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Symbolic Power (2025)
Book Chapter
Hoffmann, A. (2025). Symbolic Power. In S. E. Goddard, G. Lawson, & O. J. Sending (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Political Sociology (717-734). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198854708.013.34

Studying symbolic power is a commitment of international political sociology (IPS). This chapter analyzes the roots of symbolic power in Pierre Bourdieu’s work on Algeria, language, and critical engagement with Max Weber before surveying its uses in... Read More about Symbolic Power.

The Role of Finance in Greening Economic Development (2025)
Book Chapter
Volz, U., & Aitken, D. (2025). The Role of Finance in Greening Economic Development. In J. A. Mathews, & A. Oqubay Metiku (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook on the Greening of Economic Development (295-318). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198883487.013.19

This chapter discusses the role of the financial sector in greening economic development and the need to align finance with climate and other sustainability goals. Starting with a discussion of prevailing market failures in finance, the chapter makes... Read More about The Role of Finance in Greening Economic Development.

Fondre des images divines : les premiers bronzes bouddhiques et hindous (2025)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S., Bourgarit, D., & Strahan, D. (2025). Fondre des images divines : les premiers bronzes bouddhiques et hindous. In Fondre pour le roi : l’art du bronze à Angkor [Royal Bronzes from Angkor] (41-43). Guimet Museum

Les bronzes bouddhiques et hindous les plus anciens d’Asie du Sud-Est remontent au début du viie, voire à la fin du vie siècle de notre ère. Ils sont fondus selon le procédé de la cire perdue et leur hauteur varie de 10 centimètres à plus de 2 mètres... Read More about Fondre des images divines : les premiers bronzes bouddhiques et hindous.

What a Bad Policy Idea! Exploring Views on Wind Farms in Italy (2025)
Book Chapter
Asquer, A. (2025). What a Bad Policy Idea! Exploring Views on Wind Farms in Italy. In I. Roberge, H. McKeen-Edwards, & M. Campbell-Verduyn (Eds.), Ineffective Policy: Causes and Consequences of Bad Policy Choices (46-66). Bristol University Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447371564.ch004

This chapter aims to develop a framework for the analysis of arguments about what constitutes ‘bad policies’ during the policy-making stage. The framework provides a way to categorize bad policies, spanning from ideal policies to disastrous policies,... Read More about What a Bad Policy Idea! Exploring Views on Wind Farms in Italy.

Trans en non-binair (2025)
Book Chapter
Stryker, S., & Tudor, A. (2025). Trans en non-binair. In A. Swinnen, & L. Wesseling (Eds.), Tegen de golven in: Feministen in gesprek (199-208). Mazirel Pers

The Structural Order of Neoliberal Racial Capital (2025)
Book Chapter
Tilley, L. (2025). The Structural Order of Neoliberal Racial Capital. In S. Goddard, G. Lawson, & O. J. Sending (Eds.), Oxford Handbook on International Political Sociology (456-469). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198854708.013.22

This chapter explores the structural order of neoliberal racial capital as both replacement for and continuation of the colonial order of value extraction from Global South to North. Neoliberalism is presented as a counter-revolution against decoloni... Read More about The Structural Order of Neoliberal Racial Capital.

MNEs and the Advancement of SDGs in Developing Countries: A Gender Perspective on Energy Technologies (2025)
Book Chapter
Hellqvist, L., & Heubaum, H. (2025). MNEs and the Advancement of SDGs in Developing Countries: A Gender Perspective on Energy Technologies. In J. Bento, & M. M. Torres (Eds.), Global Perspectives on Climate Change, Inequality, and Multinational Corporations (1-27). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-80797-8_1

This chapter shows that MNEs are players in advancing SDGs in emerging markets and developing economies, particularly in technological innovation and gender equity in accessing modern energy technologies. The analysis underscores the importance of in... Read More about MNEs and the Advancement of SDGs in Developing Countries: A Gender Perspective on Energy Technologies.

