Lydia Walker
@lydiawalker.bsky.social
Historian of global decolonization at Ohio State
Author of STATES-IN-WAITING
https://linktr.ee/lydia_walker
Author of STATES-IN-WAITING
https://linktr.ee/lydia_walker
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Lydia Walker
@lydiawalker.bsky.social
· May 16
My book, States-in-Waiting, is out in the world.
Available Open Access - www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...
Available Open Access - www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...
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Those interested in a potential roundtable on "Historical Research and Artificial Intelligence: Critical Reflections on Method, Power, and Possibility in International History" that @zoeleblanc.bsky.social and I are planning for @shafrhistorians.bsky.social 2026 - please send us your abstracts!
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Those interested in a potential roundtable on "Historical Research and Artificial Intelligence: Critical Reflections on Method, Power, and Possibility in International History" that @zoeleblanc.bsky.social and I are planning for @shafrhistorians.bsky.social 2026 - please send us your abstracts!
Those interested in a potential roundtable on "Historical Research and Artificial Intelligence: Critical Reflections on Method, Power, and Possibility in International History" that @zoeleblanc.bsky.social and I are planning for @shafrhistorians.bsky.social 2026 - please send us your abstracts!
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Those interested in a potential roundtable on "Historical Research and Artificial Intelligence: Critical Reflections on Method, Power, and Possibility in International History" that @zoeleblanc.bsky.social and I are planning for @shafrhistorians.bsky.social 2026 - please send us your abstracts!
Many thanks, @pasuth.info!
States-in-Waiting is just now out in paperback while remaining open access through Cambridge core.
www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
States-in-Waiting is just now out in paperback while remaining open access through Cambridge core.
www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
November 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Many thanks, @pasuth.info!
States-in-Waiting is just now out in paperback while remaining open access through Cambridge core.
www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
States-in-Waiting is just now out in paperback while remaining open access through Cambridge core.
www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
www.bradleyrsimpson.com/self-determi... Modeling archival sharing and collaborative research, @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social shares significant portions of the archival material behind THE FIRST RIGHT, his exciting new book on self-determination - global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Self-determination Documents — Bradley R. Simpson
www.bradleyrsimpson.com
October 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
www.bradleyrsimpson.com/self-determi... Modeling archival sharing and collaborative research, @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social shares significant portions of the archival material behind THE FIRST RIGHT, his exciting new book on self-determination - global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Sharing some exciting news
#AlaskaNativeResilience: Voices from World War II (my book!) published by @uwapress.uw.edu received the Robert M. Utley Book Prize for the best book published on military history of the frontier and western North America!
#AKhistory, #Nativehistory, & #militarization
#AlaskaNativeResilience: Voices from World War II (my book!) published by @uwapress.uw.edu received the Robert M. Utley Book Prize for the best book published on military history of the frontier and western North America!
#AKhistory, #Nativehistory, & #militarization
October 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Sharing some exciting news
#AlaskaNativeResilience: Voices from World War II (my book!) published by @uwapress.uw.edu received the Robert M. Utley Book Prize for the best book published on military history of the frontier and western North America!
#AKhistory, #Nativehistory, & #militarization
#AlaskaNativeResilience: Voices from World War II (my book!) published by @uwapress.uw.edu received the Robert M. Utley Book Prize for the best book published on military history of the frontier and western North America!
#AKhistory, #Nativehistory, & #militarization
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Check out the September issue of Diplomatic History! Featuring Elisabeth Leake's (@emleake.bsky.social) Bernath Lecture "The Decolonization Paradigm: Rethinking the US and the World" in which she argues for a "new paradigm for understanding modern international history"
doi.org/10.1093/dh/d...
doi.org/10.1093/dh/d...
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September 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Check out the September issue of Diplomatic History! Featuring Elisabeth Leake's (@emleake.bsky.social) Bernath Lecture "The Decolonization Paradigm: Rethinking the US and the World" in which she argues for a "new paradigm for understanding modern international history"
doi.org/10.1093/dh/d...
doi.org/10.1093/dh/d...
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Brad Simpson @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social reviews Lydia Walker's @lydiawalker.bsky.social States in Waiting: A Counternarrative of Global Decolonization doi.org/10.1093/dh/d...
September 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Brad Simpson @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social reviews Lydia Walker's @lydiawalker.bsky.social States in Waiting: A Counternarrative of Global Decolonization doi.org/10.1093/dh/d...
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A very happy 90th to Prof Rajmohan Gandhi!
Ramachandra Guha: A tribute to Rajmohan Gandhi, the writer with deep insights into India’s past
Rajmohan Gandhi, who just turned 90, edited a brave magazine during the Emergency and fought an election against Rajiv Gandhi.
