Emily Lange

The Deeper Revolution is characterized by a “big think” that has become rare in the past few years of international relations scholarship. Lange understands that behind what we think are the forces that matter in international politics is a view of the forces that have mattered in international politics – over the longue durée. She wants to look anew at history and make an argument about what matters. She ventures that ideas matter – ideologies, philosophies, programs – and that they operate relatively independently from material causes. More so, she thinks that religion matters...