how we can prepare researchers to engage with it as a vital window into the lives of those we study
The Spring issue of QMMR is out! You’ll find essays on archival/interview methods, a symposium on case study research, a discussion of Kreuzer’s new book, a note from the field on the role of care & a note from the classroom on teaching digital ethnography.
www.qmmrpublication.com/_files/ugd/7...
www.qmmrpublication.com/_files/ugd/7...
www.qmmrpublication.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
📢 Check out the new Spring issue of QMMR!
It features a Classroom Notes piece by our co-director @marianaborges.bsky.social, reflecting on how the digital world has become central to everyday life and how we can prepare researchers to engage with it as a vital window into the lives of those we study
It features a Classroom Notes piece by our co-director @marianaborges.bsky.social, reflecting on how the digital world has become central to everyday life and how we can prepare researchers to engage with it as a vital window into the lives of those we study
🌟New publication! I'm thrilled to have contributed to one of my favorite political science venues —QMMR— with a piece on the challenges of conducting digital ethnography and how we might teach it. Honored to be part of an issue filled with excellent contributions from great colleagues.
The Spring issue of QMMR is out! You’ll find essays on archival/interview methods, a symposium on case study research, a discussion of Kreuzer’s new book, a note from the field on the role of care & a note from the classroom on teaching digital ethnography.
www.qmmrpublication.com/_files/ugd/7...
www.qmmrpublication.com/_files/ugd/7...
www.qmmrpublication.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🌟New publication! I'm thrilled to have contributed to one of my favorite political science venues —QMMR— with a piece on the challenges of conducting digital ethnography and how we might teach it. Honored to be part of an issue filled with excellent contributions from great colleagues.
Reposted by Dr Mariana Borges
Fabulous to be with the @polethnography.bsky.social and an honour to give the keynote
Brilliant work by @marianaborges.bsky.social @cintranatalia.bsky.social & Antje Scharenberg ❤️
Great to see @kkcheuk.bsky.social again! A room full of excellent scholars
Can’t wait to continue the conversation!
Brilliant work by @marianaborges.bsky.social @cintranatalia.bsky.social & Antje Scharenberg ❤️
Great to see @kkcheuk.bsky.social again! A room full of excellent scholars
Can’t wait to continue the conversation!
July 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Fabulous to be with the @polethnography.bsky.social and an honour to give the keynote
Brilliant work by @marianaborges.bsky.social @cintranatalia.bsky.social & Antje Scharenberg ❤️
Great to see @kkcheuk.bsky.social again! A room full of excellent scholars
Can’t wait to continue the conversation!
Brilliant work by @marianaborges.bsky.social @cintranatalia.bsky.social & Antje Scharenberg ❤️
Great to see @kkcheuk.bsky.social again! A room full of excellent scholars
Can’t wait to continue the conversation!
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Fabulous to be with the @polethnography.bsky.social and an honour to give the keynote
Brilliant work by @marianaborges.bsky.social @cintranatalia.bsky.social & Antje Scharenberg is pushing
Great to see @kkcheuk.bsky.social again! A room full of excellent early career researchers.
Brilliant work by @marianaborges.bsky.social @cintranatalia.bsky.social & Antje Scharenberg is pushing
Great to see @kkcheuk.bsky.social again! A room full of excellent early career researchers.
July 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Fabulous to be with the @polethnography.bsky.social and an honour to give the keynote
Brilliant work by @marianaborges.bsky.social @cintranatalia.bsky.social & Antje Scharenberg is pushing
Great to see @kkcheuk.bsky.social again! A room full of excellent early career researchers.
Brilliant work by @marianaborges.bsky.social @cintranatalia.bsky.social & Antje Scharenberg is pushing
Great to see @kkcheuk.bsky.social again! A room full of excellent early career researchers.
