Biography

Since arriving at UL in 2003, Owen has taught courses in International Relations, International Political Economy, Development Studies and European Politics at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels. His research interests focus on the nature of power, class and in particular the role of hegemony in Global Political Economy and in Global Political Society. He is the author of Hegemony, International Political Economy and Post-Communist Russia (Ashgate, 2005), Resistance in the Age of Austerity: Nationalism, the Failure of the Left and the Return of God (Zed Books, 2013) and Rethinking Hegemony (Palgrave, 2015). He has also published work in a number of journals across the spectrum of Global Politics and has co-edited a number of other books. He also currently chairs the editorial board (Managing Editor) for the journal Capital and Class.

Research Interests

Neo-Gramscian and Critical Approaches to Global Political Economy and Global Politics The Politics of Globalisation and Global Governance Post-Communist Russia Global Development, Resistance and Exclusion.

Professional Activities

Association

  • 2009 Member, Political Studies Association
  • Member, British International Studies Association.

Committee

  • 1899 Royal Irish Institute of International Affairs,

Consultancy

  • - Policy reviewer for Combat Poverty, Dublin

Peer Reviewed Journals

2021

Reasserting hegemonic masculinity: women's leadership within the far right

Owen Worth (2021) Reasserting hegemonic masculinity: women's leadership within the far right. International Affairs :503-521

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2020

Introduction: pluriversality, convergence, and hybridity in the global left

Prichard A.;Worth O. (2020) Introduction: pluriversality, convergence, and hybridity in the global left. Globalizations

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2019

The fifth international: International or global?

Worth O. (2019) The fifth international: International or global?. Journal Of World-Systems Research :321-328

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2019

The new left, Jeremy Corbyn and the war of position: a new coherence or further fragmentation?

Owen Worth (2019) The new left, Jeremy Corbyn and the war of position: a new coherence or further fragmentation?. Globalizations

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2018

The battle for hegemony: Resistance and neoliberal restructuring in post-crisis Europe

Worth, O (2018) The battle for hegemony: Resistance and neoliberal restructuring in post-crisis Europe. Comparative European Politics :126-142

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2017

Reviving Hayek's Dream

Worth, O (2017) Reviving Hayek's Dream. Globalizations :104-109

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2017

Globalisation and the ‘far-right’ turn in international affairs

Worth O. (2017) Globalisation and the ‘far-right’ turn in international affairs. Irish Studies In International Affairs :19-28

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2017

Whither Lexit?

Worth O. (2017) Whither Lexit?. Capital &Amp; Class :351-357

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2016

Left-wing convergence: An introduction

Prichard, A,Worth, O (2016) Left-wing convergence: An introduction. Capital And Class :3-17

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2014

Stuart Hall, Marxism without guarantees, and ‘The hard road to renewal'

Owen Worth (2014) Stuart Hall, Marxism without guarantees, and ‘The hard road to renewal'. Capital And Class :480-488

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2013

Building Consent: Hegemony, 'Conceptions of the World' and the Role of Evangelicals in Global Politics

Murray, K,Worth, O (2013) Building Consent: Hegemony, 'Conceptions of the World' and the Role of Evangelicals in Global Politics. Political Studies :731-747

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2013

Polanyi's Magnum Opus? Assessing the Application of the Counter-Movement in International Political Economy

Worth, O (2013) Polanyi's Magnum Opus? Assessing the Application of the Counter-Movement in International Political Economy. International History Review :905-920

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2012

Accumulating the critical spirit: Rosa Luxemburg and critical IPE

Worth, O (2012) Accumulating the critical spirit: Rosa Luxemburg and critical IPE. International Politics :136-153

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2011

Recasting Gramsci in international politics

Worth, O (2011) Recasting Gramsci in international politics. Review Of International Studies :373-392

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2011

Where did the ‘critical' go?

Owen Worth (2011) Where did the ‘critical' go?. Journal of International Relations and Development :358-365

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2010

‘On the contemporary relevance of ‘left Nationalism

Owen Worth and Barry Ryan (2010) ‘On the contemporary relevance of ‘left Nationalism. Capital And Class :54-59

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2009

The World Social Forum: postmodern prince or court jester?

Worth, O; Buckley, K (2009) The World Social Forum: postmodern prince or court jester?. Third World Quarterly :649-661

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2009

Unravelling the Putin Myth: Strong or Weak Caesar?

