Rupavardhini B Raju
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Research Fellow, Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism, UCL Laws She/Her
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As Gaza's children are bombed and starved, we watch - powerless. What is it doing to us as a society? | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
I thought we all believed in a collective responsibility towards children. This terrible conflict has made me question that, says Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/24/gaza-children-bombed-starved-watch-society?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
7 months ago
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Dr. Berihun Gebeye will discuss his paper with Prof. Kate O’Regan chairing at the Law and Democracy Network’s event on African Constitutionalism at 10:30 am BST, 21st May. Please join us in person at Mansfield College, Oxford, or register below to attend online.
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
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Law and Democracy Network: African
About the speaker and the event Dr Berihun Gebeye will present his work on 'The Normative and
https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/event/law-and-democracy-network-african-constitutionalism-and-political-thought
7 months ago
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9 months ago
@surbhikarwa.bsky.social
and I organised a workshop on ‘Contemporary issues in Indian Constitutionalism’ 🥳 An absolute delight: sharing our work and feeding back into each other’s papers. By some fortunate accident, it was an all women’s forum. As accidents go, I couldn’t have planned it better!
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On 12th March at 11 am GMT the Law and Democracy Network is hosting an online panel on Dr. Oishik Sircar's book 'Ways of Remembering: Law, Cinema, and Collective Memory in New India'. Discussants - Dr. Kanika Sharma, SOAS and Mr. Zahir Janmohamed, Bowdoin. Zoom link ↓
law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
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https://law.ox.ac.uk/content/event/book-panel-ways-remembering-law-cinema-and-collective-memory-new-india…
9 months ago
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Colin Murray
9 months ago
As universities engage in more "death spiral" cuts to academia, we need to focus on the intense bureaucratisation of the C21 university. A wannabe D-VC implements travel management outsourcing, and massive costs ensue. They've moved on before the disaster unfolds:
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On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities
You may never have considered yourself to be one. Why would you? But if you’re reading this, there is more than a likelihood that you are one. If you’re a
https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/148/3/687/8058558
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The Guardian
9 months ago
‘I’ve lost my work and been ostracised’: Oxford University accused of failing to act after ruling on ‘sham’ contracts
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‘I’ve lost my work and been ostracised’: Oxford University accused of failing to act after ruling on ‘sham’ contracts
Despite winning a landmark legal battle, academic Alice Jolly believes it won’t benefit others An academic who won a landmark court battle last year against Oxford University for employing her and her colleague on “sham” gig economy contracts has…
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/mar/08/ive-lost-my-work-and-been-ostracised-oxford-university-accused-of-failing-to-act-after-ruling-on-sham-contracts?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Holger Hestermeyer
9 months ago
The Fulbright program seems to be at risk. As a former Fulbright scholar that is devastating news. The US risks losing its knowledge base and contacts.
woub.org/2025/03/07/f...
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Many Fulbright scholars say they feel stranded after the Trump administration suspended their funding
Fulbright scholars were among those in programs administered through the U.S. State Department who learned their funding has been frozen.
https://woub.org/2025/03/07/fulbright-scholars-feel-stranded-trump-administration-suspends-funding/
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On 12th March at 11 am GMT the Law and Democracy Network is hosting an online panel on Dr. Oishik Sircar's book 'Ways of Remembering: Law, Cinema, and Collective Memory in New India'. Discussants - Dr. Kanika Sharma, SOAS and Mr. Zahir Janmohamed, Bowdoin. Zoom link ↓
law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
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https://law.ox.ac.uk/content/event/book-panel-ways-remembering-law-cinema-and-collective-memory-new-india…
9 months ago
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Wrote a blog post on Nationalism and Constitutional Identity in India
blog-iacl-aidc.org/2025-posts/2...
