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Rieke Trimcev @trimcev.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

It's time to send out your applications for this year's Concepta summer schools! Deadlines: 1/ 🇲🇽 Mexico City: 'The Borders of Democracy': 27 April 2/ 🇫🇮 Helsinki: 'Introduction to Conceptual History': 30 April 3/ 🇵🇱 Warsaw, 'Asynchronous Histories': 31 May www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/...

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CONCEPTA Network - Universität Bielefeld

Concepta is an academic network that offers introductory-level summer courses as well as advanced research seminars which bring together doctoral students, early-career scholars and leading specialist...

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Rosario López @rosariolopez.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

A great course for PhD students interested in conceptual history and method! The Helsinki Summer School on the History of Concepts was one of the best things I did as a PhD student...great memories, mentors and friends. More info below

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Rieke Trimcev @trimcev.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

My fantastic colleagues Gabriel Entin and Francisco Quijano are hosting the 9th Concepta Summer School in Mexico City this year. If you’re a graduate student working in the field of intellectual or conceptual history and you speak Spanish, this could be the perfect place to spend your summer!

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Berghahn Books @berghahnbooks.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

The Figure of the Politician in Modern and Contemporary Europe, edited by Pasi Ihalainen, Rosario López @rosariolopez.bsky.social, Kari Palonen, and Henk te Velde has now been published! Find out more here: bit.ly/49BK15x Review by @pseaward.bsky.social #History #PeaceStudies #ConflictStudies

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Global Intellectual History @global-ih.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

1/6 Another highlight for our 10th anniversary. @brucealexb.bsky.social (Griffith University) who wrote "Travels in Space and Time: Progress, War, and the Historical Mobilities of Scotland’s Enlightenment" with us in 2022 (print 2023). We asked him about this work and its future. His response:

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Rosario López @rosariolopez.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Join us to rethink the transformations and afterlives of ideas! #CfP

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Dirk Moses @dirkmoses.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Thanks to @rosariolopez.bsky.social for organising this forum on The Problems of Genocide—and to the commentators.

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Global Intellectual History @global-ih.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

1/8 A look into another special issue, a book forum on "The Problems of Genocide: Permanent Security and the Language of Transgression" (@universitypress.cambridge.org, 2021) by @dirkmoses.bsky.social & his reply, guest edited by @rosariolopez.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/toc/rgih20/1...

The cover of the book which features a depiction of damaged wall with a family photo that is hanging at an angle with a crow sat on one side of it

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Global Intellectual History @global-ih.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

1/5 Our latest monthly highlight! Stefanie Gänger (@uniheidelberg.bsky.social) reflects on the various questions grappled with in her work since her "Towards a History of Knowledge for Spanish America", a review article of Nicola Miller's "Republics of Knowledge". Here is what she had to say:

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Rosario López @rosariolopez.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

"I have always wanted not merely to survey such battlefields but to join the battle myself": This conversation between Quentin Skinner and @tomaashby.bsky.social is full of insights, and I'm thrilled that it has been published @global-ih.bsky.social. Enjoy! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Global Intellectual History @global-ih.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

1/2 Out now! "Independence, Globality, and the Battle of Ideas: A Dialogue on Liberty" by Quentin Skinner (@qmul.bsky.social) & @tomaashby.bsky.social (@utokyoofficial.bsky.social), a wide-ranging, scholarly, & full-length discussion article - the first at GIH! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The painting "La liberté" (c.1793-1794) by Nanine Vallain

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Rosario López @rosariolopez.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

How have politicians been imagined, criticised or idealised across modern European history? We tackled this question in The Figure of the Politician in Modern and Contemporary Europe. Finally materialising, out December 2025! @berghahnbooks.bsky.social www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Ihalai...

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The Figure of the Politician in Modern and Contemporary Europe | Berghahn Books

Independent Publishing since 1994

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Rosario López @rosariolopez.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

The @standrewsiih.bsky.social has launched a fantastic new podcast! It's called Roots and Branches and the first episode with Richard Whatmore is already out! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1...

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#1 Richard Whatmore, can Intellectual History save liberty?

