Thinking Global Podcast – Quentin Skinner
Quentin Skinner speaks about understanding the work of Hobbes and Machiavelli, contextualism, political theory, global politics, and more.
Review – The Prince
Sue-Lin Wong, along with multiple guests on the podcast, sheds light on how Xi Jinping gained and consolidated power, but does not reflect on the role played by the CPC.
Review – Security as Politics: Beyond the State of Exception
Andrew Neal’s thought-provoking book critiques the view of security as anti-politics and instead focuses on parliamentary politics and recent shifts in security practices.
Machiavelli as Misogynist: The Masculinization of Fortuna and Virtù
Although Machiavelli’s founding of Realist thought in politics was revolutionary, one must consider the nuanced misogynistic intonations he utilized throughout his piece.
Interview – David Parry
Rev. David Parry sheds light on conceptual art and an alternative understanding of Machiavelli’s political commentary by exploring his larger artistic contributions.
Review – Martin Wight on Fortune and Irony in Politics
This title offers a new and interesting contribution, not only for the English school, but also for the entire discipline of International Relations.
Interview – Richard Ned Lebow
Richard Ned Lebow discusses his ‘dinner party’ with Mozart, reflects on the key events that shaped his life, and explains what distinguishes his theory of constructivism.
The Tale of a ‘Realism’ in International Relations
The tale of a contiguous Realist tradition, running the gamut from Thucydides to Morgenthau, occludes these thinkers’ strong normative commitments.
‘Merkiavelli’ – European Politics in the Real World?
The term ‘Merkiavelli’ depicts the political affinity between Machiavelli’s Prince and Angela Merkel. This emerges due to opportunities created by the chaos of the global financial crisis and its repercussions on the Euro.
The Relevance of Political Theory to International Relations
Politicians rarely talk about progress as if they had been infected by the postmodern critique of Enlightenment but they do talk about “moving forward” without any indication of the meaning of forward or backward. Political theory attempts to clarify the reasons conservatives wish to conserve some practice or institution and radicals wish to reform some practices and “move forward.”