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August 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
A very happy 90th to Prof Rajmohan Gandhi!
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All set up at #SHAFR2025. Stop by and say hello. @shafrhistorians.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
June 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
All set up at #SHAFR2025. Stop by and say hello. @shafrhistorians.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
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🏆 We are pleased to award the 2025 James J. Busuttil Prize and Medal for Human Rights jointly to Dr Lydia Walker (@lydiawalker.bsky.social) and Dr Sandhya Fuchs. Read the full announcement and the winners’ profiles in our latest blogpost: royalasiaticsociety.org/the-james-j-...
June 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🏆 We are pleased to award the 2025 James J. Busuttil Prize and Medal for Human Rights jointly to Dr Lydia Walker (@lydiawalker.bsky.social) and Dr Sandhya Fuchs. Read the full announcement and the winners’ profiles in our latest blogpost: royalasiaticsociety.org/the-james-j-...
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(1/2) The second workshop in the AHRC-funded Rethinking Internationalisms series titled 'New Methods for New Histories' will take place via zoom on 9-10 July – reflective panels followed by an open discussion. Audience-participants can sign up here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-method...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-method...
New Methods for New Histories (Online)
Workshop 2: Rethinking Internationalisms: Histories and Pluralities
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
(1/2) The second workshop in the AHRC-funded Rethinking Internationalisms series titled 'New Methods for New Histories' will take place via zoom on 9-10 July – reflective panels followed by an open discussion. Audience-participants can sign up here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-method...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-method...
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From 8-14 June Pitt Rivers is hosting a Naga delegation for a visit focusing on the repatriation of Naga ancestral remains & exploring future care. The Museum holds the largest collection of Naga material in the world, much of which was collected by colonial administrators in the early 20th century.
June 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
From 8-14 June Pitt Rivers is hosting a Naga delegation for a visit focusing on the repatriation of Naga ancestral remains & exploring future care. The Museum holds the largest collection of Naga material in the world, much of which was collected by colonial administrators in the early 20th century.
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My article 'Papuan Petitions as an Archive of Decolonisation' is online and open access! It's part of an upcoming special issue on petitions. I explore West Papuan petitions written in the lead up to the Act of 'Free' Choice and the significance of this archive.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Papuan Petitions as an Archive of Decolonisation
In 1961, West Papuan leaders declared their intent to become an independent nation in opposition to both Dutch colonial control and Indonesia’s campaign to incorporate the territory into its Republ...
www.tandfonline.com
May 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
My article 'Papuan Petitions as an Archive of Decolonisation' is online and open access! It's part of an upcoming special issue on petitions. I explore West Papuan petitions written in the lead up to the Act of 'Free' Choice and the significance of this archive.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Great program, timely and important topic - very glad I can attend.
'India and Visions of World Order'. A free in-person conference taking place in Cambridge on 22-23 May, with a stellar line up. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/cc/conferenc...
Conference: India and Visions of World Order
India and Visions of World Order is an international conference that will take place at the University of Cambridge.
www.eventbrite.com
May 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Great program, timely and important topic - very glad I can attend.
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Heading back home from a flying visit to Cambridge to comment on a chapter for @lydiawalker.bsky.social’s fascinating new book project on post-SWW interventions ☺️ Also managed to squeeze in a visit to the brilliant ‘Rise Up’ exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum - definitely worth a visit ✊🪧
May 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Heading back home from a flying visit to Cambridge to comment on a chapter for @lydiawalker.bsky.social’s fascinating new book project on post-SWW interventions ☺️ Also managed to squeeze in a visit to the brilliant ‘Rise Up’ exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum - definitely worth a visit ✊🪧
Very much appreciate this detailed review of States-in-Waiting in Diplomatic History by @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/dh/advance-a...
academic.oup.com/dh/advance-a...
Maintaining the Faith in Global Decolonization
Historians of decolonization tend to present the moment of independence as the culmination of nationalist struggles, and the achievement of political sover
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April 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Very much appreciate this detailed review of States-in-Waiting in Diplomatic History by @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/dh/advance-a...
academic.oup.com/dh/advance-a...
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Only recently discovered that I needed this. How I wish John Prados was still with us. Will be writing about Eisenhower, Dien Bien Phu, and the war declaration that didn't happen.
April 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Only recently discovered that I needed this. How I wish John Prados was still with us. Will be writing about Eisenhower, Dien Bien Phu, and the war declaration that didn't happen.
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The Society for Military History is now archiving historical materials related to military history that are disappearing from federal or state websites. We are open to submissions, anonymously or otherwise. Please see
www.smh-hq.org/archivedreso... and note there the submission links.
www.smh-hq.org/archivedreso... and note there the submission links.
