Somdeep Sen
@somdeepsen.bsky.social
IR, race, settler colonialism, Palestine; Decolonizing Palestine @CornellUP; Globalizing Collateral Language @UofGeorgiaP
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
October 8, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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
Reposted by Somdeep Sen
❝ 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
— 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
October 7, 2025 at 6:40 AM
❝ 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
— Somdeep Sen
Reposted by Somdeep Sen
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.
twailr.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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.
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
September 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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
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.
September 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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!
August 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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...
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
August 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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...
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
On the campaign to silence all critics for @aljazeera.com #AJOpinion
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Israel’s narrative cannot survive the truth, so it’s silencing the world
As Israel kills tens of thousands, its defenders go after anyone who dares to speak out.
www.aljazeera.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
On the campaign to silence all critics for @aljazeera.com #AJOpinion
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Thank you @ehtz.bsky.social and @brandaid-world.bsky.social for this.
🎙🇹🇿 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...
open.spotify.com/episode/3knH...
#05 | Decolonizing Research (Part 2): Lessons from Palestine
EHTZ - Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Thank you @ehtz.bsky.social and @brandaid-world.bsky.social for this.
This is such an important day for New Yorkers. Rooting for Mamdani! www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
June 24, 2025 at 5:05 AM
This is such an important day for New Yorkers. Rooting for Mamdani! www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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.
aje.io
June 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A few words on Zohran Mamdani’s important fight for New York @aljazeera.com #AJOpinion
Well done Ghadir Awad, Azadeh Sobout, Catherine Charrett, John Narayan and Jack McGinn. What an inspirational conversation. #bisa2025 @mybisa.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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❤️
June 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
#BISA2025 @mybisa.bsky.social ❤️Belfast❤️
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!
June 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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
youtu.be
June 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Was a pleasure to speak to Phil Wilmot for the Troublemakers podcast out of Arusha, Tanzania.
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
May 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Israel belongs in Eurovision because it’s genocide embodies “European values” @aljazeera.com
Thanks @nawalabu72.bsky.social
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
May 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Thanks @nawalabu72.bsky.social
Beautiful end to a beautiful book tour. Thank you Mugello, Laila Hassan, Karem Rohana, Teresa Menchetti and Associazione Progetto Accoglienza
May 18, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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.
May 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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!
May 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Thank you Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale" for an amazing visit!
Looking forward to this exciting week in Italy.
May 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Looking forward to this exciting week in Italy.
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.
academic.oup.com/ia/article/1...
academic.oup.com/ia/article/1...
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
academic.oup.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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.
academic.oup.com/ia/article/1...
academic.oup.com/ia/article/1...
I’ll be back in Italy for a few days in May. Looking forward!
May 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I’ll be back in Italy for a few days in May. Looking forward!
Was a pleasure to speak to Ashifa Kassam for this piece in @theguardian.com
‘One mistake and their Germanness is gone’: how idea of stripping citizenship for crimes spread across Europe
Recent proposals put forward in countries such as Sweden, Finland and Germany reflect wider shift, say analysts
www.theguardian.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Was a pleasure to speak to Ashifa Kassam for this piece in @theguardian.com
We’ve been in Tanzania for a few months. Nice to be back in Copenhagen and pick up a package with this beauty.
April 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We’ve been in Tanzania for a few months. Nice to be back in Copenhagen and pick up a package with this beauty.