Juliet Johnson
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Professor of Political Science at McGill University. Money, trust, memory politics, central banks, and financial nationalism.
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Juliet Johnson
@excubs.bsky.social
· Nov 3
Aspirational Iconography: The European Union Flag as an Extraterritorial Political Symbol
How and why did the European Union (EU) flag, once a banal marker of European integration and institutions in its member states, become such a politically charged symbol outside of the EU? We demon...
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Now out in open access: "Aspirational Iconography: The European Union Flag as an Extraterritorial Political Symbol”
doi.org/10.1080/2469.... Ben Forest and I explain why people fly “foreign” flags and why such displays can evoke powerful emotional reactions, both positive and negative.
doi.org/10.1080/2469.... Ben Forest and I explain why people fly “foreign” flags and why such displays can evoke powerful emotional reactions, both positive and negative.
Reposted by Juliet Johnson
It has been a pleasure hosting Dr. Ho-fung Hung together with the Centre for Global Chinese Studies (CGCS) on Friday. How has the US dollar kept its dominance in the world economy? The analysis draws from Dr. Ho-fung Hung's upcoming book, Greenback Empire (to be published in October 2026).