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An embroidery of a globe, and an open book, with the words 'World Peace Through Law'

Kelsenians, war and peace are calling (yet again)

by Robert Schuett I often get asked: ‘What would Hans Kelsen say about the state of democracy and world politics today?’ ‘How do we make sense of Carl Schmitt’s comeback in the twenty-first century?’ And ‘considering President Vladimir Putin’s war…

Vanessa Lemm event

Event Catch-up: Vanessa Lemm in Conversation

We were delighted to host a fascinating online conversation with Vanessa Lemm about her book, Homo Natura: Nietzsche, Philosophical Anthropology and Biopolitics. The book expertly highlights the relevance of Nietzsche’s thinking about human nature for contemporary debates in biopolitics and posthumanism.…

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COVID, Class and Digital Labour in the Neoliberal World

by John Michael Roberts It is generally agreed that the crisis surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed society in the present and for the foreseeable future. In particular, there is great concern among politicians, policy-makers and the general public…

Scottish Diaspora Virtual Issue

Our Scottish Studies Scottish Diaspora Virtual Issue has just launched, and features almost 30 journal articles and book chapters from across our Scottish Studies lists, with introductions written by Beth Cowen from Glasgow University and Ersev Ersoy and Kristian Kerr…