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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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Intergenerational justice: can liberal democracies govern for the future?

Is it possible to attain democratic legitimacy regarding long-term policies when the majority of people still vote for politicians that privilege short-term preferences?

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • December 4, 2024
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A country built with diasporas and immigrants

How have diasporas and migrants contributed to the rise of the US as a great political, economic, scientific, and cultural power?

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • November 27, 2024
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5 things you might not expect of Christian-Muslim relations in the Middle East

Drawing on a long history of Christian-Muslim coexistence, Anna Hager explores the nuances and complexities of interfaith relations in the Middle East

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • November 8, 2024
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Chrystal Macmillan: champion for women’s equality, peace and justice

Meet a key figure of the women's movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

  • Edinburgh University Press
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Palestine, Racial Capitalism and the Weapon of Theory

Kieron Turner treats Racial Capitalism as a crucial theoretical tool for anti-colonial Palestinian resistance

  • Edinburgh University Press
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Demystifying the role of Ottoman bureaucrats in occupied Western Anatolia at the dawn of ethnic violence and destruction

Umit Eser explores authoritarianism in post-Ottoman geographies by investigating the origins of organised violence and ethnic cleansings at the beginning of the twentieth century

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • October 15, 2024
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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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Who are the displaced?

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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  • September 18, 2024
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