Matthew Waites (he or they)
@matthewwaites.bsky.social
Reader & Sociology Subject Co-Lead, @UofGSociology.bsky.social University of Glasgow. Global queer politics, sexualities & genders, human rights, decolonizing, genocide. https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/staff/matthewwaites/
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The international politics of development for LGBT+ inclusion: how the UK’s Johnson government used crisis as a political opportunity - International Politics
This article analyses the international queer politics of development by examining UK aid addressing lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans, plus (LGBT+) inclusion in the context of COVID-19 and right-wing ...
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So here is my first post: my latest open access article ‘The international politics of development for LGBT+ inclusion…’ in International Politics journal, discussing my experiences participating in a project to work in five African countries link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Concerns are growing that social media emphasises negative experiences of hormonal contraception – but using social media does not necessarily mean a rejection of medical information, say @kristina-s.bsky.social and Lily Roberts @uofgsociology.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mr2v8aa3
Mis(sing)information: How contraceptive users bridge the gap between medicalised and experiential knowledge - Everyday Society - The British Sociological Association
Concerns are growing over social media information emphasising negative experiences of hormonal contraception. Labelled as misinformation, the volume and accessibility of this content that is said to ...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Concerns are growing that social media emphasises negative experiences of hormonal contraception – but using social media does not necessarily mean a rejection of medical information, say @kristina-s.bsky.social and Lily Roberts @uofgsociology.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mr2v8aa3
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1/ Richard Gott died this week. Amongst many other critical interventions he was the author of ‘Britain’s Empire’ a sweeping, counter-history of British imperialism which foregrounded the persistent violence of the imperial project, and the equally persistent resistance of the colonised. He wrote…
November 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
1/ Richard Gott died this week. Amongst many other critical interventions he was the author of ‘Britain’s Empire’ a sweeping, counter-history of British imperialism which foregrounded the persistent violence of the imperial project, and the equally persistent resistance of the colonised. He wrote…
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Sign up below to hear @juliango.bsky.social giving the next Racial Justice lecture on January 21st, 2026. Prof. Go will be asking 'How and why have the police in liberal democracies become militarized?'. The answer, he will argue, is to be found in imperialism past and present.
Racial Justice Lecture: Policing Race
Professor Julian Go delivers the second University of Glasgow Racial Justice Lecture.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Sign up below to hear @juliango.bsky.social giving the next Racial Justice lecture on January 21st, 2026. Prof. Go will be asking 'How and why have the police in liberal democracies become militarized?'. The answer, he will argue, is to be found in imperialism past and present.
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Come and work with us in #Sociology at University of Glasgow! #Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities, LTS 2 year post. Teach to change societies! #SocialJustice #Inequalities @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS)
College of Social Sciences School of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS) Vacancy Reference: 184933 Salary, Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,04...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Come and work with us in #Sociology at University of Glasgow! #Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities, LTS 2 year post. Teach to change societies! #SocialJustice #Inequalities @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Thoughts with Mr Samir Zitouni, a train staff member who heroically defended passengers and remains critically ill. How lucky we are to have such brave people in our society. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Samir Zitouni named as train hero who saved lives during attack
The family of rail worker Samir Zitouni say they are
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November 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Thoughts with Mr Samir Zitouni, a train staff member who heroically defended passengers and remains critically ill. How lucky we are to have such brave people in our society. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show - and Sheffield Hallam University management stifled research by its own professor about crimes against Uyghur people, in a deal to recruit Chinese students. www.bbc.com/news/article...
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show - and Sheffield Hallam University management stifled research by its own professor about crimes against Uyghur people, in a deal to recruit Chinese students. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS)
College of Social Sciences School of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS) Vacancy Reference: 184933 Salary, Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,04...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS)
College of Social Sciences School of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS) Vacancy Reference: 184933 Salary, Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,04...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Job opportunity in Glasgow! There's a vacancy in the Sociology department with a focus on social justice and inequalities.
Come and work with us in #Sociology at University of Glasgow! #Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities, LTS 2 year post. Teach to change societies! #SocialJustice #Inequalities @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS)
College of Social Sciences School of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS) Vacancy Reference: 184933 Salary, Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,04...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Job opportunity in Glasgow! There's a vacancy in the Sociology department with a focus on social justice and inequalities.
