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Centre of Advanced International Studies @cais-exeter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Join us for the launch of Kinna and Prichard’s new book Constitutionalising Anarchy, on the 30th of September. This is a joint event with the Centre for Political Thought, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the book. Online attendance encouraged and registration at the link below.
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Book Launch on 30 September 2026: Constitutionalising Anarchy by Ruth Kinna and Alex Prichard
Wednesday, 30 September 2026, 15:30 - 17:30, Streatham Court Lecture Theatre B, University of Exeter Organised by The Centre for Political Thought and the Centre for Advanced International Studies  Th...
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Alex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We will be launching Constitutionalising Anarchy at the University of Exeter the 30th of September. Zoom and registration link for those who can’t attend in person below. Thanks to the Centre for Political Thought and @cais-exeter.bsky.social for supporting the event. @spspa-uofexeter.bsky.social
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Book Talk on 30 September 2026: Constitutionalising Anarchy by Ruth Kinna and Alex Prichard
Wednesday, 30 September 2026, 15:30 - 17:30, Streatham Court Lecture Theatre B, University of Exeter Organised by The Centre for Political Thought and the Centre for Advanced International Studies  The Book launch will be followed
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John Heathershaw @jheathershaw.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
2 days left in the Yale UP sale with 50% off books including Dictators Without Borders! Just £7. This pbk edition has an epilogue on Trump (written in 2018). Maybe even we are surprised at the extent to which Trump has adopted kleptocratic & authoritarian practices. yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...
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Dictators Without Borders - Yale University Press London
A penetrating look into the unrecognized and unregulated links between autocratic regimes in Central Asia and centers of power and wealth throughout the West...
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Catherine Owen @catherineowen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
An exhilarating few days of exchange of ideas & research at the Exeter Fudan Global Thought Network symposium, exploring how ideas & materiality spread across contexts, acquiring new meanings in the process. The network is going from strength to strength! @exeter.ac.uk @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social
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Andrea Ghiselli @andreaghiselli.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Happy to be quoted in this Time article on the ongoing Iran/Hormuz crisis @cais-exeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @exeterspspa.bsky.social time.com/article/2026...
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‘Just a Love Tap’: U.S. Insists Cease-Fire With Iran Is Holding Despite Attacks
Trump appears keen to reach a deal to end the war, which is unpopular with Americans, as he deploys both pressure and diplomacy, analysts say.
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University of Exeter News @uniofexeternews.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
New analysis from @hannahbunting.bsky.social from the @exeter.ac.uk Elections Centre shows how this year's local elections will see many close contests – decided by just a few percentage points electionscentre.uk/2026-local-e...
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2026 Local elections projection: three methods of forecasting the outcome show different benchmarks for party performance
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University of Exeter News @uniofexeternews.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Professor @blagdendavid.bsky.social gave evidence to the House of Commons Defence Committee on how the UK can play a part in the defence of the Arctic and High North region. parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
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Andrea Ghiselli @andreaghiselli.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Thanks to Ed White for including my comments in this @financialtimes.com article on China and Iran @cais-exeter.bsky.social @spspa-uofexeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk www.ft.com/content/afed...
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Iran war tests Xi Jinping’s plan to build China’s stockpiles
Beijing has driven major increase in reserves of oil and other strategic commodities but their scale remains secret
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John Heathershaw @jheathershaw.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Some thoughts from an extraordinary week in Ukraine. johnheathershaw.substack.com/p/five-thing...
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Five Things I Learnt From a Week in Ukraine
War is devastating but also transformative. The Ukrainian church is building peace amidst the ruins. The global church must continue to stand with them.
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
📣 New #GIACE blog! @jheathershaw.bsky.social argues we need a legal conception of kleptocracy fit our current era of personalist global politics where transnational inter-elite relations and illicit activity have been revealed to span Epstein, Putin, and Gulf monarchies.
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Kleptocracy has gone global - our laws haven’t
John Heathershaw argues that we need a legal conception of kleptocracy fit for the kind of transnational inter-elite relations and illicit activity that we see in the era of Epstein, Putin, and Gulf m...
