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Patricia Owens
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History, IR, Oxford, Somerville College, and Brighton. 🇮🇪 🌈 Mum of two #AWFC She/her. Author of Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men (Princeton, 2025)

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Patricia Owens is a British-Irish academic, author and professor. She is a Tutorial Fellow at Somerville College, Oxford and a professor of International Relations at University of Oxford. She is best known for her work on the history and theory of counterinsurgency warfare, women and the history of international thought, the history of social and political thought, and for her earlier work on war and international relations in the thought of the German-American political theorist Hannah Arendt. .. more

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Patricia Owens @whitproject.bsky.social · Dec 17
After almost a decade of thinking, researching and writing... this came in the post today. 🤓 🥂

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Rebecca Brennan @rebeccabrennan.bsky.social · 10d
Another top book of the year commendation for @whitproject.bsky.social's ERASED, this time from @chathamhouse.org: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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Chatham House library’s top books of 2025
From China’s greatest spying coups to how you spot a ‘grey rhino’ crisis, here are the books the institute’s members borrowed most.
www.chathamhouse.org

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 10d
'US lawyers representing hundreds of Epstein victims told the BBC it was "shocking" that there has never been a "full-scale UK investigation" into his activities on the other side of the Atlantic.

The UK was one of the "centrepieces" of Epstein's operations, one said.' 2/2

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 10d
'Almost 90 flights linked to Jeffrey Epstein arrived at and departed from UK airports, some with British women on board who say they were abused by the billionaire, a BBC investigation has found.' 1/2
Epstein’s UK flights had alleged British abuse victims on board, BBC finds
Lawyers representing victims say it is “shocking” there has never been a “full-scale” UK inquiry.
www.bbc.co.uk

Reposted by Patricia Owens, New Delhi

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International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social · 14d
Top 10 books: The International Affairs Christmas reading list 2025 📚🎄

Ahead of the holidays, Book Reviews Editor Mariana Vieira
has curated a list of books that reflects our commitments to covering the whole of the International Relations discipline.

Check them out 👇
medium.com/internationa...
Top 10 books: The International Affairs Christmas reading list 2025
How regularly do you think about Serbia, Angola or the Pacific Islands? For many, the answer will be ‘not that often’. Ahead of the…
medium.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16d
The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde
The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde
Don’t say you weren’t warned: Trump’s new national security strategy seeks to destroy liberal democracy as we know it, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Patricia Owens, Cynthia Miller‐Idriss

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 18d
Find books by and about women who have pushed boundaries, effected change, redefined roles, or who have complicated our understanding of what it means to be powerful.

Explore the gift guide and save 30% with code PUP30: press.princeton.edu/collections/...

#ReadUP #GiftGuide #Books #HappyHolidays

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Frances Jones @francesjones.bsky.social · 18d
‘No one seems to care’: scholars decry plight of British Library

Historian Peter Mandler said it was “a sorry state when a major piece of public infrastructure like this is hit so badly and no one in authority even seems to notice, much less care”.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
‘No one seems to care’: scholars decry plight of British Library - Research Professional News
Humanities researchers suffer amid “agonisingly slow” recovery from 2023 cyberattack, as strikes cause further delays
www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Tom Ashbyトム ∙ アシュビー @tomaashby.bsky.social · 21d
A special issue that I edited on "Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men" (2025) by Patricia Owens has gone to production – I look forward to seeing the collection published @global-ih.bsky.social! It includes five review articles and a reply article by @whitproject.bsky.social
The cover of the book

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Tehila Sasson @tsasson.bsky.social · Nov 26
🚨 Applications are now open for the 2026–27 Koch History Centre Fellowships at Oxford!

We are seeking 12 historians (9 junior, 3 senior) for a one-year fellowship at Wadham College & the Faculty of History.

This year’s theme: “Scarcity and Abundance”

Deadline: 17 Dec 2025

Please share widely!

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Patricia Owens @whitproject.bsky.social · Nov 17
Thank you, Elspeth. I love Anna Funder's outstanding book. I'm done with all veneration of serial sex-pest and eraser of women "George Orwell"

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Infinite Women @infinite-women.com · Nov 17
This week on the podcast, @whitproject.bsky.social, Professor of International Relations at Oxford, tells us about the women of her new book, Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men.
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Transcript: www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/u...
Dr Patricia Owens on the erased women of international thought by Infinite Women
Patricia Owens, Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and author of the new book, Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men, tells us about the women erased fro...
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · Nov 9
Edina Paleviq's MUST READ: Patrica Owen's Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men. It debunks the familiar portrayal of male thinkers in IR as only a partial story reflecting a structural distortion in how the discipline remembers its past.

globaleuropejournal.org/2025/10/octo...

