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The Illiberal Imaginary of One Cohesive Nation & Interview with Marlène Laruelle
This week the world has debated illiberalism, migration and nostalgia for national political communities. I spoke with one of the world’s leading experts on these issues, Marlène Laruelle, historian, sociologist, and political scientist.
A...
Deep History of Migration & Strangers on My Island Home (Australia)
Monthly Long Read on Decolonisation and Migration. Part Two
In Part One of my Monthly Long Read on Decolonisation and Migration I reflected on the banshee screams warning of cultural death by migration. I wrote:
The Migration Shock & Resentment of Lost National Cohesion
I have been thinking this month about three paired issues: migration and de/colonisation; the imagined cohesive nation and social fragmentation; and illiberalism and ressentiment.
Several months ago I scheduled the topic of migration for...
The Urgent Need for a Peace Plan for Ukraine
After four and a half years - or twelve years (depending on your perspective) - of the NATO-Russia-Ukraine War, some proposals for a peace process are emerging.
It is way, way past time.
Here on Substack in late 2025 made a proposal, ba...
Summer of Fire and Blood: the German Peasants’ War
Every month for paid subscribers I host a live call discussion of one of the ten ‘books of the month’ for my World History Book Club.
At this morning’s live call to discuss Lyndall Roper, Summer of Fire and Blood: the German Peasants’ War...
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