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global politics, relationally

20 Jun 2017
by Laura Sjoberg
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Modern social and political thought has its origins in imperialism – and perpetuates it

This is a guest post by Beate Jahn, Professor of International Relations at the University of Sussex. It is part of the RI feature series on The International Origins of Social and Political Theory, eds. Tarak Barkawi and George Lawson. It describes … Continue reading

12 Jun 2017
by Laura Sjoberg
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On Writing ‘These Days of Shoah’: History and Fear, Then and Now

This is a post in the series on The International Origins of Social and Political Theory, eds. Tarak Barkawi and George Lawson. This post is by Daniel Levine, Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama, discussing his contribution. A response will … Continue reading

31 May 2017
by Laura Sjoberg
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The International Origins of Social and Political Theory

This is a post by Tarak Barkawi and George Lawson, introducing their edited collection, The International Origins of Social and Political Theory  What is the relationship between history and theory? Most of the time, theory stands outside history. Social scientists tend … Continue reading