Ben Mueser
@benwlm
Teach @Harvard Previously @EUI_EU / @Columbia Political thought on land, territory, and state formation. He/him @Benwlm.bsky.social
New article out in @PoliticalTheory: "The Privilege of Territory: Christian Wolff at the Origins of Statist International Thought." Message me for a copy! doi.org/10.1177/009059…
Including new Ian Hunter on the “perpetual emergence of political thought”
Our June 2025 issue is out now! 🎉 Read it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14682303/2…
I wrote about some recent trends in the law of nations literature and international political thought for History of Euro Ideas, check it out here >> doi.org/10.1080/019165…
Trending in #Philosophy: ooir.org/index.php?fiel… 1) Can Chatbots Preserve Our Relationships with the Dead? (@APA_Journal) 2) Fat-calling 3) The law of nations in international political thought (@HEIjournal) 4) Scaffolding Bad - Varieties of Situated Cognitive Harm
Just a reminder to everyone that it's a great time over in the other place. We're nice, all your cool friends are there, and we have booze.
Looks interesting: Benjamin Mueser, "The Privilege of Territory: Christian Wolff at the Origins of Statist International Thought," Political Theory (2024) journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
Fascinating paper by @tamir_moustafa on how the pursuit of National Science Foundation funds shaped the discipline of political science -- away from qualitative, critical, or interpretative works. How material conditions shape fields of knowledge. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
Excellent piece by Arash Abizadeh explaining the reasons behind PAPA’s entire editorial board resignation (JPP did the same a few months ago) and the exploitation on which (commercial) academic publishing is based. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Job update - Starting in the Fall, I'll be a Lecturer on Social Studies at Harvard. Excited to join the community and contribute to this unique program! socialstudies.fas.harvard.edu/people/benjami…
My book is now available for pre-order on Amazon India. amazon.in/Legalizing-Rev… The US/UK in late August. The full table of contents: assets.cambridge.org/97810095/25244…
Or Rosenboim @OrRosenboim has published a new blog on our website, examining the roles of family and food in rethinking world order. changingglobalorders.web.ox.ac.uk/article/displa…
At the upcoming Progressive Summit @DPZ_Berlin, I will be debating with @Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz the future of Europe, security, justice, and the (global) meaning of freedom - chaired by Guardian's @KathViner. Registrations are now open.
Today, @bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz said, "without security, all else is nothing." Join him and author Lea Ypi at the Progressive Governance Summit 2024. Chaired by @KathViner, they will discuss concepts of progressive security. Sign up now for #PGS24 👉progressive-governance.eu/register/
We're excited to announce the publication of a new CGO blog by @OrRosenboim on the roles of family and food in rethinking world order. changingglobalorders.web.ox.ac.uk/article/displa…
Thomas Porsborg Sorensen of @EUI_History will be speaking about the 'racialisation of German foreign trade' at tomorrow's Modern European History Workshop. Join in-person or online, at 11am!
Call for Application: The 2025 Quentin Skinner Lectureship Deadline: 24 June (midnight UK time) More information: crassh.cam.ac.uk/research/fello… . @CamHistory @Dept_of_POLIS @qmHPT @Politics_Oxford @ISIHtweets @PolThought @StAndrewsIIH @IntellectualHi4 @inthisEUI @CamGIH @gpolthought