Category Archives: Politics

Talking about territory in Tasmania

Posted on March 21, 2011 by stuartelden

I gave my seminar on The Birth of Territory at the University of Tasmania today. Seemed to go well, with a good audience and interesting questions. The second event was a panel discussion with Jeff Malpas and Godfrey Baldacchino, chaired … Continue reading →

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Libya, the UN and airstrikes

Posted on March 18, 2011 by stuartelden

Now that the UN has voted for ‘all necessary measures’ short of an invasion, airstrikes cannot be far away. The UN website still doesn’t have resolution 1973 up, but it is available here. OP4 is the crucial one: 4. Authorizes … Continue reading →

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Halliday on the LSE-Gaddafi link

Posted on March 7, 2011 by stuartelden

The late Fred Halliday tried to warn the LSE of what it was getting into and the risks that came with it. The memo has now been published here. Thanks to John on FB for the link.

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LSE director resigns

Posted on March 3, 2011 by stuartelden

Press release and statement here – this has been previously linked to by Clive Barnett and others. The Guardian reports on this here.

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Driver on Mapping the ‘MidEast’

Posted on March 3, 2011 by stuartelden

In the History Workshop Journal, Felix Driver discusses the cartographies of media representations of the recent uprisings and protests.

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The Geospatial Revolution

Posted on March 3, 2011 by stuartelden

If you are interested in the interrelation of universities, the military and developments in geospatial technology… First, watch the glossy video produced by Penn State then go to Open Geography and read Jeremy Crampton’s critique.

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Mr Guttenberg resigns

Posted on March 2, 2011 by stuartelden

First he was stripped of his doctorate for plagiarism, now Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg resigns as German defence minister.

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Blair-Giddens-LSE-Gaddafi

Posted on March 1, 2011 by stuartelden

I’d previously taken the Giddens defence of Gaddafi back in 2007 as largely connected to his ‘Third Way’ role and as an ‘intellectual’ backup to Blair’s embrace. But of course, Giddens was a previous director of the the LSE, also … Continue reading →

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Gaddafi plagiarises Painter

Posted on February 28, 2011 by stuartelden

That Saif Gaddafi’s LSE doctoral thesis was plagiarised is slightly old news; but I’ve just been told that it included unattributed excerpts from a piece by my friend and colleague Joe Painter. Details here. There is also a wiki that attributes other … Continue reading →

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Libyan no-fly zone

Posted on February 28, 2011 by stuartelden

The idea of a no-fly zone in Libya has been discussed by various governments. It hasn’t yet been sanctioned by the UN security council. See resolution 1970 (2011) here. David Cameron has raised the idea more seriously now that UK citizens … Continue reading →

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