My new article on Barbara Ward's global thought is out open access. It's part of a fascinating special issue on geographical imaginaries edited by Antonio Ferraz and Luke Ashworth @gsqjournal.bsky.social Global Divisions: The Spatial Imagination of Barbara Ward academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...

Global Divisions: The Spatial Imagination of Barbara Ward

Abstract. The article examines the international thought of the British economist Barbara Ward (1914–1981) through her spatial imagination. It argues that

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Tomorrow in Bologna Prof Yoav Rinon will talk about war and memory, and the Israeli academic resistance to the destruction of Gaza. DM me for teams link to join us remotely.

Back in NYC as a visiting fellow at the Remarque Institute at NYU, working on my new book and enjoying the frosty weather.

Yes! Reviewer 2 urged me today to "clear out some conceptual confusion" by engaging with the work of Or Rosenboim. It's not even the first time this happens to me....

Exciting times at UoM: we are hiring up to 15 postdocs. See below www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Check out the fab website of our project on histories of prediction, 'imagining tomorrow'! Its sleek design presents our conferences, exhibition and publications, including original artwork. I had a great time working with this wonderful team and I hope you enjoy the outcome!

Lise Butler@lisebutler.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Last week we launched 'Imagining Tomorrow: The Artefacts of Prediction' at the Manchester Museum, an exhibition exploring how physical objects from 1900 to the present - from bomb shelters to board games - have expressed visions of the future. www.imaginingtomorrow.org.uk

Insane state of affairs.

Julia Laite@julialaite.bsky.social · 8mo ago

It's wild that there appears to be more current concern for the Lost Library of Alexandria than for the British Library. The BL's crisis exemplifies the accelerating destruction--through apathy as much as by design--of human knowledge & learning. I'm not even being dramatic.

My article on Hans Kelsen and the world state is now published in open access on The Journal of Global History and you can check it out here: doi.org/10.1017/S174....

What is planetary politics? My short essay is now published in Global Perspectives, in a really interesting forum. @ucpress doi.org/10.1525/gp.2...

My article with Arie Dubnov on current federalist visions to end the conflict in Israel-Palestine and past imperial iterations of this idea is now out on Global Perspetives @ucpress.bsky.social many thanks to @liorerez.bsky.social for the title. doi.org/10.1525/gp.2...

On Monday, I'll join the Italian national strike for Gaza. But retracting labour is hardly enough. I'll dedicate my next lecture in history at Unibo to discuss imperialism, Nationalism and the histories of Palestine in the 20th century. Most importantly, stop the war! Let all people live in peace.

This week @europeanisa.bsky.social is coming to Bologna and I'll be there too, Great to catch up with friends and colleagues in my city. Come say hello!

👉 Take a look at this CfP for the LSE-Tufts Seminar in Contemporary International History, for those working on "any aspect of 20th or 21st century international history and historical IR, broadly defined" 👇 Organised by @lizingleson.bsky.social,‬ @mjbayly.bsky.social, @emleake.bsky.social #HistIR

Today I signed a contract with @princetonupress.bsky.social to publish my next book, "Global Nature: How Perceptions of Nature Transformed Global Political Visions"! Now I only have to write it...

📢 New on First View! Or Rosenboim (@orrosenboim.bsky.social‬) shows that jurist Hans Kelsen’s global thinking is characterised by a multi-scalar logic and an emphasis on positive law as the foundation of political and legal order. Read more here: doi.org/10.1017/S174...

My new article on the international thought of Hans Kelsen is now out on @globalhistjnl.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S174...

I wrote on Barbara Ward for the intellectual history blog of Oxford uni, happy to share these early thoughts about this influential international thinker.

Oxford Centre for Intellectual History@oxfordcih.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 New Blog Or Rosenboim (@orrosenboim.bsky.social) explores 'Planetary Orders and Global Divisions in the Political Thought of Barbara Ward' intellectualhistory.web.ox.ac.uk/article/plan...

Heartily recommend holding your next academic workshop in Bologna. Wonderful two days discussing prediction and the environment for our @britishacademy.bsky.social ‘Place of Prediction’ workshop, with special thanks to host @orrosenboim.bsky.social

Maybe of interest to @duncanbell.bsky.social, @thecambridgeschool.bsky.social, @lastpositivist.bsky.social Shout out to @orrosenboim.bsky.social

A morning in the archives of Unibo with my global history students, looking at documents on foreign students (inc. Jewish, Greeks, Iranians, and other refugees).

Someone recalled a pretty niche book I took from the library (on spaceship earth) and now I really want to know who they are.

On my way to Oxford for the week... (if the train will actually depart!)

I've written the first 1000 words of my new book. They may be edited away one day, but the page is not blank anymore!

My keynote at the @inthiseui.bsky.social conf today will explore my new work with Arie Dubnov on the links between contemporary leftist ideas for confederation in Israel/Palestine and their imperial intellectual roots. Looking forward to the conversation!

At the Silk Roads exhibition at the British Museum, so many beautiful artefacts from Samarkand, that brought to life the multi-cultural, fascinating city I've written about in my book Air and Love.

Oxfording this week

News! We would like to welcome four new members to our International Board! @xinfan.bsky.social (University of Cambridge), Ployjai Pintobtang พลอยใจ ปิ่นตบแต่ง (Chiang Mai University; มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่), @orrosenboim.bsky.social (Università di Bologna), and Tomohito Baji 馬路智仁 (University of Tokyo; 東京大学)

As we approach our tenth anniversary we thought it was a good moment to update our "Aims and Scope" to better reflect how conversations in the field have developed over the last decade. The new version is now live, read it here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rgi...

I'm happy to join the international board of @global-ih.bsky.social as the journal celebrates a decade of fascinating research!

Global Intellectual History@global-ih.bsky.social · 2y ago

As we approach our tenth anniversary we thought it was a good moment to update our "Aims and Scope" to better reflect how conversations in the field have developed over the last decade. The new version is now live, read it here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rgi...