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rbellamy.bsky.social
Writes and researches legal and political theory & sometimes Italian history. Edits Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy. Flutes, runs, reads, cooks, swims, snaps, goes to concerts, galleries, plays & films. Lives London-Exeter-Berlin-Livorno
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Ive been surprised by some of the negative commentary on this ruling - so this is a refreshing defence verfassungsblog.de/its-solidari...

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On why aping Reform is not only bad politics but also bad economics

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Labour has to change tack and stop aping Reform on immigration and public spending before it is too late. Not only is it morally wrong, but also the strategy of growing the economy will also fail to materialise given Trump light policies have major economic costs that undermine any such recovery.

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In a week when Australia followed Canada in giving the neo-Trumpist parties an electoral drubbing, it was disappointing to say the least to see the Trump adjacent Reform do so well in the recent local elections and to win the Runcorn by-election.

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Great blog on free speech and social media www.medialaws.eu/the-evolutio...

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Great post graduate teaching opportunity at UCL

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Great to have been part of this discussion of the entrenchment of democracy youtu.be/RtZcVmyezcM

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Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy: Vol 28, No 3 (Special Issue) Relational Equality and Intergenerational Justice, edited by Devon Cass and Andre Santos Campos is now available on line – the Introduction on open access. www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c...

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Although its taken an inordinate time to come out (due to hacking of CUP) it was v much a lock down project in which Jeff and I met almost every week at one stage to discuss a chapter of the book. So I learnt a huge amount from him as well as the contributors. www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

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www.cambridge.org/core/books/c... The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory is now available electronically. @rbellamy.bsky.social @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social @alixabeth.bsky.social inter alia

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Finally available on line (and in hard copy from next month) Essential reading - about a world we are in danger of losing - for the times we live in ... www.cambridge.org/core/books/t...

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New chapter on 'Can the Rule of Law Meet the Hobbes Challenge? Democracy and the Rule of Law' link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

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'Levels of deadly pollutants that are linked to a wide range of health problems – from cancer to impaired lung development, heart attacks to premature births – have dropped, with some of the biggest improvements coming in the capital’s most deprived areas.' Kudos to Sadiq Khan.

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Not saying the Overton Window has shifted much in the last few years, but the man occasionally mentioned as a possible future British PM is now saying we should judge the politics of his ideological soulmates by the precise angle of their Nazi salutes.

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Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy: Vol 28, No 1 (2025) is now on line: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/2... The issue contains seven articles and a book symposium on Tae-Yeoun Keum, Plato and the Mythic Tradition in Political Thought, Harvard University Press, 2020

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Gearing up to head to Munster to debate compromise

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Delighted to have been asked to contribute to this wonderful Festchrift for Elisabetta Galeotti link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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A fascinating diary ruminating on unfolding events in the USA by political scientist and democratic theorist ADAM PRZEWORSKI adamprzeworski.substack.com?r=fjq3u

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Excellent (if depressing) piece by Kim Lane Scheppele on Trump's Constitutional Coup - following the contemporary populist autocratic playbook ettlo.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/mr/sh/1t6...

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An enjoyable dinner after debating compromise and the representative dilemma with @danielweinstock.bsky.social as part of the UCL Dworkin Colloquium

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Great article now on free view - get access and read it and the jury's opinion via the link below

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The winner of the 2024 CRISPP Essay Prize, for the best essay in a normal issue published in Vol 26 (2023), goes to Edmund Tweedy Flanigan, 'From self-defense to violent protest' CRISPP, 26(7) (2023), 1094-1118 www.tandfonline.com/journals/fcr...

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Rights differentiation within the bounds of egalitarian justice Daniel Sharp

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Contains excellent articles including: Why voluntariness cannot ground cultural rights restrictions for immigrants Eszter Kollar & Helder De Schutter The morality of state priorities and refugee admission Patti Tamara Lenard Justice for denizens: a conceptual map Johan Olsthoorn ·

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Special Issue on Justice for Denizens, edited by Johan Olsthoorn is now on line, Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy: (2025) Vol 28, No 1 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c...

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I cannot imagine how anyone could have voted for Hegseth unless they thought that the US does not, in fact, face any real security challenges at all. This includes things like accidents that require someone to communicate with other countries to make sure things don't spin out of control.

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Unsurprisingly most of his claims are false ... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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What the Trump Presidency is all about - making Trump rich again

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I have found Lawrence Freedman's analyses of the Israel Gaza situation consistently the most informative and level headed. Here he provides a summary. open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/e...

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Excellent to have Jacob Levy giving the CRISPP lecture at this year’s BIAPT conference. Thanks to Matt Matravers our book review editor for chairing.

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