Telos Press
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Prescient, timely, provocative, and independent: Telos is a must-read for anyone with a serious interest in politics, philosophy, critical theory, and culture.
Since 1968, the quarterly journal Telos has served as the definitive international forum for discussions of political, social, and cultural change. Readers from around the globe turn to Telos to engage with the sharpest minds in politics and philosophy, and to discover emerging theoretical analyses of the pivotal issues of the day.
Over its long history, Telos has charted new territory in political and philosophical analysis. Contributors to the journal have pioneered the critical frameworks necessary for interpreting the unfolding transformations in the world at large. From its studies of dissidence in Eastern Europe during the Soviet era, to its investigations into the history and ideology of global terrorism, to its rigorous critiques of authoritarian regimes, Telos has consistently been at the forefront of the political-philosophical discussion. Source
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| Scope | International |
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
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| Frequency | Quarterly |
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Search ArticlesCall for Papers: Telos Special Issue on Wittfogel and Postliberal World Orders
CALL FOR PAPERS Telos Special Issue on Wittfogel and Postliberal World Orders Co-edited by Adam K. Webb and Joseph Bendersky Karl Wittfogel’s 1957 magnum opus, Oriental Despotism: A Comparative Study of Total Power, came out at the peak of the Cold War. As a former Marxist, Wittfogel saw analysis of what he called “hydraulic despotism” in premodern Asian bureaucratic empires as of more than merely regional or historical interest.
The Telos Press Podcast: Alvise Capria on Carl Schmitt in Contemporary Chinese Political Thought
In today’s episode of the Telos Press Podcast, Telos editor David Pan talks with Alvise Capria about his article “Sous l’œil des Chinois: The Reception of Carl Schmitt in Contemporary Chinese Political Thought,” from Telos 215 (Summer 2026): China and Sovereignty. An excerpt of the article appears below.
Telos 215 (Summer 2026): China and Sovereignty
Telos 215 (Summer 2026): China and Sovereignty is now available for purchase in our store. Individual subscriptions to Telos are also available in both print and online formats. China remains the inscrutable elephant in the room for the world’s political theorists and policymakers. Its growing importance to the world’s economy and politics compels us to continue to analyze its ideological currents and political conflicts.
Remembering Paul Piccone
July 12th marks 22 years since the passing of Paul Piccone. His vision, energy, and charisma created Telos and continues to inspire all of us who are connected with it, whether or not we had the good fortune of knowing him personally. He was always committed to following the truth, wherever it might lead him.
Call for Papers: Special Issue of Telos on the Russo-Ukrainian War
CALL FOR PAPERS War and Time: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and the Eclipse of Peace Coedited by Michael Marder and Denys Sultanhaliiev In what appears to be a peculiar paradox of our time, the Russo-Ukrainian war—initially a profound rupture in the European political imagination—has gradually receded into the background noise of global media circulation. Saturated coverage has not yielded conceptual clarity.
Telos 214 (Spring 2026): China Keywords II
Telos 214 (Spring 2026): China Keywords II is now available for purchase in our store. Individual subscriptions to Telos are also available in both print and online formats. Modern China emerged through the struggle with the customs and traditions of imperial China. This struggle continues in present-day attempts to think through how earlier customs, on the one hand, remain active in Chinese culture and, on the other, have been transformed by China’s modernization.
Telos 213 (Winter 2025): China Keywords I
Telos 213 (Winter 2025): China Keywords I is now available for purchase in our store. Individual subscriptions to Telos are also available in both print and online formats. China saturates Western media and academic discourse, invoked incessantly as a force remaking the world, while the political and social-theoretical ideas through which China thinks, judges, and interprets that world remain largely unheard.
Now Available from Telos Press: Anthony Julian Tamburri's Knowledge, What Is It Good For?
Now available: Knowledge, What Is It Good For? Italian/American Leadership in the Twenty-First Century, by Anthony Julian Tamburri. Order the paperback edition today in our online store and save 20% by using the coupon code BOOKS20. Knowledge, What Is It Good For? Italian/American Leadership in the Twenty-First Century by Anthony Julian Tamburri Anthony Julian Tamburri’s Knowledge, What Is It Good For?
Knowledge, What Is It Good For? (paperback)
by Anthony Julian Tamburri Anthony Julian Tamburri’s Knowledge, What Is It Good For? provides a detailed and systematic examination of Italian/American leadership today, whether that leadership arose through consensus or self-appointment. The various chapters describe the key issues at hand, which overall reflect a lack of knowledge about the history of Italians and their descendants in the United States.
The Telos Press Podcast: Debating Postliberalism with Adrian Pabst, Michael Lind, and John Milbank
In today’s episode of the Telos Press Podcast, Adrian Pabst talks with Michael Lind and John Milbank about postliberalism, the topic of the current issue of Telos, “Debating Postliberalism.” Adrian Pabst’s “The New Era: What Comes After the Self-Erosion of Liberalism,” Michael Lind’s “After Liberalism,” and John Milbank’s “The Politics of Virtue” all appear in the issue.