Sandipto Dasgupta
@sandipto.bsky.social
Political theorist, @thenewschool.bsky.social
Author: Legalizing the Revolution, @cambridgeup.bsky.social
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Author: Legalizing the Revolution, @cambridgeup.bsky.social
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The NYC Policy Forum is a very exciting new project which I am thrilled to be part of.
This piece is co-published with the NYC Policy Forum—a new project run jointly by PW, the Fiscal Policy Institute, and the Climate & Community Institute.
Read and sign up here for more NYC policy and politics:
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The Real Cost of Affordable Housing | JW Mason
Understanding the debate over distressed buildings, multifamily rental incomes, and the rent freeze
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February 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
The NYC Policy Forum is a very exciting new project which I am thrilled to be part of.
Honored to receive the Bernard Cohn first book prize. Thank you to the @asianstudies.org for this recognition.
We are thrilled to announce the winners of AAS 2026 prizes! Congratulations to all honorees—please join us at the #AAS2026 Awards Ceremony on March 13 in Vancouver to applaud them in person! 👏
https://www.asianstudies.org/aas-2026-prizes/
https://www.asianstudies.org/aas-2026-prizes/
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Honored to receive the Bernard Cohn first book prize. Thank you to the @asianstudies.org for this recognition.
Clifford Geertz's “Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight” is my favorite example
February 11, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Clifford Geertz's “Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight” is my favorite example
Had a chance to read this in draft form. Cannot recommend highly enough.
A leading historian of decolonization, Fred Cooper, on the uses and pitfalls of the inflationary invocation of decolonization.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Had a chance to read this in draft form. Cannot recommend highly enough.
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The CFP is now up for the 6th Asian Legal History Conference, which will be in Melaka, Malaysia (6-7 August 2026). Proposals are due by 1 April 2026 (Malaysia time): www.mmu.edu.my/fol/alhc2026/ #LegalHistory
6th Asian Legal History Conference 2026 – FOL
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February 9, 2026 at 1:06 AM
The CFP is now up for the 6th Asian Legal History Conference, which will be in Melaka, Malaysia (6-7 August 2026). Proposals are due by 1 April 2026 (Malaysia time): www.mmu.edu.my/fol/alhc2026/ #LegalHistory
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Highly symbolic attachments to singular leaders like Modi or Trump isn't about too much democracy, says Sandipto Dasgupta.
From our latest episode on the making of independent India:
🎧: www.patreon.com/posts/528-he...
From our latest episode on the making of independent India:
🎧: www.patreon.com/posts/528-he...
January 16, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Highly symbolic attachments to singular leaders like Modi or Trump isn't about too much democracy, says Sandipto Dasgupta.
From our latest episode on the making of independent India:
🎧: www.patreon.com/posts/528-he...
From our latest episode on the making of independent India:
🎧: www.patreon.com/posts/528-he...
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Furious clarity from Jude Wanga www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
February 6, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Furious clarity from Jude Wanga www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
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🚨 The political economy of finance summer school is back, 3rd year running! Better still: We're bringing it to London via @lse-ei.bsky.social.
𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜: Finance & democracy
𝙳̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚝̲̲𝚎̲: 4-5 June 2026
𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦: March 1. Link below.
We've got brilliant instructors as usual. Please spread the word!
𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜: Finance & democracy
𝙳̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚝̲̲𝚎̲: 4-5 June 2026
𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦: March 1. Link below.
We've got brilliant instructors as usual. Please spread the word!
February 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
🚨 The political economy of finance summer school is back, 3rd year running! Better still: We're bringing it to London via @lse-ei.bsky.social.
𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜: Finance & democracy
𝙳̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚝̲̲𝚎̲: 4-5 June 2026
𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦: March 1. Link below.
We've got brilliant instructors as usual. Please spread the word!
𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜: Finance & democracy
𝙳̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚝̲̲𝚎̲: 4-5 June 2026
𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦: March 1. Link below.
We've got brilliant instructors as usual. Please spread the word!
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A new era for LPE — a more democratic one, not subject to university administrators and not reliant on funder money.
LPE lfg
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LPE lfg
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LPE 2.0: A New Association to Meet the Times
As the Trump administration attempts to suppress critical inquiry and operate outside of conventional legal boundaries, the work of LPE scholars, organizers, and practitioners has never been more…
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December 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
A new era for LPE — a more democratic one, not subject to university administrators and not reliant on funder money.
LPE lfg
lpeproject.org/blog/lpe-2-0...
LPE lfg
lpeproject.org/blog/lpe-2-0...
Buying a copy tomorrow to frame it
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Buying a copy tomorrow to frame it
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Watch Dan Edelstein speak on his book, The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin, in conversation with @judith-surkis.bsky.social and @sandipto.bsky.social on October 10th.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfGW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfGW...
Dan Edelstein on The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin
YouTube video by Remarque NYU
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November 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Watch Dan Edelstein speak on his book, The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin, in conversation with @judith-surkis.bsky.social and @sandipto.bsky.social on October 10th.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfGW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfGW...
Excited about this discussion on my book tomorrow.
Will be streamed on Youtube
8 PM IST/ 2.30 PM GMT/ 9.30 AM EST
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Will be streamed on Youtube
8 PM IST/ 2.30 PM GMT/ 9.30 AM EST
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November 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Excited about this discussion on my book tomorrow.
