I am delighted to be organising with Felia Allum the #ASMIconference2023 on 'Mafias and the Italian State 30 years on: history, narratives, investigations' (London, Senate House, 8-9 December 2023). Please send us your proposals and circulate the CfPs to your networks.

An (almost) final reminder for our screening and Q and A event with Handaخەندە Majed⚡️ tomorrow (Tuesday 2/5/2023) in-person and online Birkbeck Politics Birkbeck, University of London bbk.ac.uk/events/remote_…

Secure your future and get your Master's from the Kent School of English! Broaden your skills in communication and benefit from our world-class faculty. #StudyMA #English #StayOn #StandOut Find out more here: kent.ac.uk/english/postgr…

Johnson/Berlusconi thread 🧵🧵. As of today, both went from PM to being thrown out of the legislature (at least for some time). Was Johnson Britain’s Berlusconi? An update on my blog with Mark Bennister Birkbeck Politics LSE British Politics and Policy Tl;dr: Yes and No blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…

The US legitimized military conquest during the War on Terror by using an expansive battlespace that disciplined citizens and soldiers alike. It spread lies, deception, and military propaganda to sow confusion and produce consent. Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy catalyst-journal.com/2023/06/coyne-…

An interesting take on Naples: tinyurl.com/yu8urksn

Writing Against Expulsion: David Herd discusses this important, 'profound and inspiring' new book with Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, 17th October. All welcome University of Kent The Refugee Tales Kamila Shamsie

You are all invited to this event hosted by Centre for the Global Study of Empire I Post-fascism and the politics of ‘defending our civilisation’ with David Broder Thursday 9th November, 4-5 pm (GMT) online Arts & Humanities at @UniKent Sociology at the University of Kent War, Media & Society English at Kent School of History at the University of Kent School of Politics & International Relations

A great talk from David Broder on his book Mussolini's Grandchildren. Vital reading for anyone who wants to understand Italy's past or present. Thank you to Maria Ridda and the Centre for the Global Study of Empire

Delighted to be speaking at this!

Happy birthday #karlmarx! Celebrate with this great interview about why Marx still matters with David Harvey | @davidharvey.org on Bluesky tribunemag.co.uk/2023/05/why-ma…

If you are in Naples today, make sure you don’t miss this:

My book is out in paperback 25/05/2024. Retweeting my 5 reasons to read it Routledge Literature University of Kent Centre for the Global Study of Empire

Banning Cornettos and Weekends: Labour’s Majority, and What it Does with It link.medium.com/3NBYPiqwaLb

A great review of my book Criminality and Power in Journal of Postcolonial Writing www-tandfonline-com.chain.kent.ac.uk/doi/pdf/10.108…