Category Archives: Politics

Mubarak remains

Posted on February 11, 2011 by stuartelden

Along with most of the media, expert commentators and the US administration, I wasn’t expecting that. The best explanation I’ve seen for what happened is this – Most likely, Mubarak interpreted what he planned to do in his own mind … Continue reading →

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Imminent developments in Egypt?

Posted on February 10, 2011 by stuartelden

BBC and other news sites seem to think so

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Peter Hallward on Egypt

Posted on February 10, 2011 by stuartelden

In The Guardian. Shame about the headline though, which changes a ‘might’ into a ‘will’ and thus transforms the whole tone of the piece.

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Egypt protest photos

Posted on February 10, 2011 by stuartelden

Some remarkable images here (thanks to Graham at OOP for the link).

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Paul Mason on the recent global unrest

Posted on February 7, 2011 by stuartelden

Newsnight’s Paul Mason offers some generalisations on the recent global unrest here. He stresses the importance of social media, the decline of ideologies, the role of women, the importance of memes, and so on. Mentions Foucault, Chomsky, Hardt and Negri, … Continue reading →

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More on Egypt

Posted on February 4, 2011 by stuartelden

Even though he is no longer in Egypt, Graham Harman’s blog is a good source of up-to-date information, both from media sources and personal contacts. Particularly moving is the category of links to photographs of those who have died. As … Continue reading →

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Tariq Ramadan and Slavoj Zizek on the future of Egyptian politics

Posted on February 4, 2011 by stuartelden

(thanks to Kanishka for the link)

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Jody McIntyre in the New Statesman

Posted on February 4, 2011 by stuartelden

Thanks to Nina Power for the link – an interesting piece by Jody McIntyre in the New Statesman. Jody was the man pulled from his wheelchair by police in the student fees protests in London late last year, who was … Continue reading →

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Roundup on Egypt

Posted on February 2, 2011 by stuartelden

This is a helpful roundup, with some interesting observations. Update: things are obviously changing fast, but Juan Cole’s piece on why Egypt 2011 is not Iran 1979 is worth a read.

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Prevent and Tame – open access book

Posted on February 2, 2011 by stuartelden

I’ve just been told by one of the editors of a book that is available as an open-access pdf. Entitled Prevent and Tame: Protest under (Self)Control, it’s a collection of essays on social movements, power and resistance, and opposition. The … Continue reading →

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