Archived Resources | The Society for Military History
www.smh-hq.org
April 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The Society for Military History is now archiving historical materials related to military history that are disappearing from federal or state websites. We are open to submissions, anonymously or otherwise. Please see
www.smh-hq.org/archivedreso... and note there the submission links.
www.smh-hq.org/archivedreso... and note there the submission links.
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Delighted to announce the program of our Global History Colloquium @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social, which I co-convene with Isabella Löhr and Sebastian Conrad this summer. All welcome.
March 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Delighted to announce the program of our Global History Colloquium @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social, which I co-convene with Isabella Löhr and Sebastian Conrad this summer. All welcome.
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8/ Viewpoint: "A revisionist history of the United Nations"
by Alanna O’Malley (@unileiden.bsky.social) and @lydiawalker.bsky.social (@osuhistory.bsky.social)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
by Alanna O’Malley (@unileiden.bsky.social) and @lydiawalker.bsky.social (@osuhistory.bsky.social)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
A revisionist history of the United Nations*
The United Nations (UN) continues to confront global crises that threaten its survival and test the durability of the‘ liberal international order’. Challe
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February 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
8/ Viewpoint: "A revisionist history of the United Nations"
by Alanna O’Malley (@unileiden.bsky.social) and @lydiawalker.bsky.social (@osuhistory.bsky.social)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
by Alanna O’Malley (@unileiden.bsky.social) and @lydiawalker.bsky.social (@osuhistory.bsky.social)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
A privilege to publicly engage w/such an important book. H-Diplo's Roundtable on @drmargottudor.bsky.social's Blue Helmet Bureaucrats: “particularly strong on the United Nations’ conceptions of territoriality and its relationships to time."
The @h-diplo.bsky.social roundtable on Blue Helmet Bureaucrats is out! 💫 Grateful to @lydiawalker.bsky.social, @vivienlchang.bsky.social, & Ryan Irwin for their thoughtful reviews; Eva-Maria Muschik for her kind introduction; & @emleake.bsky.social for making it happen. issforum.org/ISSF/PDF/RJI...
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January 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A privilege to publicly engage w/such an important book. H-Diplo's Roundtable on @drmargottudor.bsky.social's Blue Helmet Bureaucrats: “particularly strong on the United Nations’ conceptions of territoriality and its relationships to time."
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Applications for our 2025-27 ECR Fellowships @ihr.bsky.social close on 31 Jan 2025
For full details and how to apply see below:
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships/...
For full details and how to apply see below:
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships/...
Past & Present Fellowships
Past & Present Fellowships are available for two years, and open to researchers who have completed a doctorate in history.
www.history.ac.uk
January 28, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Applications for our 2025-27 ECR Fellowships @ihr.bsky.social close on 31 Jan 2025
For full details and how to apply see below:
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships/...
For full details and how to apply see below:
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships/...
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US (and Puerto Rico) graduate students: Would you like to participate in a 8-9 week paid summer internship working in archives in Puerto Rico? This program is for you. Organized by Aldo Lauria Santiago, from Rutgers. More information here: prac.rutgers.edu/archival-int...
Archival Internship – The Rutgers Puerto Rico Archival Collaboration (PRAC)
prac.rutgers.edu
January 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
US (and Puerto Rico) graduate students: Would you like to participate in a 8-9 week paid summer internship working in archives in Puerto Rico? This program is for you. Organized by Aldo Lauria Santiago, from Rutgers. More information here: prac.rutgers.edu/archival-int...
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History job alert! Elihu Rose Scholar in Modern Military History at NYU. Looking for historians of war & the military, *broadly defined*, in *any* geographical area. 1/1, renewable up to 3 yrs, pay is much better than listed! I'm on the cmte, happy to answer Qs. Info: apply.interfolio.com/161728
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January 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
History job alert! Elihu Rose Scholar in Modern Military History at NYU. Looking for historians of war & the military, *broadly defined*, in *any* geographical area. 1/1, renewable up to 3 yrs, pay is much better than listed! I'm on the cmte, happy to answer Qs. Info: apply.interfolio.com/161728
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📢 Exciting News! JGH is hosting a Development Editing Workshop. Workshop open to scholars for whom English is not a first language who study/work outside of North American and Western European institutions. Find out more here: drive.google.com/file/d/1lwRt...
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January 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
📢 Exciting News! JGH is hosting a Development Editing Workshop. Workshop open to scholars for whom English is not a first language who study/work outside of North American and Western European institutions. Find out more here: drive.google.com/file/d/1lwRt...