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I was glad to present my paper at this excellent workshop. Thanks to @cintranatalia.bsky.social @marianaborges.bsky.social and Antje for organising it, and to @fransplains.bsky.social for her generous insights. Congratulations to all presenters for such engaging and rigorous work!
The first CPE workshop, "Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?" happened yesterday, with the presence and keynote lecture of Prof Rosana @pinheiromachado.bsky.social - we thank her and all attendees,l & discussants and look forward to our next one!
July 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I was glad to present my paper at this excellent workshop. Thanks to @cintranatalia.bsky.social @marianaborges.bsky.social and Antje for organising it, and to @fransplains.bsky.social for her generous insights. Congratulations to all presenters for such engaging and rigorous work!
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If you are in Southampton, join me for my public keynote and an engaging workshop on ethnography and political studies next Wednesday, hosted by the @polethnography.bsky.social
alongside extraordinary colleagues.
alongside extraordinary colleagues.
June 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
If you are in Southampton, join me for my public keynote and an engaging workshop on ethnography and political studies next Wednesday, hosted by the @polethnography.bsky.social
alongside extraordinary colleagues.
alongside extraordinary colleagues.
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I’m so thrilled to be delivering the keynote at this event on such an important theme: ethnography and politics! I can’t wait to be surrounded by fellow ethnographers again. If you’re in the area, my keynote is open to the public—hope to see you there! Thanks @polethnography.bsky.social
The CPE is delighted to welcome prof Rosana @pinheiromachado.bsky.social to @unisouthampton.bsky.social for our workshop next week for a keynote lecture entitled: Rage, Dreams and Insubordination: How the Far Right and Social Media Mobilize the Working Class. If you are around, please pop by!
June 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I’m so thrilled to be delivering the keynote at this event on such an important theme: ethnography and politics! I can’t wait to be surrounded by fellow ethnographers again. If you’re in the area, my keynote is open to the public—hope to see you there! Thanks @polethnography.bsky.social
We’re so excited for our first CPE Workshop this July!
@cintranatalia.bsky.social has brought together an amazing group of participants from across disciplines for a rich day of discussing the ethnography of politics around the globe.
@cintranatalia.bsky.social has brought together an amazing group of participants from across disciplines for a rich day of discussing the ethnography of politics around the globe.
The CPE is delighted to welcome prof Rosana @pinheiromachado.bsky.social to @unisouthampton.bsky.social for our workshop next week for a keynote lecture entitled: Rage, Dreams and Insubordination: How the Far Right and Social Media Mobilize the Working Class. If you are around, please pop by!
June 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We’re so excited for our first CPE Workshop this July!
@cintranatalia.bsky.social has brought together an amazing group of participants from across disciplines for a rich day of discussing the ethnography of politics around the globe.
@cintranatalia.bsky.social has brought together an amazing group of participants from across disciplines for a rich day of discussing the ethnography of politics around the globe.
Reposted by Dr Mariana Borges
The CPE is delighted to welcome prof Rosana @pinheiromachado.bsky.social to @unisouthampton.bsky.social for our workshop next week for a keynote lecture entitled: Rage, Dreams and Insubordination: How the Far Right and Social Media Mobilize the Working Class. If you are around, please pop by!
June 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The CPE is delighted to welcome prof Rosana @pinheiromachado.bsky.social to @unisouthampton.bsky.social for our workshop next week for a keynote lecture entitled: Rage, Dreams and Insubordination: How the Far Right and Social Media Mobilize the Working Class. If you are around, please pop by!
So happy about this @polethnography.bsky.social @ncrm.ac.uk partnership—and thrilled to be promoting methods training in ethnography for political research! Looking forward to welcoming participants in September 🙌
We’re excited to share that our co-director @marianaborges.bsky.social will be delivering an in-person Political Ethnography methods course this September, in partnership with @ncrm.ac.uk
The course offers hands-on activities and a deep dive into what makes a good ethnography in political research.
The course offers hands-on activities and a deep dive into what makes a good ethnography in political research.
