Rosie Campbell
@profrosiecamp.bsky.social
Professor of Politics King’s College London
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Democrats have accomplished all they could hope to from the shutdown, David Frum argues. Watch more in the latest episode of “The David Frum Show”:
MAGA Has Repulsed Young Women
Sarah Longwell on the growing voting divide between the sexes, the 2025 elections, and how Donald Trump remade electoral politics. Plus: David Frum discusses the deal to end the government shutdown and “The Emergency,” by The Atlantic’s George Packer.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Democrats have accomplished all they could hope to from the shutdown, David Frum argues. Watch more in the latest episode of “The David Frum Show”:
@jonilo.bsky.social @politicalquarterly.bsky.social what would it take for a women to become President of the United States? A series of unlikely events. doi.org/10.1111/1467...
What Will it Take for a Woman to Become President of the United States?
In this article we consider what it will take for a woman to be elected President of the United States. We examine the available data from the 2024 election, in comparison to previous elections; we i....
doi.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
@jonilo.bsky.social @politicalquarterly.bsky.social what would it take for a women to become President of the United States? A series of unlikely events. doi.org/10.1111/1467...
@politicalquarterly.bsky.social what would it take for a woman to become President of the United States? Joni Lovenduski and I outline 4/5 unlikely scenarios doi.org/10.1111/1467...
What Will it Take for a Woman to Become President of the United States?
In this article we consider what it will take for a woman to be elected President of the United States. We examine the available data from the 2024 election, in comparison to previous elections; we i....
doi.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
@politicalquarterly.bsky.social what would it take for a woman to become President of the United States? Joni Lovenduski and I outline 4/5 unlikely scenarios doi.org/10.1111/1467...
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📊 now in English @fesonline.bsky.social:
Gender gap in voting behavior in Germany📊
It's about the “big picture” since 1953 & current trends 2021-2025.
The gender gap keeps growing, especially among the young.
-> Longer trends are continuing & partly accelerating.
library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...
Gender gap in voting behavior in Germany📊
It's about the “big picture” since 1953 & current trends 2021-2025.
The gender gap keeps growing, especially among the young.
-> Longer trends are continuing & partly accelerating.
library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...
November 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
📊 now in English @fesonline.bsky.social:
Gender gap in voting behavior in Germany📊
It's about the “big picture” since 1953 & current trends 2021-2025.
The gender gap keeps growing, especially among the young.
-> Longer trends are continuing & partly accelerating.
library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...
Gender gap in voting behavior in Germany📊
It's about the “big picture” since 1953 & current trends 2021-2025.
The gender gap keeps growing, especially among the young.
-> Longer trends are continuing & partly accelerating.
library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...
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This was v good.
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
In our penultimate episode in this series David talks to writer @samfr.bsky.social about whether democracy can cope with the demands of the social media age. Is the bigger problem our ever-shrinking attention spans or our ever-divided politics?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
In our penultimate episode in this series David talks to writer @samfr.bsky.social about whether democracy can cope with the demands of the social media age. Is the bigger problem our ever-shrinking attention spans or our ever-divided politics?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This was v good.
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![Vertical comic structured like flow chart. (1) Einstein had an insight that overturned physics, thus proving his value. (2) I hope *I* have value. I’ll try to have an insight that overturns physics, to check. (3) [Time Passes] (4) Oh no! My insight didn’t overturn physics! But I don’t think I’m worthless… [arrows to two different options] (5a) Healthy Path: Maybe this was not a well-thought-out test of my value. (5b) Path of Ruin: The establishment must be *suppressing* my insight!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihhxykbw72fblbjeupqscutarbdowk73mhsdkqrtzjwrpzqzamjem@jpeg)
October 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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"Exploring Gender Differences in Support for Rightist Parties: The Role of Party and Gender Ideology" by @profrosiecamp.bsky.social & Silvia Erzeel.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
October 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"Exploring Gender Differences in Support for Rightist Parties: The Role of Party and Gender Ideology" by @profrosiecamp.bsky.social & Silvia Erzeel.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Was Gary Neville right- are middle-aged white men to blame for political polarisation? Adam Fleming asks me and @robfordmancs.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
AntiSocial - Angry middle-aged white men - BBC Sounds
Are they dividing the country?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Was Gary Neville right- are middle-aged white men to blame for political polarisation? Adam Fleming asks me and @robfordmancs.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Today is #WorldPostDay, marking the establishment of the Universal Postal Union—a UN agency coordinating postal policies globally. The post revolutionised communication and is an increasingly common voting method, so to mark the occasion, here are some of our recent articles on postal voting... 📫 ✉️
October 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Today is #WorldPostDay, marking the establishment of the Universal Postal Union—a UN agency coordinating postal policies globally. The post revolutionised communication and is an increasingly common voting method, so to mark the occasion, here are some of our recent articles on postal voting... 📫 ✉️
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Heartbreaking & distressing testimony from children kidnapped by Russia as part of their genocidal acts in Ukraine but we must not look away.
