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Tag Archives: political theory

Reading Hannah Arendt

“There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking it-self is dangerous.” ― Hannah Arendt   Hannah Arendt (1906–1975) was one of the most influential political philosophers of the twentieth century. Born into a German-Jewish family, she was forced to leave Germany in 1933 and lived in Paris for the next eight years, working for a number of […]

Hot Off the Presses – New Journal Issues Published in September & October

Anthropology in Action: Journal for Applied Anthropology in Policy and Practice Volume 22, Number 2 This issue features articles focusing on issues related to the Research Excellence Framework, the impact agenda, and debates surrounding open access. On December 18 2014, the results of the U.K.’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) evaluation exercise were released. This was […]

International Day of Democracy 2015

  In 2007 the United Nations General Assembly resolved to observe 15 September as the International Day of Democracy—with the purpose of promoting and upholding the principles of democracy—and invited all member states and organizations to commemorate the day in an appropriate manner that contributes to raising public awareness. Read more about this special day […]

“When I read Machiavelli, Marx rang true”

The below is a special guest post written by Manjeet Ramgotra, contributor to Theoria, Issue 139, and author of ‘Conservative Roots of Republicanism.’   My article “Conservative Roots of Republicanism” is a result of research I conducted for my PhD.  Initially, I had begun to work on Rousseau.  I developed a critique of Pocock’s understanding of […]

Hot Off the Presses – New Journal Releases for September

Anthropology in Action Volume 21, Number 2 This issue includes articles that provide examples of anthropological research applied to, or with resonance for policy and practice issues. Girlhood Studies Volume 7, Number 2 This issue is broadly based on the theme of a girl’s education. Journal of Romance Studies Volume 14, Issue 2 This special issue […]

Celebrate International Day of Democracy with Berghahn Journals!

Dear Colleague, In honor of the International Day of Democracy on September 15th, and to celebrate the recent publication of our newest journal Democratic Theory, we have compiled a list of articles on the topic of democracy and democratic issues. You may also view the table of contents for the forthcoming issue of Democratic Theory here. […]

Hot Off the Presses – New Journal Releases for July

Anthropology of the Middle East Volume 8, Issue 2 This issue was an open-theme issue but, amazingly, all the articles are concerned in one way or other with ethnicity. Focaal Voume 2014, Issue 69 This special issue is titled Seeds—Grown, Governed, and Contested. Introducing: FocaalBlog The blog aims to accelerate and intensify anthropological conversations beyond what […]

Q&A for Democratic Theory: An Interdisciplinary Journal

Berghahn is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new journal in 2014, Democratic Theory – An Interdisciplinary Journal. The first issue has been published this month! Democratic Theory is a peer-reviewed journal that encourages philosophical and interdisciplinary contributions which critically explore democratic theory – in all its forms. Below is the transcript of an electronic […]