Will Allen
@williamlallen.bsky.social
political scientist • how people engage with info, and why this matters for attitudes and policy around the world • Deputy Editor @migrationjrnl.bsky.social • UK Young Academy • dog dad • all the baking • www.wlallen.com
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Will Allen
@williamlallen.bsky.social
· Mar 14
Now with pages in @cpsjournal.bsky.social: can citizens use simple visualizations to benchmark their government's performance during crises? Turns out, yes: visually showing the UK as one of the "worst of the bunch" for COVID-19 mortalities led to more negative evaluations. doi.org/10.1177/0010...
“I’m not angry, I’m just disappointed with you.” 🐶
November 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
“I’m not angry, I’m just disappointed with you.” 🐶
I'm really glad to see the amount of interest in and support for what @epssnet.bsky.social is doing. And particular thanks to all the section chairs!
📢 Since launching EPSS in June 2025, we’ve been thrilled by the positive feedback from across the political science community.
Now that Call for Papers for EPSS Conference in Belfast has closed, we want to share the response has been extraordinary!
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Now that Call for Papers for EPSS Conference in Belfast has closed, we want to share the response has been extraordinary!
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November 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I'm really glad to see the amount of interest in and support for what @epssnet.bsky.social is doing. And particular thanks to all the section chairs!
Early morning mist in Oxfordshire
November 9, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Early morning mist in Oxfordshire
Buenas noches, Oxfordshire
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Buenas noches, Oxfordshire
Best start to the week: two long-term PhD mentees independently email to say they submitted their dissertations over the weekend. It’s great to see the next generation of political scientists coming through. Having a small role in that is very rewarding. Watch this space for their upcoming papers!
November 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Best start to the week: two long-term PhD mentees independently email to say they submitted their dissertations over the weekend. It’s great to see the next generation of political scientists coming through. Having a small role in that is very rewarding. Watch this space for their upcoming papers!
Otoño en Oxfordshire
November 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Otoño en Oxfordshire
Warming old bones in Oxfordshire 🐶
November 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Warming old bones in Oxfordshire 🐶
Buenos días, Oxfordshire
October 30, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Buenos días, Oxfordshire
Warm plum crumble and crème fraîche to mark the days drawing in. #poliskycooks
October 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Warm plum crumble and crème fraîche to mark the days drawing in. #poliskycooks
If you need anyone to explain the upcoming Dutch elections and party politics, make sure to follow @sbvanoosten.bsky.social who continues to do excellent work in communicating research for the wider public. #polisky #commsky #polcom
I was also interviewed about the Muslim vote and the voting potential for DENK in NRC👇
What does DENK mean for the representation of Muslims?
Here is the paper we published on DENK: doi.org/10.1080/0034...
And the paper about voting and attitudes of Muslims: doi.org/10.55271/rp0...
What does DENK mean for the representation of Muslims?
Here is the paper we published on DENK: doi.org/10.1080/0034...
And the paper about voting and attitudes of Muslims: doi.org/10.55271/rp0...
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
If you need anyone to explain the upcoming Dutch elections and party politics, make sure to follow @sbvanoosten.bsky.social who continues to do excellent work in communicating research for the wider public. #polisky #commsky #polcom
FWIW at least the AHRC publishes a dashboard w/info about panels and outcomes. Skimming the last few results, it seems the ECR scheme ('catalyst') funded 3/34 that made it to the panel, and the standard grant funded 2/26 that went to the panel. public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
October 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
FWIW at least the AHRC publishes a dashboard w/info about panels and outcomes. Skimming the last few results, it seems the ECR scheme ('catalyst') funded 3/34 that made it to the panel, and the standard grant funded 2/26 that went to the panel. public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Today’s @sotonpolitics.bsky.social seminar will include these vegan birthday biscuit bars: dark chocolate, pecan, sea salt. #poliskybakes
October 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Today’s @sotonpolitics.bsky.social seminar will include these vegan birthday biscuit bars: dark chocolate, pecan, sea salt. #poliskybakes
A stellar line-up of editors and contributors that should become the marker for empirical studies involving political trust! Tagging in @isabel-ruiz.bsky.social @cvar-sil.bsky.social
Although not yet available to read (January 2026!), very happy to see our book on political trust online. Co-edited with @mfair.bsky.social and available open access, we think it'll be a useful addition to the field.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
A stellar line-up of editors and contributors that should become the marker for empirical studies involving political trust! Tagging in @isabel-ruiz.bsky.social @cvar-sil.bsky.social
Doggy duvet day in rainy Oxfordshire
October 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Doggy duvet day in rainy Oxfordshire
Reposted by Will Allen
Ten years ago today, I started my PhD in Politics w/ @politicsoxford.bsky.social. As others are in the starting phases of their own programs, some thoughts on what I’ve learned, both since then and during the process (in no particular order). 1/
October 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Ten years ago today, I started my PhD in Politics w/ @politicsoxford.bsky.social. As others are in the starting phases of their own programs, some thoughts on what I’ve learned, both since then and during the process (in no particular order). 1/
Ten years ago today, I started my PhD in Politics w/ @politicsoxford.bsky.social. As others are in the starting phases of their own programs, some thoughts on what I’ve learned, both since then and during the process (in no particular order). 1/
October 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Ten years ago today, I started my PhD in Politics w/ @politicsoxford.bsky.social. As others are in the starting phases of their own programs, some thoughts on what I’ve learned, both since then and during the process (in no particular order). 1/
The @migrationjrnl.bsky.social special issues call is now open, with a deadline of 15 Dec. Particularly good if you’ve recently held a workshop or conference on a theme related to migration. Citizenship, or integration, and have a collection of papers.
