Seizing the moment? Scotland, Coronavirus and the question of Independence |...
A recent poll from Panelbase for the Sunday Times provided some heady tonic for the Westminster establishment and Unionists regarding the current mood in...
[Ireland] Savita’s Law: The Racial Politics of Repeal
In this article, The New Pretender interrogates the racial dynamics of the Repeal the 8th campaign in Ireland through an analysis of the centrality of...
Essex Transform: Rediscovering the Demos Inside the space of Academia
In this week's article/report we present and support the student-driven project 'Essex Transform: Rediscovering the Demos Inside the Academia', led by the Centre...
The Magnifying Effect of the Coronavirus: Domestic Violence, Inequality and the...
The Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has had an enormous impact on the way we live our lives. In battling the virus, global restrictions such as...
Black Lives Matter, Covid-19 and the Scene of Politics | Hasret...
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will” – Frederick Douglass
“I feel that if we don’t take seriously the ways...
“A Hostile Environment” – Immigration in Contemporary Britain
This weekend The New Pretender brings you a republication of this short article, on the Windrush Scandal, Race and the Criminalisation of Immigration in Contemporary Britain,...
[Mexico] “About Time!” – Jimena Vazquez
This week's special article by Jimena Vazquez, reflects upon the last Mexican elections. Jimena argues that the election result signals that: 'it is not...
Amok Runners: Crisis of Patriarchy and Gender Violence in Turkey |...
In this long read and original essay for the New Pretender, Alev Özkazanç writes about the prevalence of gender based violence against women and members...
Repeal the 8th – Women’s Bodies, Anti-Colonial Struggle and a...
In this weeks special report / long-read article Hasret Cetinkaya writes about the Repeal the 8th campaign in Ireland, seeking to amend the Irish...
The anti-populist effect of the progressive Left – a real concern...
In this weeks long read, Alice Masoni contributes to the New Pretenders analysis of anti-populism. Masoni writes about anti-populist rhetoric and its capacity to reproduce the...