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On “peasants” and GMOs

On “peasants” and GMOs

Hardt and Negri’s “Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire” (2004) is a work of political philosophy, and specifically a book about democracy (presented here). Some points raised in the book offer interesting food for thought, potentially of use in the classroom, or for contrasting different opinions, for example: On the “peasant”: “It makes […]

Tags: #Democracy #Frankenfoods #Genetically modified organisms #GMOs #Peasant

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PhD: International Environmental Politics (2 positions)

The successful candidate will complete a doctoral dissertation in the framework of the project “Regional Orders in International Environmental Politics (REORIENT)” financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). The project examines the proliferation of regional environmental agreements, with a special focus on situations where countries are subject to multiple, overlapping agreements (pluri-regionality). It investigates […]

Tags: #Environmental Politics #International environmental agreements #International Politics #PhD #Pluri-regionality

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Post-doc: Sociology of Markets (Germany)

The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG) is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in the field of the sociology of markets, particularly for projects on the role of the future in economic action. The successful applicant will be part of the Sociology of Markets research group headed by Prof. Jens Beckert. Applicants are […]

Tags: #Economy #Markets #Max Planck Institute #Post-doc #Sociology

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War and Democracy in the Age of Empire

War and Democracy in the Age of Empire

This “thought provoker” presents views on political philosophy and democracy from Hardt and Negri’s “Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire” (2004). Some have criticized the book as lacking concrete data to support its claims, however it is essentially a work of philosophy, and thus that is necessarily expected of it. For those […]

Tags: #biopolitical weapons #Democracy #Multitude #Political Philosophy #sovereignty

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Post-doc: Migration (Netherlands)

Topic: Migration, livelihoods and SRHR: A triple case-study of young female migrants (YFMs) in Dhaka, Bangladesh The Anthropology Department at the VU University is looking for a post-doc researcher for the two year WOTRO funded project “Migration, livelihoods and SRHR: A triple case-study of young female migrants (YFMs) in Dhaka, Bangladesh”. The post-doc will be […]

Tags: #Bangladesh #Livelihoods #Migration #Participatory Action Research #Post-doc

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Post Doctoral Fellow (Social Scientist)

WorldFish is looking for a post-doctoral fellow (PDF) with social science and gender training to lead this research with support from natural and social scientists currently working for WorldFish in Egypt and Zambia. The PDF will review and validate the findings of consumer and market studies already carried out in Egypt and Zambia (if applicable) […]

Tags: #Fishing Systems #Gender #Post-doc #Social science #WorldFish

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