I was kidnapped by Russia at 16 — like so many Ukrainian kids
www.thetimes.com/article/f8e4...
I was kidnapped by Russia at 16 — like so many Ukrainian kids
www.thetimes.com/article/f8e4...
I was kidnapped by Russia at 16 — like so many Ukrainian kids
It’s estimated nearly 20,000 children in Ukraine have been abducted during the war and sent by Russia for ‘re-education’. A new documentary film reveals the horrors they face
www.thetimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Heartbreaking & distressing testimony from children kidnapped by Russia as part of their genocidal acts in Ukraine but we must not look away.
I was kidnapped by Russia at 16 — like so many Ukrainian kids
www.thetimes.com/article/f8e4...
I was kidnapped by Russia at 16 — like so many Ukrainian kids
www.thetimes.com/article/f8e4...
@iaindale.bsky.social out today with a chapter by yours truly on the Chesham and Amersham by-election. The first brick in the blue wall. Buy copies signed by Iain from Politicos www.politicos.co.uk/products/by-...
September 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
@iaindale.bsky.social out today with a chapter by yours truly on the Chesham and Amersham by-election. The first brick in the blue wall. Buy copies signed by Iain from Politicos www.politicos.co.uk/products/by-...
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IT'S PUBLICATION DAY
British By-Elections 1769-2025 is out today. 732 pages covering 88 by-elections. Thanks to all 87 contributors who wrote the essays.
Order your signed copy here
www.politicos.co.uk/products/by-...
British By-Elections 1769-2025 is out today. 732 pages covering 88 by-elections. Thanks to all 87 contributors who wrote the essays.
Order your signed copy here
www.politicos.co.uk/products/by-...
September 18, 2025 at 9:43 AM
IT'S PUBLICATION DAY
British By-Elections 1769-2025 is out today. 732 pages covering 88 by-elections. Thanks to all 87 contributors who wrote the essays.
Order your signed copy here
www.politicos.co.uk/products/by-...
British By-Elections 1769-2025 is out today. 732 pages covering 88 by-elections. Thanks to all 87 contributors who wrote the essays.
Order your signed copy here
www.politicos.co.uk/products/by-...
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I am concerned about silence of gvt ministers & others to defend basic anti-racism norms in last 6 weeks. They seem muted by their anxious inability to separate legitimate politics from prejudice & hate.
Anti-violence norms - civil war is inevitable, so support violence - really should be simpler.
Anti-violence norms - civil war is inevitable, so support violence - really should be simpler.
September 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I am concerned about silence of gvt ministers & others to defend basic anti-racism norms in last 6 weeks. They seem muted by their anxious inability to separate legitimate politics from prejudice & hate.
Anti-violence norms - civil war is inevitable, so support violence - really should be simpler.
Anti-violence norms - civil war is inevitable, so support violence - really should be simpler.
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Great to see a really positive development in the UK’s social science data infrastructure.
Announcing Generation New Era: the first UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years.
It will study 30,000 children born in 2026 across the four nations of the UK.
Watch out for upcoming opportunities for researchers and other stakeholders to engage with the study team via @clscohorts.bsky.social
It will study 30,000 children born in 2026 across the four nations of the UK.
Watch out for upcoming opportunities for researchers and other stakeholders to engage with the study team via @clscohorts.bsky.social
UKRI announces first UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years
A ground-breaking UK-wide scientific study will help improve the lives of future generations by studying 30,000 children born in 2026.
www.ukri.org
September 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Great to see a really positive development in the UK’s social science data infrastructure.