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Dagmar Herzog, The New Fascist Body - @wirklichkeitbooks.bsky.social, September 2025
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Der neue faschistische Körper, trans. Lisa Jay Jeschke,
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Der neue faschistische Körper, trans. Lisa Jay Jeschke,
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Wirklichkeit Books -
The New Fascist Body
Dagmar Herzog
The New Fascist Body
The success of new far-right movements cannot be explained by fear or rage alone – the pleasures of agg
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October 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Dagmar Herzog, The New Fascist Body - @wirklichkeitbooks.bsky.social, September 2025
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Der neue faschistische Körper, trans. Lisa Jay Jeschke,
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Der neue faschistische Körper, trans. Lisa Jay Jeschke,
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@britsoci.bsky.social Please share this Lectureship in Sociology opportunity, to join @uofgsociology.bsky.social
Come and work with us in #Sociology at University of Glasgow! #Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities, LTS 2 year post. Teach to change societies! #SocialJustice #Inequalities @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS)
College of Social Sciences School of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS) Vacancy Reference: 184933 Salary, Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,04...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
@britsoci.bsky.social Please share this Lectureship in Sociology opportunity, to join @uofgsociology.bsky.social
Come and work with us in #Sociology at University of Glasgow! #Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities, LTS 2 year post. Teach to change societies! #SocialJustice #Inequalities @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS)
College of Social Sciences School of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities (LTS) Vacancy Reference: 184933 Salary, Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,04...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Come and work with us in #Sociology at University of Glasgow! #Lecturer in the Sociology of Social Justice and Inequalities, LTS 2 year post. Teach to change societies! #SocialJustice #Inequalities @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
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📣 UWS HAS RULED OUT COMPULSORY REDUNDANCIES
After 8 days of strike action from EIS, and a further 12 days planned from Monday which UCU were due to join, management has today announced that CR has been taken off the table 🎉
After 8 days of strike action from EIS, and a further 12 days planned from Monday which UCU were due to join, management has today announced that CR has been taken off the table 🎉
October 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
📣 UWS HAS RULED OUT COMPULSORY REDUNDANCIES
After 8 days of strike action from EIS, and a further 12 days planned from Monday which UCU were due to join, management has today announced that CR has been taken off the table 🎉
After 8 days of strike action from EIS, and a further 12 days planned from Monday which UCU were due to join, management has today announced that CR has been taken off the table 🎉
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"Yet even once it became clear that Reform had actually lost, the script barely changed. Footage from the result showed the visiting caravan of Westminster-based journalists crowded around the losing Reform candidate"
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The Reform Backlash: Caerphilly By-Election Result Shows Nigel Farage’s Party Is Much Weaker Than It Looks
Despite widespread media predictions of a Reform victory on Thursday, Farage's defeat shows his party continues to be overestimated, argues Adam Bienkov
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October 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
"Yet even once it became clear that Reform had actually lost, the script barely changed. Footage from the result showed the visiting caravan of Westminster-based journalists crowded around the losing Reform candidate"
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We were delighted to host the launch of Professor John Chalcraft's book, From Subordination to Revolution: A Gramscian Theory of Popular Mobilization (University of California Press, 2025).
👂🏿 If you missed the event, you can now listen to the recording on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q816...
👂🏿 If you missed the event, you can now listen to the recording on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q816...
Thinking Popular Mobilization With Gramsci | John Chalcraft | Book Launch
YouTube video by LSE Government
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October 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
We were delighted to host the launch of Professor John Chalcraft's book, From Subordination to Revolution: A Gramscian Theory of Popular Mobilization (University of California Press, 2025).
👂🏿 If you missed the event, you can now listen to the recording on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q816...
👂🏿 If you missed the event, you can now listen to the recording on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q816...
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The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy - a tale of significant fortunes made and how their investments percolated into the Scottish economy and wider society.
Free to download from Univ of London press.
#Glasgow #skystorians #Scotland 📚🗃️🏴
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Free to download from Univ of London press.
#Glasgow #skystorians #Scotland 📚🗃️🏴
uolpress.co.uk/book/the-gla...
October 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy - a tale of significant fortunes made and how their investments percolated into the Scottish economy and wider society.
Free to download from Univ of London press.
#Glasgow #skystorians #Scotland 📚🗃️🏴
uolpress.co.uk/book/the-gla...
Free to download from Univ of London press.
#Glasgow #skystorians #Scotland 📚🗃️🏴
uolpress.co.uk/book/the-gla...
