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A rainy urban street scene in Glasgow, Scotland, viewed from street level. Wet asphalt reflects headlights and traffic signals, with historic stone buildings and modern storefronts lining both sides. A city bus travels down the road, pedestrians walk along the pavements, and a pedestrian bridge spans the street in the distance. Overcast, atmospheric weather.

‘Lawless’ Glasgow: Urban Declinism and the Radical Right in Scotland

The conversation around Scotland’s urban decline has become more than a question of neglected streets, with the radical right turning everyday frustrations into something darker...

Edinburgh University Press
September 4, 2026

**Alt text:** A row of illuminated classroom globes displayed on stands, with a large globe in the foreground and several others receding into the background. The globes show different map styles and colors, creating a warm, softly lit scene.

Is world citizenship the solution to statelessness?

What does it mean to be state-less?

Edinburgh University Press
June 25, 2026

A crowded communal dinner scene inside a cozy restaurant or café. Dozens of people are seated at long shared tables, eating and chatting in a lively social atmosphere. The foreground shows smiling diners with plates, glasses, and flower arrangements on patterned table runners. The background includes large front windows looking out onto a nighttime street. The image has warm indoor lighting, with some motion blur from people walking, giving it an energetic, candid feel.

How food shapes peace, conflict, and human connection in everyday life

A Conversation with Dr. Elaine Pratley, author of Hungry for Peace

Edinburgh University Press
June 23, 2026

**Alt text:** A man in a dark suit and red tie stands behind a lectern with microphones, delivering a speech outside a black front door set in a brick government building. Iron railings flank the entrance, and an official crest is displayed on the front of the podium.

The Revolving Door at 10 Downing Street

Is the role of prime minister too difficult to perform successfully?

Edinburgh University Press
June 11, 2026

Silhouette of a bird perched on coiled razor wire atop a fence, with the sun setting behind it, casting a warm orange glow across the sky.

Agonistic memory in protracted conflicts

Q&A with Lisa Strömbom, author of the book Agonistic Memory and Peace. Colombia, Northern Ireland and Israel-Palestine.

Edinburgh University Press
March 31, 2026

The politics of contemporary lynching in Mexico

Understanding lynching as political does not excuse it. On the contrary, it sharpens the urgency of addressing it.

Edinburgh University Press
March 27, 2026

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.

Edinburgh University Press
March 2, 2026

The image shows a sparse, worn room that appears to be a former prison cell. The walls are yellowed and heavily stained, with patches of peeling paint and dark discoloration near the bottom. The floor has a checkerboard pattern of tan and white tiles. In the center of the room is a simple metal bed frame with a grid base and no mattress. On top of the bed frame sits a small metal box. Attached to the frame are metal shackles, suggesting restraints were used. The room has a barred window on the right side, allowing some daylight to enter, casting shadows on the floor. The overall atmosphere feels stark, somber, and austere.

What do hundreds of documentaries on genocide say about perpetrators?

After analysing over two-hundred documentaries, Julian Koch explains how genocidal 'perpetrators' are more complex than representational schemata of violent hatred and racism suggest