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🔎 NEW INVESTIGATION 🔎
Reform has been exploiting fears around attacks on women to stoke hate against migrants. We investigated their flawed statistics and the group with far-right links that have helped spread its narrative.
https://bit.ly/4nmPpgA
Reform has been exploiting fears around attacks on women to stoke hate against migrants. We investigated their flawed statistics and the group with far-right links that have helped spread its narrative.
https://bit.ly/4nmPpgA
Dodgy statistics and fringe beliefs: the groups behind Reform’s anti-migrant agenda
Reform has been exploiting fears around attacks on women to stoke hate against migrants. Good Law Project investigates the flawed statistics and the group with far-right links that have helped spread ...
goodlawproject.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🔎 NEW INVESTIGATION 🔎
Reform has been exploiting fears around attacks on women to stoke hate against migrants. We investigated their flawed statistics and the group with far-right links that have helped spread its narrative.
https://bit.ly/4nmPpgA
Reform has been exploiting fears around attacks on women to stoke hate against migrants. We investigated their flawed statistics and the group with far-right links that have helped spread its narrative.
https://bit.ly/4nmPpgA
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BREAKING: ICE is sending Russian dissidents back to Russia. When the dissidents arrived in Russia, the Russian authorities were given documents relating to their asylum applications in the US which under US law are confidential. This seems to be part of a secret agreement between Trump and Putin.
‘I escaped a Russian prison — only to end up in an American jail’
Dozens of Russian dissidents have been expelled from the US and forcibly returned to Russia with the co-operation of immigration authorities
www.thetimes.com
September 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
BREAKING: ICE is sending Russian dissidents back to Russia. When the dissidents arrived in Russia, the Russian authorities were given documents relating to their asylum applications in the US which under US law are confidential. This seems to be part of a secret agreement between Trump and Putin.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... ft. me (and @profrosiecamp.bsky.social !)
Are young women more left wing than men - and, if so, why?
A divide appears to be opening up between young women and young men in the way they vote and view the world.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... ft. me (and @profrosiecamp.bsky.social !)
New book from Iain Dale on its way with a chapter by me on the Chesham and Amersham by-election, described at the time as the first brick in the blue wall. Buy it at Politicos signed by Iain.
British By-Elections 1769-2025 - The 88 By-Elections That Shook British Politics edited by Iain Dale COMING 18 SEPTEMBER
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Hardback
18 September 2025
88 essays by 87 different politicians, historians, academics and journalists about 85 of the most important by-elections since thje John Wilkes by-election of 176...
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August 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
New book from Iain Dale on its way with a chapter by me on the Chesham and Amersham by-election, described at the time as the first brick in the blue wall. Buy it at Politicos signed by Iain.
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New book on its way with a chapter by me! ‘My’ by-election is a Labour breakthrough in the 1920s…
August 18, 2025 at 8:58 AM
New book on its way with a chapter by me! ‘My’ by-election is a Labour breakthrough in the 1920s…
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New post just out:
"The Great VAT Panic"
The claims made by the right-wing press about VAT on private school fees were wildly wrong.
Why? What are the lessons about about (how not to) run a lobbying campaign? And what can government learn?
(£/free)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The Great VAT Panic"
The claims made by the right-wing press about VAT on private school fees were wildly wrong.
Why? What are the lessons about about (how not to) run a lobbying campaign? And what can government learn?
(£/free)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The Great VAT Panic
Or how not to run a campaign
open.substack.com
August 9, 2025 at 8:02 AM
New post just out:
"The Great VAT Panic"
The claims made by the right-wing press about VAT on private school fees were wildly wrong.
Why? What are the lessons about about (how not to) run a lobbying campaign? And what can government learn?
(£/free)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The Great VAT Panic"
The claims made by the right-wing press about VAT on private school fees were wildly wrong.
Why? What are the lessons about about (how not to) run a lobbying campaign? And what can government learn?
(£/free)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
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We hope this contributes nuance and theory to ongoing debates!