Podcast Episode · Roots and Branches · 01/07/2025 · 1 sec

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Rosario López @rosariolopez.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

A wonderful conversation about populism and its rhetorical dimension! Malin Grahn-Wilder in conversation with Tomás Pacheco-Bethencourt at the @univmalaga.bsky.social Botanical Garden. @ortproject.bsky.social @koneensaatio.fi

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Global Intellectual History @global-ih.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

1/6 Another highlight for our anniversary! Lena Halldenius (@lund-university.bsky.social) offers a reflection on her widely read review article examining "Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World" by @samuelmoyn.bsky.social.

An image mostly containing a quotation taken from the reflection posted below. For the details of the piece under discussion follow the link at the end of the thread.

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Rosario López @rosariolopez.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Wonderful to see @global-ih.bsky.social articles growing into full projects. Congratulations @hildedw.bsky.social !

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Anton Jansson @antnlj.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Our special issue "Biography and Secularism" is now out with Secular Studies! It is edited by Jeffrey Tyssens and me, departs from a workshop I hosted last year on biography and the history of atheism, secularism, and humanism, and includes 1+7 articles. Summary 👇 brill.com/view/journal... 1/9

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Rosario López @rosariolopez.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Just returned from an inspiring and productive conference. So many rich conversations about the future of the global! Thank you @nsultan.bsky.social @shoufuyin.bsky.social. And here's a glimpse of beautiful Vancouver in the spring

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Rosario López @rosariolopez.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

We keep celebrating our 10th anniversary by asking our authors to reflect on their research and the field. Thank you, Dag Herbjørnsrud for your insights! @global-ih.bsky.social

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Origins of Racializing Thought @ortproject.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

1-2-3-DEMOCRACY! The seminar 'Acting Democratically: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Politics of the Exclusion' included two days of insightful presentations and inspiring discussions. Thank you again for all participants! Let the good work continue! Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social

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Origins of Racializing Thought @ortproject.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Johannes Sartou's (Aarhus University @au.dk) paper “Our Common Mother: Socialists, Anarchists, and ‘the People of the Revolution’” advocated for a more democratic understanding of history that recognizes the complexities of class, race, and gender. Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social

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Origins of Racializing Thought @ortproject.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Susanna Jussila (Univ. of Jyväskylä) explored the relationship between democracy and somatic knowledge / practices in her presentation “From Embodying Social Justice to Embodying Democracy – Lessons Learnt from Social Movements”. @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social

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Origins of Racializing Thought @ortproject.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Arthur Ghins' (Université Libre de Bruxelles) presentation "‘Liberal Democracy’ versus ‘Colonial Caesarism’" explored how the invention of “liberal democracy” in France was closely linked to an advocacy for settler colonialism. @arthurghins.bsky.social Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social

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Origins of Racializing Thought @ortproject.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Joel-Anthoney Bossous' (Duke University) presentation “In the Power of the Tongue: Necropower, Knowledge & Liberty” explored power and the extremely topical concept of epistemic injustice. With @koneensaatio.fi @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @rosariolopez.bsky.social Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social

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Origins of Racializing Thought @ortproject.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

What today could be more topical than analysing democracy against Caesarism? Alexander Jordan (Metropolitan University of Prague) provided a historical perspective in his talk “Exclusion of Elites or Exclusion of the Masses? Or, was Thomas Carlyle a Caesarist?”. Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social

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Origins of Racializing Thought @ortproject.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Senior lecturer Martina Reuter's (Origins of Racializing Thought -project, @koneensaatio.fi @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social) presentation scrutinized debates over the citizenship of Jews in Finland, focusing on newspaper articles from 1872 and 1882. Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social

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Origins of Racializing Thought @ortproject.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

In the session "Inclusion/exclusion in the history of political philosophy", Giovanni Battista Soda (Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele) discussed the problem of racism in David Hume’s anthropology and politics. Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social @koneensaatio.fi @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social

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Origins of Racializing Thought @ortproject.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Elad Carmel's presentation (@eladcarmel.bsky.social, @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social) “The Bubble: Utopia, Democracy, and (Contested) Inclusion in the Eurovision Song Contest” opened fascinating perspectives both to democracy and the upcoming @eurovision.tv at Basel. Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social

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Origins of Racializing Thought @ortproject.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Why are representations importand for democracy? How could representations of marginalized groups be more democratic? Sybille Bauer-Zierfuß’ (Univ. of Applied Arts, Vienna) presentation analyzed autism media representations. In collaboration: Österreichisches Kulturforum Madrid. (c) Houman Auriell

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Origins of Racializing Thought @ortproject.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

In the session "Populism and the Far-Right", Malin Grahn-Wilder (@uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social ,Origins of Racializing Thought -project @koneensaatio.fi ) analyzed cultural racism, and exclusive views on citizenship in Finland. With @rosariolopez.bsky.social Photo @houmanauriell.bsky.social

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Rosario López @rosariolopez.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

I've spent the morning discussing Montesquieu's views on slavery, gender and climate with @ortproject.bsky.social and @eladcarmel.bsky.social, so this comes at the perfect time!

