Loughborough University is advertising a Sanctuary Scholarship scheme open to doctoral researchers applying to work in IRPH. Further details below. www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgr...

We're pleased to share that Loughborough University will soon offer undergraduate study in English and History, co-taught between IRPH and our friends at @lboroenglish.bsky.social. The first English and History cohort will start in September 2027. Details below! www.lboro.ac.uk/study/underg...

Together with Sarah Albientz, Claire Aniel-Buchheit, Thomas Beugniet, Thomas Caubet, Léo Grillet and Léo Laglenne, I'm putting together a conference on Anarchist Spaces from c. 1870 to today. The CFP is here: echelles.u-pariscite.fr/events/event... Abstracts expected by 26 June!

Today! Upcoming ARG Seminar 29th April, 1-2pm (GMT) Join us this Weds. as Ryan Essex discusses 'Anarchism and Health'. All welcome. To join remotely, follow the link -> bit.ly/4t3XGsr Meeting ID: 350 524 241 471 45 Passcode: nh7cS6ey

Today = 9th 🎂 of 1st V of Essays on #Anarchism & #Religion co-ed with @msadams.bsky.social, incl chapts by @benjaminjpauli.bsky.social, @ruyllerablanes.bsky.social, @egalvanalvarez.bsky.social, @justinmeggitt.bsky.social, @franziskah.bsky.social, Simon Podmore & Hugo Strandberg: doi.org/10.16993/bak

For more on this issue, see: bit.ly/41dZjYO To subscribe: bit.ly/4biJs1c To write for Anarchist Studies: bit.ly/3PLbauY (7/7)

The reviews section of AS 34.1 features @profalexp.bsky.social on Newman and La Torre's 'The Anarchist Before the Law'; Nathan Jun on Jarrett's 'Lockean Property Ethics'; Francis O'Connor on Biehl's 'Their Blood got Mixed'; + Isobel van Hagen on Branson's 'Practical Anarchism'. (6/7) bit.ly/41dZjYO

The final article in Anarchist Studies 34.1 is Kauan Willian dos Santos, ''War on War': Anarchists in Brazil in the Face of the Two World Wars' (5/7) bit.ly/41dZjYO

The third article in Anarchist Studies 34.1 is by Tom Goyens (@tomgoyens.bsky.social) , 'Rudolf Rocker in Exile: Reimagining Anarchism in an Age of Catastrophe, 1933-1958'. (4/7) bit.ly/41dZjYO

In the second article in Anarchist Studies 34.1, Zachary Patrick discusses 'The Ballot or the Bomb: The Anarchist-Socialist Split in the American Gilded Age'. (3/7) bit.ly/41dZjYO

In this issue's first article, Michael Grooff presents 'Sympathy as the Engine of Mutual Aid: Reading Kropotkin's Bipartite Account of Sympathy' (2/7) bit.ly/41dZjYO

📝 Anarchist Studies 34.1 is out now! This issue comprises 4 articles, 1 review essay and 5 book reviews: The cover for this issue is by Gianluca Constantini and is discussed in the opening essay by Allan Antliff. (1/7) bit.ly/41dZjYO

🎙️Anarchist Essay #115! In a recent episode of our podcast series w/ @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social , Maria Chomard presented 'To Save the Saviours: Reorganising Anarchist Solidarity in the Europe after World War II'. Listen here, or search for 'Anarchist Essays' . bit.ly/4uEKvAi

Today in 1906, one hundred and twenty years ago, the German American socialists and later anarchist Johann Most died at age 60 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Read about his remarkable life: www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c0...

📝New article from ARG member @msadams.bsky.social and his @irph.bsky.social colleague Rakesh Ankit. 'Anarchism and the "Fascination with Empire": George Woodcock in India, 1964-1985' was published in the International Review of Social History. It's available open access here: bit.ly/4qWdBI5

Perhaps of interest to anyone want to work with the Anarchism Research Group @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social IRPH is also the home of the journal Anarchist Studies. @anarchiststudies.bsky.social

The first set of postdocs for our ERC project on popular government have just been advertised. These 3 postdocs will be based at UC Louvain with my co-PI Pierre-Etienne Vandamme and focus on contemporary democratic theory. Apply! jobs.uclouvain.be/Personnelsci...

Nice to see this article published in International Review of Social History @irsh-iisg.bsky.social. Written with my @irph.bsky.social colleague Rakesh Ankit. 'Anarchism and the "Fascination with Empire": George Woodcock in India, 1964-1985'. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New in Loughborough's 'What our students say' series: Andres Arcones, who graduated in 2025, tells us about his experiences studying for a BA in History at Loughborough. 'Learning with academic experts who have a real passion and curiosity for their subject was incredibly cool.'

May interest someone wanting to work with the Anarchism Research Group (@anarchismresgroup.bsky.social). IRPH is also the home of the journal Anarchist Studies. @anarchiststudies.bsky.social

📝New article from ARG member @alexchristoy.bsky.social. His article 'Pacifist rejoinders to the 'Hitler question'' has been published in the European Journal of International Security @ejisbisa.bsky.social. The article is available open access here: bit.ly/4bjS3kL

🎙️Anarchist Essay #108! In the latest episode of our podcast series w/ @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social, Steve Emery and Dai O'Brien offer 'L.A. Motler: A Deaf Anarchist' Listen here, or search for 'Anarchist Essays' bit.ly/4orPsrF Help others find the series by reviewing us wherever you listen!

Tomorrow!! We're delighted to welcome @akpress.org author Matt Broomfield for the first ARG 'webinar' of the semester. Matt will be speaking on 15th October 2025 between 15:00-16:00 GMT. All welcome and can join using this link --> bit.ly/42misZL See below for details of his presentation.

