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'Please me, baby': Cardi B and the Black Feminist Politics of Pleasure (2022)
Journal Article
Hiraide, L. A. (2022). 'Please me, baby': Cardi B and the Black Feminist Politics of Pleasure. Brief encounters, 6(6), 27-38. https://doi.org/10.24134/be.v6i1.283

This paper reads the lyrics and accompanying visuals to 'Please Me' (2019) by Cardi B and Bruno Mars through a Black feminist framework of pleasure politics. Its central thesis argues that a nuanced politics of pleasure, as exercised by Cardi B in ‘P... Read More about 'Please me, baby': Cardi B and the Black Feminist Politics of Pleasure.

Time, modernity and space: Montesquieu’s and Constant’s ancient/modern binaries (2022)
Journal Article
Ramgotra, M. (2022). Time, modernity and space: Montesquieu’s and Constant’s ancient/modern binaries. History of European Ideas, 48(3), 263-279. https://doi.org/10.1080/01916599.2022.2056335

This article explores how our thinking about time shapes epistemological and ontological understandings of the world. It considers the idea of modernity as constituted by the ancient/modern binary through an examination of Montesquieu’s and Benjamin... Read More about Time, modernity and space: Montesquieu’s and Constant’s ancient/modern binaries.

Soft Power Polls and the Fate of Liberal Democracy (2022)
Journal Article
Nisbett, M., & Rofe, J. S. (2022). Soft Power Polls and the Fate of Liberal Democracy. Global perspectives (Oakland, Calif.), 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1525/gp.2022.33108

Since entering mainstream discourse, the term “soft power” has become more popular than ever. The last ten years has seen the emergence of a number of international polls that rank countries based on their soft power. These rankings have not just coi... Read More about Soft Power Polls and the Fate of Liberal Democracy.

Soft Power Polls and the Fate of Liberal Democracy (2022)
Journal Article
Nisbett, M., & Rofe, J. S. (2022). Soft Power Polls and the Fate of Liberal Democracy. Global perspectives (Oakland, Calif.), 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1525/gp.2022.33108

Since entering mainstream discourse, the term “soft power” has become more popular than ever. The last ten years has seen the emergence of a number of international polls that rank countries based on their soft power. These rankings have not just coi... Read More about Soft Power Polls and the Fate of Liberal Democracy.

Uncovering the City of London Corporation: Territory and Temporalities in the New State Capitalism (2022)
Journal Article
Eagleton-Pierce, M. (2023). Uncovering the City of London Corporation: Territory and Temporalities in the New State Capitalism. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 55(1), 184-200. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X221083986

The heterogenous literature on the ‘new state capitalism’ has provoked considerable academic and popular interest in recent years, but also critique regarding how to analytically bolster the concept and enhance empirical understanding. This paper res... Read More about Uncovering the City of London Corporation: Territory and Temporalities in the New State Capitalism.

Pluralizing Pluralism: Lessons from, and for, India (2022)
Journal Article
Bajpai, R. (2022). Pluralizing Pluralism: Lessons from, and for, India. The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 20(1), 27-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/15570274.2022.2031046

Embracing religious belief and societal norms, in addition to state laws and policies, covenantal pluralism has the potential to address key limitations of existing approaches to dealing with religious diversity. Nevertheless, it also shares some of... Read More about Pluralizing Pluralism: Lessons from, and for, India.