Catherine Lu
@catherinelu.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science, Director of the Yan P. Lin Centre, and Coordinator of the Research Group on Global Justice, McGill. Co-editor of International Theory. Posts here speak only for myself.
My review in Perspectives on Politics, of Bob Goodin's book on structural mechanisms of perpetuating advantage: doi.org/10.1017/S153...
Perpetuating Advantage: Mechanisms of Structural Injustice. By Robert E. Goodin. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023. 258p. | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Perpetuating Advantage: Mechanisms of Structural Injustice. By Robert E. Goodin. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023. 258p.
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There has been much discussion of the future—and the past—of the rules-based international order. Was it the guarantor of international law, human rights, and economic openness that many claimed? This in-person, free event is open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. @sfu.ca
Parasiuk Dean’s Symposium: Whither the Rules-Based International Order
Addressing the questions raised by Mark Carney’s Davos speech about a “rules-based international order" and what it means for Canada.
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SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences@sfufass.bsky.social · 4mo agoJoin us on May 12 for the Parasiuk Dean's Symposium, which features a panel of international and Canadian experts who will dive deep into the future of rules-based international order and what it means for Canada. Register: parasiuk-symposium-international-order.eventbrite.ca @sfu.ca #AcademicSky
New piece "Russia’s war against Ukraine is no longer a foreign policy question for Europeans. It has become a domestic political battleground. This security–collaboration divide structures public opinion, reshapes party competition, and increasingly decides elections. In our research...
Europe’s New Political Divide isn't Left-Right, it's About Russia - Policy Magazine
Across Europe, a new divide is hardening over how to respond to Russia’s aggression. The divide cuts across the familiar lines of left and right, and even
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What are walls for? To keep people out, or in? The Iron Curtain remains an iconic representation of the Cold War. But what was it really on the ground? Congratulations to Lorenz Lüthi! share.google/1wLOhhtmI3Ni...
The Iron Curtain
Cambridge Core - Russian and East European History - The Iron Curtain
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What are walls for? To keep people out, or in? The Iron Curtain remains an iconic representation of the Cold War. But what was it really on the ground? Congratulations to Lorenz Lüthi! share.google/1wLOhhtmI3Ni...
The Iron Curtain
Cambridge Core - Russian and East European History - The Iron Curtain
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www.mcgill.ca/rgcs/ptps/20... Pls share & circulate to junior political theorists & scientists. CFP Political Theory In/And/As Political Science (PTPS) panels at the annual meeting of the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Society (PPE). Deadline April 10. #poliski #poltheory
Delighted to have this published: Symposium on Inés Valdez’s Democracy and Empire: Labor, Nature, and the Reproduction of Capitalism. The contributions are based on a Lin Centre roundtable held at McGill University in spring of 2024. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
What’s left of democracy: introduction to the symposium on Inés Valdez’s Democracy and Empire
This is the introduction to the symposium on Inés Valdez’s Democracy and Empire: Labor, Nature, and the Reproduction of Capitalism, providing a brief summary of her book’s main contributions to the...
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🌟 The CIPSS Winter 2026 Speaker Series is here! 🌟 We are excited to welcome a distinguished lineup of scholars who will present their research on a wide range of topics in international security. 🗓️ Mark your calendars and join us—don’t miss out!
Reading about PRC President Xi Jinping's speech vowing to realize his 'one China' plan - 'The reunification of our motherland, a trend of the times, is unstoppable' - brought this to my mind. Stay sane in 2026!
Reading about PRC President Xi Jinping's speech vowing to realize his 'one China' plan - 'The reunification of our motherland, a trend of the times, is unstoppable' - brought this to my mind. Stay sane in 2026!
Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social explaining how current US(Russia) 'peace talks' lead to the peace of the graveyard for Ukraine and Ukrainians.
Maria Popova@popovaprof.bsky.social · 7mo agoHere's the CBC News segment where I explain why the Trump-led "peace talks" on the Russo-Ukrainian war are a charade: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Honestly, I’m furious. Sandy Hook should have been the end of this. Yet on its anniversary more children are dead, injured, and traumatized. It is a horror that is entirely preventable. And we should prevent it. It is not impossible. No matter what the received wisdom has become.
