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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 1d

#OpenAccess from @poppublicsphere.bsky.social -

Cosmos-Politanism: Transhumanist Visions of Global Order from the First World War to the Digital Age - https://cup.org/425MDEm

- @duncanbell.bsky.social & @blazefutures.bsky.social

Cover of "Perspectives on Politics" journal featuring a person viewing an Amnesty International street installation displaying the quote, "First they came for the journalists and I did not speak out, because they said it was all fake news," set against a cityscape background.

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · Aug 21

Duncan Bell, “John Stuart Mill on Federation, Civilization and Empire,” History of Political Thought (2025)

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John Stuart Mill on Federation, Civilization and Empire: Ingenta Connect

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations, Fernanda (i've just seen the good news)!

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Fernanda Gallo @fernandag.bsky.social · Sep 8

I am honoured to share this news!

Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · Sep 8

📢 Congratulations to Fernanda Gallo, Associate Professor in History and Politics (@fernandag.bsky.social), recognised by @ecpr.bsky.social in the prestigious Political Theory Book Prize 2025.

Her "stunningly written" book 'Hegel and Italian Political Thought' was awarded an Honourable Mention.

Fernanda Gallo, Associate Professor in History and Politics at the University of Cambridge, has been recognised by the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) in the Political Theory Book Prize 2025.

Gallo’s book, Hegel and Italian Political Thought: The Practice of Ideas, 1832-1900 (Cambridge University Press, 2024), was awarded an Honourable Mention by the Prize Jury.

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ooOOOoona McCormack 🎃 @unamccormack.bsky.social · 13d

Taking paracetamol to alleviate my cold symptoms and also, apparently, to fight fascism.

ooOOOoona McCormack 🎃 @unamccormack.bsky.social · 15d

Taking my cold to bed where we shall sulk at each other.

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · Dec 9

NEW ARTICLE:

Duncan Bell & Apolline Taillandier, "Cosmos-Politanism: Transhumanist Visions of Global Order from the First World War to the Digital Age," Perspectives on Politics (2024) @blazefutures.bsky.social

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Cosmos-Politanism: Transhumanist Visions of Global Order from the First World War to the Digital Age | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core

Cosmos-Politanism: Transhumanist Visions of Global Order from the First World War to the Digital Age

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Lawrence Hamilton 🌍 @lawrencehamilton.bsky.social · 15d

Recent (v. belated) arrival from Musk madhouse. Please make me feel welcome

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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 16d

I hope Melvin Bragg's retirement will not end In Our Times. He has a lovely voice and manner but it's the people he invites that hold the show. I'll take this chance to post a thread of some of the more memorable episodes for me. Starting with Schaffer, Worrall, and @michelamassimi.bsky.social

BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Scientific Method

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Scientific Method.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 24d

Govt should take this message seriously.

The far right, backed by the world's richest man, is actively stoking racial & political violence.

Staying quiet, flattering them, saying "we hear you" won't work.

Stand up for decency, for respect, for the best of modern Britain or watch those things burn

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 24d

Elon Musk spoke by video to Tommy Robinson's anti-immigrant rally in the UK today.

"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · 27d

Wow, congratulations!

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · Sep 7

Michael Billig & Michael Skey, "Banal Nationalism, 30 Years On—A Review," Nations and Nationalism (2025) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Banal Nationalism, 30 Years On—A Review

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · Sep 7

Michael Billig & Michael Skey, "Banal Nationalism, 30 Years On—A Review," Nations and Nationalism (2025) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Banal Nationalism, 30 Years On—A Review

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · Sep 4

Who was the most influential pragmatist political thinker in the opening decades of the twentieth century? In this paper, I argue that it was H. G. Wells

"Pragmatism and Prophecy: H. G. Wells and the Metaphysics of Socialism"

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Pragmatism and Prophecy: H. G. Wells and the Metaphysics of Socialism | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Pragmatism and Prophecy: H. G. Wells and the Metaphysics of Socialism - Volume 112 Issue 2

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ha!

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · Sep 4

Mea Culpa

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · Sep 4

In this paper, I outline his pragmatist conception of social science, focusing on his ideas about race, and his impact on debates in US sociology and political theory

"Pragmatic Utopianism and Race: H. G. Wells as a Social Scientist"

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PRAGMATIC UTOPIANISM AND RACE: H. G. WELLS AS SOCIAL SCIENTIST | Modern Intellectual History | Cambridge Core

PRAGMATIC UTOPIANISM AND RACE: H. G. WELLS AS SOCIAL SCIENTIST - Volume 16 Issue 3

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · Sep 4

Who was the most influential pragmatist political thinker in the opening decades of the twentieth century? In this paper, I argue that it was H. G. Wells

"Pragmatism and Prophecy: H. G. Wells and the Metaphysics of Socialism"

bit.ly/4gcheoe

Pragmatism and Prophecy: H. G. Wells and the Metaphysics of Socialism | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Pragmatism and Prophecy: H. G. Wells and the Metaphysics of Socialism - Volume 112 Issue 2

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · Sep 3

A brilliant run. I hope they keep the show going

John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · Sep 3

A huge moment -- Melvyn Bragg steps down from In Our Time after over a quarter of a century. What a programme and what a legacy! Just a model for how to make great, clever, engaging radio, and a twenty-seven-year experiment that proves there's a huge global audience for smart, scholarly programming.

Melvyn Bragg decides to step down from presenting In Our Time

After 26 years on the programme, the legendary presenter bids farewell to the series

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Modern Intellectual History @mihjournal.bsky.social · Jul 22

From MIH Archives: Pragmatic utopianism and race? Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social analyzes H.G. Wells’ role as a pragmatist social thinker by focusing on his assault on prevailing theories of race and the reception of his ideas in the North Atlantic during the early 20th century

PRAGMATIC UTOPIANISM AND RACE: H. G. WELLS AS SOCIAL SCIENTIST | Modern Intellectual History | Cambridge Core

PRAGMATIC UTOPIANISM AND RACE: H. G. WELLS AS SOCIAL SCIENTIST - Volume 16 Issue 3

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𝕰𝔦𝖑𝔢𝖊𝔫 𝔐. 𝕳𝔲𝖓𝔱 @eileenmhunt.bsky.social · Aug 30

Latest Wollstoneblog post on a wonderful book workshop on ‘Political Theory and Speculative Fiction’ hosted by @duncanbell.bsky.social at Jesus College, Cambridge! sites.google.com/nd.edu/eilee...

Eileen M. Hunt - September 2025: NEH Scholarly Editions Blog

Reading wollstonecraft's Rights of Men as a source for the british post-apocalyptic imagination NEH Scholarly Editions PI Eileen Hunt (Notre Dame, Political Science) co-organized with Duncan Bell (Ca...

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · Aug 29

This is a humanities fan post

Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · Aug 29

at a workshop on political theory and science fiction and so far have heard papers on speculative apocalyptic fiction in opera, Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley & for post-London apocalyptic fiction tracing as far as Pride &Prejudice &Zombies; utopianism in LeGuin; Exit West & real world migration

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · Aug 29

at a workshop on political theory and science fiction and so far have heard papers on speculative apocalyptic fiction in opera, Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley & for post-London apocalyptic fiction tracing as far as Pride &Prejudice &Zombies; utopianism in LeGuin; Exit West & real world migration

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · Aug 27

Yes! What a result for Grimsby ⚽

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · Aug 27

urgh

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