Nabila Ramdani and Gwilym David Blunt discuss global food security, the state of UK soft power and the travails of paying for public transport. Plus: a report from Los Angeles’s mayoral race and the latest from Salone del Mobile.
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Right so it’s the fourth video of the Global Poverty, Injustice, and Resistance series and I’m talking about when one can act on the right to resistance.
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Nuclear weapons became a touchstone in global politics and culture during the Cold War but have since receded into the background. However, with the Russo-Ukrainian War escalating tensions between Moscow and NATO powers, the spectre of nuclear war is looming larger than it has in generations.
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It’s the third video in my online book launch for Global Poverty, Injustice, and Resistance. This video discusses what we mean by resistance which is a much discussed but under examined concept.
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Our guest is Dennis Glover - an academic, newspaper columnist, policy adviser and speechwriter to Australia’s most senior political, business and community leaders. An often outspoken political commentator, his books include An Economy is not a Society, The Art of Great Speeches and Orwell’s Australia. He is also the author of two novels: Factory 19 and the Last Man in Europe.
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It’s the second video of the series looking at what justifies the right of resistance both in philosophical terms and within the current international system.
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The first in a series (I hope) of short videos on my book Global Poverty, Injustice, and Resistance. Enjoy.
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Global Poverty, Injustice, and Resistance is now available in paperback with a further discount until the end of November 2021.
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On the 31st of October, world leaders converged on Glasgow for the UN Climate Change Conference, colloquially known as COP26. Here it is hoped that an agreement can be reached to help avert the worst effects of the climate crisis. However, given the history of soft targets and inaction on climate change there is air of scepticism that COP26 will live up to the moment.
Today we will give you the City view on the climate emergency and civil disobedience.
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On 4 January 2011, Mohamed Bouazizi died from injuries he incurred by setting himself on fire in protest against the confiscation of his wares by the police. His death set in motion the Arab Spring across North Africa and the Middle East. Ten years later the politics of protest have not disappeared.
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Although Europe’s migrant crisis has abated, the politics and ethics of human migration remain one of the most contested issues today.
Today we will give you the City View on the politics of migration.
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After decades of retreat, the emerging climate crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to calls across the world for a more interventionist state.
Today we will give you the City View on whether there are national solutions to global problems.
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I spoke with Luke Hanrahan at Newsy about the future of the “Special Relationship” and how Boris Johnson is going to have to reinvent himself to get along with Joe Biden.
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It seems unthinkable, but an American president is threatening the peaceful transfer of power – the cornerstone of any democracy. It seems inevitable that he will go, but then America will be forced to deal with the question: what to do with former President Trump?
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I also featured on The World this Weekend with Martina Fitzgerald. I discuss how politicians breaking COVID-19 rules erodes public trust in the rule of law.
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I appeared on The National, “the flagship nightly news and current affairs program from Canada's public broadcaster”, to discuss the recent violations of COVID-19 regulations by Canadian politicians.
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I’m very please to see that my book Global Poverty, Injustice, and Resistance has been reviewed by Elizabeth Kahn in Ethics & International Affairs. It is the first time any of my work has been publicly reviewed and I’m very grateful for such a generous examination of my work. If you are curious about the book, read the review.
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On January 1st 2020, the world rang in the new year with few suspecting that it would see one of the most profound global crisis since the Second World War. As this year draws to a close, many of us find ourselves reflecting on what has passed and what is to come.
Today we will give you the City View on 2020 and the future of democracy.
Our guests are Inderjeet Parmar, Professor of International Politics, and Dr Lise Butler, Lecturer in Modern History.
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Welcome to the inaugural episode of the City Politics Podcast. Today we’ll give you the City view on COVID-19 and Global Inequality. Our guests are Ronen Palan, Professor of International Politics, and Sandy Hager, Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy.
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