Laleh Khalili will join us for a discussion of their new book, Extractive Capitalism: How Commodities and Cronyism Drive the Global Economy. Laleh Khalili reflects on the hidden stories behind late capitalism, from seafarers abandoned on debt-ridden container ships to the nefarious reach of consultancy firms and the cronyism that […]
In this semester’s Theory in Sociology series, we are aiming to promote discussion about theoretical issues in sociology through discussion of draft chapters or articles from PGRs and staff in SPS. At each session we will discuss a draft research paper, which those in attendance will have read in advance, […]
Miguel de Beistegui, ICREA, Barcelona 11 March 3pm, Chrystal Macmillan Building, Violet Laidlaw Room (6th Floor) CRITIQUE Lecture Crisis: A Critique The ‘end of history’ in the form of the triumph of liberalism has given way to a proliferation of crises internal to liberal, and especially neoliberal democracies: our economies […]
Critique will be co-hosting a launch event for the CAHSS Network for the Study of Work With funding from the CAHSS Interdisciplinary Fund, we are pleased to announce the launch of the Network for the Study of Work (NSW). We’re an intentionally broad, interdisciplinary network that aims to connect researchers […]
Professor Patricia Owens will speak about her new book ‘Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men’: Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men with Professor Patricia Owens (Thurs 19th March 1-2.30pm, Violet Laidlaw Room, CMB) Join us for a talk and discussion of Professor Owens’ new book Erased: A History of International […]
In this series, each month we will revisit (or perhaps visit for the first time) one of these articles, unpack its historical significance, and discuss its impact on subsequent and contemporary scholarship within and outside of the discipline. A faculty member whose work engages with the article or its subdiscipline […]
Critique will be co-hosting an opening event for the Network for the Study of Work, which brings together researchers at the University of Edinburgh with an interest in work, including its social, economic, historical, philosophical, and political dimensions. This will be an opportunity to find out more about the network’s […]
This event has now been cancelled. Centring Care in International Law, with Prof Catherine O’Rourke, Dublin City University. Thursday 12 February 2026 Co-organised by CRITIQUE and the Global Justice Academy. Abstract Care – the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone […]
Please join us for the launch of Dr Nida Alahmad’s new book State Matters: Theorizing State Fragmentation and Consolidation from Iraq, which is being published by Cambridge University Press. Dr Lucy Abbott and Dr Harshan Kumarasingham will act as discussants, and there will be plenty of time for questions and […]
We’ll be joined by Mara Marin (University of Victoria) for a talk on ‘Enabling Structures and Socially Structured Action’. This will take place in Chrystal Macmillan Building room 3.15 between 3pm and 4:30pm on Monday 22nd June 2026. Abstract: Discussions of structural injustice have proliferated in political theory. I argue […]
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