ICYMI: @umutozkirimli.bsky.social is working on a fourth edition of his seminal Theories of Nationalism and is crowdsourcing publications that should be covered in it. Do you know of any? Head to asen.ac.uk/theorieso... to submit them!

Do you know of any publications, including forthcoming publications, that would be relevant to an updated Theories of Nationalism? If you have any you would like to share, head on over to asen.ac.uk/theorieso...! 5/5

This is where you come in. While Umut’s core research is largely complete, he wants to ensure this edition is as comprehensive and up-to-date as possible. ASEN is helping crowdsource as wide a base as possible of research, case studies, and perspectives from around the world. 4/5

Twenty-five years on, Umut is working on a revised and expanded fourth edition. The new edition will be a fully-fledged textbook with new features such as Key Concepts and Case Study boxes. 3/5

@umutozkirimli.bsky.social’s seminal work, Theories of Nationalism, has been a standard text for students of nationalism at all levels since its first edition in 2000. 2/5

A fourth edition of Theories of Nationalism? 1/5

Do you know of any publications, including forthcoming publications, that would be relevant to an updated Theories of Nationalism? If you have any you would like to share, head on over to asen.ac.uk/theorieso...! 5/5

This is where you come in. While Umut’s core research is largely complete, he wants to ensure this edition is as comprehensive and up-to-date as possible. ASEN is helping crowdsource as wide a base as possible of research, case studies, and perspectives from around the world. 4/5

Twenty-five years on, Umut is working on a revised and expanded fourth edition. The new edition will be a fully-fledged textbook with new features such as Key Concepts and Case Study boxes. 3/5

@umutozkirimli.bsky.social’s seminal work, Theories of Nationalism, has been a standard text for students of nationalism at all levels since its first edition in 2000. 2/5

A fourth edition of Theories of Nationalism? 1/5

Some unexpected but exciting news: after eight years away from the field, I am returning to nationalism studies. The first stop in what will be a three-book marathon is the fourth edition of Theories of Nationalism, forthcoming with @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social 1️⃣

Sickening. So much of the post-WW2 German political establishment and culture retained the depraved roots - and many of the individuals - that led to that war. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The opening event of the Barcelona Summer School 2025 is now available to stream online. "Protest in the Middle East" w/ Neil Ketchley, Monica Marks and Yezid Sayigh at CCCB @ibei.org @blanquerna.bsky.social @iemed.bsky.social @catalunyaintl.bsky.social www.cccb.org/en/multimedi...

Luca Can Özkirimli Larsson 18.03.2013 - 05.07.2018... 05.07.2025 💚

Halfway through, the Barcelona Summer School 2025 has already turned into a blast of ideas, debates, and late-night conversations, leaving everyone both exhausted and exhilarated for what's still to come. @iemed.bsky.social @ibei.org @blanquerna.bsky.social

"Syria's Morning After: Who Owns the Revolution" Public lecture by Fawaz Gerges (London School of Economics), with Yezid Sayigh (Carnegie Endowment for Intrenational Peace) Join us at 18:30. Free admission Venue: IEMed (Carrer de Girona, 20, L'Eixample, 08010 Barcelona)

Attended a very interesting discussion at Barcelona’s CCCB on Protest in the Middle East, featuring Fred Halliday winner Neil Ketchley, @monicamarks.bsky.social & @yezidsayigh.bsky.social. It’s the kickoff to Barcelona Summer School of Mediterranean & Middle East led by @umutozkirimli.bsky.social

With the right tag @fawazgerges.bsky.social

Let the brainstorming begin. With @FawazGerges in Barcelona. Join us tomorrow at CCCB www.cccb.org/en/activitie... @ibei.org @blanquerna.bsky.social @iemed.bsky.social @catalunyaintl.bsky.social #BarcelonaMEDMENA

Here’s the exact address for the location (CCCB) on Google Maps. Thanks so much to @umutozkirimli.bsky.social for putting this together! maps.app.goo.gl/kv3xUQPteshc...

In Barcelona? You’re warmly welcome at a panel I’ll be on 6:30pm tomorrow (Monday) evening. It’s titled “The Future of the Middle East” & I’ll be speaking alongside the wonderful Neil Ketchley from Oxford & Carnegie’s @yezidsayigh.bsky.social. We’ll be doing Q&A too! Address below ⬇️

Part II of my reflections on the Women’s March on Washington 2017, or how the Right won. 🩷 Social justice battles unfold in the streets and at the ballot box, and precisely there, the Left has been stumbling. Subscribe to Partisan for free. umutozkirimli.substack.com/p/the-womens...

Part I of my trilogy on the Women’s March on Washington 2017, or how the Right won. 🩷 Behind the signs and chants was a deeper, more combustible question: what does it mean to be a woman, and who gets to decide? Subscribe to Partisan for free. umutozkirimli.substack.com/p/the-womens...

My new Substack, Partisan, post: "A Love Like No Others". 🔮 And then there’s the quiet, slow horror of realizing this is his life. Not a chapter. Not a detour. The whole story. You can subscribe to Partisan for free. umutozkirimli.substack.com/p/a-love-lik...

📢 Join us for the opening of the Barcelona Summer School of the Middle East & Mediterranean! 🗓 30 June 2025, 18:30–20:30 📍CCCB | Free Neil Ketchley, Yezid Sayigh & Monica Marks on protest & the future of MENA. More: cccb.org/en/activitie...

Stop teaching international law. Seriously. In a world where genocide gets standing ovations and civilian bombings earn diplomatic nods, it’s just fiction on the syllabus. If IR departments won’t drop it, students should boycott the classes—or call it what it is: academic fraud.

