Rebecca M J Baker

Lecturer & Doctor of Political Science @UniofExeter.
Democratic theory /
Civic Education Policy / Youth Participation in the UK.

[ACT @ACitizenshipT]

16- & 17-year-olds will vote in the next general election. Strengthened Citizenship education is essential to ensure young people are equipped with the knowledge & skills to participate in democracy confidently. Read our full statement 👇

#Votesat16

[Public Admìnistration and Development @journal_pad]

♨️ New Article!
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How do street level bureaucrats stay motivated to create public value?
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Mohamed Mousa, Doaa Althalathini & Vesa Puhakka study the motives of nurses in public hospitals of #Egypt for creating public value using data from interviews
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🔗https://t.co/Cy5DaWYmH4

[Dr James Weinberg @JamesWeinberg1]

I'm advertising a fully funded PhD to work with me and @KateDommett on our PODTrust project. Interested in trust, politicians, and the opportunity to study within an international team spread across 4 countries? Check out the ad 👇 Happy to answer any qus

https://t.co/8OugjEt0q0

[DelDemUCan @DelDemUCan]

📚 New Book Drop Episode Alert!

How can #deliberative democrats best respond to the profound and even existential challenges that #democracy now faces?

@mollyscudder interviews André Bächtiger @Demo_LabS and our very own John Dryzek about their recent book

[Nicole Curato @NicoleCurato]

What risks threaten the integrity of deliberative mini-publics?

Join me & @LucyJParry in our report launch based on 3 years of research funded by @arc_gov_au.

Feat Tessa Dunlop, @DamienJDP & Marjan H. Ehsassi. Moderated by @OliverEscobar

https://t.co/rYBlJEzwcn

[Rebecca M J Baker @RMJBaker]

I was honoured to join the academic procession for the first time, to watch my incredible Politics & IR dissertation students, tutees & many more I've had the pleasure of teaching over the past 3 years, cross the stage! #Congratulations class of 2024 🥳 #graduation

[Faculty of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences @UniOfExeterHASS]

🎓 Happy Graduation to all of our amazing students! 🎓

[UoE Humanities & Social Sciences Cornwall @HaSSCornwall]

Some great news in the Complete University Guide: University of Exeter are ranked 14th nationally, and nearly all of HaSS Cornwall's subjects have moved up in the rankings:

History 8th
Politics 11th
English 11th
Law 18th
Archaeology 9th
All our languages are in the top 10

[Ross Carroll @rossecarroll]

https://t.co/PnYHXjtIzn, unless scientists have taken a sudden interest in Burke I am probably not the R. Carroll cited in “Human density modulates spatial associations among tropical terrestrial mammal species.”

[Rebecca M J Baker @RMJBaker]

@rossecarroll @mattygryan @stuarte5933 @DrAliceMoseley @_Oliver_James_ @exeterpolitics Thank you! 😊

[Rebecca M J Baker @RMJBaker]

Delighted to share that I passed my Viva on Friday with minors! Thank you to my incredible examiners @mattygryan, Prof Dario Castiglione & @stuarte5933 and of-course, to my supervisors @DrAliceMoseley & @_Oliver_James_, for all of the support & insightful feedback. #PhDone 🙌

[Rebecca M J Baker @RMJBaker]

@IsaEngeli @mattygryan @stuarte5933 @DrAliceMoseley @_Oliver_James_ @exeterpolitics Thank you! 🙂

[Rebecca M J Baker @RMJBaker]

@IsaEngeli @mattygryan @stuarte5933 @DrAliceMoseley @_Oliver_James_ @exeterpolitics Thank you!

[Rebecca M J Baker @RMJBaker]

@DrRodDacombe @mattygryan @stuarte5933 @DrAliceMoseley @_Oliver_James_ @exeterpolitics Thank you!

[Rebecca M J Baker @RMJBaker]

@femalebrain @mattygryan @stuarte5933 @DrAliceMoseley @_Oliver_James_ @exeterpolitics Thank you!

[Rebecca M J Baker @RMJBaker]

@DrKolpinskaya @mattygryan @stuarte5933 @DrAliceMoseley @_Oliver_James_ @exeterpolitics Thank you 😊

[University of Exeter News @UniofExeterNews]

The esteemed Elections Centre is now part of @UniofExeter! It is widely recognised as the best resource for UK local level elections data and research and is known for predicting election results for the past 40 years🗳��
https://t.co/vtOMFcxNdi
@_HannahBunting @exeterpolitics

[John Heathershaw @jheathershaw.bsky.social @HeathershawJ]

You can access this @IndexCensorship event on #TransnationalRepression at 2pm (UK) tomorrow by signing up via the eventbrite. Looking forward to welcoming @SimonChengUK @KomarHanna @JFSteinfeld to @UniofExeter.

[John Heathershaw @jheathershaw.bsky.social @HeathershawJ]

SEMINAR
“Digital Activism and Authoritarian Legitimation in Post-Soviet Central Asia”, with @bakhyt_kurmanov @ucentralasia.
Thursday 9 May, 1.30-3.00pm, Amory 239C @UniofExeter @exeterpolitics.
Those outside of Exeter may attend virtually.
DM me for the link.

[UoE Humanities & Social Sciences Cornwall @HaSSCornwall]

HaSS Cornwall Postgrad Researchers are in Westminster and engaging with MPs, parliamentary assistants and civil servants at the invitation of @MPGeorgeEustice We’ve visited both Houses and a session of EFRA Select Committee on #foodjustice and a chamber session on #digitalmarkets

[DelDemUCan @DelDemUCan]

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How can nonhumans participate in democracy?

Today, our very own @Hans_Asenbaum presented his work on More-than-human Democracy at Uni Copenhagen hosted by Lars Tonder & our former visitor @Ingrid_HBJensen. Productive exchanges with @DSchlosberg @SEI_Sydney✨