Owen D Thomas

@drowendthomas.bsky.social

Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, University of Exeter, UK

🚨 New paper out in European Journal of IR 🚨 Faiz Sheikh and I draw on Ibn Khaldun’s political thought to rethink the crisis of liberal international order—not as a problem of technique, but as an unresolved and destructive tension between LIO’s claim to universalism and its entrenched whiteness.

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🗓️ Less than a month to go! We’re seeking contributions for an edited volume on secrecy in an era of polycrisis. Call for Chapter Proposals for edited volume: Secrecy Studies: Enduring Themes, New Directions Details at: buff.ly/bSnIaw6 Deadline: 1st June

Call for Chapter Proposals - New SPIN Edited Volume, Initial Deadline: 1 June - SPIN

Call for Chapter Proposals: Deadline 1 June 2025     Working title: Secrecy Studies: Enduring Themes, New...

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Nice to see the article I wrote with @drowendthomas.bsky.social and Victoria Basham on Keir Starmer and the juridification of politics being used by Chris Mason to frame their analysis of the recent meeting between Starmer (Mr Rules) and Trump (Mr Break the Rules) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Chris Mason: Can opposites Trump and Starmer find common ground? - BBC News

The prime minister and the new president of the United States are rather different characters.

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