In the wake of the Cold war Francis Fukuyama portrayed the “last man” as free but devoid of ambitions, polite but unheroic, somebody castrated by the satisfaction of his desires but a very agreeable fellow. He is married to democracy, but we suspect no more in love with it. The “last man” of this lecture is a different one. He has arrived when history has returned. He is anxious and mistrustful. He is overtaken by demographic anxiety. He thinks he lives in the dregs of time. He tends to believe that the next elections should be the last elections.

This lecture reflects upon the broader implications of the speaker’s recent research on developing region-centric approaches to investigate and understand the evolution of international relations and order in East Asia. Such approaches take seriously complex regional contexts, privilege regional perceptions and concerns, and favour research questions that arise from regional empirical patterns and experiences.

Josep Borrell Fontelles will give a thought-provoking lecture you won't want to miss! Join us at St Antony's College, Investcorp Auditorium as we delve into the challenges Europe is currently facing.

A new Polish government is trying to restore the rule of law, after eight years in which the EU identified major threats to it under governments of the populist Law and Justice (PiS) party. The rule of law crisis in Poland has posed a challenge for the entire European Union, undermining its fundamental principles and values. Can the EU effectively defend itself against such threats? Which path should be chosen to restore the rule of law: revolution or evolution?

This paper investigates the idea of ‘system’ in international thought.  It focuses specifically on early modern mechanical notions of a system as a complex whole composed of interacting parts.  The paper makes two key claims: (1) this understanding of system discloses particular ontological and epistemological commitments that are rooted in a theo-scientific account of reality; and (2) the idea of system, so conceived, is properly conceived as a particular legitimation of modernity, which paradoxically, conceals its intellectual origins.  This understanding of sys

How and why did China ‒ the world’s largest communist nation ‒ converge with global capitalism? And when did this occur? In this new book, LSE historian Elizabeth Ingleson tells the surprising story of how the United States and China went from Cold War foes to finding common cause by transforming China’s economy into a source of cheap labour, creating the economic interdependence that characterizes our world today.

The Oxford Replication Games is a one-day event bringing people together to collaborate on replicating papers in high ranking political science and economics journals. Replication is a crucial aspect of scientific research, ensuring that results are reliable and reproducible. By participating in the event, you will contribute to the integrity of research while having the opportunity to meet fellow researchers and develop your coding skills. The event is sponsored by the Institute for Replication: Institute for Replication (i4replication.org).

Whether or not to have children? It’s hard to ask a more loaded question. Money, health, career, love, embodiment, family, and climate change are all potentially at stake. Parenthood is also increasingly politicised — caught up in the fight over women’s reproductive rights, as well as debates over climate and AI doomerism. In What Are Children For? Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman critically probe the sources of our ambivalence, andambivalence and ask whether it is still possible to affirm the value of human life in a time of uncertainty and conflict.

This is a workshop aimed at graduate students and early career researchers in philosophy and cognate fields who would like to do public philosophy. Public philosophy is an increasingly valued pursuit, but it requires skills and knowledge not imparted by most graduate training.
In this workshop you will:

* Learn what makes for successful public philosophy,
* Learn the common mistakes that philosophers make when doing public writing, and how to avoid them,
* Learn how to craft a pitch for an editor,
* Learn how to approach an editor with an idea,