The Image of Herod in Modern Israel
Much is known from ancient authors and archaeological remains about the life and rule of Herod the Great (73-4 BCE), who was appointed king of Judaea by the Romans in 40 BCE.
Buber and Gandhi on land and resistance: Reading the Buber-Gandhi correspondence after October 7
In 1938, shortly after the November Reichspogromnacht, leaders of the Zionist movement turned to Gandhi with a request to support the Zionist enterprise in Eretz-Israel/Palestine. Gandhi, against their expectations, stated his strong objection to Zionism, suggesting that German Jews should stay in Germany and practice Satyagraha, even if it would result in massive martyrdom.
‘A punch to the country’: German Jewish groups and minorities aghast at AfD victory
Musab Younis
I work on political theory in relation to race and empire.
My research explores in particular the history of anticolonial thought, questions of space and scale, theories of race and racism, and the North/South division of the world.
I published my first book, On the Scale of the World: The Formation of Black Anticolonial Thought, with the University of California Press in 2022.
Understanding Territory and Sovereignty in Wartime Ukraine: A Longitudinal Cross-Survey Analysis
Job market Candidates 2025-2026 - Subfield: Political Theory
DPIR academics recognised in Recognition of Distinction Scheme 2024
Dr Musab Younis joins the Department
Seung Hoon Chae
Northeast Asia after Biden: Conversation with Former UK Ambassador to North Korea and Experts on the Korean Peninsula
For more a century, Northeast Asia has been one of the world's most dangerous places, where wars have repeatedly broken out between Japan, Russia, the United States, the two Koreas, and several regimes in China. What, then, should we expect from Biden's successor coming into office in 2025?