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Here you can read the latest news and views from our Fellows and associates. Many articles are also reprinted in the ISRF Bulletin, the Foundation’s in-house periodical.

The Blog and Bulletin are edited by Baindu Kallon.

Latest blog post

The Possible Dream: Constitutionalising Anarchy

by Ruth Kinna and Alex Prichard

Discussions on political constitutions usually centre state institutions and processes. In doing so, theorists ignore the rich constitutional tradition of anarchism which encourages communal self-governance. Ruth Kinna and Alex Prichard explore the anarchist constitution as a theory and in practice in this contribution to the Bulletin.
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Jackdaw decision could haunt the UK at future climate summits

by Freddie Daley and Peter Newell

The UK government approval of the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea was expected despite the criticism that researchers and advocacy groups have raised over the years. How does Jackdaw impact the UK's standing on global conversations concerning climate change?
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Latest publication

Freeports Exposed: Corruption, Harm and the Politics of Rule-Shifting

This report examines the realities beneath the language of “levelling up”, competitiveness and renewal. It argues that UK freeports must be understood not simply as experimental economic tools, but as an increasingly common spatial strategy in which legal, political and institutional norms are selectively reworked.
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