Category Archives: Politics

Books received

Posted on November 12, 2013 by stuartelden

The new collection of Shakespeare and others’s Collaborative Plays (see also the news story on this in The Guardian); two issues of Theory, Culture & Society; and the International Politics and Performance collection – hot off the press. I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Jenny Edkins, My Publications, Politics, Shakespearean Territories, Theory, Culture and Society, William Shakespeare | 1 Comment

Rousseau – Property, Land, Territory

Posted on November 6, 2013 by stuartelden

Mark Purcell points to Rousseau’s ‘denunciation of property’ in the second discourse: The first person who, having enclosed a plot of land, took it into his head to say this is mine and found people simple enough to believe him, … Continue reading →

Posted in Jean Jacques Rousseau, Politics, Territory, The Birth of Territory | 2 Comments

Politics Special Issue on ‘Security and the Politics of Resilience’

Posted on November 6, 2013 by stuartelden

An open access issue of Politics, edited by three of my Warwick colleagues. The journal Politics has just published a Special Issue on ‘Security and the Politics of Resilience’. The Special Issue is edited by James Brassett, Stuart Croft, and Nick Vaughan-Williams … Continue reading →

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A good piece on the reasons for last week’s strike

Posted on November 5, 2013 by stuartelden

A good piece on the reasons for last week’s strike at New Left Project. Thanks to Phoebe Moore for the link.

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Derek Gregory, Juan Cole and China Miéville on Israel/Palestine

Posted on November 4, 2013 by stuartelden

In Feedly this morning, a powerful juxtaposition – Derek Gregory on the West Bank wall, and Juan Cole on Israel’s new settlements in the West Bank. Derek links to a new photo essay by China Miéville presented at the Palestinian Literary … Continue reading →

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Neil Brenner video on Place, Capitalism and the Right to the City

Posted on November 1, 2013 by stuartelden

Impressive twenty minute presentation via @urbantheorylab

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China Miéville video on Marxism and Halloween

Posted on November 1, 2013 by stuartelden

via the Pluto Press blog.

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Coventry Telegraph story on the strike yesterday, and a few other thoughts

Posted on November 1, 2013 by stuartelden

The Coventry Telegraph has a story about the strike yesterday, with reports from University of Warwick. One thing that isn’t coming through clearly enough in the news reports – and with this as with much else I blame the UCU … Continue reading →

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Derek Sayer appeal against inclusion in the REF

Posted on November 1, 2013 by stuartelden

Derek Sayer, the Lancaster historian, has appealed against his inclusion in the British university research assessment (the REF). The Times Higher Education has a story here; and there is much more at Sayer’s own blog, including the most recent which … Continue reading →

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Steinberg and Grayson on yesterday’s UK university strike

Posted on November 1, 2013 by stuartelden

Two interesting pieces on yesterday’s UK university strike – from Phil Steinberg and Kyle Grayson. I was on strike too, hence the lack of posts on this blog yesterday. You can read more about the strike and its reasons on … Continue reading →

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