June 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
So happy about this @polethnography.bsky.social @ncrm.ac.uk partnership—and thrilled to be promoting methods training in ethnography for political research! Looking forward to welcoming participants in September 🙌
Reposted by Dr Mariana Borges
We’re excited to share that our co-director @marianaborges.bsky.social will be delivering an in-person Political Ethnography methods course this September, in partnership with @ncrm.ac.uk
The course offers hands-on activities and a deep dive into what makes a good ethnography in political research.
The course offers hands-on activities and a deep dive into what makes a good ethnography in political research.
June 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
We’re excited to share that our co-director @marianaborges.bsky.social will be delivering an in-person Political Ethnography methods course this September, in partnership with @ncrm.ac.uk
The course offers hands-on activities and a deep dive into what makes a good ethnography in political research.
The course offers hands-on activities and a deep dive into what makes a good ethnography in political research.
Reposted by Dr Mariana Borges
📢 Friendly reminder: today is the last day to submit your abstract for our upcoming workshop "Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?".
If you're a PhD student or ECR using ethnographic or related qualitative methods to study politics, don't miss this opportunity!
If you're a PhD student or ECR using ethnographic or related qualitative methods to study politics, don't miss this opportunity!
May 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
📢 Friendly reminder: today is the last day to submit your abstract for our upcoming workshop "Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?".
If you're a PhD student or ECR using ethnographic or related qualitative methods to study politics, don't miss this opportunity!
If you're a PhD student or ECR using ethnographic or related qualitative methods to study politics, don't miss this opportunity!
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🚨Sign up now for @unisouthampton.bsky.social Centre for Political Ethnography Workshop🚨
July 2nd 2025
“Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?” 🎉
🌟 Inc/ keynote speech from @pinheiromachado.bsky.social 🌟
Info 👉 shorturl.at/VZcZj
@cintranatalia.bsky.social
July 2nd 2025
“Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?” 🎉
🌟 Inc/ keynote speech from @pinheiromachado.bsky.social 🌟
Info 👉 shorturl.at/VZcZj
@cintranatalia.bsky.social
Call for Submissions: Centre for Political Ethnography Workshop “Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?”
Based in the Politics and International Relations Department (PAIR), CPE’s goal is to promote the use of ethnographic methods in political science and to foster interdisciplinary dialogue among researchers who use ethnography to explore topics related to politics — broadly understood.
www.southampton.ac.uk
May 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🚨Sign up now for @unisouthampton.bsky.social Centre for Political Ethnography Workshop🚨
July 2nd 2025
“Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?” 🎉
🌟 Inc/ keynote speech from @pinheiromachado.bsky.social 🌟
Info 👉 shorturl.at/VZcZj
@cintranatalia.bsky.social
July 2nd 2025
“Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?” 🎉
🌟 Inc/ keynote speech from @pinheiromachado.bsky.social 🌟
Info 👉 shorturl.at/VZcZj
@cintranatalia.bsky.social
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📚 *Weekend Reading* 📚 This week is #BlackInclusionWeek and the PSA Race, Migration and Intersectionality Specialist Group @psa-race.bsky.social has a brilliant #booklist to share with you all. 📚 Share your own recommendations too!
#BIW2025 #InclusionMatters #diversityandinclusion #books #readinglist
#BIW2025 #InclusionMatters #diversityandinclusion #books #readinglist
May 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
📚 *Weekend Reading* 📚 This week is #BlackInclusionWeek and the PSA Race, Migration and Intersectionality Specialist Group @psa-race.bsky.social has a brilliant #booklist to share with you all. 📚 Share your own recommendations too!
#BIW2025 #InclusionMatters #diversityandinclusion #books #readinglist
#BIW2025 #InclusionMatters #diversityandinclusion #books #readinglist
So happy to receive @pinheiromachado.bsky.social at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social for our first CPE workshop! Can't wait for it!
📣 Have you sent in your paper yet?
