The Difficulty of Doing Non-Western Political Theory
I am currently designing an undergraduate course on ‘contemporary non-western political theory’, a task fraught with difficulties. Ever since I moved to Europe for my postgraduate studies, I have felt...
View ArticlePutin’s Use and Abuse of History as a Political Weapon
This is a guest post by Professor Cynthia R Nielsen (University of Dallas), as part of the Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War series, organized by Aaron James Wendland. This is an edited version of...
View ArticleTo Cancel or Not to Cancel? – Questioning the Russian Idea
This is a guest post by Professor George Pattison (University of Glasgow), as part of the Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War series, organized by Aaron James Wendland. This is an edited version of...
View ArticleMore Than a Name: Decolonising Wildlife
Vancouver’s official city bird is the small but charming Anna’s Hummingbird. This bird’s namesake was a 19th Century Italian Duchess – Anna Masséna. These hummingbirds are not found in Europe, so the...
View ArticleAcademic Dialogue Against the Background of War
This is a guest post by Dr Nataliia Viatkina (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine/American University Kyiv), as part of the Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War series, organized by Aaron James...
View ArticleRedefining limited liability
Different phases of economic development call for different institutional arrangements. When an institution outlives the economic circumstances for which it was designed, it can lead to unintended...
View ArticleUtopia, Dystopia, and Democracy: Teaching Philosophy in Wartime Ukraine
This is a guest post by Orysya Bila (Ukrainian Catholic University) and Joshua Duclos (St Paul’s School), as part of the Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War series, organized by Aaron James Wendland....
View ArticleThe Return of Parliaments? On France and South Korea’s resistance to...
On Wednesday 4 December 2024, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier was forced to resign after 3 short months in office – the shortest government in recent French history. On the very same day, in South...
View ArticleBeyond the Ivory Tower Interview with Orysya Bila
Of course, history is important, but it is not decisive. As we are not slaves to the current conditions, we are not slaves to our history. We are not really defined by what was said. We are creators of...
View ArticleThe Sword is Mightier than The Pen and Reflection on the Ancient Quarrel...
This interview was conducted as part of a benefit conference for the Ukrainian academy that Aaron James Wendland organized in March 2023 at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the...
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