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CRITICAL REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY (CRISPP) Eds Richard Bellamy (UCL), Annabelle Lever (Sci Po), Yann Allard-Tremblay (McGill), Patti Lenard (Ottawa), Alexandru Volacu (Bucharest) www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/curr…

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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts & culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join me: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/
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Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the Arts
Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Depressing reading: Loss of academic staff and "cold spots" for humanities and social science degrees threaten strategically important skills for UK, says British Academy.https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/loss-of-academic-staff-threatens-strategically-vital-skills-for-uk/
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Loss of academic staff and "cold spots" for humanities and social science degrees threaten strategically important skills for UK, says British Academy
A new data map released today shows a sharp and widespread decline in opportunities for university staff in the humanities, social sciences and arts subjects in 2024-25. The data shows a precarious la...
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Changes in the editorial team. Margaret Moore is stepping down - we thank her for her great contribution. We are joined by two fantastic new co-editors Yann Allard-Tremblay (McGill) and Alexandru Volacu (Bucharest).
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Please consider signing this petition to Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter - mainly in the humanities and social sciences, which historically have been the university's core strengths www.change.org/p/stop-redun...
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Am looking forward to discussing my Defending the Political Constitution at Icon-S in Dublin on July 1st 14-15.30 with Jeff King, Iseult Honohan, Carmen Pavel, and Ignacio Giuffre All welcome!
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I'm looking forward to taking part in this debate - I last did so during the pandemic, which seems a different time in so many ways .... cdga.org.uk/event/putney...
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Putney Debates 2026: Constitutionalism in Times of Empire and Autocracy > Centre for Dialogue and Global Affairs
The 2026 Putney Debates explores some of the conceptual and practical challenges that empire and autocracy raise for constitutionalism.
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Ed Handby @edmundhandby.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
A little delayed on this, but my paper "The metaethical commitments of intuition use in analytic political theory" is out in @crispp.bsky.social! I examine the meta-ethical commitments theorists rely on when using intuitions, and how we can account for them. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The metaethical commitments of intuition use in analytic political theory
Analytic political theory often relies on intuitions. However, studies that use and critique intuitions are often silent on the underlying metaethical assumptions about intuitions. Metaethical theo...
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
With thanks to Bilyana Petkova for organizing this public lecture on Hate Speech related to her research project on regulating Online speech www.unwe.bg/bg/news/7750...
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Проф. д-р Ричард Белами, политолог от University College London, изнесе публична лекция в нашия университет
Проф. д-р Ричард Белами, политолог от University College London, изнесе публична лекция в нашия университет - В УНСС се проведе публична лекция на проф. д-р Ричард Белами, политолог от University Coll...
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Thanks to Rukky Otive-Igbuzor for his excellent summary of the discussion. www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/news/20...
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Book Launch: Defending the Political Constitution
GCDC celebrates the launch of ‘Defending the Political Constitution’ (Oxford University Press, 2026), authored by Professor Richard Bellamy.
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy: Vol 29, No 3 is now available: A Special Issue on: The Political Thought of Joseph Carens Editors: Kiran Banerjee; Abraham Singer; Melissa S. Williams www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c...
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Title: The Political Thought of Joseph Carens Editors: Kiran Banerjee; Abraham Singer; Melissa S. Williams. Volume 29, Issue 3 of Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Listen to the latest podcast of Uncovering Politics - discussing Richard Bellamy's Defending the Political Constitution (OUP, 2026)
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Josh Milburn @joshmilburn.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
New paper: 'Children (and animals) in Nozick's political philosophy', which I co-authored with Arabella Fisher, in @crispp.bsky.social. It's part of a special issue marking (over) 50 years of Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia, edited by Fabian Wendt. Available open access below.
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Children (and animals) in Nozick’s political philosophy
According to Susan Moller Okin, Robert Nozick’s libertarianism leads to a matriarchal dystopia: mothers own their children and may dispose of them as they please. This challenge rests on the claim ...
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The winner of the 2025 CRISPP Essay Prize goes to: Patrick Lenta "Can Transitional Amnesties Promote Restorative Justice?" (CRISPP, Vol. 27, Issue 5). Details of the prize, the jury's report, and free access to the article, can be found at the following link: www.tandfonline.com/journals/fcr...
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CRISPP Essay Prize
Explore the article collection: CRISPP Essay Prize. Published in Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy.