If you're researching politics through an ethnographic lens, don’t miss the CPE Workshop this July at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social !
Join us for a full day of conversation, feedback, and community with like-minded scholars.
📬 Full details and submission link 👇.
If you're researching politics through an ethnographic lens, don’t miss the CPE Workshop this July at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social !
Join us for a full day of conversation, feedback, and community with like-minded scholars.
📬 Full details and submission link 👇.
May 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
So happy to receive @pinheiromachado.bsky.social at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social for our first CPE workshop! Can't wait for it!
Reposted by Dr Mariana Borges
📣 Have you sent in your paper yet?
If you're researching politics through an ethnographic lens, don’t miss the CPE Workshop this July at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social !
Join us for a full day of conversation, feedback, and community with like-minded scholars.
📬 Full details and submission link 👇.
If you're researching politics through an ethnographic lens, don’t miss the CPE Workshop this July at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social !
Join us for a full day of conversation, feedback, and community with like-minded scholars.
📬 Full details and submission link 👇.
May 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
📣 Have you sent in your paper yet?
If you're researching politics through an ethnographic lens, don’t miss the CPE Workshop this July at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social !
Join us for a full day of conversation, feedback, and community with like-minded scholars.
📬 Full details and submission link 👇.
If you're researching politics through an ethnographic lens, don’t miss the CPE Workshop this July at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social !
Join us for a full day of conversation, feedback, and community with like-minded scholars.
📬 Full details and submission link 👇.
Reposted by Dr Mariana Borges
Check out this qualitative methods workshop from our colleagues @polethnography.bsky.social. Get your proposals in by 30 May.
#polisky @sotonpolitics.bsky.social
#polisky @sotonpolitics.bsky.social
🗓️🔔 CfP for CPE's upcoming workshop on "Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?" July 2nd!
If you want feedback on working papers&projects, and use qualitative methodologies, this workshop is for you. Some bursaries are available. Please share! More info below:
If you want feedback on working papers&projects, and use qualitative methodologies, this workshop is for you. Some bursaries are available. Please share! More info below:
May 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Check out this qualitative methods workshop from our colleagues @polethnography.bsky.social. Get your proposals in by 30 May.
#polisky @sotonpolitics.bsky.social
#polisky @sotonpolitics.bsky.social
🎉 Thrilled to share that the first Centre for Political Ethnography Workshop is happening July 2 at Southampton! A space for qual & ethnographic folks to connect, share WIP, and get thoughtful feedback from peers who truly get your method.
🌍 Bursaries available
📅 Apply by May 30! Through the link 👇
🌍 Bursaries available
📅 Apply by May 30! Through the link 👇
🗓️🔔 CfP for CPE's upcoming workshop on "Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?" July 2nd!
If you want feedback on working papers&projects, and use qualitative methodologies, this workshop is for you. Some bursaries are available. Please share! More info below:
If you want feedback on working papers&projects, and use qualitative methodologies, this workshop is for you. Some bursaries are available. Please share! More info below:
May 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🎉 Thrilled to share that the first Centre for Political Ethnography Workshop is happening July 2 at Southampton! A space for qual & ethnographic folks to connect, share WIP, and get thoughtful feedback from peers who truly get your method.
🌍 Bursaries available
📅 Apply by May 30! Through the link 👇
🌍 Bursaries available
📅 Apply by May 30! Through the link 👇
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❗ FREE Summer School on 'Declining democratic health: Methods for diagnosis, treatment, and recovery' with us!
🗓️ June 23-24
📍 Southampton
More details: www.southampton.ac.uk/socsci/news/...
🗓️ June 23-24
📍 Southampton
More details: www.southampton.ac.uk/socsci/news/...
April 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
❗ FREE Summer School on 'Declining democratic health: Methods for diagnosis, treatment, and recovery' with us!
🗓️ June 23-24
📍 Southampton
More details: www.southampton.ac.uk/socsci/news/...
