framework for reading texts/studying the history of ideas to be useful in his work on reading Antonio Gramsci. A more accessible source for reading about this would be an article entitled 'Interpreting and Appropriating Texts in the History of Political Thought: Quentin Skinner and Poststructuralism,' which was published in the journal "Contemporary Political Theory," 10, 3 (2011), pp. 313-31. Professor Skinner has been the dominant figure in this area over the last few decades. He has very kindly written to me praising my article and thanking me for writing it. I hope to secure a research grant to develop the ideas contained in this article at some point in the future. Leave a Reply This blog is produced by members of the School of Politics and International Relation at the University of Nottingham , and will include occasional guest pieces. The analysis contained in each entry is informed by our internationally-ranked research, and we hope it will help readers better understand the political dynamics that underpin the world in which we all live.