Scholarship and commentary on global politics, war and genocide
Readers may recall that in March, the International Network of Genocide Scholars informed me that they were awarding me a Lifetime Achievement Award. I've received one or two other awards in a long career, but this is the first with a physical embodiment, as the photo shows. Unfortunately I was unable to attend the INOGS… Continue reading My INOGS lifetime award arrives
My new piece in Byline Times
Click HERE to watch my presentation and the discussion (many of the audience participated online).
I have a new blogpost for UK in a Changing Europe.
https://bylinetimes.com/2022/06/07/the-single-market-taboo-wont-last-forever/ My latest for Byline Times, on the debate ignited by Tobias Ellwood, argues that to advance the single market case it will be necessary to make the argument for freedom of movement, against entrenched positions still informed by 2016’s anti-immigrant racism.
I've talked about 'Political Racism' in a great Another Europe is Possible PODCAST with Luke Cooper and Zoe Williams. And a bonus - listeners to the podcast get a 30% discount on the book when they use the code EMAIL30 at the Agenda Publishing website.
My latest for Byline Times Boris Johnson and Priti Patel’s scheme to deport asylum seekers is so outrageous that critics are struggling to take it at face value. They doubt that deportees will ever reach Rwanda and see it as a ‘dead cat’ to distract from the Prime Minister’s unprecedented penalty notices. Or they are… Continue reading The Rwanda Scheme: Electoral Racism to Policy Racism
'Ukrainian family', by Marc Chagall, painted 1941-43
A slightly modified version of the article which has just appeared on Byline Times President Zelinskiy has accused Russia of genocide against the Ukrainian people following the bombing of a maternity hospital in Mariupol. Vladimir Putin earlier used the accusation that Ukraine was committing genocide against Russian-speakers to justify his aggression. Genocide is therefore important… Continue reading ‘Genocide’ and Putin’s war of destruction against Ukrainian society
The International Network of Genocide Scholars (INoGS) has let me know that it will present me with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 conference in Mexico City. I'm deeply honoured and proud to accept, although unfortunately I won't be present in person (they'll record an interview with me which will be shown at the… Continue reading Lifetime Achievement Award
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