Lydia Walker
Assistant professor and Myers Chair in Global Military History at The Ohio State University, author of States in Waiting: A Counternarrative of Global Decolonization.
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Jan 21, 2025 • 48min
Decolonization as Advocacy, Pt. 1 w/ Lydia Walker | American Prestige
In this conversation, Lydia Walker, an Assistant Professor of Global Military History at Ohio State University, dives into her book, States in Waiting. She challenges mainstream decolonization narratives and discusses the fascinating roles of non-state actors, such as Naga leader Angami Zapu Phizo and anti-apartheid activist Michael Scott. The discussion also touches on India's complex nationalist movements, the intricate dynamics of advocacy networks, and how grassroots efforts shaped the narrative of global decolonization.
Jun 14, 2024 • 46min
Lydia Walker, "States-in-Waiting: A Counter Narrative of Global Decolonization" (Cambridge UP, 2024)
Dr. Lydia Walker discusses her book 'States-in-Waiting: A Counter Narrative of Global Decolonization', exploring the complexities of self-determination for minority peoples, transcontinental networks of activists, and hidden dramas of decolonization. The podcast covers incomplete decolonization processes globally, nationalist movements' use of advocates, imbalanced relationships in decolonization, the UN's impact on state-seeking behaviors, and the intersection of decolonization with the Cold War.
