In post-colonial period, binary between community and modern retains as modern only community of nation-state with its homogeneous time others stand outside it in heterogeneous time Although community in heterogeneous time is sometimes given positive value peasant or local presented as ethical antidote to anonymity of larger spaces Gandhi: face-to-face relations are more organic than … Continue reading Questioning ‘community’
Believes that Aristotle’s “self-sufficiency” remains with us in form of “self-determination” something special about communities which can give rise to supreme power there are always other communities that don’t have same claim to political representation i.e. right to self-determination if do have political community then illegitimate to govern from outside, subjecting to foreign rule > … Continue reading International political community
Medieval and Early Modern WORKSHOP FRIDAY 27 MAY, 9:00-18:00 Craig Suite, Floor 7, Sir Duncan Rice Library Speakers: Speakers include Professor Crawford Gribbon, Dr Ian Campbell (both Queen’s University Belfast), Dr Clare Hawes (St Andrews) and Dr Christian Liddy (Durham) An all-day workshop highlighting the historical developments and implications of political community. This event is co-hosted by … Continue reading Political Community in Historical Perspectives
(FOLLOWED BY PHD SUMMER SCHOOL: WEDNESDAY 8 – THURSDAY 9 JUNE) Protest is a hallowed right within constitutional democracy, allowing for political expression outside the electoral process and established public sphere channels such as the media. But to what extent and in what ways can and/or should constitutional democracy accommodate more radical forms of protest, … Continue reading Radical Protest in Constitutional Democracy
Guest Speaker: David Howard talk for CISRUL on 20th of February, 14:00 to 16:00 in KQG3. The ‘New Urban Agenda’ initiated at the UN-Habitat III meeting in 2016 re-instated the need for ‘good urbanisation’ and ‘proper urban legislation’ in order to fulfil the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Of the many goals outlined, the aim ‘to foster community … Continue reading Shelter, Security, and Tenure: Formalising Downtown Kingston, Jamaica
