Desmond Jagmohan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4372535 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Desmond Jagmohan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Desmond |
| FAMILY NAME | Jagmohan |
| SIGNATURE | JAGMOHAN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA; email: [email protected] |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0273-641X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Three Traditions of African American Political Thought
This article argues that conflict rather than consensus defines the history of African American political thought. Its seminal figures have pursued justice along different and diverging lines—including advocating reformist, realist, and nationalist paths. While there is agreement that white supremacy is a form of social, economic, and political domination that should be eradicated, there is disagreement regarding its nature, effects, and resilien…
Peculiar Property
This article argues that ownership reveals why slavery is a distinct form of oppression. To do so, it recovers the key features of Harriet Jacobs’s slave narrative: (1) slaves are denied recognition as persons; (2) they are subject to all the powers that inhere in ownership—a slaveowner can lawfully use, sell, or destroy his slave property; and (3) slavery, as a de jure institution, imposes obligations on third parties to maintain it. First, I sh…
Between Race and Nation
This essay argues that Marcus Garvey held a constructivist theory of self-determination, one that saw nationalism and transnationalism as mutually necessary and reinforcing ideals. The argument proceeds in three steps. First it recovers Garvey’s transnationalist emphasis by looking at his intellectual debts to other diaspora struggles, namely political Zionism and Irish nationalism. Second it argues that Garvey held a constructivist view of natio…
In His Day
Woodrow Wilson is the only American political scientist to have served as President of the United States. In the time between his political science Ph.D. (from Johns Hopkins, in 1886) and his tenure as president (1913–21), he also served as president of Princeton University (1902–10) and president of the American Political Science Association (1909–10). Wilson is one of the most revered figures in American political thought and in American politi…
Race and the social contract
This essay argues that Charles W. Mills's The Racial Contract can enrich our understanding of the relationship between white supremacy and the foundations of the American polity. It begins with the text's central thesis before making three claims. First, I argue that Mills's work can deepen our thinking about the place of de jure white supremacy in American political history. His concept of a “racial contract” brings to the fore the consensual ba…
Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
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The city on the hill from below
Between Race and Nation
This essay argues that Marcus Garvey held a constructivist theory of self-determination, one that saw nationalism and transnationalism as mutually necessary and reinforcing ideals. The argument proceeds in three steps. First it recovers Garvey’s transnationalist emphasis by looking at his intellectual debts to other diaspora struggles, namely political Zionism and Irish nationalism. Second it argues that Garvey held a constructivist view of natio…
Peculiar Property
This article argues that ownership reveals why slavery is a distinct form of oppression. To do so, it recovers the key features of Harriet Jacobs’s slave narrative: (1) slaves are denied recognition as persons; (2) they are subject to all the powers that inhere in ownership—a slaveowner can lawfully use, sell, or destroy his slave property; and (3) slavery, as a de jure institution, imposes obligations on third parties to maintain it. First, I sh…
Three Traditions of African American Political Thought
This article argues that conflict rather than consensus defines the history of African American political thought. Its seminal figures have pursued justice along different and diverging lines—including advocating reformist, realist, and nationalist paths. While there is agreement that white supremacy is a form of social, economic, and political domination that should be eradicated, there is disagreement regarding its nature, effects, and resilien…
Race and the social contract
This essay argues that Charles W. Mills's The Racial Contract can enrich our understanding of the relationship between white supremacy and the foundations of the American polity. It begins with the text's central thesis before making three claims. First, I argue that Mills's work can deepen our thinking about the place of de jure white supremacy in American political history. His concept of a “racial contract” brings to the fore the consensual ba…
Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The city on the hill from below
Race and the social contract
This essay argues that Charles W. Mills's The Racial Contract can enrich our understanding of the relationship between white supremacy and the foundations of the American polity. It begins with the text's central thesis before making three claims. First, I argue that Mills's work can deepen our thinking about the place of de jure white supremacy in American political history. His concept of a “racial contract” brings to the fore the consensual ba…
Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
In His Day
Woodrow Wilson is the only American political scientist to have served as President of the United States. In the time between his political science Ph.D. (from Johns Hopkins, in 1886) and his tenure as president (1913–21), he also served as president of Princeton University (1902–10) and president of the American Political Science Association (1909–10). Wilson is one of the most revered figures in American political thought and in American politi…
Between Race and Nation
This essay argues that Marcus Garvey held a constructivist theory of self-determination, one that saw nationalism and transnationalism as mutually necessary and reinforcing ideals. The argument proceeds in three steps. First it recovers Garvey’s transnationalist emphasis by looking at his intellectual debts to other diaspora struggles, namely political Zionism and Irish nationalism. Second it argues that Garvey held a constructivist view of natio…
Peculiar Property
This article argues that ownership reveals why slavery is a distinct form of oppression. To do so, it recovers the key features of Harriet Jacobs’s slave narrative: (1) slaves are denied recognition as persons; (2) they are subject to all the powers that inhere in ownership—a slaveowner can lawfully use, sell, or destroy his slave property; and (3) slavery, as a de jure institution, imposes obligations on third parties to maintain it. First, I sh…
Three Traditions of African American Political Thought
This article argues that conflict rather than consensus defines the history of African American political thought. Its seminal figures have pursued justice along different and diverging lines—including advocating reformist, realist, and nationalist paths. While there is agreement that white supremacy is a form of social, economic, and political domination that should be eradicated, there is disagreement regarding its nature, effects, and resilien…
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