Worth, O (2009) Unravelling the Putin Myth: Strong or Weak Caesar?. Politics :53-61

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2008

The Poverty and Potential of Gramscian Thought in International Relations

Worth, O (2008) The Poverty and Potential of Gramscian Thought in International Relations. International Politics :633-649

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2007

Re-engaging the Third Way? Regionalism, the European Left and Marxism without Guarentees

Worth, O (2007) Re-engaging the Third Way? Regionalism, the European Left and Marxism without Guarentees. Capital And Class :93-111

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2006

Land of False Hope? The Condtradictions of British Opposition to Globalization

Worth, O (2006) Land of False Hope? The Condtradictions of British Opposition to Globalization. Globalizations :49-65

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2005

Critical Theory in Global Political Economy, Critique? Knowledge? Emancipation?

Worth, O; Farrand, C (2005) Critical Theory in Global Political Economy, Critique? Knowledge? Emancipation?. Capital And Class :43-63

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2004

Counter-hegemony, anti-globalisation and culture in International Political Economy

Worth, O; Kuhling, C (2004) Counter-hegemony, anti-globalisation and culture in International Political Economy. Capital And Class :31-43

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2002

The Janus-like character of counter-hegemony: Progressive and Nationalist Responses to Globalisation

Worth, O (2002) The Janus-like character of counter-hegemony: Progressive and Nationalist Responses to Globalisation. Global Society :297-315

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Books

2019

Morbid Symptoms: The Global Rise of the Far Right

Owen Worth (2019) Morbid Symptoms: The Global Rise of the Far Right. London : Zed Books

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2015

Rethinking Hegemony

Owen Worth (2015) Rethinking Hegemony. Basingstoke : Palgrave

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2013

Resistance in the Age of Austerity

Owen Worth (2013) Resistance in the Age of Austerity . London : Zed Books

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2009

Globalization and the New Semi-Peripheries

Worth, O; Moore, P (2009) Globalization and the New Semi-Peripheries. Basingstoke : Palgrave

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2007

Foreign Policies of the Major Powers: Politics and Diplomacy since World War II Volume II The Soviet Union and Russia

Worth, O; Pettiford, L (2007) Foreign Policies of the Major Powers: Politics and Diplomacy since World War II Volume II The Soviet Union and Russia. London : I B Tauris

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2005

Hegemony, International Political Economy and Post-Communist Russia

Worth, O (2005) Hegemony, International Political Economy and Post-Communist Russia. : Ashgate

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2002

Critical Perspectives on International Political Economy

Worth, O (2002) Critical Perspectives on International Political Economy. : Palgrave

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Book Chapters

2021

Critical IPE and the End of History

Owen Worth (2021) Critical IPE and the End of History. London : Pluto Press Post Capitalist Futures: Political Economy Beyond Crisis and Hope

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2021

Comparative European Politics

Neil Robinson and Owen Worth (2021) Comparative European Politics. Oxford : Oxford University Press Politics and the Markets

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2020

Hegemony

Owen Worth (2020) Hegemony. London : Routledge Routledge Handbook of International Political Economy,

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2019

Corbyn, Sanders and the contestation of neoliberal common-sense

Owen Worth (2019) Corbyn, Sanders and the contestation of neoliberal common-sense. London : Routledge Left Radicalism and Populism in Europe

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2018

Resistance to neoliberalism: Before and Since the Global Financial Crisis

Owen Worth (2018) Resistance to neoliberalism: Before and Since the Global Financial Crisis. London : Sage The Sage Handbook of Neoliberalism

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2014

The Far Right and Neoliberalism: Willing Partner or Hegemonic Opponent?

O. Worth (2014) The Far Right and Neoliberalism: Willing Partner or Hegemonic Opponent?. London : Routledge The Longue Durée of the Far-Right

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2012

Global Change, European Regionalism and the Left

Gerard Strange and Owen Worth (2012) Global Change, European Regionalism and the Left. Manchester : Manchester University Press European Regionalism and the Left :1-19

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2012

Beyond the Third Way: regionalism and socialist renewal in Europe

Owen Worth (2012) Beyond the Third Way: regionalism and socialist renewal in Europe. Manchester : Manchester University Press European Regionalism and the Left :135-153-

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2011

‘Another World is Possible? The Problems and Shortcoming of the World Social Forum'

