Thank you, dear friend! I hope you’re well. We should catch up soon!

My inaugural lecture, "Humanist Yearning as Political Epistemology” last October was an opportunity to share my vision for a new field of knowledge and celebrate the creation of the first ever chair in Global Political Anthropology | @facultyofartsug.bsky.social books.ugp.rug.nl/ugp/catalog/...

There are no pure cultures – we have always been global | Aeon Essays All of our religions, stories, languages and norms were muddled and mixed through mobility and exchange throughout history

Globalisation didn’t begin in the 1990s, or even in the past millennia. The tale of globalisation is written across human history. So why do we keep getting the story so wrong? This Essay was one of our most read by you in 2025. Revisit it here:

Always a pleasure to listen to you, Patricia. Thank you!

Centre for International Relations Research (CIRR) The Centre for International Relations Research (CIRR) at the University of Groningen brings together a group of nearly 50 scholars, including doctoral and...

CIRR is a unique community of researchers exploring the complexity of world politics across a wide spectrum of disciplinary and methodological perspectives. Follow us for updates on our projects and events. Get in touch (cirr@rug.nl) for talks, collaborations, and more | www.rug.nl/let/cirr

Thank you, Juan!