On Thursday 25th May, Professor Duncan Bell, Professor of Political Thought and International Relations, University of Cambridge & Fellow of Christ’s College, Cambridge will be delivering The 2023 John Stuart Mill Lecture at Somerville College. The event will take place in Flora Anderson Hall, starting at 5.30pm, and will be followed by refreshments.
In his lecture, John Stuart Mill on Federation, Nationality, and Empire, Prof. Duncan Bell explores Mill’s career-long interest in federal models of politics. Demonstrating how Mill’s account was shaped by his views on nationality and empire, he argues that Mill was far more committed to federalism – as historical phenomenon, solution to contemporary political crises, and ideal for the organization of humanity – than is usually recognized. Federalism formed an important part of Mill’s vision of politics, past, present, and future.
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