Our call for Special Issues is now live! We welcome collections that advance theoretical debates, offer comparative insight, and push methodological boundaries. Deadline: 15 December 2025. Questions: get in touch with @mkoinova.bsky.social. Details: academic.oup.com/migration/pa...
2025 Call for Special Issue Proposals
Deadline: 15 December 2025
Migration Studies is now accepting Special Issue proposals. The journal typically publishes one call for special issues pe
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October 3, 2025 at 6:40 AM
The @migrationjrnl.bsky.social special issues call is now open, with a deadline of 15 Dec. Particularly good if you’ve recently held a workshop or conference on a theme related to migration. Citizenship, or integration, and have a collection of papers.
If you work on the politics of migration, integration, or citizenship, consider submitting it to @epssnet.bsky.social and the more-than-capable hands of co-chairs @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social @aalrababah.bsky.social. Deadline is 7 November! #migcitsky #polisky
▶️ Migration Politics
👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social
📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>
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👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social
📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>
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October 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If you work on the politics of migration, integration, or citizenship, consider submitting it to @epssnet.bsky.social and the more-than-capable hands of co-chairs @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social @aalrababah.bsky.social. Deadline is 7 November! #migcitsky #polisky
Another chance to see me profess my love (and the limits) of charts to change minds. Thanks @psapolpsychology.bsky.social for hosting! And check out the whole autumn series which looks excellent.
Finally, three weeks later on Thursday 4th December at 12:00, @williamlallen.bsky.social rounds out the series by presenting important insights into the partisan attitudinal effects of data visualisation of refugee numbers.
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c939c6...
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c939c6...
October 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Another chance to see me profess my love (and the limits) of charts to change minds. Thanks @psapolpsychology.bsky.social for hosting! And check out the whole autumn series which looks excellent.
Today is the first @sotonpolitics.bsky.social seminar of the term, which means colleagues are getting these honey and peanut butter biscuits with mixed spice, pecan, and flakey sea salt! An autumn mix of sweet and salty, just like my last paper’s Reviewer 1 and Reviewer 2. #poliskybakes
October 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Today is the first @sotonpolitics.bsky.social seminar of the term, which means colleagues are getting these honey and peanut butter biscuits with mixed spice, pecan, and flakey sea salt! An autumn mix of sweet and salty, just like my last paper’s Reviewer 1 and Reviewer 2. #poliskybakes
Buenos días, Oxfordshire 🐶
September 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Buenos días, Oxfordshire 🐶
Thanks @migcitizenapsa.bsky.social! @isabel-ruiz.bsky.social, @cvar-sil.bsky.social and I received an honorable mention for the section's Best Paper Award this year, for our study showing which types of migration policies towards Venezuelans that Colombians prefer. Free here: doi.org/10.1016/j.wo...
September 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Thanks @migcitizenapsa.bsky.social! @isabel-ruiz.bsky.social, @cvar-sil.bsky.social and I received an honorable mention for the section's Best Paper Award this year, for our study showing which types of migration policies towards Venezuelans that Colombians prefer. Free here: doi.org/10.1016/j.wo...
Buenas noches, Oxfordshire
September 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Buenas noches, Oxfordshire
Good evening, Oxfordshire
September 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Good evening, Oxfordshire
A great reminder from @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social as the academic job market season begins: “You won’t be the right fit everywhere. That’s okay. You only need one place where your work resonates and where you can continue to grow.” #academicsky #polisky
It's academic job market season. I’ve written a reflection with some potentially helpful tips: jaeyk.github.io/essays/job_m...
What I Wish I Knew Before the Academic Job Market – Hello, I’m Jae.
jaeyk.github.io
September 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A great reminder from @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social as the academic job market season begins: “You won’t be the right fit everywhere. That’s okay. You only need one place where your work resonates and where you can continue to grow.” #academicsky #polisky