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Constitutions…in Dictatorships?

Tom Ginsburg, the co-author of Constitutions in Authoritarian Regimes , breaks down the concept of "constitutions without constitutionalism" in dictatorships like North Korea and Mubarak's Egypt, outlining the different roles these constitutions can play for authoritarian rulers.

Tom Ginsburg | 7 May 2014

Constitutionally Lawless: Ordinance Raj in India

First published as an India in Transition article through the Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania. With the Manmohan Singh Cabinet giving up on its planned ordinance binge,...

Shubhankar Dam | 6 May 2014

Why Study Thucydides?

Geoffrey Hawthorn, author of Thucydides on Politics, discusses why reading Thucydides is essential to any study of modern politics.

Geoffrey Hawthorn | 5 May 2014

Hegel on the Master-Slave Relation

As a follow up to his analysis of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit, Ludwig Siep, the author of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit, takes an in-depth look at Hegel's perspective on lordship and bondage in one of the Phenomenology's most famous chapters.

Ludwig Siep | 2 May 2014

Death and Legal History on Sunday Afternoons

In Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia, Mitra Sharafi argues that rather than trying to maintain collective autonomy and integrity by avoiding interaction with the state, the Parsis sank deep into the colonial legal system itself. One way their unique identity was evident was in the cemeteries they dedicated for their dead.

Mitra Sharafi | 1 May 2014

Shakespeare with Chinese Characteristics?

Examining a Chinese production of Romeo and Juliet at this year's Hong Kong Arts Festival, Julie Sanders, the editor of The Cambridge Introduction to Early Modern Drama discusses the global phenomenon that is Shakespeare and his importance in modern culture.

Julie Sanders | 30 Apr 2014

Measure for Measure

As you curl up with a Shakespeare play to celebrate his 450th birthday this month, put on our Shakespeare playlist and enjoy some of the songs we owe to the Bard.

29 Apr 2014

Shakespearean Balderdash

Think you know Shakespeare? Put your knowledge to the test in this quiz! You’ll get four lines of dialogue for eight Shakespeare plays–three of those lines are actually in the play in question,...

28 Apr 2014

Happy Birthday, Shakespeare!

William Shakespeare turned 450 this week! Celebrate four and a half centuries of our greatest playwright with this shareable e-card. Read More ?

25 Apr 2014

The Coming Revolution

In the 1960s, Maersk Line’s route towards containerisation took a detour through a promising technology at the time: the unit load. Take a sneak peek at Creating Global Opportunities to learn more.

Henning Morgen, Chris Jephson | 24 Apr 2014

Romeo and Juliet: Love and Death in the Digital Age

To honor the distance we've come and the things that have stayed the same in the 450 years since Shakespeare was born, we've recreated Romeo and Juliet in iMessages and Tweets. Two of the most famous fictional teenagers of the last four hundred years would have fit right in to our digital universe. If only Juliet got service in the Capulet crypt and Romeo had thought to check his phone.

23 Apr 2014

Into the Intro: Urban Ecology

Earth Day 2014 is dedicated to green cities and creating sustainable global community. Urban Ecology explores the environment of our new urban landscapes.

22 Apr 2014