Gareth Wall PhD

How can democratic backsliding be stopped and reversed? The answer lies in how we define it, argues @Cornell’s @kaushikcbasu. bit.ly/4tb93Q3

Kenneth Arrow, Amartya Sen & others advanced our understanding of the axiomatic structure of democratic decision making. The need now is to collect data & measure democracies & hold leaders accountable.

@atakzey Congrats Dr Atak 👏 🎓 🥳

I defended my doctoral thesis and officially made it through! This journey challenged me in every way, and I’m so proud to have reached this milestone.

Britain’s shadow workforce is paid as little as 65p an hour. Who cares for the carers? The nation’s ghost workforce: a growing army of unpaid cooks, nurses, cleaners and physios who slog away day and night, out of sight behind their front doors theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Advice for PhD students in economics about using AI, from the brilliant Isaiah Andrews. This should probably be circulated to all PhD cohorts economics.mit.edu/sites/default/…

I once has a very working class academic friend, she had pages of her PhD thesis plagiarised verbatim & published in top academic journals. She turned to me & said: 'I have hundreds of ideas, but don't have the time & or the funding. Why do these people have to steal our deals?'

@TK_HelpDesk Thanks. Can you tell us the reason the plane was diverted from Istanbul to Ankara?

@garethjwall Hello, please be informed that Turkish Airlines doesn't give out information about its passengers because of the security measures that are in place. I kindly ask for your understanding regarding the matter. Thank you. ^Cemre

@TurkishAirlines my wife and little boy are on the TK1916 from Manchester redirected to Ankara. Please can you advise if they will be able to get their connection flight on to Singapore?

@Nermeenalswaisi Congrats

I’ve been accepted to University of Bristol 🇵🇸➡️🇬🇧 If you're browsing, please leave a dot. It's just a dot.

Kerala is India’s standout State by every indicator of social progress and human development. Dr V. K. Ramachandran, economist and Vice-Chairperson of the Kerala State Planning Board, shows how it presents to the country and the world “a democratic, socially inclusive, participatory, high-growth, and sustainable alternative development policy” — and, I would add, model — over the past decade.

Remarkable poll this evening from Lord Ashcroft. The Greens in joint 1st place. We are replacing Labour and ready to take on Reform in the local elections on 7th May. Join.greenparty.org.uk

MESSAGE I wholeheartedly endorse the powerful appeal for peace made by the Holy Father, Pope Leo, during his Palm Sunday Mass. His call for the laying down of arms and the renunciation of violence resonated profoundly with me, as it speaks to the very essence of what all major religions teach. Indeed, whether we look to Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism or any of the world's great spiritual traditions, the message is fundamentally the same: love, compassion, tolerance, and self-discipline. Violence finds no true home in any of these teachings. History has shown us time and again that violence only begets more violence and is never a lasting foundation for peace. An enduring resolution to conflict, including the ones we see in the Middle East or between Russia and Ukraine, must be rooted in dialogue, diplomacy and mutual respect — approached with the understanding that, at the deepest level, we are all brothers and sisters. I urge for and pray that the violence and conflicts may soon come to an end. DALAI LAMA 31 March 2026

“I felt really alone and isolated at school. This “outsider” feeling drove me to take risks and prove doubters wrong, and later influenced my choices as a scientist.” - chemistry laureate Jennifer Doudna. Read her story: bit.ly/3vvzTd8

Wangari Maathai was the first female professor in Kenya and the first African woman to be awarded the #NobelPeacePrize. Born on this day, she was a committed environmentalist and founded the Green Belt Movement, which led to the planting of millions of trees.

@emdoesresearch @PhDVoice Congrats Dr Vicary! 👏

Passed my PhD viva today and made my first correction to the thesis… Dr Emily Vicary 🧠🧡 #PhDChat #PhDVoice @PhDVoice

Please share your interest in our proposed panel, “Marginalization and Recognition in South Asia,” for the Annual Conference on South Asia (Madison, WI, October) via this form: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/1O…

Villagers near Hyderabad were surveyed by economists so many times that when another economist showed up & asked a question, an irritated villager said, “Is this for a PhD or M.Phil? I will accordingly make the answer long or short.”

A wide-ranging conversation with Mr Deepak Bhatt, host of Business Talk, on Indian business history. YouTube: youtu.be/F5Eq11JnO_c Apple Podcasts: shorturl.at/sX3Bc or businesstalkwithdeepakbhatt.com

Everyone Should Raise their Voice for a Cause | Sonam Wangchuk s First Press conference After His Release After nearly 6 months in detention, @Wangchuk66 urges flexible, meaningful dialogue on Ladakh’s demands for statehood and 6th Schedule protections. youtube.com/watch?v=UJ8FLL…

Bravo @drproudman @proudmanslaw @Right2Equality - there is still a dangerous push for victims to engage in #mediation with perpetrators. Dr P also discussed how there is still no definition of rape in #familycourt. Still much to do. Watch in full here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/f1…