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Quentin Bruneau

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Associate Prof of Politics @The New School. History & theory of int’l relations/Int’l political economy. 🇨🇦/🇪🇺🇫🇷 in NYC www.quentinbruneau.com

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Quentin Bruneau @qbruneau.bsky.social · Jan 30

Delighted that my first book was awarded the 2025 Francesco Guicciardini Prize for Best Book in Historical International Relations! Many thanks to the prize committee and to my friends and colleagues in the Historical IR section at ISA!

Historical IR Section (ISA) @hist-isanet.bsky.social · Jan 29

The @isanet.bsky.social Convention is upon us; time for a happy countdown: Congratulations to @qbruneau.bsky.social for the 2025 Guicciardini Prize for Best Book in Historical IR for his masterful book, "States and the Masters of Capital" published with @columbiaup.bsky.social! Stay tuned for more..

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Quentin Bruneau @qbruneau.bsky.social · Jun 8

Thanks Rafi!

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Daniela Gabor @danielagabor.bsky.social · Apr 28

amen.

Tomas Hirst @tomashirstecon.bsky.social · Apr 28

UK tightening student visas during a uni funding crisis at the moment some of the biggest spenders on higher education are looking around for a new destination would be an impressive example of governing by polling against the economic interests of the country

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Maximilian Hess @maxhess.bsky.social · Apr 10

Now is the moment for a multilateral defence bank on.ft.com/44pLMAa

a black and white cartoon of a man holding a sign that says ' sickos ' .

ALT: a black and white cartoon of a man holding a sign that says ' sickos ' .

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Daniela Gabor @danielagabor.bsky.social · Apr 10

China has Made in China 2025, an elaborate industrial policy, designed by an army of competitive bureaucrats and a financial system subordinated to them.

The US at this point has a guy with instinct, now afraid of the bond market

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Department of Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · Apr 6

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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · Mar 30

We are pleased to announce that @qbruneau.bsky.social 's STATES AND THE MASTERS OF CAPITAL is the Winner of the 2025 Francesco Guicciardini Prize for Best Book in Historical International Relations from the @hist-isanet.bsky.social‬ section of the International Studies Association. buff.ly/A3KP6vj

Graphic announcing States and the Masters of Capital: Sovereign Lending, Old and New by Quentin Bruneau as the winner of the 2025 Francesco Guicciardini Prize for Best Book in Historical International Relations. The left side has a blue background with bold orange and black text stating "Winner! Quentin Bruneau States and the Masters." Below, in gray text, is the award name. The book cover on the right shows a historical painting with the title in white text. At the bottom, a banner offers 20% off with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu.

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Paul Poast @profpaulpoast.bsky.social · Mar 27

IR Book of the Week!

"Ethnos of the Earth" by Jaakko Heiskanen. As empires collapsed and nation-states emerged during the 20th Century, "ethnicity" gained traction as a means to talk of the "stateless" without recognizing self-determination

Ethnos of the Earth

Cambridge Core - Global History - Ethnos of the Earth

www.cambridge.org

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Quentin Bruneau @qbruneau.bsky.social · Feb 24

Thanks for the kind words Jan!

Quentin Bruneau @qbruneau.bsky.social · Feb 4

Thank you Chase!

Quentin Bruneau @qbruneau.bsky.social · Feb 3

Merci beaucoup Frédéric! Très heureux de t’avoir comme lecteur!

Quentin Bruneau @qbruneau.bsky.social · Jan 30

Thank you Frieder!

Quentin Bruneau @qbruneau.bsky.social · Jan 30

Thanks Martin!

Quentin Bruneau @qbruneau.bsky.social · Jan 30

Thank you Matthew —looking forward to meeting you!

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Quentin Bruneau @qbruneau.bsky.social · Jan 30

Thanks so much Caelyn!

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Quentin Bruneau @qbruneau.bsky.social · Jan 30

Thanks so much Ben!

Quentin Bruneau @qbruneau.bsky.social · Jan 30

Historical IR Section (ISA) @hist-isanet.bsky.social · Jan 29

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Politics_Oxford @politicsoxford.bsky.social · Jan 21

👏Congratulations to @politicsoxford.bsky.social's Edward Keene - jointly awarded the Joseph Fletcher Prize from
@isanet.bsky.social for The Oxford Handbook of History and International Relations!: ow.ly/jVi050UK4b8

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Arthur Duhé @arthurduhe.bsky.social · Nov 18

My deepest thanks to the anonymous reviewers & the people who contributed to this work, including @qbruneau.bsky.social, Julia Costa López, John de Bhal, Mathieu Delaveau, @karimeltaki.bsky.social, Clémence Fourton, Johanna Gautier, Sonia Gavory, Kaoutar Ghilani, Ross J. Gildea, Eric Haney,... (7/8)

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Jan Eijking @janeijking.com · Nov 9

A Starter Pack for History/IR folks - just to make this space more useful more quickly. It’s super improvised & I’m sure I forgot to include many, so please lmk! 👇 go.bsky.app/CUyrrn3

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Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · Oct 4

Tomorrow is the first session of the New School and @lpeproject.bsky.social Night School. @akapczynski.bsky.social and @corinneblalock.bsky.social on how law structures socio-economic power, and how (or if) it could be used to challenge the same.
6 - 8 PM ET.
Please register at the link below.

newschool.edu

event.newschool.edu

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