🗓️ June 23-24
📍 Southampton
More details: www.southampton.ac.uk/socsci/news/...
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🎉BISA has partnered with @unisouthampton.bsky.social alongside @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social with their launch of their first Methods Summer School!🎉
Open to PHD students and ECR's looking to share and grow expertise.
June 23 and 24 - buff.ly/09COCMh.
Open to PHD students and ECR's looking to share and grow expertise.
June 23 and 24 - buff.ly/09COCMh.
PAIR Methods Summer School 2025
PAIR Methods Summer School 2025
www.southampton.ac.uk
May 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🎉BISA has partnered with @unisouthampton.bsky.social alongside @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social with their launch of their first Methods Summer School!🎉
Open to PHD students and ECR's looking to share and grow expertise.
June 23 and 24 - buff.ly/09COCMh.
Open to PHD students and ECR's looking to share and grow expertise.
June 23 and 24 - buff.ly/09COCMh.
Reposted by Dr Mariana Borges
So happy to finally announce our CPE BlueSky account!
Please, follow us to know our activities, courses, lectures, workshops, coming forward as we slowly move from the other network to this one.
You can find more info on the CPE in our page: www.southampton.ac.uk/research/ins...
Please, follow us to know our activities, courses, lectures, workshops, coming forward as we slowly move from the other network to this one.
You can find more info on the CPE in our page: www.southampton.ac.uk/research/ins...
Centre for Political Ethnography (CPE)
Centre for Political Ethnography (CPE) is an interdisciplinary platform for those who are interested in ethnographic research in politics and administration.
www.southampton.ac.uk
April 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
So happy to finally announce our CPE BlueSky account!
Please, follow us to know our activities, courses, lectures, workshops, coming forward as we slowly move from the other network to this one.
You can find more info on the CPE in our page: www.southampton.ac.uk/research/ins...
Please, follow us to know our activities, courses, lectures, workshops, coming forward as we slowly move from the other network to this one.
You can find more info on the CPE in our page: www.southampton.ac.uk/research/ins...
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Our funding pool is still open to PhDs, ECRs, and/orTeaching Fellows that are researching gender & inequalities at @unisouthampton.bsky.social ! Please do get in touch. More info in the post below and here: www.southampton.ac.uk/research/ins...
April 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Our funding pool is still open to PhDs, ECRs, and/orTeaching Fellows that are researching gender & inequalities at @unisouthampton.bsky.social ! Please do get in touch. More info in the post below and here: www.southampton.ac.uk/research/ins...
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Reallly looking forward to #PSA25 next week. If you're interested in democracy & political parties, please come and join us for the roundtable on my recent @uchicagopress.bsky.social book Parties under Pressure. Wed, 16 Apr, 3.30pm, The Rep-LOB102. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/bp7tpr4a
April 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Reallly looking forward to #PSA25 next week. If you're interested in democracy & political parties, please come and join us for the roundtable on my recent @uchicagopress.bsky.social book Parties under Pressure. Wed, 16 Apr, 3.30pm, The Rep-LOB102. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/bp7tpr4a
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Finally, we're celebrating the launch of @matthiasdilling.bsky.social's book Parties under Pressure (t.co/1vvjasFYfD), with a great line-up of speakers incl. @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social, @marianaborges.bsky.social, @pcorreavila.bsky.social &
@timhaughton.bsky.social, at 3.30pm, The Rep, LOB102. 5/5
@timhaughton.bsky.social, at 3.30pm, The Rep, LOB102. 5/5
April 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Finally, we're celebrating the launch of @matthiasdilling.bsky.social's book Parties under Pressure (t.co/1vvjasFYfD), with a great line-up of speakers incl. @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social, @marianaborges.bsky.social, @pcorreavila.bsky.social &
@timhaughton.bsky.social, at 3.30pm, The Rep, LOB102. 5/5
@timhaughton.bsky.social, at 3.30pm, The Rep, LOB102. 5/5