Interview – Ajay Gudavarthy
Ajay Gudavarthy talks about Indian politics, including the state of its democracy, secular sectarianism, militant left-wing politics, right-wing populism, the politics of a post-civil society, and the Farmers’ Protests.
A 21-year-old Reform Movement on the Brink of Success
It is about time to support the democratic movement in Iran in any way that we feasibly can. In this effort, context and local knowledge matter greatly.
Going Grassroots: Visiting the Foreign Locales of Arkansas and Southwest Texas
Travelling through the Southwest of the USA reveals that there is much to learn about a local culture not yet homogenized by the great thrust of globalization.
What Do Karl Marx, Napoleon, and the Majlis Have in Common?
Terms such as Political Science or Comparative Politics may carry many different significations at once.
International Relations of ‘A Tribe Called Red’
Turtle Island–based electric-pow-wow superstars, A Tribe Called Red, allows students and scholars of IR to experience what a decolonial IR might look and sound like.
Review – Antonio Gramsci
McNally’s edited book acquaints novices with the substance of Gramsci’s thought, but fails on its own terms by ignoring the supposed universality of Gramscianism.
Inhabiting Orthodoxy: Discussing Islam and Feminism, Continued
Examining how Muslim women in the Middle East inscribe themselves in their own religion can help clarify differences and similarities between ‘us’ and ‘them’.
Income Inequality & Subaltern America: Thoughts for U.S. Election Day
The next President of the U.S. is going to have to face the consequences of high levels of income inequality among the grassroots of the American people.
Introducing ‘Subaltern States’
This new blog focuses on less powerful or marginalized states, peoples, movements, or ideas within their domestic or regional contexts, or within the international system.
On the Importance of Speaking As Well As Hearing: A Response to Swati Parashar
Speaking and hearing are not necessarily opposite terms. They are part of the politics of silence and its ambivalence. Speaking creates meanings and forges connections.
