colonialism
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‘Problematising Genealogy is to History what Psychoanalysis is to the Practical Self-Relation’: An Interview with Amy Allen for the Oxford Political Review
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Grappling with the most pressing political topics requires us to reflect on how we are situated in and implicated in the relations of power we are trying to understand and critique.
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The Colonial Hangover: How French Words Perpetuate a Continuity of Colonial Attitudes Against Algerians
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The long climb to expel divisions and resurrect equality starts with rooting out the discrimination embedded in one particular place: language.
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West Papua’s Shifting Signifiers: Across History of Colonialism and Nationalism in Indonesia
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A silent war of narratives and symbols rages within the shadowed forests and contested borders of West Papua.
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Algeria and Palestine: Parallels and Differences
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As demands for a ceasefire in Gaza gain global political momentum, it is worth critically exploring Albert Camus’s thoughts on the French colonial history in Algeria for parallels and breaking points with the present moment.
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Revitalized Friendships or Colonial Irrelevance? The Commonwealth and Britain’s Relationship with the Global South
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Is the Commonwealth really an opportunity for Britain to forge new relationships with the Global South?
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Good Uranium, Bad Uranium
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Yet amidst the abundant critical discourse on nuclear security, the NPT’s questionable distinction between supposedly ‘peaceful’ and ‘non-peaceful’ nuclear uses has largely been overlooked.
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A Western Delusion: Narratives Surrounding Neocolonialism in Africa
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Ever since Chinese President Xi Jinping’s announcement of the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ in 2013 raised disapproving (or perhaps jealous?) eyebrows in the west, an insidious trend has emerged in relation to reporting on China within western media circles. Scaremongering articles, complete with ominous headlines such as ‘What China is really up to in Africa’, have rushed…
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The Final Barriers of Colonialism
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In 1947, the Crown in the Jewel of the British Empire finally broke free to shine on its own, as the Indian Subcontinent won its independence from British rule and the current geopolitical map of the region was created. 73 years on, while the days of foreign occupation and unwanted flags fluttering in Indian lands…