Jan Eijking

Reactionary Worldbuilding: From Speculative Imagination to Political Practice The first in-depth study of the dark side of worldbuilding, exploring the connection between speculative imagination and political practice.Speculative imagination brings to life an array of possible ...

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One of the many weird about current academic "I handed over most of my research to Claude and triplemaxxed my productivity" discourse is the focus on time-saving rather than quality. It's not about producing better research, but about producing three times as much just-about-good-enough research.

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Assistant Professor of Political Theory
University of Cambridge
@thecambridgeschool.bsky.social

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/univers...

After years of calls, events, and track changes, Brian Drohan and I are excited to announce the publication of our edited volume, Military Humanitarianism: Aid Operations and Armed Forces, with @cornellupress.bsky.social in July 2026!

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

DPIR DPhil student Alexandra Stafford has been awarded the European University Institute's Max Weber Fellowship, a selective postdoctoral programme open to global applicants. To hear more from Alexandra, see our website article here: https://ow.ly/b9ws50Yothx.

Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math

Bound by History: How Antecedents Shaped the League of Nations Institutional Design Abstract. The founding of the League of Nations marked a turning point in international governance. It entrenched great-power privilege by creating a bifur

Exciting new article by @tomlongphd.bsky.social and @caschulz.bsky.social on the League’s institutional design 👇 #HistIR

"How empires emerge" by @skumsrud.bsky.social has been recently published in EJIR and is available online!

You can read it here: t1p.de/w01bi

Don't forget to sign up to our upcoming 'Rethinking Internationalism' conference on 19-20th March in London: csi.bbk.ac.uk/blog/rethink...

Cover of book, with satellite view of the Suez Canal

@janeijking.com, The Technocratic International: Experts and the Making of a World from Nowhere - @academic.oup.com, July 2026
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Legitimation Strategies of Transnational Private Institutions: Evidence From the International Organization for Standardization Transnational private institutions (TPIs) operate at the intersection of technocratic efficiency and democratic accountability, raising important questions about when and why they adopt particular le...

Looking forward to reading this: "Legitimation Strategies of Transnational Private Institutions: Evidence From the International Organization for Standardization" by Solveig Bjørkholt 👇

Very pleased to find these in the post this morning. Now available as a physical object!

Global shipping companies are one of the most under-appreciated actor types in international politics at the moment.

"Danish shipping giant Maersk and Swiss-based MSC have taken over operations of two key ports on the Panama Canal after their Hong Kong-based operator was ejected last month"

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Looks really interesting: “How empires emerge” by Morten Skumsrud Andersen #HistIR

Postdoctoral Fellow - Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia Classification: Academic Level ASalary package: $89,313 – $112,103 per annum plus 17% superannuationTerm: Part time, Fixed Term, up to 28hrs per week. (2 years) Outstanding opportunity to work on a p...

#HistIR postdoc opportunity at ANU in Canberra

Postdoctoral Fellow in International Relations on the Australian Research Council project “Humane Exclusion: How States Justify Excluding Refugees”, reporting to Prof Luke Glanville

DL March 15th – details 👇

Tutorial Fellowship in History, and Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Medieval British and European History at University of Oxford Recruiting now: Tutorial Fellowship in History, and Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Medieval British and European History on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job o...

Early medievalists! Come join us at Magdalen College, Oxford: apply for this permanent job by 27 March. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQP650/t...

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Wow Willie Colón! Responsible for some of the hottest, toughest dance music this country has produced. (Also some of most beautiful ballads, see below.) Albums w/Hector Lavoe established mythic urban outlaw persona decades before rappers got into the act. Demigod NYC musician! RIP

Cover of “The Technocratic International” (OUP) featuring a satellite image of the Suez Canal

My book “The Technocratic International” now has a cover — out this summer!

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Time frames: Crisis expertise and rapid response mechanisms Jan Eijking discusses the key points from his new RIS article.

In crisis, time is "of the essence". What does that imply for the typically slow production and mobilisation of expert knowledge?

Here's a short piece in which I sum up & discuss the argument of my recent @risjnl.bsky.social article on UN rapid response mechanisms:

Departmental Lecturer in International Relations at University of Oxford An academic position as a Departmental Lecturer in International Relations is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

3-year jobs in IR at @politicsoxford.bsky.social, including #HistIR 👇

🎧 New week, new episode!
@markhleonard.bsky.social welcomes Mark Malloch-Brown to talk about the future of the Bretton Woods institutions. Is Mark Carney right that there is a rupture in the old order? Are the World Bank and IMF problematic and outdated?

Our newest episode: https://bit.ly/46exDGr

The Irrational Decision: How We Gave Computers the Power to Choose for Us by Benjamin Recht

In The Irrational Decision, Benjamin Recht traces how the computer revolution shaped our conception of rationality—& why human problems require solutions rooted in human intuition, morality, & judgment.

Available March 10 (5 May UK pub).

Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

Departmental Lecturer in International Relations at University of Oxford An academic position as a Departmental Lecturer in International Relations is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

3-year jobs in IR at @politicsoxford.bsky.social, including #HistIR 👇

Cover of “The Technocratic International” (OUP) featuring a satellite image of the Suez Canal

My book “The Technocratic International” now has a cover — out this summer!

global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Time frames: Crisis expertise and rapid response mechanisms Jan Eijking discusses the key points from his new RIS article.

In crisis, time is "of the essence". What does that imply for the typically slow production and mobilisation of expert knowledge?

Here's a short piece in which I sum up & discuss the argument of my recent @risjnl.bsky.social article on UN rapid response mechanisms:

“We, the West”

Rubio at #MSC: US not interested in dismantling old international institutions, but they “must be reformed” and “rebuilt” in defense of “Western civilization.“ 1/4