Excellent, can’t wait to watch/listen. Obviously I recommend it to you all.
Catherine Lu@catherinelu.bsky.social · 9mo agoA wide-ranging video podcast in which I answer questions about why & how we should argue, the importance of thinking clearly & academic freedom, what to think about historic, structural and global justice, who broke international order & how did we get here. Happy 10th Anniversary to the Lin Centre!
A wide-ranging video podcast in which I answer questions about why & how we should argue, the importance of thinking clearly & academic freedom, what to think about historic, structural and global justice, who broke international order & how did we get here. Happy 10th Anniversary to the Lin Centre!
Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University@rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 9mo agoLin Centre Director and RGCS faculty member @catherinelu.bsky.social Catherine Lu discusses the Centre as well as her own ideas on "Freedom and justice in a polarized world." youtu.be/Lso9Ew_k5Vg?...
If you missed last week’s "Climate at a Crossroads," the recordings are now up! Hosted by The Walrus, the Max Bell School and the Centre for MTD, expert panels examined how climate disinformation crosses borders and shapes global action. Watch the recordings below.
Climate at a Crossroads | Ecofiscal Annual Conference - YouTube
Thursday, October 9, 2025 https://www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/events/past/2025/climate-crossroads At a time of mounting climate urgency, the integrity of our...
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Hi anglo friends! Living with men came out in the UK this weekend! I went to talk about it on BBC Woman’s Hour (www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...) and on ABC Late night if you want to listen, otherwise you can read this wonderful interview ⬇️ I hope it’ll make you want to read the book!
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Aidan McGlynn@aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 10mo agoZoe Williams interviews feminist philosopher @manongarcia.bsky.social - the English translation of her book about the Pelicot trial was published last week
Today and tomorrow! Learning about democracy and design from Black feminist perspectives, at the Lin Centre conference at McGill University. @mcgillarts.bsky.social @mcgillpolisci.bsky.social @gripp-montreal.bsky.social @lecre.bsky.social
Hello APSA folks, please come and join me Catherine Lu, Arturo Change, Matt Longo, and Niklas Plaetzer for an author-meets-critics roundtable on my new book, Contested Territory (OUP 2025) on Thursday morning at 10am! Thu Sept 11 10am Vancouver Convention Centre, East Ballroom C
This enthralling examination of a tragic personal/political story reimagines how people respond to politically tumultuous times, uncertainty & injustice. A bold, riveting, humbling reflection on humanity & human dignity. Congratulations, @leaypi.bsky.social! www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/752510...
Indignity by Lea Ypi | Penguin Random House Canada
The award-winning author of Free returns with an extraordinary investigation into historical injustice, personal and collective dignity, truth and imagination
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'It shouldn't be so easy to nudge people toward what might be their own destruction.' Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents.
A very important message that everyone who assumes Ru victory needs to hear. But unfortunately Ru’s deluded fans and paid stooges in the West are so disconnected from reality they repeat that Ru has won already or will win tomorrow every day for 3.5yrs now.
Check out this conversation I had about Trump, Europe, and the Russo-Ukrainian war for Pacifica Network's Ukraine 4 2 4 series: soundcloud.com/pacificanetw...
07.16.25 / Europe:
Dr. Maria Popva, Associate Professor of Political Science at McGill University in Montreal and expert in European, Russian, and Ukrainian geopolitics, describes the current situation for Europe: What
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This Fourth of July, remember Fritz Gerlich, who warned his fellow Germans of Hitler and the road to ruin, and who was shot and killed on the Night of the Long Knives, 30 June 1934, during a purge of critics of the Nazi regime.
Juneteenth is a celebration of Black resiliency and joy. It’s also a day to think about systemic inequalities Black Americans face in criminal justice. Read the latest from @brownphdgirl.bsky.social & @christines.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/junetee...
Juneteenth is a celebration of Black resiliency and joy.
It’s also a day to think about systemic inequalities Black Americans face in criminal justice.
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Tonight it is finally time for Tommie Shelby's first Benjamin Lecture! He will begin with the topic of "Race and Class in the Political Ethics of the Oppressed". We are looking forward to seeing many of you at Haus der Kulturen der Welt at 6pm! criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
