Oxford Conservative Thought Reading Group (Week 3: Nationalism)

The Oxford Conservative Thought (OCT) Reading Group is a non-partisan group devoted to academic exploration of small-c conservative political thought. We welcome, and actively encourage, viewpoint diversity and constructive engagement across ideological divides (all good-willed participants are welcome!)

Each week we read one assigned text, and we recommend more for anyone who is very keen!

Week 3 focuses on conservative views of nationalism, with a reading from Yoram Hazony.

Find our reading list here:

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Undoing Revolution: Sudan and Politics of Debt

The Oxford University Sudanese Society is proud to host Dr Harry Cross, author of Undoing a Revolution: Sudan and the Politics of Debt, for a critical discussion on how international finance has shaped and constrained Sudan's path since independence.

Dr. Cross, a specialist in Sudan's economic and financial systems, reveals how Western creditors have leveraged unpayable debts to extract policy concessions, devastate the economy, and erode Sudanese sovereignty.

Ava Tabatabaei

I am a second-year MPhil Political Theory candidate at St. Anne's College. I previously completed my BA in Political Science, with a minor in Law & Society, at the University of British Columbia with high distinction. My thesis, titled "All of the Above: Political Theory, Emotional Connections, and Iranian-American Identity as a Balancing Act," received the Russ Patrick Arts Undergraduate Student Research Award from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Arts.

Omar Azfar Lecture - 'How much should we worry about inequality?'

On most measures income inequality in the UK has barely changed in 35 years. Indeed, it has fallen since the financial crisis. Yet public concern about inequality is higher than ever.

In this talk Paul Johnson will draw on the IFS Deaton review of inequalities to help understand this conundrum, and will also look at the sorts of areas - beyond tax and welfare - that policymakers ought to be exploring.

Jiyuan Sun

I am Dmitry (Jiyuan) Sun, a second-year MPhil student in political theory. I specialise in contemporary political philosophy, with focuses on political liberalism, public reason, autonomy, and state toleration.

Towards a Freer and more Open Indo-Pacific: The Takaichi Administration and its quest towards enhancing FOIP

Kotaro Katsuki is the Minister and Head of Political Section at the Embassy of Japan to the United Kingdom. He has held various managerial positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Headquarters and the Japanese Government including Free Trade Agreement negotiations, Sustainable Development Goals implementation and Sustaining Peace efforts among others.
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