Alex Prichard
@profalexp.bsky.social
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Anarchism. A Very Short Introduction (tinyurl.com/54r98nv6), Constitutionalising Anarchy with Ruth Kinna (tinyurl.com/4y9pn3v4) out now! Uni Exeter, UCU, HEC Rep. UCU Commons. DM me re anything UCU UK-wide HE. I’m your rep. #ynwa
![Dear Lisa Roberts,
We are writing to you on behalf of Exeter Liberal Democrats,
You will no doubt be aware that the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation has recently announced job losses, and with the news last week of proposed cuts at the University being announced it is a serious concern that two key employers within Exeter are looking to lose roles.
Many of our resident's from across the city work or study at the University and as you would expect the announcement from the University last week has resulted in many concerned emails to us on the impact that this news will have on both the staff and students at the University.
The fact that the cuts seem to disproportionally affects the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences is alarming.
Exeter is known for its vibrant culture, we are one of very few UNESCO Cities of Literature and we have inspired writers throughout history, we have a rich and diverse history from Romans to Saxons, Vikings, Normans and Witchcraft, we have wonderful heritage sites - the roman walls, the cathedral, the quay, the castle and the underground tunnels.
The University is very much embedded as part of that culture, it offers world class research and attracts diverse and fantastically talented staff, and it offers an exciting and eclectic range of courses.
The staff and academics are the heart of the University and have been integral to many of the success stories that the University has been proud to list and Exeter residents benefit greatly from having access to these resources, academics from the University frequently host lectures at the Library, the Phoenix and other cultural venues across the city.
We have contacted lan Sollum the Liberal Democrat MP for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire and spokesperson for Universities and Skills to ask that he raises these concerns in Parliament on behalf of our residents.
We encourage you to listen to staff and students during the consultation period [truncated]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:62vnlixijdl6uwgpjbxjk5b3/bafkreib7giva7vqb2olewvkulk6tqik6ug5eihs624p6y72slx7cpweivq)
![Book cover for Kinna and Prichard's forthcoming title, Constitutionalisng anarchy. The endorsements on the back are as follows:
‘easily one of the most thought-provoking and groundbreaking works on anarchist
theory published this century.’
DR MARK BRAY, Rutgers University
‘argue[s] provocatively that […] anarchism embodies a conception of our common life
that enables constitutional order to emerge from the bottom up.’
PROFESSOR GARY CHARTIER, La Sierra University
‘an instant “must-read” in contemporary democratic theory.’
PROFESSOR JOHN P. MCCORMICK, University of Chicago
‘shed[s] new light on the often-overlooked constitutional dimension of anarchism.’
PROFESSOR TOMÁS IBAÑEZ, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona
‘offers activists and scholars a powerful new language for thinking about domination,
democracy and global justice’.
PROFESSOR PATRICIA OWENS, University of Oxford
‘untether[s] anarchy from its connotations as constitutionalism’s nemesis […]
A must-read for all those interested in radical new alternatives.’
DR MANJEET RAMGOTRA, SOAS, University of London
‘an outstanding intellectual history and contemporary political theory and practice of
participatory democratic constitutional anarchy at the local, federal, and global levels.’
PROFESSOR JAMES TULLY, University of Victoria
‘a thoroughly innovative take on constitutionalism […] a must-read, especially for
students of International Relations but also for Political Scientists more generally’.
PROFESSOR ANTJE WEINER, University of Hamburg](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:62vnlixijdl6uwgpjbxjk5b3/bafkreifzk3xln45qmmtceh6yu5cxu7sy32ked2u47icfm3j3rpct6pqyv4)
