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  • Common Sense: Between Democratic Promise and Political Peril

    Thomas Telios considers common sense as a contested and performative concept shaping democratic discourse and political exclusion.

    March 2, 2026
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EUP 75: Our Publishing in Politics and International Relations

Explore the story of Politics and International Relations publishing at Edinburgh University Press, from the 1990s to the most recent and topical publications.

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The editors of Philosophy, Politics and Critique reflect on the contested meanings of the terms which give the journal its name.

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Millions of displaced people don’t count as refugees. Who are they, and how can they be better protected by political and legal systems?

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Discover the history of Philosophy publishing at Edinburgh University Press, from our extensive publishing in Deleuze and Guattari Studies, to a ground-breaking new series in World Philosophies.

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