No huge stadium spectacle, no royal fanfare – yet Glasgow’s opening ceremony made a big statement.
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Christening the new interisland ferries Kupe and Cook is a reminder that what we name things matters, shaping our sense of ourselves over time.
The British Empire has long since folded. But the Commonwealth of Nations remains a global collective of like-minded countries.
Britain controlled vast tracts in North America beyond the original 13 Colonies. And the American invasion of Canada played a role in the final political settlement.
A partisan judiciary, arbitrary power, officials beyond the reach of the people – these are the grievances that drove a revolution.
For more than a century, Iran has occupied a powerful place in the western imagination, characterized as a volatile region that sits atop vast oil reserves.
Immigration is fuelled by people moving for work, family or better opportunities.
Imperial nostalgia correlates strongly with support beyond the main parties: positively with Reform and negatively with the Greens.
The end of colonisation did not dismantle the BBC’s operation – the style was already embedded in the broadcasting system.
A series of lectures on decolonisation sheds new light on contemporary conflicts.
From Athens to the British Empire and on to the US – dominant powers have used might and consent to exert influence.
How the bold, hopeful visions of self-determination in Britain’s eastern colonies curdled into a more militant nationalism by the end of the second world war.
Why do we see German and Roman characters speaking like they’re from London? The blame lies partly with film directors – and more broadly with British imperialism.
It’s important that this brutal chapter in South Africa’s past be commemorated in the right spirit, to reflect, take stock and to heal.
Presidential candidate’s potential ties to an Irish slave owner complicate narratives around colonial legacies and the proper place of Black Irish identity in history.
Eugen Sandow’s visit to South Africa in 1904 was a triumph of colonial display and racism. Despite its prejudices it influenced the development of bodybuilding in South Africa.
While Western Australia’s secession movement foundered, it sparked a series of debates around London’s obligations to overseas Britons, Britannic identity, and the future of imperial relations.
Convicts worked in the dockyards in Bermuda for 40 years.
A world where the US has fewer allies would be an even more dangerous place.
If Māori did not explicitly cede sovereignty in 1840, neither did they fully retain it. If sovereignty is already being shared, where does Te Tiriti o Waitangi sit within our unwritten constitution?
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Professor of Indian and Colonial History, University of Liverpool; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Visiting Fellow in History, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University, Canada
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Professor of Historical Geography, University of Sussex
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Political Communication, University of Liverpool
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Postdoctoral Fellow in International Law, Lund University
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Senior Lecturer, Literary and Cultural Studies, Monash University
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of History, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Lecturer in Media, Lancaster University
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SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for South Asian Studies, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
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