2/ Our central claim: Across his system, Hegel builds an account of colonialism as racial domination, linking world history, freedom, property, and statehood. It’s grounded in the four-stages theory and what he calls the absolute right of the Idea, vindicating colonialism in the name of liberty.

1/ I'm excited to share that Franz Knappik’s and my Cambridge Element on Hegel and Colonialism is finally out – open access below! We trace how Hegel defends European colonial rule, including transatlantic slavery, and how that defence runs through his entire philosophical system.

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From political philosophy to political proposals via the social sciences. A lively debate, launching Tom Parr's new book. With Becky Clark (LSE), David Axelsen (Essex) and @brunoleipold.com .

Thanks so much Hannah!

Very humbled to be shortlisted alongside such an impressive group of scholars

Only read a couple of pieces by him, but they were excellent!

I will when it's written! Currently in a very draft unfinished state 😬

Looking forward to presenting some new research and the world's most fun Marxism conference

New conference program just dropped!

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We'll be launching Tom Parr's new book next week Thursday for our first LSE political theory seminar of the year. Register below!

This is despite consistent obfuscation, banalization and both-sidesism by German media and politicians.

But it's no surprise - a very large part of the population has long been indifferent or hostile to the political, cultural and media elite's unconditional support for Israel.

Cool of Corey Robin to list Citizen Marx as one of the three books he recommends on the Ezra Klein Show
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

According to the new Princeton Capital translators it should actually be "eateries (Gärkuche) of the future"...which doesnt have quite the same ring to it

Though I personally think we should be a bit more open about writing some recipes (or better guides) for the future

Quite impressed by this Reddit comment

This is really nicely done.

Now on FirstView: Republican revivals? Anton Jäger reflects on the history of republicanism in his review essay of Quentin Skinner’s Liberty as Independence and Bruno Leipold’s @brunoleipold.com Citizen Marx

No words.

A typically thought-provoking and sweeping survey by Anton Jäger in @mihjournal.bsky.social of Skinner's and my's recent books on republicanism

A typically thought-provoking and sweeping survey by Anton Jäger in @mihjournal.bsky.social of Skinner's and my's recent books on republicanism

On Thursday 2 October, we'll be kicking off our 2025-26 LSE poltiical theory seminar with a book launch of Tom Parr's "Empowering Workers in an Age of Automation". The event will be followed by a reception at the George IV pub. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/empowering...

"I did not draw my principles from my prejudices but from the nature of things"

- So says Montesquieu and may I just say I absolutely aspire to the confidence of an early modern philosopher's preface. Just straight up being like "Btw I only said true things" Like, oh, word? Dope. Let's go!

in the 23rd century historians are going to need have their Routledge Handbook of 21st-Century Internet Memes, their Cambridge Companion to 4Chan, and their Oxford Guidebook to Computer Gaming Culture handy to make sense of the rise of American fascism and the fall of the United States