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Biography
My work is oriented around the relationship between history and theory, with a particular interest in global historical sociology.
I apply this interest to the study of revolutions in three books: Anatomies of Revolution (2019), Negotiated Revolutions: The Czech Republic, South Africa and Chile (2005), and On Revolutions: Unruly Politics in the Contemporary World (2022), co-authored with Colin Beck, Mlada Bukavansky, Erica Chenoweth, Sharon Nepstad and Daniel Ritter. I am currently in the planning stages (emphasis on planning) of a project on the long-term relationship between liberalism and revolution.
I also apply my interest in history-theory to debates around global modernity, most notably in a book (co-authored with Barry Buzan) that charts the ways in which a range of important dynamics in contemporary international relations have their roots in the 19th century ‘global transformation’.
More details of my work can be found on my CV … here.
Research interests
- Processes of radical change, especially revolutions.
- Historical Sociology, especially analysis of global modernity.
- International Relations theory, especially the relationship between history and IR.
Education/Academic qualification
International Relations, PhD, Negotiated Revolutions: The Czech Republic, South Africa and Chile, The London School of Economics and Political Science
Award Date: 30 Sept 2003
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Global history and international relations
Lawson, G. & Mulich, J., 16 Aug 2023, The Oxford Handbook of History and International Relations. Oxford University Press , p. 79-93 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Protest Interview with Prof. George Lawson, ANU
Sadiki, L., Saleh, L. & Lawson, G., 2023, In: Protest. 3, 2, p. 281–289Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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The Colonial Origins – and Legacies – of International Organizations
Lawson, G., 2023, The Historicity of International Politics : Imperialism and the Presence of the Past. K. S. S. S. (ed.). 1st ed. UK: Cambridge University Press, Vol. 1. p. 49-65Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Three visions of the global: global international relations, global history, global historical sociology
Barnett, M. & Lawson, G., 9 Nov 2023, In: International Theory. 15, 3, p. 499-515 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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For a progressive realism: Australian foreign policy in the 21st century
Bisley, N., Eckersley, R., Hameiri, S., Kirk, J., Lawson, G. & Zala, B., 2022, In: Australian Journal of International Affairs. 76, 2, p. 138-160 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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