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A Country Young and Old: Nationalism and the Battle Over Constitutional Identity in India — IACL-IADC Blog
Rupavardhini BALAKRISHAN RAJU This year marks 75 years of the Constitution of India coming into force, which – given the average life span of constitutions – is a very respectable, grand old age…
https://blog-iacl-aidc.org/2025-posts/2025/2/11/a-country-young-and-old-nationalism-and-the-battle-over-constitutional-identity-in-india
10 months ago
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Eoin Daly
10 months ago
My most boomer trait is wanting documents as email attachments, not via fiddly sharepoints or collaborative facetube interfaces or God forbid, invitations to a shared MS Teams channel *shakes stick at sky*
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Paolo Sandro
11 months ago
3 years ago today this labour of love (by others), tears (all mine) and dedication (mine too) came out. It was maybe the worst career choice for all the years it took to write. And then, once out, it changed my career. I will never stop being grateful to everyone who has propped me along the way.
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Amal Sethi
11 months ago
My latest piece in Global Constitutionalism. While it contributes to a somewhat niche debate, it might interest you if you are keen on the debates on the Basic Structure Doctrine or the Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments Doctrine. Open Access Link:
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Neil Renic
11 months ago
You: Dress for the job you want. Me in my writing pajamas at 3pm: Got it.
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Surabhi Shukla
12 months ago
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@rupavardhini.bsky.social
and I have put together a starter pack of scholars working on global south constitutionalism. Let us know if you would like to join us!
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Definitely picking this up. Guarantor institutions such as the NAO and other SAIs are so important yet not written about enough.
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about 1 year ago
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Amal Sethi
about 1 year ago
Wrote this chapter a while back and my views have moderately evolved since then but in the below piece I argue why constitutional scholars need to look at times beyond constitutional law as a solution to populist authoritarian projects.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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Stopping Authoritarian Populist Projects: Why Constitutionalism Is Not the Sole Answer
Legal scholars have been attempting to discern methods to safeguard democracy in the face of authoritarian populist projects. Much of the relevant discourse has centered on constitutionalism-based mec...
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-71889-2_10
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Looking forward to this conference on Ruptures and Continuities in the Westminster Model - 29 and 30 November.
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Ruptures and Continuities in the Westminster Model
organised by Professor Timothy Endicott and Dr. Dominic Burbidge , Conference Description More than
https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/event/ruptures-and-continuities-westminster-model
about 1 year ago
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This is tomorrow at 11 am GMT. Zoom link and event details below.
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about 1 year ago
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Aoife O'Donoghue
about 1 year ago
Us at
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Legal Work have 2 new Best Practice Guides 1. Empirical Approaches to Family Law Research 2. Transitioning from PhD to an Academic Career Thnx to all who contributed! Great collective work!! All our Best Practice Guides are available
dflw.ie/publications...
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Next at the Law & Democracy Network, A New Bangladesh? Perspectives on Constitutional Transition with Naveeda Khan, Ridwanul Hoque and Sara Hossain. Wed 27 Nov 11 AM GMT. Fully online. Please register here and join us.
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Law and Democracy Network: Bangladesh - Democracy
About the event In the summer of 2024, student protests for the reform of the quota system in
https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/event/law-and-democracy-network-bangladesh-democracy-and-its-discontents
about 1 year ago
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Alan Greene
about 1 year ago
Hello new academic followers. If you're teaching in a UK law school, your students may find my video series on how to use the OSCOLA referencing system.
alangreeneblog.wordpress.com/2024/11/06/a...
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A Guide to Using OSCOLA
I’ve recorded a series of videos on how to use the OSCOLA citation system. This series should be of interest to law students, particularly those studying at UK law schools. Primary Sources Se…
https://alangreeneblog.wordpress.com/2024/11/06/a-guide-to-using-oscola-2/
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Grapie Deltaco
about 1 year ago
“What radicalized you?” Bro I was told to treat people the way I would want to be treated in kindergarten and it made sense idk what else there is to say
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Prof. Nick Barber and Prof. Rochana Bajpai speak on Ideology and Hegemony in Constitutional Imagination at this Law and Democracy Network event on 20 November at 12:30 pm GMT. Please join us in person or sign up for the Zoom link.