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Defiance Dispatch @defiancedispatch.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Young Israeli teens burning draft letters they received. A perfect example of noncompliance that people can participate in to fight back against fighting a foreign war. This is similar to how veterans here in the US are encouraging soldiers to refuse to carry out unlawful orders. #Israel #Gaza
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Alex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Ever wondered if your academic research gets picked up in policy circles? I gotta say I was surprised to see mine cited in House of Lords reports on the ‘future governance of the UK’ and I suspect many others might be surprised too. See here: app.overton.io
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Overton - Find, evidence and grow your policy impact
Get a global view of the policy landscape, with the tools to study it in depth. Overton helps you create, find and evidence policy impact using a single suite of tools.
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Alex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Great double session on republican political economy and the problems with liberal representative democracy at the Centre of Political Thought yesterday. @spspa-uofexeter.bsky.social With Ruth Kinna, Stuart White and Clementina Fusillo. The chat at dinner was 🔥!! Thanks @bingshuz.bsky.social for 📸
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Alex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
We have a webpage! A HUGE thank you to Mark Bray, Gary Chartier, Patricia Owens, Tomas Ibañez, John McCormick, Manjeet Ramgotra, James Tully, and Antje Weiner for your endorsements. They're humbling. @whitproject.bsky.social @antjewiener.bsky.social @mark-bray.bsky.social
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Constitutionalising Anarchy
Cambridge Core - Political Theory - Constitutionalising Anarchy
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Andrea Ghiselli @andreaghiselli.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Very happy to be cited in this @nytimes.com DealBook article on China and the war in the Middle East! @exeter.ac.uk @cais-exeter.bsky.social @spspa-uofexeter.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/b...
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Investors and Trump Face an Iran Dilemma
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Catherine Owen @catherineowen.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
My latest article with Xuan Qin at Fudan Uni is online at The China Journal! Our research evidences the lasting transformations in China's grassroots bureaucracy wrought by 3 years of zero-COVID, in which biosecurity enhanced & deepened political security. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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After COVID: Between Biosecurity and Political Security in China’s Urban Governance | The China Journal
Abstract This article traces the lasting transformations in China’s urban grassroots governance system wrought by three years of zero-COVID policy: increased information gathering and surveillance act...
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Pedro Perfeito da Silva @dasilvapp.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
✨ New publication alert ✨ @ripejournal.bsky.social just gave me the best birthday present! My paper, co-authored with Samuele Bibi and Nicole Cerpa Vielma, discusses how Latin America's integration into international trade and global finance has influenced political cycles.
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Pedro Perfeito da Silva @dasilvapp.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
With a focus on Brazil, Chile, and Peru, we argue that the deepening of productive and financial subordination is one of the reasons why the recent wave of left-wing governments has fallen short of the inclusionary impact of the 2000s Pink Tide. Check the #OA paper here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/0969...
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Subordinated integration and political waves in the 21st century Latin America
In the 2000s and early 2010s, Brazil, Peru, and Chile experienced leftist electoral victories, reflecting the regional trend known as the Pink Tide. However, in the mid-2010s, the erosion of the po...
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John Heathershaw @jheathershaw.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
@tenaprelec.bsky.social @gulnazsharaf.bsky.social @cais-exeter.bsky.social See you next week!
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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
We are launching a new Undergraduate Network for IR and Foreign Policy with British Foreign Policy Group 🎉 For undergrads across the UK interested in IR, diplomacy, and foreign policy 🌟 Join our first meeting to find out more about the network 👉 ow.ly/4nNu50X8uR7
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Andrea Ghiselli @andreaghiselli.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Many thanks to Bonny Lin for having Mohammed Alsudairi and me on her ChinaPower podcast to present our CUP Element book on Sino-Middle Eastern relations, and discuss how China and regional powers look at each other. @cais-exeter.bsky.social chinapower.csis.org/podcasts/the...
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The Future of Sino-Middle Eastern Relations | ChinaPower Project
In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Dr. Mohammed Alsudairi and Dr. Andrea Ghiselli join us to discuss their newly released book Narratives of Sino-Middle Eastern Futures. They challenge prevail...
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Dr Xianan Jin 🍉 @xiananj.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Looking forward to tomorrow’s gig on Citizen Marx by @brunoleipold.com. @cais-exeter.bsky.social @hass-cornwall.bsky.social
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Andrea Ghiselli @andreaghiselli.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
@thediplomat.com has just published an interview with Mohammed Alsudairi and me discussing the findings of our CUP Element on Sino-Middle Eastern relations. @cais-exeter.bsky.social @spspa-uofexeter.bsky.social thediplomat.com/2025/10/chin...
