In Theory
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, March 18, 2011 0:00 - 12 Comments
In Theory Precariatans of all countries, unite!
Over the past thirty years, workers have been weakened and deprived of their ability to be, and act, united. In his latest 'In Theory' column, political theorist Andy Robinson takes a look at the concept of Precarity and the Precariat.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, February 25, 2011 0:00 - 2 Comments
An A-Z of theory Althusser (part II)
In his latest 'In Theory' column, political theorist Andy Robinson introduces a new entry in his "A to Z of theory". This week: the second and final part on the French theorist Louis Althusser.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, February 18, 2011 0:00 - 18 Comments
An A-Z of theory Althusser (part I)
In his latest 'In Theory' column, political theorist Andy Robinson introduces a new entry in his "A to Z of theory". This week: the first of two parts on the French theorist Louis Althusser.In Theory - Friday, January 21, 2011 14:29 - 4 Comments
In Theory Giorgio Agamben: destroying sovereignty
In his last column, Andrew Robinson introduced the work of Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben. This week, he continues his assessment of Agamben by examining the basis for revolutionary political action and resistance to sovereignty that emerges from Agamben's work.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, January 7, 2011 7:37 - 16 Comments
In Theory Giorgio Agamben: the state and the concentration camp
In a detailed and penetrating analysis - the first of two parts - political theorist Andrew Robinson looks at the work of the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben, who posits that states are inseparable from concentration camps, building their sovereignty on a rejection of the value of human life.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, November 19, 2010 7:56 - 2 Comments
In Theory Think different: Think local
In this week's 'In Theory' column, political theorist Andrew Robinson looks at the concept of local and indigenous knowledge. As Robinson argues, the West, in all its modern technological glory, might not be as 'knowledgeable' as it think it is.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, November 5, 2010 0:00 - 2 Comments
In Theory Behind enemy (thought) lines
In a new essay, political theorist Andrew Robinson looks at the arguments of the 'other side', that of policy makers and military planners. In particular, Robinson examines the establishment approach to one central concept: asymetrical war.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 22, 2010 15:21 - 11 Comments
In Theory – Herbert Marcuse: One Dimensional Man?
Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man was written in 1962, but much of it reads as if it could have been written today. In a forensic and robust re-assessment, political theorist Andrew Robinson highlights the merits, and lacunae, of this pivotal work.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 8, 2010 6:05 - 10 Comments
In Theory">Autonomism: The future of activism? In Theory
One of the major influences on contemporary activism has been European Autonomism, whose mark was present in the 2008 uprising in Greece, the Ungdomshuset revolt in Denmark, as well as the wave of summit protests around the world. Political theorist Andrew Robinson traces its origins and development, and explains why it could be the future of activism.
Columns, In Theory - Thursday, September 23, 2010 0:05 - 5 Comments
In Theory – Karl Marx’s fetishisms
We are surrounded by objects which have (at least potentially) the status of commodities, but what is this status and how does it relate to social life? In this week's column, political theorist Andrew Robinson explores the most famous and influential response to this question: Karl Marx’s theory of commodity fetishism. As Robinson shows, far from being an arid theoretical topic, commodity fetishism is, according to Marx himself, the most universal expression of capitalism.
