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Gopal Balakrishnan’s Biography

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Gopal Balakrishnan, a scholar in the fields of modern European intellectual history, philosophy, and political theory, completed his B.A. as a College Scholar at Cornell University in 1989. He later earned his Ph.D. in Modern European History in 1998. He was the recipient of the Jean Monnet Fellowship at the European University Institute and the Harper Schmidt Fellowship at the University of Chicago.

Balakrishnan's first significant publication, "The Enemy: An Intellectual Portrait of Carl Schm…

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Gopal Balakrishnan: The Geopolitics of Separation

Gopal Balakrishnan: The Geopolitics of Separation

Shifting political stances and his unusual relationship to conservative intellectual traditions make him part…

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Imperial Liberalism and Moralized Warfare_ The Transformation of Global Conflict by Gopal Balakri...

Imperial Liberalism and Moralized Warfare_ The Transformation of Global Conflict by Gopal Balakri...

This moralization, Schmitt believed, erodes the possibility of limited war and stable peace.

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Historical Sociology Versus Political Theology | Gopal Balakrishnan's Portfolio

Historical Sociology Versus Political Theology | Gopal Balakrishnan's Portfolio

Where Schmitt emphasizes decisive authority and existential conflict, Teschke situates political forms within…

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The Geopolitics of Separation_ Space, Order, and the Nomos of the Earth by Gopal Balakrishnan.pdf

The Geopolitics of Separation_ Space, Order, and the Nomos of the Earth by Gopal Balakrishnan.pdf

The geopolitics of separation thus becomes a question of how space itself is organized and contested - Downlo…

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Gopal Balakrishnan: The Age of Identity?

Gopal Balakrishnan: The Age of Identity?

In The Age of Identity, the Question is not merely where the concept originated, but what its persistence rev…

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The Geopolitics of Separation

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By Gopal Balakrishnan
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Evaluating European intellectuals who aligned with or sympathized toward fascism presents unavoidable challenges. Figures such as Heidegger, De Man, Céline, Jünger, Gentile, Croce, Della Volpe, and Pound each represent complex cases that resist straightforward judgment. Yet, none pose a more intricate dilemma than Carl Schmitt. His shifting political stances and his unusual relationship to conservative intellectual traditions make him particularly difficult to assess.
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The Fragile Language of Collective Belonging

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By Gopal Balakrishnan
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In a period shaped by skepticism toward grand historical narratives, German intellectual life developed a preference for careful, small-scale historical analysis. This environment allowed figures like Lutz Niethammer to challenge dominant concepts without abandoning theory altogether. Trained as an oral historian, Niethammer blends empirical detail with critical reflection.
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Gopal Balakrishnan: The Age of Identity?

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By Gopal Balakrishnan
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Over the past twenty-five years, the diminishing force of the radical agendas from the 1968 generation has fostered a cautious intellectual environment. Many scholars have grown wary of broad, ambitious theories about history and society. Within this retreat from sweeping narratives, the German academic landscape has maintained distinctive tendencies.
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