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
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Law and Democracy Network: Ideology and Hegemony
Constitutional discussions are primarily centred around laws, rules and principles, while the
https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/event/law-and-democracy-network-ideology-and-hegemony-constitutional-imagination
about 1 year ago
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Tarun Khaitan
about 1 year ago
My first post here as I transition away from Twitter/X. Recording of a student workshop on how to write a good undergrad/masters essay: aimed at law students, may be helpful to others too.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqrx...
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How to Write a Good Law School Essay
YouTube video by tafrida
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqrxaNm3aFs&feature=youtu.be
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The Law and Democracy Network is hosting an online panel on the Mexican Judicial Crisis this Wednesday - 6th November at 15:00 GMT with Julio Rios-Figueroa, Mariana Velasco Rivera, Luz Orozco Y Villa, and Nicola Tommasini. Please register here for the Zoom link.
www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...
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Law & Democracy Network: Unconstitutional
About the event The Law and Democracy Network is pleased to host a panel discussion on
https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/event/law-democracy-network-unconstitutional-constitutional-amendments-mexican-judicial
about 1 year ago
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R.I.G. Complex: A New Framework for Understanding Aryan Migration Theory
R. Balakrishnan’s research underscores the potential of toponymic — place names — studies to uncover new perspectives on ancient migrations.
https://thewire.in/culture/r-i-g-complex-a-new-framework-for-understanding-aryan-migration-theory
about 1 year ago
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Getting the word out on the Law and Democracy Network in the Faculty of Law, Oxford. We are a forum for interdisciplinary discussions on issues at the intersection of law and democracy. We have a Global South focus. All our events are hybrid Read more about us here
www.law.ox.ac.uk/law-and-demo...
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Law and Democracy Network | Faculty of Law
About the Law and Democracy Network: The Law and Democracy Network provides a forum for the regular
https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/law-and-democracy-network/law-and-democracy-network
about 1 year ago
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Alice Lilly
over 1 year ago
Everyone who’s ever edited a document: oh there’s now a blank page at the end of this Word document, time to get rid of that! Word: no Everyone: please delete Word: shan’t Everyone: * frantically presses delete backspace delete* Word: answer me these riddles three
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My mom sent me a video about yoga poses to cure overthinking. What’s a nice way to explain that the ship sailed when I chose to be a legal academic?
over 1 year ago
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Sean Jones KC
over 1 year ago
The great I-spy Book of UK Lawyers To see what UK lawyers are posting about and to interact with them try the UK Lawyers List:
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. If you want to follow UK Lawyers in bulk*, use these start packs: 1.
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𝙰𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙰𝚋𝚒𝚣𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚑
over 1 year ago
More on the mass resignation of editors of 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 & 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴: an op-ed by yrs truly in The Guardian, about the commercial academic publishing scam
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Academic publishing is a lucrative scam – and we’re determined to change that | Arash Abizadeh
Giant publishers are bleeding universities dry, with profit margins that rival Google’s. So we decided to start our own, says academic Arash Abizadeh
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/16/academic-journal-publishers-universities-price-subscriptions?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Thesiswhisperer
almost 2 years ago
ANU graduate wins the Dance Your PhD competition! Well done Dr Weli - and to our team member at RD, Simon Clews, who gave a bit of a helping hand
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
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‘Joyful madness’: ANU scientist wins global prize for ‘dancing his PhD’ about kangaroos
Four-minute video features drag queens, twerking, ballerinas, a classical Indian dancer and a bunch of friends from Canberra
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/27/kangaroo-time-anu-scientist-global-science-prize-aaas-dance-your-phd-competition?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Neil Renic
almost 2 years ago
University fellowship: we welcome applicants from all socioeconomic backgrounds Fellowship salary: we welcome applicants from the landed gentry, as well as recent lottery winners
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Thinking about the time a UK Border Control agent told me that my PhD would be done sooner if I travelled less 🥲
almost 2 years ago
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Business idea - Advent calendar with chocolates for the whole year. Managed to get through one more day? Here is a treat for you.
about 2 years ago
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