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1/7 Some important books have been published recently, by leading experts on the history of slavery. What they say is critical when weighing up Commonwealth reparations claims.
October 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
1/7 Some important books have been published recently, by leading experts on the history of slavery. What they say is critical when weighing up Commonwealth reparations claims.
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Dirty Dick's pub at 175 Finnieston Street, 1955.
The pub was located in a tenement which was built in 1864. Its proximity to Glasgow Harbour made Dirty Dick's a favourite with dockers and sailors of all nationalities.
📷 Glasgow City Archives
#Glasgow
The pub was located in a tenement which was built in 1864. Its proximity to Glasgow Harbour made Dirty Dick's a favourite with dockers and sailors of all nationalities.
📷 Glasgow City Archives
#Glasgow
August 29, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Dirty Dick's pub at 175 Finnieston Street, 1955.
The pub was located in a tenement which was built in 1864. Its proximity to Glasgow Harbour made Dirty Dick's a favourite with dockers and sailors of all nationalities.
📷 Glasgow City Archives
#Glasgow
The pub was located in a tenement which was built in 1864. Its proximity to Glasgow Harbour made Dirty Dick's a favourite with dockers and sailors of all nationalities.
📷 Glasgow City Archives
#Glasgow
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A wonderfully vibrant photochrome image of the University of Glasgow, created by the Detroit Publishing Company in the 1890s. The technique uses a black-and-white negative to create lithographic printing plates, which are then used to print images in various colors.
#Glasgow
#Glasgow
September 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A wonderfully vibrant photochrome image of the University of Glasgow, created by the Detroit Publishing Company in the 1890s. The technique uses a black-and-white negative to create lithographic printing plates, which are then used to print images in various colors.
#Glasgow
#Glasgow
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Over 58k signatures of support in four months, and a great boost from our friends @genderedintelligence.co.uk @goodlawproject.bsky.social this week.
Thank you 🙏
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Thank you 🙏
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Home - Not in our name
As women we reject the narrative that trans+ people are a threat.
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October 18, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Over 58k signatures of support in four months, and a great boost from our friends @genderedintelligence.co.uk @goodlawproject.bsky.social this week.
Thank you 🙏
notinourname.org.uk
Thank you 🙏
notinourname.org.uk
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English universities can raise tuition fees if they meet ‘tough’ standards, says Phillipson
English universities can raise tuition fees if they meet ‘tough’ standards, says Phillipson
Measure, which will allow increase in line with inflation, is part of white paper on post-16 education and skills
University tuition fees in England are to rise in line with inflation, but only for institutions that meet “tough new quality thresholds”, the government has announced.
In an attempt to put the higher education sector on a firmer financial footing, all institutions will benefit from increased fees for the next two academic years, starting next September, the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, told MPs on Monday. Continue reading...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
English universities can raise tuition fees if they meet ‘tough’ standards, says Phillipson
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Dr Daria Ukhova has been undertaking research into gambling harms among women, and wider lessons for gender and health.
Her article has now been published by Critical Gambling Studies.
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Her article has now been published by Critical Gambling Studies.
criticalgamblingstudies.com/index.php/cg...
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March 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Dr Daria Ukhova has been undertaking research into gambling harms among women, and wider lessons for gender and health.
Her article has now been published by Critical Gambling Studies.
criticalgamblingstudies.com/index.php/cg...
Her article has now been published by Critical Gambling Studies.
criticalgamblingstudies.com/index.php/cg...
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Our friends at @holbergprize.bsky.social are holding an event at the British Academy featuring Paul Gilroy,
Griselda Pollock. Gurminder Bhambra and Ann Phoenix. Thursday 23rd Oct. All welcome but you must register
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Griselda Pollock. Gurminder Bhambra and Ann Phoenix. Thursday 23rd Oct. All welcome but you must register
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Global Polycrisis and the Powers of Narrative: The Role of Academia, Art, and Public Intellectuals
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September 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Our friends at @holbergprize.bsky.social are holding an event at the British Academy featuring Paul Gilroy,
Griselda Pollock. Gurminder Bhambra and Ann Phoenix. Thursday 23rd Oct. All welcome but you must register
holbergprize.org/events-and-p...
Griselda Pollock. Gurminder Bhambra and Ann Phoenix. Thursday 23rd Oct. All welcome but you must register
holbergprize.org/events-and-p...