Thrilled to join the Stanford-Göttingen "The Civilizationism Project" network.
By way of introduction I was asked to share some brief reflections, here are my thoughts on civilizationism as critique and alternative vision of world order:
thecivilizationismproject.stanford.edu/people/grego...
Thanks for sharing. helpful resource while I'm writing on different - liberal and far-right - conceptualisations of "Western civilization".
H-Diplo Roundtable on Pax Economica: Left-Wing Visions of a Free Trade World
We are accepting a new round of book proposals for this new Routledge series on "Identity, Ideology, and Worldviews in Global Politics" that Stephane Baele (UCLouvain), Beverley Loke (Australian National University), and I edit. #IR
Send us your great ideas!
Why do we have such difficulty making sense of our current moment? I brainstorm some possible answers
www.theideasletter.org/essay/certai...
Logo with the text 'IO Call for Submissions' on a navy blue background.
DEADLINE: June 15, 2025
Call for Submissions from @iojournal.bsky.social -
Special Section on the Future of IR
cup.org/4iGlq0B
In fall 2025, IO will publish a supplemental, online-only issue of the journal, focused on the Future of Global Governance and World Order.
Just arrived!
Honored to be part of this "Oxford Handbook of Illiberalism" edited by the intrepid Marlene Laruelle @illsp.bsky.social which includes so many colleagues I admire.
My chapter focuses on the illiberal global politics of religion and civilizations: doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
Transparent corruption. @dandrezner.bsky.social describes it well.
open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
Public Opinion, Identity, and Security in Europe The Centre for Comprehensive European Security at the University of Southampton is pleased to invite paper submissions for an upcoming workshop on Public Opinion, Identity, and Security in Europe. The workshop will take place on June 16 at the University of Southampton. Europe is currently navigating a period marked by significant political upheaval and realignments – both domestically amidst the rising tide of populism and internationally with the second Trump Administration. We invite papers that explore the relationship between identity (broadly defined) and public opinion about European security. Globalisation, energy security, and the rise of a multi-polar world (inter alia) significantly challenge the ability of nation states to meet the aspirations of voters in both domestic and international affairs. Yet, the nation state retains its place as the primary site of political contest and preference aggregation. We seek papers that explore the how this space between expectation and delivery has implications for comprehensive European security.
Funded workshop at Southampton on the topic of "Public Opinion, Identity, and Security in Europe"!
Workshop will be held on June 16. Please submit your proposals/abstract by May 21. (Please help circulate widely!)
Kamil Zwolski, John Denham, and I are the coordinators of this event.
Very interesting project, international network of scholars, and reading resources on "Civilizationism" #IR
thecivilizationismproject.stanford.edu
we all fail rather frequently in different aspects of academic work - but we rarely talk about it
check out this🔥@ispjournal.bsky.social forum on understanding, reflecting, and coping with failure
@meibauir.bsky.social @ncrenic.bsky.social @jrodehaun.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/isp/article/...
Despite its ambiguous nature Nye's concept of SOFT POWER captures in unique ways the importance of ideas and beliefs in generating consent, attraction, and legitimacy.
In this OUP edited volume by P. Mandaville we explore its applicability to the religious field:
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
The Princeton University Press team is thrilled to congratulate Benjamin Nathans, whose book To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement is the winner of 2025 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction! 🎉
www.pulitzer.org/prize-winner...
Attention Higher Education, which has much more in common with Starbucks than it would like to acknowledge:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
2 new lecturer positions in the Middle East and Africa in the School of International Relations @standrewsir.bsky.social at the University of St Andrews: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
In this TRIUM CONNECTS podcast, I talk to Matt Mulford about my new book 'The Market in Global International Society' (with Barry Buzan, OUP) & why the global market norm has proved so volatile over its 200-year history. Esp now during Trump's anti-globalist battle.
shows.acast.com/trium-connec...
Short but incisive reflections by @dhnexon.bsky.social on one of the sexy concepts of the moment, "great power competition" #IR #HistIR
So much for “Great Power Competition”, The Duck of Minerva
www.duckofminerva.com/2025/03/so-m...
Happy to be ISA HIST Communications Officer for the next two years! If you don't yet, make sure to follow @hist-isanet.bsky.social for any and all Historical IR updates. Check out the section website here: www.isanet.org/ISA/Sections... 1/3
Terrific new handbook on International Political Sociology, a what's what and who's who in the field:
"The Oxford Handbook of International Political Sociology"
eds. Stacie E. Goddard, George Lawson, and Ole Jacob Sending
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Check out this new @ejir.bsky.social article by Zikun Yang, who's writing richer histories and theory abt China's performance across key areas of multilateralism @campolis.bsky.social based on primary research in multiple countries and languages. She's on the academic job market too - hire her!
New piece! Sam Hamad on the relationship between the Global War on Terror and the transnational illiberalism of today. Check it out!
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social
This semester, I am organizing weekly International Office Hours that are open to everyone. Wanna talk about your research? Have questions about European politics, about the far right, or about soccer and politics? Sign up now or a next time! 👇
"Elegantly written and logically constructed, it is a must-read for anyone interested in the dynamics of regime change, democratization and revolution."
Return of Tyranny by Killian Clarke, Coming September 2025
cup.org/42QxbvA
Looking forward to reading this new article by Stacey Goddard:
"The Rise and Fall of Great-Power Competition: Trump’s New Spheres of Influence" Stacie E. Goddard @foreignaffairs.com
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Since everyone has got interested in succession of religious leaders you might find this of interest
economist.com/1843/2023/07...
Table of Contents 1 / Where is the Value of Generative AI? Beyond ChatGPT The Generative AI Stack Tensions and Trajectories Conclusion 2 / Strategies of Capture Strategies of Capture Amazon and the Infrastructure Strategy OpenAI and the Frontier Strategy Google and the Conglomerate Strategy Meta and the Open Strategy Conclusion 3 / An Interregnum The Silicon Valley Consensus Technodevelopmentalism Consensus Undone The Tech-Industrial Complex The Disorderly Expansion of Capital Conclusion 4 / The Future of Silicon Empires America’s Innovation Strategy China’s Diffusion Strategy Silicon Empires Conclusion
Submitted the final version of my next book on AI, Big Tech, and the geopolitical struggles over them. Now hopefully nothing important happens on those topics before it comes out...
Pre-order here: www.amazon.co.uk/Silicon-Empi...
What a sad and dangerous state of affairs in the US and so many other parts of the world
"Why Authoritarians Attack Universities First" Foreign Poicy
foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/16/t...
