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Critics have misunderstood the complexity behind Viktor Orbán's narrative of railing against 'Brussels'.

In July this year the Dutch King apologised for the country's historical role in slavery. Large numbers of young people were present to hear King Willem Alexander apologise for the crimes of his family and kingdom. Yet, there are many questions that remain unanswered in ongoing public debates. For ROAPE, Sayra van den Berg, Emmanuel Akwasi Adu-Ampong and David Mwambari argue that the past of slavery and (neo-)colonialism is not over.
The post Breaking the silence on colonial crimes first appeared on ROAPE.
The post Breaking the silence on colonial crimes appeared first on ROAPE.

During the British rule in India, an economy of performance was intricately tied to the circulation of culture, language, and spirituality. Here, Nihira looks at how the spread of religious practice was interwoven with women’s performances. While researching for an article, I stumbled on an archival document dated 1938 regarding a secular fair that took … Continued

The international discourse long depended on the term 'post-Soviet' to refer to the 15 sovereign states that emerged and re-emerged from the Soviet Union following its dissolution in 1991. The list includes European and Asian countries with contrasting backgrounds. Rooted in the context of the Cold War, the term fails to capture the crucial ongoing metamorphosis and challenges of these states for the past thirty years. For Lithuania and the Baltic region at least, the NATO Summit in Vilnius in July 2023 is a chance to emphasize the strong European identity and to challenge the deep colonial mindsets, which overlooks Eastern European perspectives in favor of those built in Moscow since the beginning of the 20th century.

By SARATH PILLAI

Review of Norms and Politics: Sir Benegal Narsing Rau in the Making of the Indian Constitution, 1935-50, by Arvind Elangovan 

Population trends have shifted the Anglican Communion's centre of gravity decisively toward the Global South, with approximately three out of four Anglicans globally living outside of Europe and North America. This shift has led to a bitter inter-Communion rift in which the Global South has challenged the Global West's "liberal" moral outlook, with debate particularly … Continued

Rama Salla Dieng explains that the current genocide in Palestine is a feminist and reproductive justice issue. The ultimate goal of Israel - and the Western powers that support this settler colonial and Apartheid state - is to render impossible the social and societal reproduction of Palestinians, and eventually to lead them to their physical death.
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The city of Kilkenny is known to possesses a rich medieval history, yet the streets of the larger city are scarred by the injustices which occurred whilst under the colonial rule of Britain. One place not included in the heritage tourism of the city is the former workhouse which is now the site of a […]

Towards the end of 2023, the fully open access and free to download Zambia Journal of Social Science published an edited collection of nine articles investigating and reflecting on the life and legacy of former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda. Here, one of the collection's editors Duncan Money introduces the body of work. The contributions are wide ranging, from those that deal directly with anti-colonial struggle - including an exploration of some of the tensions and failures within Zambia's liberation movements - to those interrogating Kaunda's postcolonial politics and governance, to a remarkable series of interviews with Kaunda and those close to him, which offer a fascinating glimpse into his daily life and habits.
The post Remembering Kenneth Kaunda (1924-2021), Africa’s Last Anti-Colonial Leader appeared first on ROAPE.

Africa's democracy problems are partly explained by the inability of former colonial nations to desocialise violence from politics and governance. Until national leaders can be deprived of their military backers, struggling democracies in Africa will continue to be troubled by autocratic neighbours.

'EU and Mercosur leaders ignore the voice of the people to push forward with toxic deal' declared the Stop EU – Mercosur campaign alliance, a coalition of more than 450 organisations from Latin America and Europe, including trade unions, farmers organisations, social movements, animal activists and environmentalists. The alliance held a two-day meeting in Brussels on 17 and 18 July in parallel to the summit of EU leaders and leaders from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), at which a conclusion of the highly controversial EU – Mercosur 'free' trade agreement was also discussed. Around 80 representatives of Stop EU – Mercosur members from Latin America and Europe gathered in Brussels to discuss the problems with the proposed treaty, explore alternatives as well as co-ordinate their strategies to stop that treaty to be concluded, ratified and implemented. In this blog post, I will report on several key conclusions by the Stop EU – Mercosur alliance.
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The post Masterclass on "Colonial Legacies in Public Law: Histories, Theories, Pitfalls and Potentials" appeared first on Völkerrechtsblog.

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In The Museum of Other People: From Colonial Acquisitions to Cosmopolitan Exhibitions, Adam Kuper interrogates the history of anthropological museums and considers questions of colonialism, race, and cultural appropriation around the artefacts they hold. As these institutions face a moment of global reckoning, Kuper offers a balanced, nuanced book on the historical and evolving role of museums, writes Tim Chamberlain. … Continued

By Elżbieta Kwiecińska. This article examines the colonial concept of the civilizing mission as a cultural transfer in East-Central Europe during the nineteenth century. The author outlines the nineteenth century colonial origins of the contemporary Russian justification of the war against Ukraine as a Russian "civilizing mission".