International Relations Theory & History. Postdoc at University of Antwerp, formerly University of Oxford.
"The Technocratic International" (OUP) out now
"Experts in a Turbulent World" (ed) (OUP) out soon
www.janeijking.com
Jan Eijking
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I don’t remember any World Cup where shitty stuff like this happened, & I can remember every World Cup since 1978.
This referee is one of the best referees in the African Football Confederation (AFCON), & FIFA is standing there useless.
Under Gianni Infantino’s absolute control, FIFA is dealing with the world’s richest governments directly and with no involvement from the rest of the organization’s membership.
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Soon!
Fall 26 in the UK
Winter 26-27 in the US
A book I wrote after the beginning of the Ukraine war, and that's unfortunately been vindicated by further events.
Global security lies in decarbonization: in times of war, green energy means peace.
J'ai eu l'immense privilège de m'asseoir aux côté de Kim Stanley Robinson il y a quelques jours pour un café.
Avec la pape de la Climate Fiction, nous avons parlé de littérature, de la planète et du futur.
Un moment à partager ici.
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New research sheds light on how mediocre employees help would-be authoritarians maintain power.
(Gift link)
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Award-winning referee Omar Artan was 'determined to be inadmissible due to vetting concerns' after arriving in Miami.
Who built the foundations of global governance? Not just politicians. In The Technocratic International, DPIR alumnus @janeijking.com reveals how 19th-century experts, engineers, and capitalists shaped the modern international order. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/xndtvyqvvj
If you work on HK history or politics and haven't yet seen @mrmhurst.bsky.social's article on the 88,000 colonial government files stuck at Hanslope Park, do yourself a favour and read it.
L'auteur du plus grand livre de science-fiction des dernières années nous explique pourquoi Proust, Trump et un glacier en Alaska l'ont aidé à poursuivre la seule idée qui vaille dans le monde de la c...
Following the revelation in 2011 that the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office was sitting on the migrated archives of dozens of colonial governments, almost 20,000 files were transferred from s...
Asking international organisations to “just follow the science” sounds great – not least in response to “anti-expert” pushback.
But that defence fundamentally misrepresents how expertise and IOs relate.
My new book asks: where does expert-centred international governance actually come from? 🧵1/7
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Jan Eijking
Another new book that looks really good! #HistIR
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