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The science on climate change has been clear for a very long time now. Yet despite decades of appeal
The last two decades have witnessed an unprecedented amount of protests for far-reaching social chan
An alienated society divided into groups and classes suspicious of one another does not pose an espe
President Vladmir Putin – the son of a foreman at a railway carriage works – is today one of the mos
What do citizens do in response to threats to democracy? Citizenship in Hard Times: How Ordinary Peo
The leadership of Hungary and Poland seemingly shared the same playbook when it came to undermining
The Caspian Sea region has hitherto largely been investigated from a New Great Game' perspective tha
A decade has passed since the Arab Spring of 2011, during which an uprising in Egypt ended three dec
In ancient Rome, any citizen who had brought disgrace upon the state could be subject to a judgment
Are we in a new cold war? And if so, is the US up against China or Russia? Join Owen Bennett Jones f
The collapse of neoliberal hegemony in the western world following the financial crash of 2007-8 and
The existence of minorities has been an unavoidable reality of the creation of nation states that al
In Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence against Women in Africa (Oxford UP,
“Let this book immerse you in the many worlds of environmental justice.”—Naomi KleinWe are living in
For decades Americans have described China as a rising power. That description no longer fits: China
In The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (Basic Boo
Ramzi Fawaz, Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has a new book that weaves
In 1651, the English Civil Wars were ending, and Thomas Hobbes published Leviathan. He used the book
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Why we need to write about difficul
Is the Bible the unembellished Word of God or the product of human agency? There are different answe
