Lecture Zone Fever and Anarcho-Capitalists: Rethinking the Recent History of the Global Economy Add to calendar 2024-04-17 17:00 2024-04-17 18:30 Europe/Rome Zone Fever and Anarcho-Capitalists: Rethinking the Recent History of the Global Economy Refectory, Badia Fiesolana and Zoom YYYY-MM-DD Print Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Send by email When 17 April 2024 17:00 - 18:30 CEST Where Refectory, Badia Fiesolana and Zoom Organised by Department of History Florence School of Transnational Governance A talk by Prof. Quinn Slobodian about his new book We often hear that the Cold War’s end ushered in a borderless era of globalization which has only recently faced a backlash in a return to the nation. What if this storyline is wrong? This talk introduces the category of the zone to show how globalization operated through fragmentation and the backlash does too. Putting on "zone glasses" allows us to see much of the current politics of the far right as an acceleration of dynamics within global capitalism rather than its moderation or rejection.'If any post-docs or PhD researchers would like to meet Prof. Slobodian for lunch on April 17, contact Troy Vettese (troy.vettese@eui.eu) to make arrangements.'Please note that this event will be hybrid Scientific Organiser(s): Prof. Glenda Sluga (EUI) Kristin Fabbe (European University Institute) Contact(s): Laura Borgese (EUI - Department of History and Civilization) Discussant(s): Alice Pearson (EUI Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies) Speaker(s): Prof. Quinn Slobodian