Rein Raud

scholar: "Being in Flux", "Meaning in Action", "Asian Worldviews"
novelist: "The Reconstruction", "The Brother", "Death of the Perfect Sentence"

[Rein Raud @reinraud]

The author copies of BEING IN FLUX have arrived! Truly proud of this book - my take on ontology, epistemology and subjectivity, now published by @Politybooks

[Rein Raud @reinraud]

...the probability of long-term desirable futures. The final section of the article discusses currently influential definitions of power and shows how they correlate with the proposed paradigm."

[Rein Raud @reinraud]

"Power: A Processual View"

- just published in the Journal of Political Power.

DOI: https://t.co/eKiksGq6Dl

"The article proposes a new way to define power and to evaluate it in ethical terms, based on a processual view instead of the habitual object-oriented one...
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[Rein Raud @reinraud]

It first presents an outline of process ontology, then proceeds to define power as the capacity of someone to redesign the spectrum of possible futures of other individuals, and then proposes the criteria for evaluating power acts in ethical terms as increasing ...

[Ben Hodges @general_ben]

Apparently President Zelenskyy does have some cards!

[Jessica Berlin @berlin_bridge]

Things sent to Ukraine that won’t cause WWIII:
-Javelins
-HIMARS
-ATACMS
-Tanks
-Jets
-Permission to hit Russia with the above

Things likely to cause WWIII:
-Appeasing genocidal autocrats
-Enriching expansionist dictators
-Failing to respond when the above sabotage & attack us

[Rein Raud @reinraud]

I would recommend everyone following me to try out the BlueSky social network. My impressions from the first day there: interesting conversations, no toxicity, and I am learning quite a bit about relevant publications and research projects I have been unaware of.

[Rein Raud @reinraud]

Ainult täiesti asjatundmatu inimene saab väljendada selliseid mõtteid ilma, et talle selle eest hästi makstaks.

https://t.co/SvE7Rs7TU0

[NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @NOELreports]

SitRep - 12/08/24 - Kursk operations continue deeper and deeper

An overview of the daily events of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Kursk operation continues with some exciting information.

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[New England Review @NERweb]

In the ninth installment of our Literature & Democracy series, NER's Ellen Hinsey talks with Estonian author & academic Rein Raud about language learning as a form of freedom, "ideological products," & preserving the humanity of fictional characters.

https://t.co/2lLbSdkt0v

[Rein Raud @reinraud]

@T_Demy88 @ArturRehi Not "almost". This is how it is. And not just to defend, but also to feed, to educate, to take care of their sick, etc.

[Rein Raud @reinraud]

The Art of Thinking with the Other https://t.co/pFFu191m9N via @NERweb

[Rein Raud @reinraud]

@Mansio26 @rshereme Estonian was used in public, at work, in the theatres, TV, radio etc during the Soviet occupation, because otherwise the society would not work. Efforts were made to limit the use, but they were not very successful, partly because most Estonians did not speak Russian very well.

[Rein Raud @reinraud]

Borrell: Ukraine needs to be able to negotiate with Russia from the position of strength.

[Rein Raud @reinraud]

Listening to @McFaul and @JosepBorrellF discussing the present and future concerns of world security. Main message: Russia should be engaged with in terms of power, which is the language it actually understands.

[Rein Raud @reinraud]

Borrell: the problems that populists raise are real, and they need real solutions.