Conversations in international political theory
| Published date | 01 February 2021 |
| Date | 01 February 2021 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/1755088220970574 |
| Subject Matter | Roundtable on Patrick Hayden |
https://doi.org/10.1177/1755088220970574
Journal of International Political Theory
2021, Vol. 17(1) 16 –17
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Conversations in
international political theory
Kate Schick
Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Patrick Hayden has been an incredible mentor to many of us in the international political
theory community, both in the United Kingdom and beyond. In founding and editing the
Journal of International Political Theory, and the associated conferences early on in his
editorship, Patrick created space for a wonderful community of scholars to emerge and
linger; it’s been a joy to be part of that community.
I think of my interactions with Patrick as being marked by three significant, and
extended, conversations: about living in Aotearoa, New Zealand (and Wellington, spe-
cifically); around my thesis, which he examined; and around recognition and global poli-
tics, on which we co-edited a book.
The first real conversation I had with Patrick took place when my partner and I were
contemplating applying for academic jobs at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of
Wellington, the institution he had been at prior to joining the University of St Andrews.
Patrick’s enthusiasm for Wellington encouraged us to apply for the positions, which we
were later offered and accepted (I recall talk of ferries on the harbour and toots in the
Mount Victoria tunnel – a local tradition); 12 years later we’re committed Wellingtonians
and here for the long haul, and Patrick is retiring from academia to pursue a new life
here.
The second conversation centred on my PhD thesis, which Patrick examined (with
Kimberly Hutchings). His incisive comments – still brilliant on re-reading a decade on
– encouraged me to more carefully situate my emerging speculative philosophy in rela-
tion to contemporary IR theory and its interlocutors.
The third – and most extended – conversation has focused on the politics of recogni-
tion and culminated in our co-edited book, Recognition and Global Politics: Critical
Encounters between State and World (Hayden and Schick, 2016). Co-editing with Patrick
was like taking a master class in editorship: from conception to publication, the entire
process was a joy. I look back on this experience as one of being mentored in the editor-
ship process and frequently revisit key aspects of the process as a guide as I co-edit a
Corresponding author:
Kate Schick, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, Wellington 6140, New
Zealand.
Email: kate.schick@vuw.ac.nz
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