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Will Allen
@williamlallen.bsky.social
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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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“I’m not angry, I’m just disappointed with you.” 🐶
A disappointed Jack Russell terrier looks directly into the camera…and your soul.
November 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Early morning mist in Oxfordshire
A low row of trees underneath a pink and orange mist in the early morning
November 9, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Buenas noches, Oxfordshire
A round theatre with golden light coming out of a series of windows
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Otoño en Oxfordshire
A Jack Russell stands among orange leaves with a green park behind her. A large tree in front of a green park
November 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Warming old bones in Oxfordshire 🐶
A brown and white Jack Russell terrier looks out onto a green park as she warms her face by the sun. She contemplates her lunch: Will it contain chicken, her favourite?
November 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Buenos días, Oxfordshire
A set of wooden stairs lead up to a path with an orange sunrise behind it.
October 30, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Warm plum crumble and crème fraîche to mark the days drawing in. #poliskycooks
A bowl of red cooked plums, golden crumble, and cream on top.
October 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Today’s @sotonpolitics.bsky.social seminar will include these vegan birthday biscuit bars: dark chocolate, pecan, sea salt. #poliskybakes
A stack of tender and golden rectangular biscuits on a white plate with the background out of focus. Chunks of chocolate and nuts are visible from the side.
October 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Doggy duvet day in rainy Oxfordshire
A Jack Russell terrier looks out of a window onto a green field. It’s rainy outside, so she thinks about her favourite thing for such a day: chicken soup.
October 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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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
Three golden brown biscuits on a grey plate. Each of them have chunks of pecan on top, with crosshatch patterns baked into the top of each one.
October 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Buenos días, Oxfordshire 🐶
A Jack Russell terrier stands on a fallen tree stump with a green park behind her. As she looks over her kingdom she thinks about the lunch that awaits: chicken chicken chic
September 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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In a conjoint experiment, we show Colombians prefer policies that allow for conditional family reunification and access to formal employment. And, those with stronger humanitarian views favor fewer restrictions in core areas of health, work, and family (what we call "life, labor, and loved ones.")
A chart showing that Colombians tend to prefer migration policies that allow conditional family reunification, some access to formal labor markets, an (to a lesser degree) annual limits on arrivals and some kind of limited protection period.
September 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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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
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Buenas noches, Oxfordshire
A Jack Russell terrier sleeps on her side, holding onto her human’s hand as she dreams of her favourite dinner: chicken.
September 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Good evening, Oxfordshire
A lamppost at the end of a old brick alley. The photo is blurry as the photographer moved.
September 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Bank holiday, Oxfordshire
A small cottage with greenery A river with a small boat and animals including horses, cows, and geese A single brown duck looks at the camera Holding a nearly empty pint glass with green trees and a sunny background with other pub goers
August 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Fin de semana jardinera #dogdad #jackrussell
A Jack Russell terrier stands in a garden, brightly lit by the sun. She thinks about her favourite plant: the chicken tree.
August 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Celebrating 11 years of being accepted with minor revisions 😉 🏳️‍🌈
Two glasses of wine over a table of small cosy plates
August 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Sunday lunch: Dry-brined lemon pepper chicken, golden roasties, orange glazed carrots, beetroot and radish salad #poliskycooks
Colourful red and purple beetroot, orange carrots, golden roast potatoes, and two pieces of chicken with green parsley on top
August 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Good (vinho verde) evening, Oxfordshire
A blue boat moored at the edge of a river, with another boat in the background Two glasses of wine on a table with river and bridge in the background
August 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Do you work on immigrant integration or well-being? At this @compasoxford.bsky.social hybrid seminar on 19 Sep, Adam Komisarof (Keio, Japan) and I will each share work on migration attitudes, with commentary from the brilliant @sbvanoosten.bsky.social! www.compas.ox.ac.uk/event/promot... #migcitsky
A flier advertising a free seminar titled 'Promoting Immigrant Belonging and Well-Being Across National and Cultural Contexts' hosted by Oxford's Centre on Migration, Policy, and Society on 19 September at 11.00, both in-person and on Zoom. There is a QR code image in the lower righthand corner which leads to the registration page.
August 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Good warm evening, Oxfordshire
A light blue bicycle rests against a street sign, with green foliage and pink flowers framing the scene
August 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Came for Dvořák, stayed for Pacho Flores from the second row 🇻🇪 #bbcproms
A trumpeter stands in front of a large orchestra with the conductor nearby.
August 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Evening, Oxfordshire
A narrow path with a distant arch, surrounded by green plants and leaves
August 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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The balance of doing vs receiving peer-reviews has also changed. During my PhD, I submitted more work that created reviewing needs (a "deficit"). I also took on fewer reviews early in my teaching post while trying to get work out. But this helps me see if I'm roughly pulling my reviewing weight. 8/n
The chart shows the cumulative counts of reviews received and submitted over time from 2012-2025. The chart shows the "net reviewing" count over time: when the line goes above 0, this indicates more reviews submitted than received. When the line goes below 0, this indicates a reviewing "debt" where more reviews were received than submitted. The vertical lines indicate key moments: earlier in the career, I operated in a review deficit, but this has flipped as time has gone on.
July 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM