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Join us to rethink the transformations and afterlives of ideas! #CfP

Thanks to @rosariolopez.bsky.social for organising this forum on The Problems of Genocide—and to the commentators.

1/8 A look into another special issue, a book forum on "The Problems of Genocide: Permanent Security and the Language of Transgression" (@universitypress.cambridge.org, 2021) by @dirkmoses.bsky.social & his reply, guest edited by @rosariolopez.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/toc/rgih20/1...

1/5 Our latest monthly highlight! Stefanie Gänger (@uniheidelberg.bsky.social) reflects on the various questions grappled with in her work since her "Towards a History of Knowledge for Spanish America", a review article of Nicola Miller's "Republics of Knowledge". Here is what she had to say:

"I have always wanted not merely to survey such battlefields but to join the battle myself": This conversation between Quentin Skinner and @tomaashby.bsky.social is full of insights, and I'm thrilled that it has been published @global-ih.bsky.social. Enjoy! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

1/2 Out now! "Independence, Globality, and the Battle of Ideas: A Dialogue on Liberty" by Quentin Skinner (@qmul.bsky.social) & @tomaashby.bsky.social (@utokyoofficial.bsky.social), a wide-ranging, scholarly, & full-length discussion article - the first at GIH! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

How have politicians been imagined, criticised or idealised across modern European history? We tackled this question in The Figure of the Politician in Modern and Contemporary Europe. Finally materialising, out December 2025! @berghahnbooks.bsky.social www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Ihalai...

The @standrewsiih.bsky.social has launched a fantastic new podcast! It's called Roots and Branches and the first episode with Richard Whatmore is already out! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1...

A wonderful conversation about populism and its rhetorical dimension! Malin Grahn-Wilder in conversation with Tomás Pacheco-Bethencourt at the @univmalaga.bsky.social Botanical Garden. @ortproject.bsky.social @koneensaatio.fi

1/6 Another highlight for our anniversary! Lena Halldenius (@lund-university.bsky.social) offers a reflection on her widely read review article examining "Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World" by @samuelmoyn.bsky.social.

Wonderful to see @global-ih.bsky.social articles growing into full projects. Congratulations @hildedw.bsky.social !

Our special issue "Biography and Secularism" is now out with Secular Studies! It is edited by Jeffrey Tyssens and me, departs from a workshop I hosted last year on biography and the history of atheism, secularism, and humanism, and includes 1+7 articles. Summary 👇 brill.com/view/journal... 1/9

Just returned from an inspiring and productive conference. So many rich conversations about the future of the global! Thank you @nsultan.bsky.social @shoufuyin.bsky.social. And here's a glimpse of beautiful Vancouver in the spring

Excited to be heading to UBC for the Symposium "Ideas of the Global in the Anticolonial Age"! globalhistoryanticolonialthought.ubc.ca/events/ideas...

We keep celebrating our 10th anniversary by asking our authors to reflect on their research and the field. Thank you, Dag Herbjørnsrud for your insights! @global-ih.bsky.social

How do colonial pasts shape racism today? Check out Marta Araujo's interview @martaraujo.bsky.social from our seminar "Acting Democratically: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Politics of Exclusion" hosted in Málaga last Feb @ortproject.bsky.social @koneensaatio.fi shorturl.at/mVLIM

1-2-3-DEMOCRACY! The seminar 'Acting Democratically: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Politics of the Exclusion' included two days of insightful presentations and inspiring discussions. Thank you again for all participants! Let the good work continue! Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social

Johannes Sartou's (Aarhus University @au.dk) paper “Our Common Mother: Socialists, Anarchists, and ‘the People of the Revolution’” advocated for a more democratic understanding of history that recognizes the complexities of class, race, and gender. Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social

Susanna Jussila (Univ. of Jyväskylä) explored the relationship between democracy and somatic knowledge / practices in her presentation “From Embodying Social Justice to Embodying Democracy – Lessons Learnt from Social Movements”. @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social

Arthur Ghins' (Université Libre de Bruxelles) presentation "‘Liberal Democracy’ versus ‘Colonial Caesarism’" explored how the invention of “liberal democracy” in France was closely linked to an advocacy for settler colonialism. @arthurghins.bsky.social Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social

Joel-Anthoney Bossous' (Duke University) presentation “In the Power of the Tongue: Necropower, Knowledge & Liberty” explored power and the extremely topical concept of epistemic injustice. With @koneensaatio.fi @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @rosariolopez.bsky.social Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social

What today could be more topical than analysing democracy against Caesarism? Alexander Jordan (Metropolitan University of Prague) provided a historical perspective in his talk “Exclusion of Elites or Exclusion of the Masses? Or, was Thomas Carlyle a Caesarist?”. Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social

Senior lecturer Martina Reuter's (Origins of Racializing Thought -project, @koneensaatio.fi @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social) presentation scrutinized debates over the citizenship of Jews in Finland, focusing on newspaper articles from 1872 and 1882. Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social

In the session "Inclusion/exclusion in the history of political philosophy", Giovanni Battista Soda (Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele) discussed the problem of racism in David Hume’s anthropology and politics. Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social @koneensaatio.fi @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social

Elad Carmel's presentation (@eladcarmel.bsky.social, @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social) “The Bubble: Utopia, Democracy, and (Contested) Inclusion in the Eurovision Song Contest” opened fascinating perspectives both to democracy and the upcoming @eurovision.tv at Basel. Photo: @houmanauriell.bsky.social

Why are representations importand for democracy? How could representations of marginalized groups be more democratic? Sybille Bauer-Zierfuß’ (Univ. of Applied Arts, Vienna) presentation analyzed autism media representations. In collaboration: Österreichisches Kulturforum Madrid. (c) Houman Auriell

In the session "Populism and the Far-Right", Malin Grahn-Wilder (@uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social ,Origins of Racializing Thought -project @koneensaatio.fi ) analyzed cultural racism, and exclusive views on citizenship in Finland. With @rosariolopez.bsky.social Photo @houmanauriell.bsky.social

I've spent the morning discussing Montesquieu's views on slavery, gender and climate with @ortproject.bsky.social and @eladcarmel.bsky.social, so this comes at the perfect time!

The first day of the conference Acting Democratically opened multiple exciting perspectives to topical questions on exclusion and inclusion in democracy. Welcoming words by Rosario López and Malin Grahn-Wilder. @rosariolopez.bsky.social @koneensaatio.fi @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social

I had a great time talking on J.G.A. Pocock & Japan yesterday at Palazzo Fenzi, UniFi - grazie mille to Emanuele Giusti & @luisdelapej.bsky.social & all who came & commented @laurelinm.bsky.social @giovlista.bsky.social @rosariolopez.bsky.social @arturbanaszewski.bsky.social others - lots to ponder!

We very much look forward to all the exciting discussions on exclusion and inclusion in democracy in the coming days! @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @koneensaatio.fi @rosariolopez.bsky.social philevents.org/event/show/1...

This is taking place this week and I'm looking forward to our debates on inclusion and exclusion in democracy -arguably one of the most pressing issues at the moment! @ortproject.bsky.social @koneensaatio.fi @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social

We need a word to capture the feeling of preparing for a conference on a quiet train

It is fascinating to read Skinner on Pocock: "What [Pocock] had shown was that works of history can at the same time be works of political theory —that historical thinking is one modality of political thought. This was a revelation" @jhideas.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

glad to be a part of this exciting project!

Excited to share the programme for our upcoming conference "Acting Democratically: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Politics of Exclusion" which will take place Feb. 6-7th at the University of Málaga! @rosariolopez.bsky.social www.ortproject.fi/feb-6-7-2025...

This is going to be fun!

"Women of the World Unite: The United Nations Decade for Women and Transnational Feminisms 1975 to Now' - new exhibition opening on 10 February.

News! We would like to welcome four new members to our International Board! @xinfan.bsky.social (University of Cambridge), Ployjai Pintobtang พลอยใจ ปิ่นตบแต่ง (Chiang Mai University; มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่), @orrosenboim.bsky.social (Università di Bologna), and Tomohito Baji 馬路智仁 (University of Tokyo; 東京大学)

Excellent essay on Pocock, republicanism and liberalism, and the historian as political intellectual.

Really enjoyed reading this over the break! And excellent excuse to flog the upcoming (publication date 'January 2025' 👀) volume by another excellently collegial colleague: Quentin Skinner's Liberty as Independence @cambridgeup.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/books/l... #SkyStorians

"Pocock was paradoxically under attack for being too liberal, but also for not being liberal enough.Said differently, Pocock was criticised for being too American and for not being American enough –all the more intriguing for a New Zealander" Read my article on JGA Pocock below! tinyurl.com/xtv3maav

We've revised our "Aims & Scope" section ⬇️ @global-ih.bsky.social

Very excited about the lineup for the seminar "Acting Democratically: Historical & Contemporary Perspectives on the Politics of Exclusion", organised in cooperation with Malin Grahn-Wilder & project Origins of Racializing Thought @koneensaatio.fi @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social

In 2025, we’re celebrating @global-ih.bsky.social ’s 10th anniversary 🎉 Each month, a published author will reflect in retrospect on how their research and the field of global intellectual history have evolved. Help us celebrate the past, present, and exciting future of GIH by sharing this post! ⬇️

Maravilloso esto de @rosariolopez.bsky.social sobre las controversias en torno al Momento Maquiavelico de Pocock y el rol político y esencialmente pluralista de los historiadores. aeon.co/essays/histo...

Brilliant article ...

@rosariolopez.bsky.social in Aeon: '[For J.G.A. Pocock] a degree of disagreement and pluralism is integral to both the historian’s craft and the citizen’s experience.. There was no history without politics, and no politics without a contested political identity' aeon.co/essays/histo...

Get ready for more inspiring research!