Editor-in-Chief (https://politicsrights.com/ ; @polrightsrev.bsky.social). Dedicated to connecting the social sciences and humanities with broader audiences, promoting critical dialogue, and addressing today’s most pressing challenges.https://bsky.app/profile/kareljleyva.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kareljleyva.bsky.social/post/3mz6jqsmlxs2xOne in six people worldwide is affected by loneliness, according to the World Health Organization. Many point to social media as a cause. What does the research actually show? [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:k5ldmsg6ioz7sg7bnmopbjof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6jqsmlxs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/kareljleyva.bsky.social/post/3mxr2up5elk2lThe question is no longer only what data a company holds about you, but what its algorithm can infer from that data. Maxime Cohen examines why AI-driven pricing now touches privacy, competition and consumer protection. Open access in English, French and Spanish. #AIGovernance [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Oct 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:k5ldmsg6ioz7sg7bnmopbjof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxr2up5elk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kareljleyva.bsky.social/post/3mwlefpcqok26Anti-Blackness was never only an American story. Professor Cheryl Thompson shows how blackface and racism shaped Canadian stages and newspapers. Open access in English, French, and Spanish. @drcherylt.bsky.social #Racism #BlackHistory #Canada [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Sep 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:k5ldmsg6ioz7sg7bnmopbjof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlefpcqok26https://bsky.app/profile/kareljleyva.bsky.social/post/3mw4x5brwfs2hClimate denial and climate apocalypticism look like opposites. Susannah Crockford's new book traces both to the same Protestant inheritance: nature as separate from humans, and its fate as God's alone to decide. @suscrockford.bsky.social #ClimateChange #Religion [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Sep 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:k5ldmsg6ioz7sg7bnmopbjof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4x5brwfs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kareljleyva.bsky.social/post/3mg3hdf2gjk2rI recommend this open-access volume to those interested in how nonreligion is being rethought beyond absence-based definitions. It is a careful and empirically grounded contribution to contemporary social theory. An excerpt is available in English, French, and Spanish in Politics and Rights Review. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Mar 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:k5ldmsg6ioz7sg7bnmopbjof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3hdf2gjk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kareljleyva.bsky.social/post/3me4l52c7ek2bWill repression continue to be enough to keep the Cuban dictatorship alive? What happens when external support collapses in the middle of an internal breakdown? Could Cuba be approaching a moment of regime change? In my latest article, I discuss these questions. #Cuba #Dictatorship #HumanRights [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Feb 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:k5ldmsg6ioz7sg7bnmopbjof/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4l52c7ek2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kareljleyva.bsky.social/post/3mco3dqvt5k2jTimely reflection by Prof. Baris Cayli Messina on Europe’s shifting position in global politics. A sharp analysis of the risks of strategic dependence and the political choices ahead. @bariscaylimessina.com #PoliticsAndRightsReview #EuropeanPolitics #StrategicAutonomy #Democracy [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jan 2026 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:k5ldmsg6ioz7sg7bnmopbjof/app.bsky.feed.post/3mco3dqvt5k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kareljleyva.bsky.social/post/3m4xvrwuwb22sProf. Jennifer Selby’s ethnographic research, presented in her book Secular Sensibilities, offers a deeply thoughtful contribution to debates on secularism and state power. The article introducing this must-read work is available in English, French, and Spanish. @jselby.bsky.social #secularism [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Nov 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:k5ldmsg6ioz7sg7bnmopbjof/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xvrwuwb22s