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China-Middle East Cooperation: In the Eye of the Beholder
Insights from Mohammed Alsudairi and Andrea Ghiselli.
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Pedro Perfeito da Silva @dasilvapp.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
The transition to the new academic year was so hectic that I forgot to report that @kovarek.bsky.social and I have been awarded a @britishacademy.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk Small Research Grant. Focusing on #Hungary, we will explore how populist frames shape the support for financial nationalism.
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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Call for #climatesim expressions of interest open NOW! 🌟 We are looking for institutions to take part in our annual climate negotiation simulation event - once again partnering with @chathamhouse.org 🎉 Deadline to apply is 19 October #climatesim 🌳 Info 👉 buff.ly/zPti35m @julietdryden.bsky.social
Students discussing at the 2024 climate summit simulation
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Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
I have organised an amazing roster of *virtual* presentations for the Centre for Gulf Studies at Exeter. Check out these incredible superstars, and register for the events (Tuesdays 17-18.30 London time) here: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/cen...
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Centre of Advanced International Studies @cais-exeter.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Delighted to be co-hosting Professor Owens today with the Centre for Political Thought.
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Kevork Oskanian @drkevorko.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Want to stay updated on events at Exeter's Centre for Eastern European and Eurasian Studies (ECEEES)? Add your name/e-mail to our mailing list at eceees@exeter.ac.uk. www.exeter.ac.uk/research/cen...
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Exeter Centre for Eastern European and Eurasian Studies (ECEEES) | Exeter Centre for Eastern European and Eurasian Studies | University of Exeter
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Andrea Ghiselli @andreaghiselli.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
My comments on Xi Jinping’s (virtual) BRICS speech, the SCO, and the Global Governance Initiative for The Straits Times @cais-exeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-as...
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China doubles down on Brics to defend free trade, but grouping’s divisions remain
Brics leaders had to walk a tightrope between criticising US tariffs while avoiding a confrontation with Mr Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Irene Fernández-Molina @irenefmolina.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
👇 New article in @govandopp.bsky.social where Alfonso Casani, @fcolin.bsky.social and I bring together our theoretical and empirical work on foreign policy, opposition and authoritarianism through the extreme case of Morocco and Israel's wars on Gaza, and with material from field research since 2007
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Catherine Owen @catherineowen.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Excited to be offering our bespoke fieldwork methods course "Doing Fieldwork in Challenging Contexts" with @xiananj.bsky.social for @komex.bsky.social next February, alongside a truly fantastic line-up of courses - with something for every methodological persuasion!
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Alex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
A cracker from my colleague John Heathershaw and his co-author Ricardo Soares de Oliveira. #Capitalismisthecrisis @jheathershaw.bsky.social
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‘Come meet us in Dubai’: the new offshoring of grand corruption
Sensitive business is moving towards more permissive jurisdictions in response to tighter regulations and greater media attention.
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Elena Gadjanova @elliegadjanova.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
So this is what I'm up to this year - news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h... Hugely grateful to @britishacademy.bsky.social for making this possible through an Innovation Fellowship award. @uniofexeternews.bsky.social @cais-exeter.bsky.social
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New research will analyse the spread of misinformation in Africa and the continent’s growing digital divides
Major new research will help experts to counter the spread of misinformation in Africa and understand the causes and consequences of the continent’s growing digital divides. The project, by researcher...
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Brieg Powel @briegp.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
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Andrea Ghiselli @andreaghiselli.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Will Iran get Chinese weapons? Never say never. However, two other experts and I are quite skeptical at the moment. @cais-exeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk www.rferl.org/a/iran-china...
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Iran Pivots Toward China, But Is Beijing Ready To Play Ball?
After a devastating war with Israel exposed the weakness of its air force, Iran is reportedly turning to China for advanced military hardware. But Beijing’s reluctance -- and Moscow’s inaction -- high...
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Centre of Advanced International Studies @cais-exeter.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Congratulations, Andrea!
