Category Archives: Politics

University of Sydney conference on Karl Polanyi and Friedrich Hayek, 15-16 August 2014

Posted on May 15, 2014 by stuartelden

Forthcoming workshop at the University of Sydney on Karl Polanyi and Friedrich Hayek – ‘Questioning the Utopian Springs of Market Economy’ and will take place across 15 and 16 August 2014. More details here.

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Derek Gregory, ‘The Natures of War’ – Neil Smith memorial lecture

Posted on May 11, 2014 by stuartelden

I made time to watch this powerful, and moving, lecture recently. I think I linked to it at the time, but worth a reminder. Well worth the time – some very good discussion of terrain and nature in warfare – … Continue reading →

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Michael Shapiro on Deadwood and The Wire in Geopolitics

Posted on May 9, 2014 by stuartelden

Michael Shapiro discusses Deadwood and The Wire in Geopolitics (requires subscription). Thanks to Elena dell’Agnese for the link.

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Deborah Cowen, The Deadly Life of Logistics – coming soon

Posted on May 7, 2014 by stuartelden

A forthcoming book from my friend and co-Society and Space editor, Deborah Cowen – The Deadly Life of Logistics: Mapping Violence in Global Trade. The book is due out in September 2014. A genealogy of logistics, tracing the link between markets and militaries, territory … Continue reading →

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Boko Haram – an annotated bibliography (repost)

Posted on May 6, 2014 by stuartelden

About a year ago, during the last of my four visits to Nigeria, I posted an annotated bibliography of the Nigerian group Boko Haram. I revised it over the next few months. Given Boko Haram are back in the news with the kidnapping … Continue reading →

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Crisis-Scapes: Athens and Beyond – open access publication

Posted on May 5, 2014 by stuartelden

Crisis-Scapes: Athens and Beyond – a conference publication, which includes interventions by critical geographers, anthropologists and others interested in Athens’ crisis condition. This is available online under a CC license.  Four years and four days. The exact amount of time, that … Continue reading →

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Roger Berkowitz, Heidegger and Antisemitism – reflections following the discussion with Trawny and Babich

Posted on May 4, 2014 by stuartelden

I’ve linked before to the discussion that recently took place in New York between the editor of the ‘Black Notebooks‘, Peter Trawny, Roger Berkowitz and Babette Babich. Berkowitz reflects further on the implications in a thoughtful piece in The American … Continue reading →

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Michael Dillon, IR and Political theorist, has a blog

Posted on May 4, 2014 by stuartelden

Michael Dillon, IR and Political theorist, has a blog – early posts have descriptions of some forthcoming lectures. One to watch. People may know him for his books, including Politics of Security; The Liberal Way of War (with Julian Reid); Deconstructing International Politics; and the … Continue reading →

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David Harvey, The Contradictions of Capitalism – 20 minute abridged lecture

Posted on May 4, 2014 by stuartelden

via Reading Marx’s Capital with David Harvey

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Israel/Palestine – some striking images and graphics

Posted on May 3, 2014 by stuartelden

A collection of striking images and powerful graphics from Visualizing Palestine; collected and commented upon by The Rival Room.

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