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The Empire Strikes Back – On LGBT Rights

The Empire Strikes Back – On LGBT Rights

by anna | Jul 26, 2019 | Human Rights, Imperial and Postcolonial History, Is the Commonwealth relevant? series, LGBT, The Commonwealth

Professor Philip Murphy, director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies welcomes a new generation of Commonwealth activists who are using established legal and constitutional tools to tackle its ‘imperial-era homophobic laws’. I went to a rather unusual meeting...
ICWS@70 – A Real Birthday!

ICWS@70 – A Real Birthday!

by anna | Apr 15, 2019 | Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific, Elections, Human Rights, Imperial and Postcolonial History, Is the Commonwealth relevant? series, Media Freedom, The Commonwealth

By Dr Sue Onslow –  Deputy Director of The Institute of Commonwealth Studies This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and – unlike the more dubious claims and convenient myths of the modern Commonwealth...
The Commonwealth: a strange beast, a relic of Empire…or not so bad after all?

The Commonwealth: a strange beast, a relic of Empire…or not so bad after all?

by chloe | Apr 25, 2018 | Imperial and Postcolonial History, Is the Commonwealth relevant? series, The Commonwealth

by Martin Plaut, Senior Research Fellow On the face of it, the Commonwealth is a strange beast. A hotchpotch of 53 nations, covering a quarter of the world’s land-mass, its leaders represent (after a fashion) a third of world’s population. Born out of the Empire, it...
The Commonwealth: adapting to post-war, post-imperial realities

The Commonwealth: adapting to post-war, post-imperial realities

by chloe | Apr 24, 2018 | Imperial and Postcolonial History, Is the Commonwealth relevant? series, The Commonwealth

by Susan Williams, Senior Research Fellow How one addresses the question of the Commonwealth’s relevance depends on one’s perception of ‘the Commonwealth’. It is known globally as an international association, bringing together 53 ‘independent and equal...
The future of the Commonwealth’s relevance lies in development

The future of the Commonwealth’s relevance lies in development

by chloe | Apr 23, 2018 | Is the Commonwealth relevant? series, The Commonwealth

by Nicholas S.J. Watts, Senior Research Fellow  The relevance of the Commonwealth can only be established in a political context. When the Second World War ended, for example, and the British Empire increasingly looked set to fade, Nehru became the statesman who would...
Cameroon: a political challenge for the Commonwealth

Cameroon: a political challenge for the Commonwealth

by chloe | Apr 22, 2018 | Africa, Imperial and Postcolonial History, Is the Commonwealth relevant? series, The Commonwealth

by Melanie Torrent, Senior Research Fellow Back in October 1995, the admission of Cameroon to the Commonwealth during the Heads of Government Meeting in Auckland was a fairly controversial affair. Within Commonwealth circles, a number of experts believed the country...
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