This roundtable event took place on 27 October 2021 and was an initiative of CRITIQUE’s Environmental Working Group. The roundtable was intentionally exploratory and cross-disciplinary, with scholars from UoE representing Sociology; Science, Technology, and Innovation Studies; Politics and International Relations; and Architecture. The discussion drew on insights from teachers and researchers […]
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We are reading Nancy Fraser & Axel Honneth (2003), Redistribution and Recognition: A Political-Philosophical Exchange. For this meeting, we focus on Chapter 3 “Distorted Beyond All Recognition: A Rejoinder to Axel Honneth” and Chapter 4 “The Point of Recognition: A Rejoinder to the Rejoinder”. CRITIQUE’s Critical Theory Reading Group meets […]
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Through the Civic Charter, hundreds of organisations and individuals are using their voices in support of Scotland’s Climate Assembly and the recommendations for action it has submitted to the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament. Join them! Sign up your organisation here, and share the news via the hashtag #SignForScotland. It […]
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We are excited to share news of an upcoming online festival, ‘Bridging the Void’, exploring the challenges of life beyond crime and punishment. The festival is the culmination of a four-year project in which CRITIQUE Co-Director Dr Oliver Escobar was one of four Co-Investigators, in partnership with Glasgow University (Principal […]
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In this Exchange, Dr Chad Damro (Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh) and Grace Garland (PhD Student, University of Edinburgh) respond to Dr Sarah Goff’s (Teaching Fellow, London School of Economics) recent publication, “The Impact of Trade Policy Decisions on Social Justice”, Res Publica, 27:59–76 (2021). This post comprises three sections: […]
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