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Warmest congratulations to Chrystia Freeland on this brilliant and exciting appointment. Chrystia brings exceptional ability, energy, and international experience to the leadership of the Rhodes Scholarships, including to the support of Rhodes Scholars studying in Oxford.

Today (Nov 2) is 35th anniversary of passing of R John Vincent (1943-90). Warmly remembered w admiration & gratitude, brilliant scholar & teacher of International Relations, dear colleague & friend. Love to @libertyangela @GeraintITV @Gareth_Vincent Tribute in @InstinctsToLead

Meanwhile, while preparing to start as Head of King’s College at University of Queensland (my alma mater) later this year, I am working on a book - “The College Ideal” - which argues for collegiate education, and I hope reflects something of what is so special about St Mark’s.

Great to see my wonderful recent position - Head of St Mark’s College, Adelaide - advertised. St Mark’s is a very special university college. I love its students, staff, and supportive community. For the right person, this is a profoundly rewarding role. #AssignDetail.aspx?guid=94195" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">odgers.com/en-gb/opportun…

The 2024 J C Bannon Oration, ‘The Costs of Comedy and the Future of the Arts in Australia’, will be given by Prof Anne Pender, Kidman Professor of Australian Studies @UniofAdelaide & Director @JMCCCP. Join us at 5.15pm on 19 Nov at the College or online. stmarkscollege.com.au/john-bannon-or…

Transcript PM @AlboMP Samantha Mostyn AO: Media Statements pm.gov.au/media/media-st…

I am honoured to announce that His Majesty The King has approved my recommendation to appoint Ms Samantha Mostyn AO as Australia's next Governor-General.

ON THE BLOG. Constitutional watchdogs: restoring the role Robert Hazell and @_peterriddell have produced a new report on how to reinvigorate our constitutional watchdogs: they summarise their conclusions here: constitution-unit.com/2024/03/19/con…

📢Call for Proposals for IPSA’s 75th Anniversary Conference in Lisbon Now Open! Deadline: 10 April 2024 go.ipsa.org/Nh9NNN #politicalscience

Huge thanks to the Editors of @icon_journal for inviting me to do this Editorial Reflection for @icon_journal on ‘The ubiquity of unwritten constitutionalism’ based on my plenary talk @ICON__S 2023 in @VicUniWgtn. An honour on both counts. academic.oup.com/icon/article/2…

🌐 The State of Democracy in 2023 Only 8% of the world lives in a full democracy, while 40% lives under authoritarian rule. Read the full report: eiu.com/n/campaigns/de…

New in paperback! Popular Dictatorships | Shows that the most widespread and malignant dictatorships today emerge by attracting genuine popular support in societies plagued by crises. | Save 20% with code PRDS2024 📚 cup.org/3SMJbdr

Congrats to the editors of this fine book on Dicey - @Ruritanian, Endicott & Ernst - the product of a wonderful conference @LibAllSouls @OxfordLawFac in Oct 2022. I still hope to polish and publish my paper on parliamentary sovereignty which I presented there … in time!

🏆 The very best book series in public law is "Constitutional Systems of the World" published by @HartPublishing. "The Constitution of South Korea" is the next book in the series. Written by Chaihark Hahm, coming soon in April 2024. 🎉 Details: bloomsbury.com/uk/constitutio…

The Cambridge Handbook of Comparative Law by Mathias Siems and Po Jen Yap Presents a truly global perspective of comparative law today aiming to appeal to readers globally. 📚 cup.org/3SmefR6 #comparativelaw

📝🚨 Deadline alert! The submission for the 2024 ICON•S Winter/Summer School in Sydney, closes on February 15! For more information, visit: icon-society.org/wintersummersc…

📢Applications are now open for our Max Planck Masterclass led by Prof. Philipp Dann (@HumboldtUni). Explore the topic of "Colonial Legacies in Public Law" from 17-20 June 2024 @MPILheidelberg. Deadline for applications: 17 April. More info 👉bitly.ws/3aUgM

🌏 Registration is now open for the 3rd Graduate Conference on Constitutional Change at the University of Texas at Austin, to be held on December 9-11, 2024. Graduate students of all levels are welcome. 🤩 Details here: richardalbert.com/3rdgraduatecon…

Great to see this American Journal of Legal History special issue on "histories of executive power" in print! Aaron Nielson and I contributed a short essay that builds on our work on Congress's anti-removal power. Here's a quick post on the issue: yalejreg.com/nc/american-jo…

Repairing a #democracy after it’s been significantly degraded by an anti-democratic government is a new paradigm we need to get to grips with, urgently. ➡️ Listen to this podcast on #Poland ➡️ Read the full paper on USA, Brazil, Poland, Hungary here democratic-decay.org/working-paper-…