Category Archives: Territory

Territory, Politics, Governance – Vol 2 No 1 published

Posted on March 6, 2014 by stuartelden

New issue of this important new journal published – papers by Michael Keating, Christopher Marc Lilyblad,  John Rennie Short and others.

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Ukraine – maps and timeline

Posted on March 5, 2014 by stuartelden

Two more useful background resources on the Ukraine crisis – a detailed timeline at Critical Legal Thinking and some maps at the New York Times.

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Three historical perspectives on the Crimean crisis

Posted on March 3, 2014 by stuartelden

Juan Cole discusses the parallels with the nineteenth century, though provides a little deeper historical background; Justin Erik Halldór Smith goes back to the eighteenth century; Jim Hughes looks at the secession criteria at the end of the Cold War.

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“The territorial integrity of Ukraine must be respected” – what is territorial integrity?

Posted on March 1, 2014 by stuartelden

Like most people I’ve been following the news of developments in Ukraine with fascination and alarm. I certainly don’t know enough about the country to venture any specific opinions on the situation there. What I would say, though, is there … Continue reading →

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Foucault talks next week in Melbourne – and thanks for this week

Posted on February 28, 2014 by stuartelden

Many thanks to everyone who came to the two talks this week on The Birth of Territory at Monash and RMIT. There were good audiences for both and some interesting questions. I recorded the RMIT talk and will try to upload … Continue reading →

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Melbourne talks on The Birth of Territory and Foucault – final details

Posted on February 24, 2014 by stuartelden

Final details for my four talks over the next two weeks in Melbourne: 26 February 2014, 12.30pm, “The Birth of Territory”, Monash University, Melbourne (Room N502, Menzies Building, Clayton Campus) – flyer, website 27 February 2014, 5pm, “The Birth of Territory”, RMIT University, Melbourne … Continue reading →

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Melbourne talks on The Birth of Territory – full details and flyers

Posted on February 11, 2014 by stuartelden

26 February 2014, 12.30pm, “The Birth of Territory”, Monash University, Melbourne (Room N502, Menzies Building, Clayton Campus) – flyer, website 27 February 2014, 5pm, “The Birth of Territory”, RMIT University, Melbourne (Swanston Academic Building SAB, B80 L3 R15, City Campus) – flyer

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Talks in Melbourne this month on The Birth of Territory

Posted on February 10, 2014 by stuartelden

I will be giving two talks on The Birth of Territory this month in Melbourne. 26 February 2014, 12.30pm, “The Birth of Territory”, Monash University, Melbourne (Room N502, Menzies Building, Clayton Campus) – flyer, website 27 February 2014, 5pm, “The Birth of Territory”, RMIT University, … Continue reading →

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Urban Theory Lab at Harvard’s GSD – new website

Posted on February 8, 2014 by stuartelden

Neil Brenner’s Urban Theory Lab at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design has a really good new website. Among other things there is “Introducing the Urban Theory Lab” – a kind of manifesto and mission statement; links to various projects and … Continue reading →

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Foucault’s Last Decade – eighth update

Posted on February 7, 2014 by stuartelden

The first thing I did on arrival in Melbourne was finish work on a short piece on Grégoire Chamayou’s Manhunts for The Funambulist, which returns to some of the arguments I’ve made about Foucault and territory. I’m grateful to Léopold … Continue reading →

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