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Details of my book launch are now available - everyone welcome. It will be hybrid for those not in London and recorded. www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
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Defending the Political Constitution: A Book Launch of Richard Bellamy’s latest book
This event is organised by the UCL Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism.
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
You can read a free chapter of Defending the Political Constitution here: fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Get a 30% discount on my new book Defending the Political Constitution with the code on this flyer: fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
CRISPP editor has a new book out:
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Delighted to announce a hybrid event to launchThe Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory: ed Richard Bellamy and Jeff King UCL 13 Oct 2025, 18:05 – 19:30, followed by a wine reception. Event details and how to book an on line or in person place – are here www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
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UCL Faculty of Laws
UCL Laws is a global leader in legal education, driving excellence in research and thought leadership that shapes practice, policy, and society worldwide.
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
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Hybrid | The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory: Launch Event
This event is organised by the UCL Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism.
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
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Book Launch for The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory
Organised by the UCL Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism
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Orlando Lazar @orlandolazar.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
I have a new paper out online in @crispp.bsky.social: I argue that a focus on domination can help us better understand a renewed politics of working time - a reduction in work, the right to disconnect, and challenging employer authority over free time. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Taking it home with you: work, free time, and domination: Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy: Vol 0, No 0
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
I discuss its themes - in some ways part of a new book project - with Alan Renwick at: uncoveringpolitics.com/episodes/sho...
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Should Politicians Always Be Truthful? | UCL Uncovering Politics
This week we ask if politicians should always be truthful? It often feels like many politicians themselves think not. But what does a healthy democracy demand?
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
New article now out and on open access - “Truthfulness, pluralism and the ethics of democratic representation” is now published in Volume 27, Issue 3 of The British Journal of Politics and International Relations and is available at doi.org/10.1177/1369...
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Truthfulness, pluralism and the ethics of democratic representation - Richard Bellamy, Sandra Kröger, 2025
It is sometimes suggested that even democratic politicians need to dirty their hands in ways that render hypocrisy, lying and deception unavoidable and even jus...
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Albert Weale @albertpweale.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Have read some of these papers and they were excellent @rbellamy.bsky.social
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
CRISPP 28.5 is now on line. A special Issue on Democratic Ethics and Voting edited by Annabelle Lever & Attila Mráz – many articles open access – available at: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c...
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Albert Weale @albertpweale.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Pleased that my exchange on Paul Tucker's stimulating Global Discord in now available OA on @crispp.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... and reply: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Even the Guardian in my view fails to underline how worrying this is …. The BBC treats such news as if we should be rejoicing and heading for the beach. No wonder climate change isn't being taken seriously. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Temperatures could hit 27C on Saturday as UK’s sunniest spring on record draws to end
Morning rain could affect Northern Ireland and Scotland but southern and eastern parts likely to remain dry
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
The latest issue of CRISPP is now online: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c... - Muldoon on digital socialism,Thompson and Modood on religious recognition, Goodin on excuses, Althorpe on Meaningful work, Eskelinen on global justice, Perez on Data based radicalism and more ....
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Volume 28, Issue 4 of Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Engaging with the neon-machiavellian justification of lying and the Neo-Platonic notion of the 'noble' lie to argue for the need for political truthfulness
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matteobonotti.bsky.social @matteobonotti.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Great to see this symposium on my & Anne Barnhill's and Josh Milburn's recent monographs on food justice being published in @crispp.bsky.social! Many thanks to the guest editor, Tom Bailey, and to all the commentators!
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Josh Milburn @joshmilburn.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
I'm thrilled to share that @crispp.bsky.social has started to publish a nine-article symposium on my Food, Justice, and Animals and @matteobonotti.bsky.social and Anne Barnhill's Healthy Eating Policy and Political Philosophy. First up: This is Tom Bailey's introduction to the symposium. (1/7)
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Healthy eating policy and political philosophy and Food, justice, and animals: synopses and critical issues
This essay introduces a symposium on two books that engage in debates in both liberal political philosophy and food ethics, Anne Barnhill and Matteo Bonotti’s Healthy Eating Policy and Political Ph...
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Labour has to change tack and stop aping Reform on immigration and public spending before it is too late. Not only is it morally wrong, but also the strategy of growing the economy will also fail to materialise given Trump light policies have major economic costs that undermine any such recovery.
