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Somdeep Sen
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IR, race, settler colonialism, Palestine; Decolonizing Palestine @CornellUP; Globalizing Collateral Language @UofGeorgiaP

Political science 49%
Sociology 33%

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In this piece for @aljazeera.com #AJOpinion - in response to Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan - I present a “10-point plan for Israel”: aje.io/slic0q

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❝ While the Trump “20-point Gaza peace plan” may bring a temporary respite for the Palestinians, it will not achieve peace. For this to happen, we also need a plan that makes demands of Israel and eliminates its genocidal drive. So here is a 10-point plan for Israel... ❞

— Somdeep Sen
A 10-point plan for Israel
Here is what needs to happen to put Palestinians and Israelis on the path to peace.
www.aljazeera.com

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Check out this recording of yesterday's discussion on Western states' recognition of the State of Palestine with @shahdhm.bsky.social @somdeepsen.bsky.social Lana Tatour and yours truly: twailr.com/recording-of... TL;DR: we are not excited.
Panel: Interrogating the Politics of Palestinian State Recognition
Panel discussion on what a Palestinian national liberation movement might tactically salvage and repurpose from conditional recognition of a Palestinian state almost two years into a genocide.
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The only good solution is the one that places Palestinian rights on centre stage and involves some mechanism of political leverage and censure that is able to curb Israel’s rogue-like conduct. Without it, any recognition of Palestinian statehood is an empty performance. @aljazeera.com #AJOpinion
Western bids to recognise a Palestinian state put Israel first
If recognition is to matter, it must centre on Palestinian self-determination, not Israel’s security.
www.aljazeera.com

This co-authored piece for our project led by Emmanuel Raju is forthcoming in Urban Geography. Super excited. It’s a new area of research for me and I’m glad we were able to put this out into the world.

In a few months this beauty is out. Privileged to have a chapter on race. Big thank you to Felix Berenskötter for including me!

Why did Superman join ICE? In my latest for #AJOpinion @aljazeera.com I argue "Dean Cain’s leap from TV hero to immigration enforcer captures America’s embrace of fear as patriotism".

www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Superman’s new job at ICE is the perfect American plot twist
Dean Cain’s leap from TV hero to immigration enforcer captures America’s embrace of fear as patriotism.
www.aljazeera.com

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🎙🇹🇿 How does humanitarianism reproduce or resist the legacies of colonialism? Find out the answer to this and other questions in our newest #EHTZ #podcast episode with @somdeepsen.bsky.social

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#05 | Decolonizing Research (Part 2): Lessons from Palestine
EHTZ - Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania · Episode
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🎙🇹🇿 How does humanitarianism reproduce or resist the legacies of colonialism? Find out the answer to this and other questions in our newest #EHTZ #podcast episode with @somdeepsen.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/episode/3knH...
#05 | Decolonizing Research (Part 2): Lessons from Palestine
EHTZ - Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania · Episode
open.spotify.com

A few words on Zohran Mamdani’s important fight for New York @aljazeera.com #AJOpinion
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid is bigger than New York
Amid a global rightward shift, Mamdani’s progressive campaign offers a rare blueprint for the left to win.
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Well done Ghadir Awad, Azadeh Sobout, Catherine Charrett, John Narayan and Jack McGinn. What an inspirational conversation. #bisa2025 @mybisa.bsky.social

#BISA2025 @mybisa.bsky.social ❤️Belfast❤️

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Thanks to @alfnilsen.bsky.social , for the next three years I will be a research associate at the Center for Asian Studies in Africa at the University of Pretoria. Super excited for this!

Was a pleasure to speak to Phil Wilmot for the Troublemakers podcast out of Arusha, Tanzania.
Ep30: Postcolonialism with Somdeep Sen
YouTube video by Troublemakers podcast
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Israel belongs in Eurovision because it’s genocide embodies “European values” @aljazeera.com
Israel belongs in Eurovision
Israel’s war on Gaza doesn’t betray European values – it embodies them.
www.aljazeera.com

As a long time Eurovision fan, it is difficult to deny the truth about the event when it comes to its politics. This is a brilliant piece by my friend @somdeepsen.bsky.social writing for @aljazeera.com : www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Israel belongs in Eurovision
Israel’s war on Gaza doesn’t betray European values – it embodies them.
www.aljazeera.com
As a long time Eurovision fan, it is difficult to deny the truth about the event when it comes to its politics. This is a brilliant piece by my friend @somdeepsen.bsky.social writing for @aljazeera.com : www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Israel belongs in Eurovision
Israel’s war on Gaza doesn’t betray European values – it embodies them.
www.aljazeera.com

Beautiful end to a beautiful book tour. Thank you Mugello, Laila Hassan, Karem Rohana, Teresa Menchetti and Associazione Progetto Accoglienza

Two beautiful days in Florence. Day 1 was with Laila Sit Aboha at the University of Florence. Day 2 was with Anna Maria Selini with COSPE Onlus.

Thank you Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale" for an amazing visit!

Looking forward to this exciting week in Italy.

Buy your copy of this book here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/w...
World of the Right
Cambridge Core - Political Sociology - World of the Right
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My review of the stellar book "World of the Right" by @rita-abrahamsen.bsky.social, Jean-François Drolet, Michael C Williams, Srdjan Vucetic, Karin Narita and Alexandra Gheciu is out now in @iajournal.bsky.social.

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World of the right: radical conservatism and global order
Alongside President Donald Trump serving a second term in the United States, far-right leaders including Javier Milei in Argentina, Nayib Bukele in El Salv
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I’ll be back in Italy for a few days in May. Looking forward!

We’ve been in Tanzania for a few months. Nice to be back in Copenhagen and pick up a package with this beauty.

A few words for @aljazeera.com on a dangerous time in America today.
"A precedent has been set. Every international student in America today must accept that they may be abducted, detained and deported for attending a protest or expressing a view that upsets the White House or its allies."

#AJOpinion by @somdeepsen.bsky.social ⤵️
United States is no longer a safe destination for international students
Abductions, deportations and fear define campus life for many foreign students in Trump’s America.
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"A precedent has been set. Every international student in America today must accept that they may be abducted, detained and deported for attending a protest or expressing a view that upsets the White House or its allies."

#AJOpinion by @somdeepsen.bsky.social ⤵️
United States is no longer a safe destination for international students
Abductions, deportations and fear define campus life for many foreign students in Trump’s America.
aje.io

Come work with me and @alfnilsen.bsky.social. Less than two weeks to go. Looking forward to receiving applications!
We are now accepting applications for the PhD position in my project with @alfnilsen.bsky.social . Deadline is April 21st

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