We're delighted to welcome @akpress.org author Matt Broomfield for the first ARG 'webinar' of this semester. Matt will be speaking on 15th October 2025 between 15:00-16:00 GMT. All welcome and can join using this link --> bit.ly/42misZL See below for details of his presentation.

🎙️Anarchist Essay #104! In the latest episode of our series with the @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social, Theresa Warburton presents 'Other Worlds Here: Embracing Story as Place-Based Practice in Anarchist Social Movements' Listen here, or search for 'Anarchist Essays' bit.ly/4mqb6eQ

Anarchist Studies 33.2 (Autumn, '25) is out now! This edition of the journal features 4 original articles and 3 book reviews. First, Robert T.F. Downes, 'Green Anarchy & Red Praxis: An Anarcho-Indigenous Dialogue Towards a Democracy of Species'. (1/8)

🎙️ Anarchist Essay #103! We return after the summer break with a new episode in our podcast series w/@anarchismresgroup.bsky.social. In episode 103, Iain McIntyre & Owen Clayton offer 'Mysteries of a Hobo's Life: T-Bone Slim and the IWW' Listen here, or search for 'Anarchist Essays'. bit.ly/3JMBh1E

Latest full issue of @cultsochistory.bsky.social vol.22, issue 3 (2025) now out. Well pleased my article on Mafeking Fever & the West End is included. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Great to see Ellie's article 'Anarchism, anti-militarism, and the British Empire: the case of War Commentary and the Freedom Defence Committee' out in Modern British History. A very impressive first publication!

Call for Papers: Mobilizing Memory: Sacco and Vanzetti on the Centennial of Their Executions calandrainstitute.org/call-for-pap...?

A reminder that Andrew Whitehead's seminar is today at 2:30pm GMT. To join remotely, use this link: bit.ly/42L8hyg

Today = 8th 🎂 of 1st vol of Essays on #Anarchism & #Religion co-edited with @msadams.bsky.social including chapters by @ruyllerablanes.bsky.social, @egalvanalvarez.bsky.social, @justinmeggitt.bsky.social, & @franziskah.bsky.social: www.stockholmuniversitypress.se/site/books/e...

Upcoming ARG seminar with Andrew Whitehead, 'The Battle with the London Anarchists'. 30th April, 14:00-16:30 GMT.

In the second article in AS 33.1, Dai O'Brien and Steve Emery discuss 'L.A. Motler: a Deaf Anarchist' (2/7)

Anarchist Studies 33.1 (Spring, 2025) is out now! The issue features 4 original articles and 6 book reviews. @olebirklaursen.bsky.social starts the issue with ''Deserter in Scandinavia': August Souch, Transregional Networks, and the Scandinavian Syndicalist Press, 1914-1919' (1/7)

On 8 April, I'll be giving a lecture on William Godwin's 20th c. anarchist reception, building on British material that I've explored with @msadams.bsky.social, and French material I was made aware of by @olebirklaursen.bsky.social (huge thanks to both)! advancedstudies.cyu.fr/manifestatio...

You can also help others find the series, and wish us a happy birthday, by leaving a nice review wherever you listen. And remember, you can enjoy our archive of 100 episodes here for free...or wherever you follow us: bit.ly/3QNQcJ7 🎉🎉

🎙️Anarchist Essay #100 (Happy birthday to us 🎉) In the 100th episode of our series w/ the @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social, Ruth Kinna discusses 'Mutual Aid: What It Is and What It Is Not'. Listen here, or search for 'Anarchist Essays' wherever you listen: bit.ly/4inlQJn

The List of Digitized Anarchist Periodicals (LIDIAP) is an incredibly valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of anarchism. It is run entirely by volunteers, we are rolling out new features soon, and we are always looking for more people to get involved. lidiap.ficedl.info

We are recruiting a 9-month University Teacher for history modules next academic year (to cover especially modules such as Atlantic World, (Un)Making of World Order, & dissertation supervision). Full info: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX285/u...

🎙️Anarchist Essay #99! In the latest episode of our series w/ @anarchiststudies.bsky.social, Keith Jacobs presents 'The Writings of Colin Ward and the Legacy of Anarchism for Housing Studies'. Listen here, or search for 'Anarchist Essays' wherever you find your podcasts bit.ly/42UPeSR

@akpress.org is on BlueSky, and if you're anywhere close to interested in excellent radical/anarchist stuff, you should absolutely follow them. ... Oh and if you want to review something from their catalogue for @anarchiststudies.bsky.social, you should also let me know.

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Nice to see this letterpress edition of Hebert Read's war poetry has (finally) entered production. I wrote the intro in 2018 for the centenary...but better late than never!

'The Anarchist and the Technocrat: Herbert Read, C. P. Snow, and the Future of Britain' by @msadams.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The 1818 General Election: my piece on #WilliamGodwin’s report on the intensely fought metropolitan contest is now online [no pay wall] ecppec.ncl.ac.uk/features/the...

I have a new episode on @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social's Anarchist Essays #podcast. Listen to me talk about #anarchism and #sociology! open.spotify.com/episode/2yz9... Essay #96: Dana Williams, ‘Concerning Anarchist Sociology: Working Within and Against Discipline’

🎙️Anarchist Essay #96! In our first episode of the new year in our series w/ @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social Dana Williams (@dmwilliams.bsky.social) presents 'Concerning Anarchist Sociology: Working Within and Against Disicpline'. Listen here or search for 'Anarchist Essays' bit.ly/4j4uxtg

🎙️Anarchist Essay #95! In the final episode our podcast series w/ the @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social for the year, Alexandria Hollett presents 'No Gods, No Masters: Practicing Freedom through Anarchist Civics' Listen here, or search for 'Anarchist Essays' bit.ly/3DtFmF7 & we'll see you next year!