Somdeep Sen
@somdeepsen.bsky.social
IR, race, settler colonialism, Palestine; Decolonizing Palestine @CornellUP; Globalizing Collateral Language @UofGeorgiaP
I’m still buzzing from my recent talk as part of @abi-freiburg.bsky.social’s ALMA lecture series. The topic wasn’t easy but 🙏 to Franzisca Zanker, Benjamin Schuetze, Andreas Mehler and The University of Freiburg for their care and support all the way through. Also, Freiburg is a beautiful town!
💡💬 Next week: Our 4th ALMA lecture with @somdeepsen.bsky.social! 🕗 July 8th, 8pm 📍 KG I, HS 1098 Join us for his talk on questions of race and and racism in international relations and how this shapes our conception of the politics of Israel-Palestine. www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/events/al...
How do concepts like security and development sort the world along racial lines, even when race goes unnamed? Somdeep Sen @somdeepsen.bsky.social joins the podcast to expose the hidden architecture of race in IR. 🗺️💼 👇 Links in comments
A big thank you to Martine Zubko and @theirthinker.bsky.social for the opportunity to speak about some of my works.
Racism Without the Word | Somdeep Sen
YouTube video by The IR thinker
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“Adopt now, think later”: that’s how tech bosses are asking us to deal with AI. Uncritical adoption of AI in higher education is helping the financials of big tech, but undermining the core mission and purpose of universities. I discuss this in my latest for @aljazeera.com #AJOpinion
The university must not become a supply chain for AI
Cash-strapped universities are being told to make AI central to their missions, by the people selling the AI.
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🔊 The magnificent @ddc-sdu.bsky.social x TrygFonden Fellowship Program is open, seeking the 2027 cohort 🚀 3 types of fellowships: 1️⃣ academic 2️⃣ journalist 3️⃣ policy fellows 🗓️ deadline September 1 Read the call for details and instructions 🚨🚨Spread the word 🚨🚨 www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
Digital Democracy Centre x TrygFonden Fellowship Program
Digital Democracy Centre x TrygFonden Fellowship Program
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I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing Adam Moe Fejerskov's fantastic new book "Good will corrupting" for International Affairs. academic.oup.com/ia/article-a...
Good will corrupting: social norms and the trouble of intervention
How are social norms constructed? How do they shape implicit and explicit ‘codes of conduct’? How do they affect social interaction and go on to become the
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Excited to be on the front page of @africasacountry.bsky.social with my latest piece reviewing the politics of two recent Bollywood films (i.e. the Dhurandhar duology): africasacountry.com/2026/05/bloo...
In today’s India, stories of terrorism and national humiliation are being reworked into fantasies of decisive power — blurring the line between memory, myth, and politics. africasacountry.com/2026/05/bloo...
Blood and nation
In today’s India, stories of terrorism and national humiliation are being reworked into fantasies of decisive power — blurring the line between memory, myth, and politics.
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The final version of Rhys Machold’s fantastic book “Fabricating Homeland Security” is finally out in Political Geography. 🙏 Lana Tatour, Debbie Lisle and Naji Safadi for their contributions : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Buy “Fabricating Homeland Security” here: www.sup.org/books/politi...
In a week’s time Hungary goes to the polls. This election is super important - not least for the global Right. In this piece I write back in January for @aljazeera.com #AJOpinion, I explain why… aje.news/cy2bk1
Why is ‘Deuce Bigalow’ rooting for Viktor Orban in Hungary?
A washed-up American comedian’s endorsement offers a window into Hungary’s central role in the global far right.
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In view of Trump’s National Security Strategy, I discuss the enduring legacy of race and racism in global politics for @foreignpolicy.com
Trump’s National Security Strategy Seeks to Make Europe Great Again
Alongside an indictment of the continent sits a sacrosanctity accorded to its civilization.
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In my latest for Al Jazeera English #AJOpinion I tackle the globality of xenophobia: From Washington to Copenhagen to Pretoria.
Xenophobia runs the world
From Washington to Copenhagen and Pretoria, blaming migrants has become the easiest governing strategy of our time.
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In this piece for @aljazeera.com #AJOpinion - in response to Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan - I present a “10-point plan for Israel”: aje.io/slic0q
❝ While the Trump “20-point Gaza peace plan” may bring a temporary respite for the Palestinians, it will not achieve peace. For this to happen, we also need a plan that makes demands of Israel and eliminates its genocidal drive. So here is a 10-point plan for Israel... ❞ — Somdeep Sen
A 10-point plan for Israel
Here is what needs to happen to put Palestinians and Israelis on the path to peace.
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The only good solution is the one that places Palestinian rights on centre stage and involves some mechanism of political leverage and censure that is able to curb Israel’s rogue-like conduct. Without it, any recognition of Palestinian statehood is an empty performance. @aljazeera.com #AJOpinion
Western bids to recognise a Palestinian state put Israel first
If recognition is to matter, it must centre on Palestinian self-determination, not Israel’s security.
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This co-authored piece for our project led by Emmanuel Raju is forthcoming in Urban Geography. Super excited. It’s a new area of research for me and I’m glad we were able to put this out into the world.
In a few months this beauty is out. Privileged to have a chapter on race. Big thank you to Felix Berenskötter for including me!
Why did Superman join ICE? In my latest for #AJOpinion @aljazeera.com I argue "Dean Cain’s leap from TV hero to immigration enforcer captures America’s embrace of fear as patriotism". www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Superman’s new job at ICE is the perfect American plot twist
Dean Cain’s leap from TV hero to immigration enforcer captures America’s embrace of fear as patriotism.
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Thank you @ehtz.bsky.social and @brandaid-world.bsky.social for this.
Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania@ehtz.bsky.social · last yr.🎙🇹🇿 How does humanitarianism reproduce or resist the legacies of colonialism? Find out the answer to this and other questions in our newest #EHTZ #podcast episode with @somdeepsen.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3knH...
This is such an important day for New Yorkers. Rooting for Mamdani! www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
A few words on Zohran Mamdani’s important fight for New York @aljazeera.com #AJOpinion
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid is bigger than New York
Amid a global rightward shift, Mamdani’s progressive campaign offers a rare blueprint for the left to win.
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Well done Ghadir Awad, Azadeh Sobout, Catherine Charrett, John Narayan and Jack McGinn. What an inspirational conversation. #bisa2025 @mybisa.bsky.social
Thanks to @alfnilsen.bsky.social , for the next three years I will be a research associate at the Center for Asian Studies in Africa at the University of Pretoria. Super excited for this!
Was a pleasure to speak to Phil Wilmot for the Troublemakers podcast out of Arusha, Tanzania.
Ep30: Postcolonialism with Somdeep Sen
YouTube video by Troublemakers podcast
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Israel belongs in Eurovision because it’s genocide embodies “European values” @aljazeera.com
Israel belongs in Eurovision
Israel’s war on Gaza doesn’t betray European values – it embodies them.
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Thanks @nawalabu72.bsky.social
Dr Amal Abu-Bakare@nawalabu72.bsky.social · last yr.As a long time Eurovision fan, it is difficult to deny the truth about the event when it comes to its politics. This is a brilliant piece by my friend @somdeepsen.bsky.social writing for @aljazeera.com : www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
