Review – Race and the Undeserving Poor: From Abolition to Brexit
Shilliam tells the story of colonial and postcolonial Britain and the book’s power lies in its ability to not only narrate a history but also to portend its future.
Opinion – Racial Injustice and the Erosion of America’s Global Standing
Russia, Iran and China are among the last places to look to for human rights leadership, yet their open critiques of racial injustice force the US to look in the mirror.
Towards an ‘American Spring’ of Justice and Equality?
The George Floyd protests and earlier movements in the MENA region prove that values such as dignity, equality, and justice are not exclusively achievements of Western civilization.
Review – Reading the Postwar Future: Textual Turning Points from 1944
This edited volume is a project of intellectual history, exploring how key texts from 1944 reflected on and helped shape a different world order.
Reproducing the European Gaze Through Reflexivity: The Limits of Calling Out Failures
There is a need to problematise the notion of ‘failure’ through its reliance on and reproduction of reflexivity as a positioned practice advocated by scholars.
Review – Stamped from the Beginning
Ibram X. Kendi’s book is a thought-provoking account of America’s racial history and its impact on people of colour, providing a theorization of global anti-blackness.
Interview – Laurence Payot
Artist Laurence Payot talks about her projects gathering stories from refugees and displaced people across the UK, identity, and the ways art can influence politics.
Review – The Another Europe Podcast
This ongoing podcast from the Another Europe Is Possible campaign organisation debates controversial topics such as Brexit and freedom of movement in an inclusive style.
Interview – Yolande Bouka
Yolande Bouka discusses the importance of Black History Month, anti-black racism and how to decolonise IR, female agency in warfare and transitional justice in Rwanda.
Interview – Toni Haastrup
Toni Haastrup discusses the importance of Black History Month, challenges faced by the African Union, the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, EU-AU relations and Brexit.