Klaus Bruhn's "Commentary" on the Jaina-Concordance and Chandrabhal B. Tripathi's Notebooks at the British Library (2025)
Book Chapter
Flügel, P. (2025). Klaus Bruhn's "Commentary" on the Jaina-Concordance and Chandrabhal B. Tripathi's Notebooks at the British Library. In J. Petit, & G.-J. Pinault (Eds.), Praśasti: Studies in Indology Presented to Nalini Balbir by Colleagues, Students and Friends (207-219). Universitätsverlag Halle-Wittenberg

The British Library holds a precious resource for Jaina Studies that is not recorded in the Catalogue of the Jain Manuscripts nor in any other reference source. The aim of this contribution to Nalini Balbir’s Festschrift is to make its existence mor... Read More about Klaus Bruhn's "Commentary" on the Jaina-Concordance and Chandrabhal B. Tripathi's Notebooks at the British Library.

Boîte à Documents (Bunko) (2025)
Book Chapter
Tythacott, L. (in press). Boîte à Documents (Bunko). In Une Passion Chinoise –Monsieur Thiers’ China. Louvre Museum

Jews and Slavery (2025)
Book Chapter
Hezser, C. (2025). Jews and Slavery. In C. Cobb, & K. A. Shaner (Eds.), Ancient Slavery and Its New Testament Contexts (51-65). William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Revolution (2025)
Book Chapter
Sultany, N. (2025). Revolution. In R. Bellmay, & J. King (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory (491-520). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108868143.032

This chapter argues that an adequate assessment of revolutions (and the role of law in revolutions) is often stymied by historical exclusions and theoretical myopia. Historical exclusions centralise certain experiences and present sanitized and one-s... Read More about Revolution.

Urban Theo-topias: Religious Claims to Space and the Language of Administrative Rationality in the New City of Gurugram, India (2025)
Book Chapter
Srivastava, S. (2025). Urban Theo-topias: Religious Claims to Space and the Language of Administrative Rationality in the New City of Gurugram, India. In S. Rau, & J. Rüpke (Eds.), Handbook of Religion and Urbanity. De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/urbrel.13901298

The city of Gurugram, the administrative headquarters of a district of the same name, is located in the state of Haryana. Gurugram adjoins the southern borders of Delhi and has been the site of intense urban development over the past two decades. Rap... Read More about Urban Theo-topias: Religious Claims to Space and the Language of Administrative Rationality in the New City of Gurugram, India.

Learning from Mauritius’s Economic Transformation: A Policymaker’s Perspective (2025)
Book Chapter
Metiku, A. (2025). Learning from Mauritius’s Economic Transformation: A Policymaker’s Perspective. In C. Oya, R. Ramtohul, & V. Tandrayen-Ragoobur (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Mauritian Economy (435-462). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192856494.013.20

Mauritius’s remarkable economic performance has earned it a reputation as Africa’s outlier performer. From 1970 to 2020, the country sustained economic growth, demonstrated structural transformation, and adapted to a constantly changing and turbulent... Read More about Learning from Mauritius’s Economic Transformation: A Policymaker’s Perspective.

A Political Economy Perspective on Mauritian Water Services (2025)
Book Chapter
Peeroo, A., & Bayliss, K. (2025). A Political Economy Perspective on Mauritian Water Services. In C. Oya, R. Ramtohul, & V. Tandrayen-Ragoobur (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Mauritian Economy (384-411). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192856494.013.18

Mauritian drinking water services are in urgent need of investment. Yet, tariffs are among the lowest in the region, despite relatively high-income levels. This chapter offers a political economy analysis, drawing on the systems of provision (SoP) ap... Read More about A Political Economy Perspective on Mauritian Water Services.

Why Mauritius? The Political Economy of Structural Transformation in a Small Island (2025)
Book Chapter
Campling, L., & Oya, C. (2025). Why Mauritius? The Political Economy of Structural Transformation in a Small Island. In C. Oya, R. Ramtohul, & V. Tandrayen-Ragoobur (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Mauritian Economy (20-45). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192856494.013.2

This chapter explores the significance of the Mauritian economic development trajectory by connecting the experience of Mauritius to debates on structural economic transformation and on the perceived vulnerabilities and prospects of Small Island Deve... Read More about Why Mauritius? The Political Economy of Structural Transformation in a Small Island.