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Yazid Benhadda @yazidbenhadda.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Happy to share that my first publication is out on IPS! 🥳 In this paper, I offer a new approach to securitization which aims to anchor contemporary securitization processes targeting postcolonial populations in colonial history. Check it out: academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
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Constructing the “North African Problem” in France (1920–1956): A Colonial Genealogy of Migration Security Practices
Abstract. Despite its sophistication, most of the literature on the securitization of migration remains presentist in the sense that it has not yet truly i
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Brieg Powel @briegp.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Congratulations to @yazidbenhadda.bsky.social from @cais-exeter.bsky.social for passing his PhD viva yesterday. Yazid explored legacies of colonial policing & migration in Europe & N.Africa Thanks to examiners @fionaadamson.bsky.social & Martin Thomas, and lead supervisor @irenefmolina.bsky.social
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Andrea Ghiselli @andreaghiselli.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
My comments for the South China Morning Post on China’s possible reaction to the Iran-Israel clash @exeter.ac.uk @cais-exeter.bsky.social amp.scmp.com/news/china/d...
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China warns of fallout from Israel’s strikes on Iran, eyes role in easing crisis
Beijing voices ‘grave concern’ over Israel’s attacks, while analysts say future of conflict depends on how the US and China intervene.
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Andrea Ghiselli @andreaghiselli.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I was quoted in this @thenewarab.bsky.social article on the presence of foreign fighters, especially Uyghurs, in the Syrian army, and China’s approach to them @cais-exeter.bsky.social www.newarab.com/analysis/reb...
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From rebels to soldiers: Foreign fighters in Syria’s new army
Formally integrating foreign fighters into Syria’s new army is viewed as a pragmatic political move, but one which alarms many in Syrian society
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Andrea Ghiselli @andreaghiselli.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
My comments for Channel News Asia on China’s interests in and potential approach to the Israel-Iran conflict @cais-exeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/ch...
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China’s bid to mediate Israel-Iran conflict: How much sway does it really have?
Analysts say China's calls for de-escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict reflect not just diplomatic ambition, but concern over its own vulnerabilities - from oil routes and regional projects to tensi...
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Andrea Ghiselli @andreaghiselli.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
My comments on the mysterious cargo flights from China disappearing in Iran in this @telegraphnews.bsky.social article @exeter.ac.uk @cais-exeter.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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China sends mystery transport planes into Iran
Flight plans indicated a final destination of Luxembourg, but the aircraft appeared to have never flown near European skies
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Alex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
BISA, PSA and UACES Open letter to the UK Government: The future of International Studies and funding pressures in higher education
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Open letter to the UK Government: The future of International Studies and funding pressures in higher education
BISA, PSA and UACES have written a letter to express concern about the funding challenges in UK HE.
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Centre of Advanced International Studies @cais-exeter.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Delighted to report that our colleague Kevork Oskanian will be a permanent member of CAIS faculty from September! Congratulations, Kevork! @drkevorko.bsky.social experts.exeter.ac.uk/38375-kevork...
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Catherine Owen @catherineowen.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
An absolute honour to host @petoandrea.bsky.social at @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social for the launch of Exeter’s new Centre for Eastern European and Eurasian Studies and hear her compelling and urgent talk on how anti-liberal actors use “gender” as symbolic glue to coordinate politics of hate
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Centre of Advanced International Studies @cais-exeter.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Fabulous discussion of a new benchmark text in the theory and methods of causal inquiry. Quizzed by data scientists, IR theorists, comparativists and policy-facing colleagues, Adam had compelling answers for us all. 👏🏻
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GW4 Alliance @gw4alliance.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Are you a Global Majority postgraduate researcher at a GW4 university? Applications are now open for the second GW4 Connect Peer Support Programme — a 10-month initiative offering coaching, peer support and space to explore identity, race and research culture. Apply by 9 July: lnkd.in/e5aAEugt
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Owen D Thomas @drowendthomas.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
🚨 New paper out in European Journal of IR 🚨 Faiz Sheikh and I draw on Ibn Khaldun’s political thought to rethink the crisis of liberal international order—not as a problem of technique, but as an unresolved and destructive tension between LIO’s claim to universalism and its entrenched whiteness.
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Catherine Owen @catherineowen.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
On 22 May we are launching @exeter.ac.uk 's new interdisciplinary Centre for Eastern European and Eurasian Studies, with a fantastic line-up of leading scholars of the region! More information about ECEEES here: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/cen... @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social @cais-exeter.bsky.social
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John Heathershaw @jheathershaw.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Last week, the Indulging Kleptocracy tour went to Geneva to brief a special session of the UN on illicit finance and Paris to speak to the OCED on the book. Thanks to hosts and fellow speakers. unctad.org/meeting/spec... @tenaprelec.bsky.social @oxfordacademic.bsky.social @cais-exeter.bsky.social
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