While the US right is having a meltdown on the other place as to what post-liberalism is — or whether it’s even a thing — a quick reminder that my book on exactly that topic is out in the UK in less than a month (and in the US this February). Spoiler: it is a thing.

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A couple of years and a
@leverhulme.ac.uk research fellowship in the making, my book on post-liberalism is out next month and available to pre-order.

www.amazon.co.uk/Post-Liberal...

The US vice-president, J. D. Vance, has identified himself as being “of the post-liberal right”. But what is post-liberalism and what does it mean for US government?

@mattsleat.bsky.social, Reader in Political Theory, explains 👇

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J.D. Vance is religious, has conservative views on social issues, but also believes in big government’s power to change society.

My short explainer on post-liberalism for The Conversation.

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‘Postliberalism offers no account of change nor of the future and that is why it with its populist politics of faith, family and flag is ultimately a dead end.’

Against Post-Liberalism by @pjthinker.bsky.social is out today in the UK!

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Just finished this tremendous volume. Cannot believe I’d never read it before. Highly recommended. And think it might have given me an idea for my next research project.

Three days until publication on 24th October - might be of interest to @iandunt.bsky.social and to @sohrabahmari.bsky.social for different reasons. @politybooks.bsky.social

My colleague and friend Ed Hall is, by his own admission, not the best at the self-promotion that is part and parcel of modern academia. But I have just finished this and think it’s a really important book that political theorists of all stripes ought to read.

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Really pleased this has now come out. My thoughts on what a realist account of political obligations might look like. And a real privilege to among such a stellar cast of contributors.

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We are thrilled to announce that Joe Davidson is the winner of our BIAPT Early Career Prize for 2025! Joe’s work on utopia is just what the field needs at a time when political pessimism prevails. Full announcement below 👇

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BIAPT is delighted to announce that its Mid-career prize for 2025 goes to Jemima Repo! Warm congratulations to her for huge contributions to gender theory, feminism, and biopolitics. Full statement below 👇

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‘Against Political Chmness’ by Paul Sagar. Great account of one of the key arguments for political realism. Thoroughly worth a read.

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A couple of years and a Leverhulme Trust research fellowship in the making, I am excited to see that my book on post-liberalism is now available to pre-order.

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Who are the main contemporary writers countering the argument - made in different ways by Taylor, Siedentop, Gillespie, Holland, Milbank, et al. - that modernity was a development within rather than rejection of Christianity?

My take on why Labour is not having a post-liberal turn.

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The Kelly / Sleat postliberalism double act forthcoming from @politybooks.bsky.social - @lsegovernment.bsky.social