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Dr Peter E Marshall

@poltheorypete.bsky.social

PhD in Political & Social Thought from the University of Kent. BA & MA from Royal Holloway. Based in Durham. Ideology, creativity, poststructuralism, and related political theory. he/him https://poltheorypete.wordpress.com/

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The Making of “Passengers”: The Pre-Departure Subjectivation of Sri Lanka’s Aspiring Migrant Domestic Workers Heading to the Arabian Gulf In this paper, I examine the process of migrant subject-making prior to departure based on the experiences of Sri Lankan women aspiring to become migrant domestic workers (MDWs) in the Arabian Gulf...

Our 1st monthly pick for August is "The Making of “Passengers”: The Pre-Departure Subjectivation of Sri Lanka’s Aspiring Migrant Domestic Workers Heading to the Arabian Gulf" by Wasana S Handapangoda (‪@jku.at‬). Link below!

#Migration #Labour #OpenAccess

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04.08.2025 11:56 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

This is your reminder that Global Society has an open call for special issue proposals!

We are an interdisciplinary journal of international studies that publishes work in a multitude of sub-disciplines within and related to politics and international relations.

Click the link below for more info!

31.07.2025 13:20 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

All of our monthly picks for July have been from the newly published Global Society Volume 39 Issue 3. Over half are #OpenAccess, so make sure you give them a read. Link to the whole issue below:

www.tandfonline.com/toc/cgsj20/3...

31.07.2025 13:14 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

The article is by John-Paul Safunu Banchani, Sebastian Angzoorokuu Paalo (both Kwame Nkrumah University), Martin K. Acheampong (Giga Institute), Daniel Dramani Kipo-Sunyehzi (University of Ghana), and Aminu Dramani (also Kwame Nkrumah University). Be sure to give it a read!

28.07.2025 12:53 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Our final monthly pick is "The Challenge of Attaining Resilient Local Structures in Grassroots Peacebuilding: A Study of Post-1994/95 Peacebuilding in Northern Ghana".

#Peacebuilding #Youth #Agency #Ghana

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28.07.2025 12:53 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

(A rare non-Global-Society-repost post from me)

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A man outside Canterbury Cathedral in a doctoral gown holding a degree certificate

A man outside Canterbury Cathedral in a doctoral gown holding a degree certificate

A man outside Canterbury Cathedral in a doctoral gown holding a degree certificate and throwing his hat into the air.

A man outside Canterbury Cathedral in a doctoral gown holding a degree certificate and throwing his hat into the air.

I graduated from Kent on Wednesday - I had such a great day!

Got to see a lot of the students that I taught at Kent during my PhD graduating too, which was so lovely!

25.07.2025 15:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Navigating the Legacy-Legitimacy Dilemma: Globalisation’s Unsettled Premise This article theorises the causes of the miscommunication between staunch supporters of globalisation and anti-globalisation advocates, from a fresh perspective. It asserts that national government...

Our sixth monthly pick for July is "Navigating the Legacy-Legitimacy Dilemma: Globalisation’s Unsettled Premise" by Yoko Oka (Fukuoka University). Be sure to give it a read!

#Globalisation #Peace #Legacy

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25.07.2025 15:10 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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The Organisation Matters: Comparing Christine Lagarde’s Policies on Gender Equity at the IMF and the ECB Published in Global Society (Vol. 39, No. 3, 2025)

Our fifth monthly pick is "The Organisation Matters: Comparing Christine Lagarde’s Policies on Gender Equity at the IMF and the ECB" by Pamela Blackmon (Penn State University). Be sure to give it a read!

#OpenAccess #IMF #Gender

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21.07.2025 10:24 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Our forth monthly pick for July is "Collective Agency in Reparation Politics: A Contentious Politics Perspective on Victim Mobilisation in Northern Ireland" by Pia Falschebner, Eva Willems, and ‪@tbonacker.bsky.social‬ (all @zfk-mr.bsky.social‬).

#OpenAccess

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16.07.2025 13:07 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Liberal Democracy Promotion and the Observation of Democracy This article suggests that the observation of democracy is at the core of liberal democracy promotion. Broadly conceived, the observation of democracy is evident in the democracy reports published ...

Our third monthly pick for July is "Liberal Democracy Promotion and the Observation of Democracy" by Leonie Holthaus (@tuda.bsky.social‬). Be sure to give it a read!