Maybe of interest to @casmudde.bsky.social @rosieshorrocks.bsky.social @profrosiecamp.bsky.social @cerifowler.bsky.social @djordjemilosav.bsky.social @indubioproreto.bsky.social @roderikrekker.bsky.social @frederikthieme.bsky.social 😊
Maybe of interest to @casmudde.bsky.social @rosieshorrocks.bsky.social @profrosiecamp.bsky.social @cerifowler.bsky.social @djordjemilosav.bsky.social @indubioproreto.bsky.social @roderikrekker.bsky.social @frederikthieme.bsky.social 😊
August 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
We hope this contributes nuance and theory to ongoing debates!
Maybe of interest to @casmudde.bsky.social @rosieshorrocks.bsky.social @profrosiecamp.bsky.social @cerifowler.bsky.social @djordjemilosav.bsky.social @indubioproreto.bsky.social @roderikrekker.bsky.social @frederikthieme.bsky.social 😊
Maybe of interest to @casmudde.bsky.social @rosieshorrocks.bsky.social @profrosiecamp.bsky.social @cerifowler.bsky.social @djordjemilosav.bsky.social @indubioproreto.bsky.social @roderikrekker.bsky.social @frederikthieme.bsky.social 😊
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I thinks weeks newsletter I breakdown why the data suggests that the 20mph limit in Wales wales actually an amazing idea.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/turns-out-...
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/turns-out-...
Turns out the 20mph limit was great idea!
Two years on from the controversial policy, it's becoming increasingly clear that the doubters were wrong
willhaywardwales.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I thinks weeks newsletter I breakdown why the data suggests that the 20mph limit in Wales wales actually an amazing idea.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/turns-out-...
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/turns-out-...
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6/ A multicultural nationalism that recognises the claim of white working class voters to be part of the a diverse nation is an important way forward. As argued here with Sam Hill and @tariqmodood.bsky.social
thepoliticalquarterly.substack.com/p/multicultu...
thepoliticalquarterly.substack.com/p/multicultu...
Multicultural Nationalism: Saving the White Working-Class From Blue Labour?
Labour's apparent revival of ‘Blue Labour’ social conservatism reflects a zero-sum logic that fails to reconcile the party's diverse electoral coalition.
thepoliticalquarterly.substack.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
6/ A multicultural nationalism that recognises the claim of white working class voters to be part of the a diverse nation is an important way forward. As argued here with Sam Hill and @tariqmodood.bsky.social
thepoliticalquarterly.substack.com/p/multicultu...
thepoliticalquarterly.substack.com/p/multicultu...
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“Grok’s Nazi turn wasn’t a glitch–it was the direct result of Musk’s determination to use X as a platform to promote his far-right politics. No excuse for any university to be funnelling money or clicks his way."
Me in @resprofnews.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Me in @resprofnews.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Universities urged to hasten ‘quiet retreat’ from X after Grok outcry - Research Professional News
Fresh analysis shows increasing numbers of UK universities going silent on Elon Musk’s platform
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
July 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
“Grok’s Nazi turn wasn’t a glitch–it was the direct result of Musk’s determination to use X as a platform to promote his far-right politics. No excuse for any university to be funnelling money or clicks his way."
Me in @resprofnews.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Me in @resprofnews.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
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@jayvanbavel.bsky.social is one of those rare people who makes the social media space BETTER.
Check out his Guardian article on how a few people spoil this space for everyone.
(lecturers: might be interesting for your minority influence lectures?)
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
Check out his Guardian article on how a few people spoil this space for everyone.
(lecturers: might be interesting for your minority influence lectures?)
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
Only a small % of people engage in toxic activity online, but they’re responsible for a disproportionate share of hostile or misleading content on nearly every platform
Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Are a few people ruining the internet for the rest of us?
Why does the online world seem so toxic compared with normal life? Our research shows that a small number of divisive accounts could be responsible – and offers a way out
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
@jayvanbavel.bsky.social is one of those rare people who makes the social media space BETTER.
Check out his Guardian article on how a few people spoil this space for everyone.
(lecturers: might be interesting for your minority influence lectures?)
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
Check out his Guardian article on how a few people spoil this space for everyone.
(lecturers: might be interesting for your minority influence lectures?)
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky