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After the Abolition of Slavery and Colonialism, War as a Social Institution: The Role of England
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Celebrating Gavin Williams: The political economy of development in an industrialising rural area of South India
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Zimbabwe's Fast Track Land Reform: Politics, Production and Accumulation
Author Profile: Cailin Crockett
About Cailin Crockett
Cailin Crockett is a second-year MPhil in Political Theory at Oxford University; her research engages with gender, democratic theory and global justice. Religion, Spirituality and Global Governance: an International Interdisciplinary Conference
On Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5, the University of Oxford Centre for International Studies (CIS) hosted an international interdisciplinary conference, jointly convened by the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), and the Centre for Sustainable Development … Continue reading
Questions of Inclusion: What the Trayvon Martin Case Reveals about Race in America
A Conversation with Rakim Brooks Background: On February 26, 2012, 17 year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed as he was walking home to his father’s house in a community in Sanford, Florida. Unarmed, Martin was seen carrying an iced … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Political Theory, Q&A's, US Politics
Tagged Critical Race Theory, Obama, United States, US Politics
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Paralysis or Metamorphosis? A debate on the Eurozone Crisis and its implications for the EU
On Wednesday, 29 February, 2012, the Oxford European Studies Centre hosted two esteemed guests: Daniel Cohn-Bendit, co-president of the European Greens in the European Parliament and renowned activist of the French left; and Edouard Gaudot, researcher for the European Greens … Continue reading
Posted in European Politics and Society
Tagged economy, Europe, European Union, Political Economy
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China, the United States, and Global Order: An Interview with Professor Rosemary Foot
Rosemary Foot is a Professor of International Relations and John Swire Senior Research Fellow at St Antony’s College, Oxford. She has been a celebrated China scholar since completing her doctorate at the London School of Economics on Sino-Soviet relations and … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Comparative Government, International Relations, Q&A's, US Politics
Tagged Asia/Pacific, china, economy, Foreign Policy, Globalisation, Obama, Political Economy, The State
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Towards a Realizable Progressive Politics: A Q&A with Dr. Sophie Heine
Dr. Sophie Heine is a visiting scholar at the University of Oxford Department of Politics and International Relations, a Research Fellow at the Universtité Libre de Bruxelles and FNRS and a Wiener-Anspach Foundation Scholar; her research engages with identity politics … Continue reading
“The Rights of Journalism and the Needs of Audiences”: Onora O’Neill on the Rise of Corporate Media
On 21 November 2011, the Oxford Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism hosted its annual Memorial Lecture at St. Anne’s College, exploring “The Rights of Journalism and the Needs of Audiences.” The topic shed light on the phone hacking … Continue reading
Posted in European Politics and Society, Political Theory, Q&A's
Tagged Censorship, Corporations, Democracy, Journalism, The State
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The Politics of Race: Book Launch for “Still a House Divided” by Desmond S. King & Rogers M. Smith
On Friday, 11 November, 2011, Nuffield College hosted a panel of scholars in the field of American politics, identity, and race, to discuss the September 2011 publication of Still a House Divided: Race and Politics in Obama’s America by Desmond … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Political Theory, Religion, US Politics
Tagged American Politics, Critical Race Theory, Identity Politics, Obama, United States
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Political Paralysis: Reflections on the Republican Party’s Hold on America
Big vs. small government, Blue vs. Red states, the Union vs. the Confederacy: each of these pairings represents different iterations on a recurring theme in the history of American politics. Now, more than ever in recent memory, these competing … Continue reading
Posted in Political Theory, US Politics
Tagged American conservatism, American Liberals, Democracy, Editorial, Ideology, North America, Obama, Public Policy, United States
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Challenging the Injustice of Poverty: a Conversation with Rehman Sobhan
Last week, Professor Rehman Sobhan, Chairman of the Center for Policy Dialogue in Dhaka, Bangladesh, visited the UN Development Programme in New York City to discuss his most recent book. I had the opportunity to speak with Professor Sobhan about … Continue reading
Thomas Pogge on “Globalization, Inequality and the State” Lessons from the International Financial Playground
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend a talk given by Mike Bonnano, one of the Yes Men (self-proclaimed social justice pranksters famous for impersonating the CEOs of Dow Chemical, General Electric and similar corporate giants in … Continue reading