#OpenAccess #Democracy #Liberalism

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14.07.2025 07:36 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Pitching the Tent: Understanding the Arctic Circle 2013–2023 The aim of this article is to examine in greater detail the Arctic Circle at the end of its first decade. Gaining more and better insight into the Arctic Circle’s own roles and significance is not ...

Our second monthly pick is "Pitching the Tent: Understanding the Arctic Circle 2013–2023" by Paige Wilson (University of Iceland). Be sure to give it a read!

#Arctic #Governance #IR

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07.07.2025 09:04 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Multistakeholder Partnerships and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Sources and Audiences of Self-legitimation in the Fields of Health and Climate The spread of global multistakeholder partnerships (MSPs) for the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development has generated significant expectations on policy synergies and transformative governance. T...

The 1st article of 39.3 is "Multistakeholder Partnerships and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Sources and Audiences of Self-legitimation in the Fields of Health and Climate" by Matteo De Donà, Kristina Jönsson, & Magdalena Bexell (@pollu.bsky.social)

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01.07.2025 10:24 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Global Society Volume 39, Issue 3 of Global Society

Our monthly picks for July will be the articles that comprise Global Society 39(3), which we recently released.

You can access all articles via the link below, the majority of which are #OpenAccess!

www.tandfonline.com/toc/cgsj20/3...

01.07.2025 10:24 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Climate Leadership Through Storylines: A Comparison of Developed and Emerging Countries in the Post-Paris Era The expectation of developed countries’ leadership is institutionalised in the United Nations’ climate agreements. Hence, climate leadership discussion often builds on the experience of the Global ...

Our final monthly pick for June is "Climate Leadership Through Storylines: A Comparison of Developed and Emerging Countries in the Post-Paris Era" by Karoliina Hurri (‪@fiia.fi‬). Do give it a read!

#OpenAccess #Climate #Eurocentrism

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24.06.2025 08:35 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

We hope all attending BISA have a lovely day 1. Now is a great time to remind you that we have an open call for special issues, so drop us an email at globalsociety@kent.ac.uk to discuss your ideas further. Our chief editor (Rubrick Biegon) will also be at BISA, so do come and say hi!

#BISA2025

18.06.2025 07:51 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Our third monthly pick for June is "Reproduction Versus Transformation: The Case of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank" by Paul Cammack (‪@globaldevinst.bsky.social‬). Be sure to give it a read!

#China #Inequality #OpenAccess

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16.06.2025 10:41 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The BNO Visa Scheme in UK–China Relations: A Geopolitical Tool Since 2019, social movements and protests in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region have attracted considerable international attention. In response, the UK Government has implemented measures...

We have a new #OnlineFirst article out by James F Downes and Kenneth Lai (both HKMU), "The BNO Visa Scheme in UK–China Relations: A Geopolitical Tool". Please do give it a read!

#BNO #UK #China

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10.06.2025 10:53 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Emerging Powers in the World Trading System: Contestation of the Developing Country Status and the Reproduction of Inequalities This article investigates discursive struggles over the boundaries of the categorisation of developing countries in the world trade regime. A key principle of the World Trade Organization (WTO) gra...

Our 2nd monthly pick for June is "Emerging Powers in the World Trading System: Contestation of the Developing Country Status and the Reproduction of Inequalities" by @claraweinhardt.bsky.social‬ (‪@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social‬).

#Trade #WTO #OpenAccess

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09.06.2025 10:44 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Multistakeholder Partnerships and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Sources and Audiences of Self-legitimation in the Fields of Health and Climate The spread of global multistakeholder partnerships (MSPs) for the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development has generated significant expectations on policy synergies and transformative governance. T...

Our 1st pick for June is "Multistakeholder Partnerships and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Sources and Audiences of Self-legitimation in the Fields of Health and Climate" by Matteo De Donà, Kristina Jönsson, & Magdalena Bexell (@pollu.bsky.social‬)

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

02.06.2025 08:25 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Conceptualising Global Environmental Governance Through the Lens of Coloniality In this article, we unpack and critically engage with the contemporary dynamics of global environmental governance. We specifically address the persistence of uneven relations of power despite the ...

We have a new #OnlineFirst article out by Gabriela Kütting (@rutgersu.bsky.social‬) and Wendy Godek (Roger Williams University), "Conceptualising Global Environmental Governance Through the Lens of Coloniality". Be sure to give it a read

#Coloniality #Governance

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27.05.2025 07:23 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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The Business of Citizenship: Investment Citizenship Firms in Global Governance Since the 2008 financial crisis, more and more states have started to “sell” citizenships and residence permits to the global economic elite in return for investments. This trade is mediated by tra...

