@proftonylang.bsky.social
International Political Theory; University of St Andrews; Golfer
Well well well, look what was waiting in the mail this morning. It really exists. To be released for purchase in the UK/Europe on August 28, and in the USA on October 27. Hope you enjoy it!
23.07.2025 08:27 — 👍 204 🔁 15 💬 2 📌 0
A fun talk with my good friend, Joe Sharkey, who hosts Joe's Great Books. We talked about George Orwell's Animal Farm, which is a great 'fairy tale' as Orwell calls it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=paAy...
26.06.2025 15:30 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Really sad to hear that Alasdair MacIntyre has died. I was lucky enough to be taught by him as an undergraduate (as evidenced by this photo from many years ago). I also have been reading his work for a chapter I just wrote on him. He will be missed.
24.05.2025 09:30 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0We are hiring @standrewsir.bsky.social! If you work on African or Middle East politics, consider applying to work with us:https://www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/3611/0/450221/889/lecturer-ac2593dd
30.04.2025 07:59 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In light of Trump's overriding of basic checks and balances, worth listening to this BBC episode on Montesquieu - or better yet read his Spirit of the Laws! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
19.02.2025 17:14 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An excellent (and depressing) analysis: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
11.02.2025 17:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
📢Join us on Tuesday, 11 February at 1pm in The Undercroft for an insightful conversation with Taylor St John (St Andrews) on 'The UN Negotiation Process'. 🍽️ Lunch served at 12.30pm. Don't miss it!
#UN #GlobalGovernance #Negotiation
@standrewshist.bsky.social
Excellent analysis by Judith Butler of Trump's cruelty and a warning not to be overwhelmed by it: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
06.02.2025 12:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The books I'm currently reading:
Plato, The Laws
Hobbes, Behemoth
Hugo Grotius, The Truth of the Christian Religion
Alasdair MacIntyre, God, Philosophy, Universities
Akhil Reed Amar, America's Constitution: A Biography
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson Facts and Explanations
I love being an academic!
A really interesting article: www.e-ir.info/2024/11/26/h...
03.01.2025 09:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A really fun discussion on Joe's Great Books with my brothers Jim Lang and Bill Lang on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1QC...
27.12.2024 10:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Passage from Carl Sagan’s A demon-haunted world book.
Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.
18.12.2024 11:37 — 👍 34801 🔁 9908 💬 1134 📌 934A great speical issue on Academic Freedom in @globcon.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @joshaw.bsky.social @antjewiener.bsky.social Well done!
04.12.2024 13:32 — 👍 11 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0Hello! We're the 'International Ethics' Section of ISA (@isanet.bsky.social). We're thrilled to be here. Be sure to join our 'International Ethics Section' when you sign up for/renew your ISA membership! Your support makes the best panels at ISA's 's annual conference possible! isanet.org/membership
03.12.2024 15:44 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Yes, a very sad loss. Jorg was a lively, intelligent, and supportive colleague. He will certianly be missed.
29.11.2024 10:02 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Please join us for an what I hope will be an interesting discussion on academic freedom and professional associations!
28.11.2024 09:43 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/the-c...
I will be speaking on the contested use of #Staatsraison #reasonofstate in St Andrews on Thursday. If you are interested and in the area please be invited 👇🏻👇🏻
As of January 2025, the Cambridge University Press journal @globcon.bsky.social (Global Constitutionalism) will be based at the University of Edinburgh, supported by a fruitful partnership between University of Edinburgh Law School & University of Edinburgh, School of Social and Political Science.
20.11.2024 11:52 — 👍 35 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
