Andy McLaverty-Robinson
Andy McLaverty-Robinson is a political theorist and activist based in the UK. He is the co-author (with Athina Karatzogianni) of Power, Resistance and Conflict in the Contemporary World: Social Movements, Networks and Hierarchies (Routledge, 2009). He has recently published a series of books on Homi Bhabha. His 'In Theory' column appears every other Friday.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, December 2, 2011 13:47 - 5 Comments
In Theory">Global Cities: Too Big to Last In Theory
Andrew Robinson concludes his critical examination of the structural inequalities of Global Cities, the dynamics of their relationships with the rest, and their ultimately fatal vulnerabilities.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, November 25, 2011 2:04 - 2 Comments
In Theory">Global Cities: the rise and rise of Capitalism’s behemoths In Theory
As the economic crisis continues to bite, and governments rush to prop up failing banks, the neoliberal model is widely seen to be failing. This is therefore a good time, Andrew Robinson argues, to look back at the structure of economic power today. In a two-part essay, he takes on the incredible rise of global cities.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 28, 2011 12:40 - 0 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Barthes on Activism An A to Z of Theory
In the sixth and final instalment of his series on the French thinker, political theorist Andrew Robinson explores, and critiques, Barthes' views on activism.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 21, 2011 4:34 - 2 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Roland Barthes : The war against myth An A to Z of Theory
In the fifth instalment of his series on the French thinker, political theorist Andrew Robinson explores Barthes' positions on the possibility of non-mythical language.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, September 23, 2011 12:57 - 22 Comments
An A to Z of Theory Roland Barthes and Semiotics
Roland Barthes was one of the major theorists of culture of the twentieth century. In the first of a six-essay series, political theorist Andrew Robinson presents the French author's approach to semiotics.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, September 9, 2011 8:51 - 29 Comments
In Theory Bakhtin: Carnival against Capital, Carnival against Power
In the second and final part of his essay on Mikhail Bakhtin, political theorist Andrew Robinson reviews, and critiques, one of the central concepts in the Russian thinker's work: the Carnivalesque.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, July 29, 2011 9:38 - 40 Comments
In Theory Bakhtin: Dialogism, Polyphony and Heteroglossia
In the latest addition to his A-Z of Theory series, political theorist Andrew Robinson introduces, in a two-part essay, the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, one of the most important theorists of discourse in the twentieth century. In part one, Robinson introduces Bakhtin's notions of Dialogism, Polyphony and Heteroglossia.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, July 8, 2011 9:00 - 3 Comments
In Theory Bakunin: the Urge to Resist
In the last of his series on Mikhail Bakunin, political theorist Andrew Robinson presents his critical assessment of Bakunin's ideas and his legacy.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, July 1, 2011 9:00 - 4 Comments
In Theory Bakunin vs Marx
In the second of his three essays on Mikhail Bakunin, political theorist Andrew Robinson addresses Bakunin's intellectual clash with Karl Marx, notably their different conceptions of freedom and revolution.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, June 24, 2011 10:00 - 3 Comments
In Theory Bakunin: Statism and Class Struggle
In a new addition to his "A to Z of theory" series, political theorist Andrew Robinson introduces, in a three-part essay, the ideas of Mikhail Bakunin, "perhaps the best-known of the classical anarchists". In part one, Robinson introduces Bakunin's thoughts on statism and class struggle.
