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🗺️Discover the intricacies of European politics, languages & societies with Millsaps’ European Studies program. Our interdisciplinary approach gives you the tools to analyze & understand Europe’s role in the global context. #EuropeanPolitics #CulturalInsight #GlobalOpportunities

The Brothers Grimm and the Making of German Nationalism - PDF: https://lnkd.in/gvyzZTqr In the first comprehensive English-language portrait of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm as political thinkers and actors, Jakob Norberg reveals how history's two most famous folklorists envisioned the role of literary and linguistic scholars in defining national identity. Convinced of the political relevance of their folk tale collections and grammatical studies, the Brothers Grimm argued that they could help disentangle language groups from one another, redraw the boundaries of states in Europe, and counsel kings and princes on the proper extent and character of their rule. They sought not only to recover and revive a neglected native culture for a contemporary audience, but also to facilitate a more harmonious and enduring relationship between the traditional political elite and an emerging national collective. Through close historical analysis, Norberg reconstructs how the Grimms wished to mediate between sovereigns and peoples, politics and culture. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

🗺️Discover the intricacies of European politics, languages & societies with Millsaps’ European Studies program. Our interdisciplinary approach gives you the tools to analyze & understand Europe’s role in the global context. #EuropeanPolitics #CulturalInsight #GlobalOpportunities

Language is the major component of culture, and culture is important in the formation of worldview. It is central to identity and how we see ourselves. The imposition of an alien language confuses and distorts the identities of the colonial subject. [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o/ Decolonising the mind: The politics of language in African literature] https://lnkd.in/gSDG555A.

New Year, New You, New Book Project? If you are developing a book project on the politics in technology in International Relations do reach out and let me know! As editor of new Routledge book series 'Technology, International Relations and World Order' - Happy to talk over proposals at any stage

The evolution of theories in international relations, particularly the transition from classical realism and liberalism to constructivism, illustrates how scholarly dialogue and critique contribute to a richer understanding of complex global issues. This ongoing adaptation and refinement of theories allow for a more nuanced analysis of state behavior, identities, and the role of norms. 

…The continuing sense of exceptionalism in the West has not only fostered these misconceptions but has also led to a disregard for the profound differences in worldviews, values and perspectives, shaped by diverse civilizations, cultures and histories, that guide other people and societies… It’s high time we weave a brand-new international interdependence trellis that is more adaptable to the challenges of harmonizing our human mosaic cultures.   Our IMd-I’s priority is to reestablish the Self/Soi~virtual dialogues. This promising avenue holds the potential to address the Self/Soi part of the power masters’ “I am Me,” offering a hopeful path forward. (Dialogue~virtuel du Soi aux Soi(s) - book Writings in Progress)   To this end, we agree on the crucial need to reappropriate the intentionality of the essence of the “Savoirs de l’Intelligible” illuminated poetry, infusing “disruptive ideas” into this brand-new Human Civilization Ethos.   Instead of relying on antique conceptual constructs, which are mainly local, linear, and simplistic, we must perceive the “Intuition among Intuition” harmonic resonances to discover the complex, multi-layered, and interdependent new patterns. However, like the Chinese texts, these intuitive resonances are like a shuttle that passes repeatedly on the same channel. Still, it is crucial to pay attention to the pattern that gradually emerges, as it carries the true meaning. (See Extract of IMd-I document -Virtual Dialogue~v about Ancient Chinese Intuitive resonances- p. 2 of 13)   The result is that inside this brand-new Human Civilization Ethos, there is not a set of discrete, independent entities, each of which constitutes an essence in itself, but a continuous network of relationships between the whole and the parts, without one transcending the others.   To be continued… 😏 Thanks, Gordon Dumoulin, for your article- Blinded by Virtue: How Western Self-Righteousness Threatens Global Progress, Sep 17, 2024

Happy to share my new article : The power of language: Socio-political fracture in Tunisia’s post-Arab Spring revolution published in the journal of language and politics, https://lnkd.in/gCXinAUC

The distinction between modernist and postmodernist theories in international relations (IR) arises from fundamentally different assumptions about knowledge, truth, and the nature of international politics. Modernist theories, such as realism and liberalism, are characterized by their reliance on objective truths and universal principles, while postmodernist theories, including feminism and constructivism, challenge these notions by emphasizing the subjective nature of knowledge and the importance of context.