The Thinking Global Podcast – Simon Polinder

In this week’s episode of the Thinking Global Podcast, Dr. Simon Polinder talks to Kieran (⁠⁠ @kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) in the concept of love, how can we use love as a lens to think about international relations, fear versus love, love in the history of international thought and so on. The article of Dr. Polinder ‘Through the Eyes of Love’: Looking at International Politics Differently’ won the E-International Relations 2024 Articles Award.

Simon Polinder (@SPolinder) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of History of International Relations at Utrecht University. He is associated with the project Reimagining Religion, Security and Social Transformation. This project is part of the comprehensive information program of the Joint Initiative for Strategic Religious Action (JISRA) program. As part of JISRA’s Knowledge Program, this project will provide critical insight into religion and security research and policy and professional efforts to address the role of religion in conflict, violence and social change processes. Within this project, Utrecht University and the University of Groningen are focusing on the countries of Nigeria, Kenya and Indonesia. He is the author of Towards a New Christian Political Reality. The Amsterdam School of Philosophy and the Role of Religion in International Relations (Routledge 2024).

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