Our final monthly pick for May is "The Business of Citizenship: Investment Citizenship Firms in Global Governance" by Sara Kalm (@pollu.bsky.social‬). Be sure to give it a read!

#OpenAccess #Citizenship #Governance

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26.05.2025 11:42 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Tomorrow's Debt, Today's Duty: Debt Sustainability as Anticipatory Global Governance Sovereign debt projections permeate international economic affairs. While concerns about debt sustainability motivate much policy analysis and commentary, this article unpacks the anticipatory prac...

Our next monthly pick is "Tomorrow's Debt, Today's Duty: Debt Sustainability as Anticipatory Global Governance" by @mattkranke.bsky.social (@college-uaruhr.bsky.social). Be sure to give it a read!

#Debt #IMF #WorldBank

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12.05.2025 10:44 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Economic Power Foundations of Cities in Global Governance This study provides evidence that city government participation in global governance networks is explicable by the larger power hierarchy of cities in the global economy. Extant research on city go...

Our first monthly pick for May is "Economic Power Foundations of Cities in Global Governance" by Benjamin Leffel (@unlv.edu) and @acuto.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social ). Please do give it a read!

#Governance #Cities #Economy #OpenAccess

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05.05.2025 08:36 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Global Society Volume 39, Issue 2 of Global Society

All of our monthly picks for April have been the articles that comprise Global Society 39(2). The majority of these articles are #OpenAccess. You can read all of these articles by following the link below!

www.tandfonline.com/toc/cgsj20/3...

29.04.2025 07:50 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Globalisation in-Between Homogenisation and Heterogenisation: An Institutionalist Analysis on Türkiye While neoliberal globalisation exerts both homogenising and heterogenising forces on a global scale, an excessive emphasis on its homogenising effects can lead to overly optimistic and unrealistic ...

Our last monthly pick is "Globalisation in-Between Homogenisation and Heterogenisation: An Institutionalist Analysis on Türkiye" by Yılmaz Kaplan (Erzurum Technical University) and Enzel Özgenç Osmanoğlu (Ataturk University)!

#Globalisation #Türkiye

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28.04.2025 08:42 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Transforming Troubled Souls: Faith-based Antitrafficking Work as Therapeutic Governance This article investigates how the problem of human trafficking is represented in the work of Evangelical faith-based organisations (FBOs) in South-East Asia. FBOs are prevalent but understudied act...

Our sixth monthly pick is "Transforming Troubled Souls: Faith-based Antitrafficking Work as Therapeutic Governance" by Andreas Henriksson (@umeauniversitet.bsky.social). Please do give it a read!

#Antitrafficking #Faith #Governance

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23.04.2025 08:12 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Re-thinking Global Governance as Fuzzy: Multi-Scalar Boundaries of Responsibility in the Arctic The article reconsiders global governance as fuzzy and situated across multiple scales rather than multi-level. It revisits Global Governance research, whose introspective focus on opening “black b...

Our fifth monthly pick is "Re-thinking Global Governance as Fuzzy: Multi-Scalar Boundaries of Responsibility in the Arctic" by @hansenmagnusson.bsky.social‬ (@culawandpolitics.bsky.social) and @charlygehrke.bsky.social (@hgir.bsky.social).

#Artic #Boundaries

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21.04.2025 09:57 — 👍 9    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 1
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Multilateralism at War: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, the G20 and World Order This research examines the implications of war and diplomatic events for multilateralism in two spheres – governance and security. The focus is on the dynamics within the G20 since the Russian inva...

Our fourth monthly pick is "Multilateralism at War: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, the G20 and World Order" by Andrey Makarychev (University of Tartu) and I Gede Wahyu Wicaksana (Universitas Airlangga). Be sure to give it a read!

#G20 #Security #Governmentality

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17.04.2025 09:07 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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What do International City Networks Contribute to Global Governance? Towards a Better Conceptual and Empirical Assessment This article systematically assesses international city networks (ICNs) and their contribution to global governance. Research in urban studies has frequently emphasised the growing number and activ...

Our 3rd monthly pick is "What do International City Networks Contribute to Global Governance? Towards a Better Conceptual and Empirical Assessment" by Anja P. Jakobi, Bastian Loges, and Ronja Haenschen (all @tubraunschweig.bsky.social).

#Governance #Networks

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14.04.2025 09:13 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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