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"The nation state is a constantly changing commercial engine, whose interests coincide sometimes with that of human beings. That engine has departed very far from the euphoric expectations of the previous era. That does not mean states themselves will collapse. It does mean they may cease to be dependable as platforms for thriving human societies" - Rana Dasgupta. Until recently, the system of nation states appeared settled and eternal. Not anymore. Even in rich countries, many feel they are being progressively neglected; in some parts of the world, populations are entirely abandoned by their states and must depend on improvised systems of their own. What is to be done? What will our collective futures look like? Rana Dasgupta, author of acclaimed new book 'After Nations: The Making and Unmaking of a New World Order' will argue in the 2026 Ibn Rushd annual lecture that the time has come to develop a new conception of citizenship - one that corresponds to our globalised and ecologically fragile condition.
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A hot buffet will be served.
 Rana Dasgupta is a British novelist and essayist. Born in Canterbury in 1971, he studied at Balliol College, Oxford and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His novel, Solo (2009), won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. He won the Ryszard Kapuściński Award and the Prix Émile Guimet for his subsequent novel Capital. His new acclaimed book, After Nations: The Making and Unmaking of a New World Order (2026), describes four crises of the contemporary nation-state (“God”, “Money”, “Law”, “Nature”) & presents a path to a fairer and more peaceful global future.
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