Matthew Adams

@msadams.bsky.social

Historian of political thought at Loughborough University. Co-editor of Anarchist Studies (@anarchistsudies.bsky.social).

We welcome applications from competitive early-career scholars for the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme in our areas of research expertise! (Scheme details linked.) If you are interested, reach out to a potential supervisor comfortably in advance of the internal deadline of 15 July.

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I'm looking for some extra work this summer so if anyone has anything - e.g. remote research (especially London archives or Cambridge area), transcription, editing, proofing, etc, or knows of anyone looking, then feel free to let me know!

Together with Sarah Albientz, Claire Aniel-Buchheit, Thomas Beugniet, Thomas Caubet, Léo Grillet and Léo Laglenne, I'm putting together a conference on Anarchist Spaces from c. 1870 to today. The CFP is here: echelles.u-pariscite.fr/events/event... Abstracts expected by 26 June!

Colloque: Espaces Anarchistes (c. 1870 à aujourd’hui) / Anarchist Spaces (c. 1870 to today) | Echelles

ESPACES ANARCHISTES : PRATIQUES, IDÉES, RÉSEAUX (C. 1870 À AUJOURD’HUI) 28-29 JANVIER 2027

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The reviews section of AS 34.1 features @profalexp.bsky.social on Newman and La Torre's 'The Anarchist Before the Law'; Nathan Jun on Jarrett's 'Lockean Property Ethics'; Francis O'Connor on Biehl's 'Their Blood got Mixed'; + Isobel van Hagen on Branson's 'Practical Anarchism'. (6/7) bit.ly/41dZjYO

Anarchist Studies: Volume 34 Issue 1 (2026) - Lawrence Wishart

Anarchist Studies: An inter- and multi-disciplinary journal of anarchism research - Issue contents for Volume 34 Issue 1 (2026)

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📝New article from ARG member @msadams.bsky.social and his @irph.bsky.social colleague Rakesh Ankit. 'Anarchism and the "Fascination with Empire": George Woodcock in India, 1964-1985' was published in the International Review of Social History. It's available open access here: bit.ly/4qWdBI5

Anarchism and the “Fascination with Empire”: George Woodcock in India, 1964–1985 | International Review of Social History | Cambridge Core

Anarchism and the “Fascination with Empire”: George Woodcock in India, 1964–1985

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Perhaps of interest to anyone want to work with the Anarchism Research Group @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social IRPH is also the home of the journal Anarchist Studies. @anarchiststudies.bsky.social

Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History@irph.bsky.social · 5mo ago

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