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
On why aping Reform is not only bad politics but also bad economics
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
In a week when Australia followed Canada in giving the neo-Trumpist parties an electoral drubbing, it was disappointing to say the least to see the Trump adjacent Reform do so well in the recent local elections and to win the Runcorn by-election.
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Great blog on free speech and social media www.medialaws.eu/the-evolutio...
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The evolution of Incitement Online: from Brandenburg v. Ohio to Depiction of Zwarte Piet - MediaLaws
Unlike states, social media companies – indeed, our new governors – only have voluntary commitments to International Human Rights Law (IHRL). However, once IHRL becomes the common language of content ...
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Great post graduate teaching opportunity at UCL
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Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
New from Arash Abizadeh, in a symposium on the work of Joseph Carens (RGCS Lecture Feb 24) in CRISPP (ed. by Richard Bellamy, RGCS Lecture Nov 24). @abizadeh.bsky.social @rbellamy.bsky.social "The burdens of jurisdiction and the alleged right to exclude unwanted migrants" doi.org/10.1080/1369...
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Joseph Carens is well known for his defence of a general human right to freedom of interstate migration. Michael Blake, by contrast, has argued that, precisely because of the existence of human rights, states have the presumptive right coercively to prevent migrants from entering their territorial jurisdiction; as such, there is no human right to migration. Blake argues that, because states have a moral obligation to protect and fulfil the human rights of all persons in their territory but not elsewhere, when migrants enter a state’s territory, they impose new obligations on it that it did not previously have. He argues, moreover, that because to impose obligations is to impose new burdens, we have a right to refuse to have new obligations imposed on us without our consent. I show that Blake’s argument misconstrues the logical structure of conditional human-rights obligations, and that, once properly construed, it becomes clear that immigrants do not impose new human-rights obligations on states in virtue of their entry.
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy: Vol 28, No 3 (Special Issue) Relational Equality and Intergenerational Justice, edited by Devon Cass and Andre Santos Campos is now available on line – the Introduction on open access. www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c...
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Relational Equality and Intergenerational Justice, edited by Devon Cass and Andre Santos Campos. Volume 28, Issue 3 of Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Finally available on line (and in hard copy from next month) Essential reading - about a world we are in danger of losing - for the times we live in ... www.cambridge.org/core/books/t...
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The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory
Cambridge Core - Political Theory - The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
New chapter on 'Can the Rule of Law Meet the Hobbes Challenge? Democracy and the Rule of Law' link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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Can the Rule of Law Meet the Hobbes Challenge? Democracy and the Rule of Law
This chapter argues that the rule of law ultimately depends on law being the product of, and administered under, the democratic rule of persons. The rule of law cannot escape the ‘Hobbes challen...
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy: Vol 28, No 1 (2025) is now on line: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/2... The issue contains seven articles and a book symposium on Tae-Yeoun Keum, Plato and the Mythic Tradition in Political Thought, Harvard University Press, 2020
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Volume 28, Issue 2 of Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
The winner of the 2024 CRISPP Essay Prize, for the best essay in a normal issue published in Vol 26 (2023), goes to Edmund Tweedy Flanigan, 'From self-defense to violent protest' CRISPP, 26(7) (2023), 1094-1118 www.tandfonline.com/journals/fcr...
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CRISPP Essay Prize
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Special Issue on Justice for Denizens, edited by Johan Olsthoorn is now on line, Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy: (2025) Vol 28, No 1 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c...
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Justice for Denizens. Volume 28, Issue 1 of Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Great to have had Jacob Levy give the CRISPP BIAPT lecture once again
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Excellent to have Jacob Levy giving the CRISPP lecture at this year’s BIAPT conference. Thanks to Matt Matravers our book review editor for chairing.
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Great to have Jacob Levy give the CRISPP lecture once again at the annual BIAPT conference in York - thanks to Matt Matravers or book review editor for chairing
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Wonderful to have Ella K Whiteley give the last of this term’s UCL Legal and Political Theory talks.
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Richard Bellamy @rbellamy.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Great to have former MA LPT student Bruno Leipold return to talk to current students on his novel idea of randomly selected Constituency Juries to hold elected representatives accountable. Great paper and discussion.
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Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy @crispp.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, Volume 27, Issue 7 (2024) is now on line. www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c... Table of Contents The elitist defence of democracy against populists using education and money Tore Vincents Olsen Pages: 1011-1031 /continues
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