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Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial (CPD)
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What are the colonial constitutions and inflections of global order - past and present - and how do they manifest across political, economic, cultural, psychological and intellectual domains? IR scholarship has demonstrated an increased interest in the colonial question through theoretical and substantive engagements as well as via historical and contemporary investigations. This working group provides a space for these engagements wherein the colonial question can be operationalised as the distinctive framework for inquiry. Our members currently engage with the colonial question across numerous debates in the field of IR.
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News and analysis
Classic readings on the colonial inflections of global order
The CPD Working Group's suggested classic readings on the colonial inflections of global order.
Call for articles - Race and climate change
The CPD Group are looking for articles to fit with a special issue of the journal Politics.
Decolonising Marx’s Capital Reading Group
Details of the CPD Working Group panel held at the BISA 2018 conference and further reading ideas.
Working with alternative traditions of thought
Details of the CPD Group's 2016 annual workshop and event reflections from Robin Dunford.
Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial (CPD) Working Group at BISA 2016
Find out about the CPD Group's panels and contributions at the BISA 2016 annual conference.
When and how to use the term subaltern?
Following the 2015 CPD group workshop, Shabnam Holliday discusses the term subaltern and its use.
Event reflections - Thinking with/against/past the “Subaltern”
Event reflections from the CPD Group's 2015 annual workshop.
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