Owen Worth and Karen Buckley (2011) ‘Another World is Possible? The Problems and Shortcoming of the World Social Forum'. London : Continuum Global Activism Reader

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2011

‘Where did the critical go? The underdevelopment of the British School in IPE'

Owen Worth (2011) ‘Where did the critical go? The underdevelopment of the British School in IPE' . Basingstoke : Palgrave Critical International Political Economy: dialogue, debate, dissensus

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2011

‘Autocratic Neoliberalism and beyond: Russia's Caesarist journey into the global political economy'

Owen Worth (2011) ‘Autocratic Neoliberalism and beyond: Russia's Caesarist journey into the global political economy'. London : Pluto Press The Political Economy of Eastern Europe, from ‘Transition' to ‘Crash'

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2009

What ever happened to the semi-periphery

Worth, O (2009) What ever happened to the semi-periphery. Basingstoke : Palgrave Globalisation and the New Semi-Peripheries :9-24

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2009

Beyond world order and transnational classes: The (re)application of Gramsci in global politics

Worth, O (2009) Beyond world order and transnational classes: The (re)application of Gramsci in global politics. London : Routledge Gramsci and Global Politics :19-32

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2009

Globilization and the 'New' Semi-Peripheries Introduction

Worth, O; Moore, P (2009) Globilization and the 'New' Semi-Peripheries Introduction. GLOBALIZATION AND THE NEW SEMI-PERIPHERIES :1-+

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2009

Introduction

Worth, O; Moore, P (2009) Introduction. Basingstoke : Palgrave Globalisation and the New Semi-Peripheries :1-9

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2007

Soviet and Russian Foreign Policy

Worth, O; Pettiford, L (2007) Soviet and Russian Foreign Policy. The Foreign Policy of the Great Powers since World War II: Russia and the Soviet Union :vii-xii

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2007

Russian responses to Globalisation

Worth, O (2007) Russian responses to Globalisation. The Foreign Policy of the Great Powers since World War II: Russia and the Soviet Union :391-416

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2002

The many world of Critical International Political Economy

Worth, O (2002) The many world of Critical International Political Economy. Critical Perspectives on International Political Economy :1-13

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2002

Health for all? Towards a neo-Gramscian critique of the WHO

Worth, O (2002) Health for all? Towards a neo-Gramscian critique of the WHO. Critical Perspectives on International Political Economy :139-158

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Edited Books

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Other Journals

2011

Phoebe Moore, ‘The International Political Economy of Work and Employability', Global Discourses 4, 4, 2011

Owen Worth (2011) Phoebe Moore, ‘The International Political Economy of Work and Employability', Global Discourses 4, 4, 2011. : On Line Global Discourses

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2003

Making Sense of Globalisation: A neo-Gramscian analysis of the practices of Globalisation

Worth, O (2003) Making Sense of Globalisation: A neo-Gramscian analysis of the practices of Globalisation. Limerick Papers

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Conference Publications

2012

Lecture given to the Department of International Relations,

Owen Worth (2012) Lecture given to the Department of International Relations, .

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2012

Invited Talk

Owen Worth (2012) Invited Talk.

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2012

Crisis, Austerity and Resistance Conference

Owen Worth (2012) Crisis, Austerity and Resistance Conference.

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2012

Critical Political Economy Research Network Conference

Owen Worth (2012) Critical Political Economy Research Network Conference.

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2012

The Longue Durée of the Far Right

Owen Worth (2012) The Longue Durée of the Far Right.

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2011

C2G2 New Directions in Polanyian Scholarship, Salisbury

Owen Worth (2011) C2G2 New Directions in Polanyian Scholarship, Salisbury.

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2011

International Studies Association, Montreal

Owen Worth (2011) International Studies Association, Montreal.

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2011

International Studies Association Convention,' Montreal

Owen Worth (2011) International Studies Association Convention,' Montreal.

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2011

ECPR General Conference, Reykjavik

Owen Worth (2011) ECPR General Conference, Reykjavik.

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2011

Lecture given to the Political Studies Department, University of Louisville,

Owen Worth (2011) Lecture given to the Political Studies Department, University of Louisville, .

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2010

European Standing Group on International Relations, Stockholm,

Owen Worth (2010) European Standing Group on International Relations, Stockholm, .

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2010

Invited Talk, University of Manchester

Owen Worth (2010) Invited Talk, University of Manchester.