Stop teaching international law. Seriously. In a world where genocide gets standing ovations and civilian bombings earn diplomatic nods, it’s just fiction on the syllabus. If IR departments won’t drop it, students should boycott the classes—or call it what it is: academic fraud.

Professor @fawazgerges.bsky.social joined @faisalalyafai.bsky.social on @newlinesmag.bsky.social’s podcast to discuss his new book, The Great Betrayal: The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in the #MiddleEast. 🎧 newlinesmag.com/podcast/the-... @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social #AcademicSky #PoliSky

My new Substack, Partisan post - this time on “Echoes Within”. Subscribe to Partisan for free. 🎹 "Because Echoes itself is precisely this: a patient, deliberate effort at connection, threading through all those parts we set aside in order to function." umutozkirimli.substack.com/p/echoes-wit...

“Here at the midpoint of the world, / in this salt, in this half-wave / I write my name.” Pablo Neruda bit.ly/BarcelonaSum... @monicamarks.bsky.social @yezidsayigh.bsky.social @solerlecha.bsky.social @laurentalfonso.bsky.social @iemed.bsky.social @catalunyaintl.bsky.social @ibei.org

Last chance to benefit from the early bird discount. Register on or before June 2, Monday, and get a 10%. ‼️ Special discount of 20% for IBEI and Blanquerna students and alumni. ‼️ Multiple discounts for participants taking more than one course. For more details, see: 🔗 bit.ly/BarcelonaSum...

Yet another highly personal piece, "Black" - dedicated to Eddie Vedder and @pearljam.com. Some songs have significance only fleetingly ... But suddenly, for reasons you can’t quite articulate, they become tethered to a specific sliver of your life. umutozkirimli.substack.com/p/black

I don't know how many sane voices are left in the midst of this debacle. Monica is one of them. Olmert's article with commentary...

Yet another highly personal piece, "Black" - dedicated to Eddie Vedder and @pearljam.com. Some songs have significance only fleetingly ... But suddenly, for reasons you can’t quite articulate, they become tethered to a specific sliver of your life. umutozkirimli.substack.com/p/black

This looks excellent, some great classes related to international relations, climate change and more in a week-long session in Barcelona end of June/beginning of July.

Why I write more on Substack these days? Because many so-called “liberal” or “progressive” outlets act like closed clubs. Freelancers know the drill: you don’t just need a good idea—you need to fit the vibe, the clique, the brand. umutozkirimli.substack.com/p/what-edito...

I'm investing more in my Substack, Partisan. There are now 3 new sections: Politics, Polemics, and Pieces, offering a fresh mix of analysis, critiques, and personal essays. Dive in—for free. My latest is a personal memory triggered by Suzanne Vega's recent tweet. open.substack.com/pub/umutozki...

I am pleased to announce the European Peace Conference on Perpetrator-Victim Dynamics that will take place in Amsterdam between 21-30 July. I will be speaking on Day 8 & 9 | Framing and blaming in cancel cultures. Check out the programme here: teamcoachzuidas.com/conference/

That's not surprising at all. Then again, those who point to the ethical problems associated with this should have a word for editors & publishers who have been exploiting authors for decades too. (I haven't been reviewing articles for almost 10 years now precisely for that reason - slave labour!).

I am shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of my colleague Joseph Nye, who recruited me to Harvard a quarter-century ago. He was a highly accomplished scholar, an innovative Dean, and a devoted public servant. Also a very decent and humane man, who will be missed at Harvard and beyond.

But more irritating than the grifters are the “progressive reactionaries”—the guardians of The Discourse, gatekeeping from their ergonomic chairs, telling us that Reform’s rise is purely a media construct. “It’s the mainstream, stupid!” they scream. umutozkirimli.substack.com/p/endlessly-...

My take on UK Elections 2025. What if we stopped treating voters as a homogeneous blob of culture-war avatars and asked what kind of world could make a racist demagogue look like the most relatable person on the ballot? Subscribe to my PARTISAN for free umutozkirimli.substack.com/p/endlessly-...

My take on UK Elections 2025 @drjennings.bsky.social tells us Reform did best “in areas with fewer university graduates, higher levels of employment in manufacturing industries”—places politicians only remember exist when they need to cosplay authenticity umutozkirimli.substack.com/p/endlessly-...

My take on UK Elections 2025. What if we stopped treating voters as a homogeneous blob of culture-war avatars and asked what kind of world could make a racist demagogue look like the most relatable person on the ballot? Subscribe to my PARTISAN for free umutozkirimli.substack.com/p/endlessly-...

I hope this works as a wake-up call to some colleagues, but I know it won't. They'll continue blaming politicians, the media, and other academics for mainstreaming and normalizing the far right. Rob himself was accused of collaborating with Matt Goodwin in the past, before he was a far right grifter

My questions on the basis of Will's snappy summary are: 1. Is any of this unexpected? 2. Can this be (mainly) explained by the so-called populist hype, or the tendency of the mainstream to normalize the far right? 3. Should we or should we not try to reach out to those who voted for Reform? 1/2

My new Substack - Partisan post on Spain's Blackout. 🔎 What we felt pales into nothingness compared to the daily lives of Ukrainians sheltering under missile strikes, or Gazan children whose existence is reduced to grim numbers in news tickers. We got a taste. They live it. bit.ly/Partisan_Spa...

The clock is ticking! ⌛️A month left to benefit from the 10% early bird discount 🔜 June 2, 2025. ⌛️ Three weeks to apply for a scholarship 🔜 May 23, 2025. Join the Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East, and help shape the change. bit.ly/BarcelonaSummerSchool

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