Will be streamed on Youtube
8 PM IST/ 2.30 PM GMT/ 9.30 AM EST
(link in replies)
Will be streamed on Youtube
8 PM IST/ 2.30 PM GMT/ 9.30 AM EST
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Symposium on the Bandung Conference and the Third World's many International Laws at @ajil.bsky.social
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October 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Symposium on the Bandung Conference and the Third World's many International Laws at @ajil.bsky.social
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I wrote a little bit about Aimé Césaire's play A Season in the Congo, written after Patrice Lumumba's assassination, for
@bostonreview.bsky.social.
@bostonreview.bsky.social.
October 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I wrote a little bit about Aimé Césaire's play A Season in the Congo, written after Patrice Lumumba's assassination, for
@bostonreview.bsky.social.
@bostonreview.bsky.social.
Mahmood Mamdani's new book (just released from @harvardpress.bsky.social) is an account of the fate of postcolonial Uganda, intertwined with a intellectual and political autobiography.
October 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Mahmood Mamdani's new book (just released from @harvardpress.bsky.social) is an account of the fate of postcolonial Uganda, intertwined with a intellectual and political autobiography.
Everyone should read the excellent debate between @gabrielwinant.bsky.social and @econmarshall.bsky.social
on the politics of anti-monopoly. Worth adding here Charles Maier's acute observation about the history of anti-monopoly pol. in the US as a replacement for a broader critique of capitalism
on the politics of anti-monopoly. Worth adding here Charles Maier's acute observation about the history of anti-monopoly pol. in the US as a replacement for a broader critique of capitalism
October 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Everyone should read the excellent debate between @gabrielwinant.bsky.social and @econmarshall.bsky.social
on the politics of anti-monopoly. Worth adding here Charles Maier's acute observation about the history of anti-monopoly pol. in the US as a replacement for a broader critique of capitalism
on the politics of anti-monopoly. Worth adding here Charles Maier's acute observation about the history of anti-monopoly pol. in the US as a replacement for a broader critique of capitalism
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Some news: In 2026-27, I'll be visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, leading the theme seminar on
‘𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺‘
There's no place quite like the IAS to think, together, about big questions. Please share—applications are open 𝚗̲̲𝚘̲̲𝚠̲.
‘𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺‘
There's no place quite like the IAS to think, together, about big questions. Please share—applications are open 𝚗̲̲𝚘̲̲𝚠̲.
June 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Some news: In 2026-27, I'll be visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, leading the theme seminar on
‘𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺‘
There's no place quite like the IAS to think, together, about big questions. Please share—applications are open 𝚗̲̲𝚘̲̲𝚠̲.
‘𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺‘
There's no place quite like the IAS to think, together, about big questions. Please share—applications are open 𝚗̲̲𝚘̲̲𝚠̲.
For those in the Boston/ Cambridge area, will be speaking about my book at @mitpolisci.bsky.social on Friday (October 17), at 3.30 PM.
October 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
For those in the Boston/ Cambridge area, will be speaking about my book at @mitpolisci.bsky.social on Friday (October 17), at 3.30 PM.
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October 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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“Blouin’s Africa was a product of revolutionary political self-making—a project defeated before it could be born by the reactionary regressions to the inherited.”
The Inventor of the Future - Boston Review
The autobiography of anticolonial luminary Andrée Blouin captures her era’s euphoric highs as well as its tragic denouement.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“Blouin’s Africa was a product of revolutionary political self-making—a project defeated before it could be born by the reactionary regressions to the inherited.”
Looking forward to discussing Dan Edelstein's new book at the @remarquenyu.bsky.social on Friday
October 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Looking forward to discussing Dan Edelstein's new book at the @remarquenyu.bsky.social on Friday
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"Blouin’s very birth troubled a colonial order erected on a strict racial hierarchy. She would make sure that her life would be far more of a problem for it."
The Inventor of the Future - Boston Review
The autobiography of anticolonial luminary Andrée Blouin captures her era’s euphoric highs as well as its tragic denouement.
www.bostonreview.net
October 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"Blouin’s very birth troubled a colonial order erected on a strict racial hierarchy. She would make sure that her life would be far more of a problem for it."
His was one of the best analysis/ critique of the postwar Welfare State Capitalism that I have read.
Was planning to teach this book this semester.
Rest in Peace.
Was planning to teach this book this semester.
Rest in Peace.
October 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
His was one of the best analysis/ critique of the postwar Welfare State Capitalism that I have read.
Was planning to teach this book this semester.
Rest in Peace.
Was planning to teach this book this semester.
Rest in Peace.
I wrote for the @bostonreview.bsky.social about the extraordinary Andrée Blouin, along with Lumumba, Cesaire, Fanon, and the anticolonial revolution that could have been.
The Inventor of the Future - Boston Review
The autobiography of anticolonial luminary Andrée Blouin captures her era’s euphoric highs as well as its tragic denouement.
www.bostonreview.net
October 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I wrote for the @bostonreview.bsky.social about the extraordinary Andrée Blouin, along with Lumumba, Cesaire, Fanon, and the anticolonial revolution that could have been.