Researcher on Political Violence, Queen Mary University of London
Alexander Blanchard is a doctoral candidate at Queen Mary University of London researching the intellectual history of political violence. He teaches and writes on political theory and the history of political thought.
His research is presently focussed on the rhetorical uses of 'violence' in America in the sixties and on contemporary biological theories of violence.
Is throwing a milkshake an act of political violence? What political theory tells us
May 27, 2019 09:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
That the word violence is a powerful piece of political rhetoric has been brought home by the welter of opinion pieces, editorials and tweets that have emerged about a recent spate of milkshakings in which prominent...
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