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Origins of Racializing Thought @ortproject.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

The first day of the conference Acting Democratically opened multiple exciting perspectives to topical questions on exclusion and inclusion in democracy. Welcoming words by Rosario López and Malin Grahn-Wilder. @rosariolopez.bsky.social @koneensaatio.fi @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social

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Tom Ashbyトムアシュビー @tomaashby.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I had a great time talking on J.G.A. Pocock & Japan yesterday at Palazzo Fenzi, UniFi - grazie mille to Emanuele Giusti & @luisdelapej.bsky.social & all who came & commented @laurelinm.bsky.social @giovlista.bsky.social @rosariolopez.bsky.social @arturbanaszewski.bsky.social others - lots to ponder!

A historic ceiling painted blue abd gold appearing as a starry night sky

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Rosario López @rosariolopez.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

This is taking place this week and I'm looking forward to our debates on inclusion and exclusion in democracy -arguably one of the most pressing issues at the moment! @ortproject.bsky.social @koneensaatio.fi @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social

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Rosario López @rosariolopez.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

We need a word to capture the feeling of preparing for a conference on a quiet train

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Rosario López @rosariolopez.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

It is fascinating to read Skinner on Pocock: "What [Pocock] had shown was that works of history can at the same time be works of political theory —that historical thinking is one modality of political thought. This was a revelation" @jhideas.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

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Project MUSE - J. G. A. Pocock: A Life in Letters

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Ployjai Pintobtang @ployjaip.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

glad to be a part of this exciting project!

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Origins of Racializing Thought @ortproject.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Excited to share the programme for our upcoming conference "Acting Democratically: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Politics of Exclusion" which will take place Feb. 6-7th at the University of Málaga! @rosariolopez.bsky.social www.ortproject.fi/feb-6-7-2025...

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Feb. 6-7. 2025: Acting Democratically: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Politics of Exclusion – ORT Project

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Elad Carmel @eladcarmel.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

This is going to be fun!

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Gillian Murphy @gillianmurphy.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

"Women of the World Unite: The United Nations Decade for Women and Transnational Feminisms 1975 to Now' - new exhibition opening on 10 February.

drawing of three women on peach background title of exhibition Women of the World Unite: The United Nations Decade For Women and Transnational Feminisms 1975 to Now 10 Feb to 22 Aug.

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Global Intellectual History @global-ih.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

News! We would like to welcome four new members to our International Board! @xinfan.bsky.social (University of Cambridge), Ployjai Pintobtang พลอยใจ ปิ่นตบแต่ง (Chiang Mai University; มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่), @orrosenboim.bsky.social (Università di Bologna), and Tomohito Baji 馬路智仁 (University of Tokyo; 東京大学)

A world map from 1602 with annotations in Chinese characters

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Nick Pearce @iprnickp.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Excellent essay on Pocock, republicanism and liberalism, and the historian as political intellectual.

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Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Really enjoyed reading this over the break! And excellent excuse to flog the upcoming (publication date 'January 2025' 👀) volume by another excellently collegial colleague: Quentin Skinner's Liberty as Independence @cambridgeup.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/books/l... #SkyStorians

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Liberty as Independence

Cambridge Core - History of Philosophy - Liberty as Independence

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Rosario López @rosariolopez.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

"Pocock was paradoxically under attack for being too liberal, but also for not being liberal enough.Said differently, Pocock was criticised for being too American and for not being American enough –all the more intriguing for a New Zealander" Read my article on JGA Pocock below! tinyurl.com/xtv3maav

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History is always political, and contest over it is a good thing | Aeon Essays

In his work on republicanism as a living idea, J G A Pocock showed that contesting history is part of a robust civic life

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