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2010

Workshop on Critical IPE, University of Manchester

Owen Worth (2010) Workshop on Critical IPE, University of Manchester.

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2010

European Standing Group on International Relations, Stockholm

Owen Worth (2010) European Standing Group on International Relations, Stockholm.

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2009

GLOBALIZATION AND THE NEW SEMI-PERIPHERIES

Worth, O (2009) GLOBALIZATION AND THE NEW SEMI-PERIPHERIES. :9-24

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2008

International Studies Association 50th Annual Conference

Worth, O., Buckley, K. (2008) International Studies Association 50th Annual Conference.

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2007

Historical Materialism Annual Conference

Owen Worth (2007) Historical Materialism Annual Conference.

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2007

IAREES

Owen Worth (2007) IAREES.

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2007

ECRP

Owen Worth (2007) ECRP.

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2006

International Studies Association Convention

Owen Worth and Gerard Strange (2006) International Studies Association Convention. :1-21

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2006

Internation Studies Association

Owen Worth and Karen Buckley (2006) Internation Studies Association. :1-18

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2006

Globalisation and the Semi-periphery

Owen Worth (2006) Globalisation and the Semi-periphery. :1-16

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2006

International Studies Association annual conference

Worth, O., Buckley, K. (2006) International Studies Association annual conference.

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2005

International Studies Association Convention

Owen Worth (2005) International Studies Association Convention. :*-*

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2005

New Directions in Peace and Conflict Research

Owen Worth (2005) New Directions in Peace and Conflict Research. :*-*

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2004

Postmodernism: The Global Moment, International Conference of Science and Humanities

Owne Worth and Carmen Kuhling (2004) Postmodernism: The Global Moment, International Conference of Science and Humanities. :*-*

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2004

International Studies Association Convention

Owen Worth and Christopher Farrands (2004) International Studies Association Convention. :*-*

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2003

International Studies Association and Central and East European International Studies Association

Owen Worth (2003) International Studies Association and Central and East European International Studies Association. :*-*

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2002

International Studies Association annual Convention

Owen Worth and Jason Abbott (2002) International Studies Association annual Convention. :*-*

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2002

International Studies Association Convention

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2002

British International Studies Association Conference

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2001

International Studies Association

Owen Worth (2001) International Studies Association. :*-*

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2001

Russian International Studies Association

Owen Worth (2001) Russian International Studies Association. :*-*

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2001

British International Studies Association Conference

Owen Worth and Jason Abbott (2001) British International Studies Association Conference. :*-*

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2000

British International Studies Association Annual Conference

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Conference Contributions

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Published Reports

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Editorials

2017

Whither Lexit?

Worth, O (2017) Whither Lexit?. Capital And Class :351-357

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2012

Critical international political economy: Renewing critique and ontologies Introduction

Belfrage, C,Worth, O (2012) Critical international political economy: Renewing critique and ontologies Introduction. International Politics :131-135

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2010

Capital and Class at 100

Owen Worth (2010) Capital and Class at 100. : Sage Capital and Class :1-5

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Book Reviews

2010

Simon Pirani, ‘Change in Putin's Russia'

Owen Worth (2010) Simon Pirani, ‘Change in Putin's Russia'. Debatte :150-152

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2006

David Chandler, ‘Constructing Civil Society: Morality and Power in International Relations'

Owen Worth (2006) David Chandler, ‘Constructing Civil Society: Morality and Power in International Relations'. :91-93

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Other Publications

2017

Whither Lexit?

Worth, O (2017) Whither Lexit?. Capital And Class :351-357

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2012

Critical international political economy: Renewing critique and ontologies Introduction

Belfrage, C,Worth, O (2012) Critical international political economy: Renewing critique and ontologies Introduction. International Politics :131-135

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2011

Where did the critical go?

Worth, O (2011) Where did the critical go?. :358-365

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2010

Capital and Class at 100

Owen Worth (2010) Capital and Class at 100. : Sage Capital and Class :1-5

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2010

Simon Pirani, ‘Change in Putin's Russia'

Owen Worth (2010) Simon Pirani, ‘Change in Putin's Russia'. Debatte :150-152

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2006

David Chandler, ‘Constructing Civil Society: Morality and Power in International Relations'

Owen Worth (2006) David Chandler, ‘Constructing Civil Society: Morality and Power in International Relations'. :91-93

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