Reposted by Jocalyn Clark, Patricia Owens, Leonhard Dobusch

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · Nov 5
Watch his victory speech for how it gives zero time to the nonsense binary of "idpol" vs "class politics". The stars of that speech are the *multi-ethnic* working class. It's a speech grounded in the rich complexity of material reality, not two dimensional caricatures and facile abstractions.

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · Nov 3
Applications are now open for the Ann Ball Bodley Visiting Fellowship in Women’s History at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk offering scholars the opportunity to advance research in women’s history.

Find full details: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowsh...

#WomensHistory #ResearchFellowship #BodleianLibraries
Bodleian Visiting Fellowships in Special Collections
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Patricia Owens @whitproject.bsky.social · Oct 31
Thank you! She did, and brilliantly. I'm so grateful....

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Patricia Owens @whitproject.bsky.social · Oct 31
Is anyone else having problems submitting papers/panels for @mybisa.bsky.social on the "Indico" platform??!?
😩
@simonrushton.bsky.social @julietdryden.bsky.social

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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · Oct 30
Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.

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Patricia Owens @whitproject.bsky.social · Oct 24
"They also raise concerns about the depth of analyses and increased specialization at the expense of broader synthesis".

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Lala Muradova @lalamur.bsky.social · Oct 24
Analysis of references between 1990 to 2024 shows that there is a decline in book referencing (52% to 28%) in polsci journals 😮

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
From Bookworm to Browser: The Decline of Books in Political Science Scholarship | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core
From Bookworm to Browser: The Decline of Books in Political Science Scholarship
www.cambridge.org

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Patricia Owens @whitproject.bsky.social · Oct 22
John Ikenberry reviews Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men.
www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/eras...
Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men
Patricia Owens provides a deeply researched and engrossing feminist history of international relations as a discipline in the United Kingdom in the twentieth century.
www.foreignaffairs.com

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Global Intellectual History @global-ih.bsky.social · Oct 20
1/8 An overview of a recent print issue, a forum on "Women’s International Thought: Towards a New Canon" (@universitypress.cambridge.org, 2022) eds. @whitproject.bsky.social, Katharina Rietzler, Kimberley Hutchings, & @sarahcdunstan.bsky.social - the forum was guest ed by @rosariolopez.bsky.social
A black and white photo of a woman (Merze Tate) on a bike outside the Radcliffe Camera on Oxford

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Patricia Owens @whitproject.bsky.social · Oct 16
Congratulations, Charlotte. It's a great book (I am half-way through). 🥂

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Patricia Owens @whitproject.bsky.social · Oct 16
"many academics from prestigious universities".

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
katherineschof8.bsky.social Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · Oct 16
I'm not a keen follower of the Epstein case. Maybe this is something everyone knows.

But I'm shocked and revolted by the male academics who one after another raped trafficked children. My god I hope you are all found and punished.

Solidarity with the survivors.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Snippet from the linked Guardian article beginning "The second person I was lent out to was a psychology professor"

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · Oct 16
I'm not a keen follower of the Epstein case. Maybe this is something everyone knows.

But I'm shocked and revolted by the male academics who one after another raped trafficked children. My god I hope you are all found and punished.

Solidarity with the survivors.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Snippet from the linked Guardian article beginning "The second person I was lent out to was a psychology professor"

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Patricia Owens @whitproject.bsky.social · Oct 15
OMG, so do I!?!?

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Oct 13
On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social · Oct 3
JOB: Associate Professor or Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy, in association with a Tutorial Fellowship at Merton College. AoS Ethics and/or Political Philosophy, with at least an AoC in Feminist Philosophy.
#PhilJobs
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Associate Professorship or Professorship of Philosophy - Philosophy APTFC at University of Oxford
Explore an exciting academic career as a Associate Professorship or Professorship of Philosophy - Philosophy APTFC. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities...
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Jan Eijking @janeijking.com · Oct 3
Another excellent piece by Geertje Bol @whpt.bsky.social 👇 www.the-tls.com/philosophy/c...
The erasure of women philosophers
Eileen O’Neill’s foundational article “Disappearing Ink: Early modern women philosophers and their fate in history” (1998) was revelatory for me as a
www.the-tls.com

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Roots and Branches I The Podcast @rbpodcast.bsky.social · Oct 3
🔊 Episode #3 out now!
@whitproject.bsky.social (@politicsoxford.bsky.social) explores how the gender binary shaped the production and reception of international thought and what recovering overlooked voices means for present-day international relations.
open.spotify.com/episode/76f2...

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