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The MAGA base, the western left & the Iranian regime all agree: this war isn't America First. Here's why they're all wrong — and why that matters for Iranians whose agency is discussed least. My new piece in @newlinesmag 🔗 #Iran #AmericaFirst #NewLines newlinesmag.com/argument/the-i…

We had a fantastic seminar today! Thank you Angie Wilson for your work, and thanks to all those who took part in the discussion and the Q&A. These are really important topics for our times!

We are delighted to host Prof Wilson for her talk tomorrow at CSD on this important topic. Free, open to all, in person, register at website link. CSD Seminar ➡️ Prof Angelia Wilson (Manchester) 10 March, 5 pm, 'Lessons from the American Christian Right' westminster.ac.uk/events/csd-sem…

We welcome all to a panel on 13 March -- hosted jointly by Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD) and Forum for Uzbek and Silk Road Studies (FUSRS) -- focused on Turkmen Languages and Cultures, History and Education, Politics & International Relations. westminster.ac.uk/events/engagin…

Here are a few pics from our event tonight with Mihir Sharma, that featured a detailed discussion and q&a.

You still have the time to check out, register and join us for this in-person public talk by @mihirssharma at our @CSDWestminster on Monday 2 March. westminster.ac.uk/events/a-publi… The event includes remarks from @NitashaKaul , @Shray_Mehta1 Link and @dibyeshanand

Materialisms Reading Group, discussing the archive’s excess and/or lack and the richness of Stephen Best’s None Like Us. @UniWestminster @PIRWestminster @CSDWestminster More meeting info at: researchgate.net/publication/39…

I began writing about #misogyny & #democracy the night @HillaryClinton lost to #Trump in Nov 2016. That work led to this: academic.oup.com/isr/article/23… Now she cites it in @ForeignAffairs Full circle 🥰🙏🏽 Atm finishing a book chapter on how misogyny turns democracies authoritarian!

Upcoming in-person event on 2nd March 2026 at CSD -- A talk on #India and the #UK in the Global #Economy with economist and Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Mihir Sharma. westminster.ac.uk/events/a-publi… Open to all, free, registration details at the link.

Thank you to Prof Jason Ralph for the CSD seminar today. Our students and colleagues enjoyed the rich theoretical discussion! Big thanks to our colleague Dr Matt Fluck for such a fantastic job of convening these seminars! 🥳🙌🏽

Deadline for paper/panel submission for the 1st ever @isanet conference in South Asia has been extended (March 2)! And we are working on resolving the technical problems with submission asap. More on the conference 👇

New CSD Seminar🌱We're delighted to share that Prof Jason Ralph (Univ of Leeds) will be visiting us on Tue 17 Feb to speak on 'International Society and the cultivation of the (collective) self' In person, open to all, and free⬇️ westminster.ac.uk/events/csd-sem…

🚨 Call for abstracts 🚨 @BISAPGN is bringing back their 'Meet the Editors' initiative in 2026! 🎉 Inc: @RISjnl @EJIntSec @IAJournal_CH @GP_NextGen @European_Sec @RIPEJournal @ISQ_Jrnl & more 🌟 You can find all info here 👉 ow.ly/XX7v50Yby6T

#Democracy A short clip in English from the film 'The Remarkable Andrew', 1942. Ever more relevant now, everywhere.

Is America's #fascism simultaneously present and absent? We call it 'Schrödinger's fascism' — and it's time to open the box! Read my new article with Barry Buzan on #Trump 2.0 out in British Journal of Politics and International Relations! OPEN ACCESS🎉doi.org/10.1177/136914…

Our CSD-RIPS (research in progress sessions) event on Greenland yesterday!

Check out the inaugural ISA conference in South Asia in Sri Lanka in August organised by @ISA_SouthAsia ⬇️💫

Update – the seminar for 27th will be rescheduled for a later date. More details to follow soon!

New CSD Seminars🔥 Open to all, Register at links ➡️Prof Angelia Wilson (Manchester) 27 January, 'Lessons from the American Christian Right' @AngeliaWilson89 westminster.ac.uk/events/csd-sem… ➡️Prof Jason Ralph (Leeds) 17 February, 'International Society and the cultivation of the (collective) self' westminster.ac.uk/events/csd-sem… @JasonRalph4 ➡️ Prof Mihaela Mihai (Edinburgh) 31 March, 'The Ethics and Politics of “(Not) Too Late”: A Critical Theory of Ecological Emotions' @greyzone2017 westminster.ac.uk/events/csd-sem… ➡️Prof Yasemin Giritli İnceoğlu (LSE), 7 April, 'Compassion or Threat? Media Narratives on Migration in Turkey' @yasemininceoglu westminster.ac.uk/events/csd-sem…