Ashwini Vasanthakumar
@ashwinivasantha
Legal and political theory | migration, authority, obligation, oppression and the ethics of resistance | writing a book on why immigrants should not 'integrate' | reposts are not endorsements www.ashwinivasanthakumar.com
The Commonwealth didn’t rally around the mother country after Brexit, showering it with trade deals and what not. So, sorry Commonwealth citizens, no voting for you. Our whole ID is built on imperial nostalgia, a vibe that is ruined when erstwhile colonial subjects have political voice.
Live your life so someone writes of you like this. So much love, so much wisdom. And unexpectedly, so much hope. Lorna Finlayson on Basim Musallam for @newleftreview.bsky.social.
Visited Auroville, one of the longest standing intentional communities in the world, run via “divine anarchy,” and now obsessed with the political philosophy of intentional communities. Please share any recommended readings!
Reading @kalramnath.bsky.social’s incredible Boats in a Storm in Puducherry — history coming alive on and off the page.
I mean, the subtitle literally is “a political theory of diaspora,” but sure, there is little systematic analysis of diasporas in political theory. 🤦🏾♀️
Reading this book made me hopeful about egalitarianism and place-making in cities; re-reading it gave me a deeper appreciation of its technical achievements: drawing on different disciplines and interviews while reading like a thoughtful conversation over a pint. And it's open access!
Israel is still shooting the civilians it is starving after enticing them to come for aid. The air drops and pauses don’t change the pitiless calculus of genocide.
Yeah, gays, can’t you just be gay quietly? One of the strongest arguments against conservatives remains the people supporting them.
Wtf is this bullshit. I thought Kendrick’s performance was going to save us from this.
Thrilled to be included in this important conversation. Who knows what things will be like in a month., but chances are protest will be more important than ever.
Are my feelings of rejection generated by fake AI profiles real? In this paper, I will…. New vistas in the ethics of AI, courtesy of the “realest” Liv.
Utterly blown away by "Lethal Immigration" by Abel Rodriguez, which develops the concept of 'lethal immigration enforcement.' Legal scholarship sometimes persuade; this article moves. www.cornelllawreview.org/wp-content/u...
Amazed that the police were honest about how superfluous they were here.
The saddest “Congratulations” email I’ve received, although I suppose my teeth will be pleased.
And I am interested in all things pertaining to politics and transitional justice, especially in Sri Lanka, where I was born.
A quick introduction to new followers: I am a political and legal philosopher working on diasporas and transnationalism, the ethics of immigration control, victims' duties, and transitional justice. My first monograph looked at exile politics,
Too much for HLS, I guess, since it might make racists feel unsafe.