If This is the Case Study, What is the Research Question?
If “Pussy Riot” and “the Plastic People of Universe” are the case studies, what is the research question? When we use this exercise to guess the question from the given case studies, we identify potential biases and strengthen our research design.
Decolonizing International Relations
A colonized IR demeans and diminishes all of us; decolonizing the discipline is an ongoing and never-to-be-completed critical questioning of our everyday practices and logics of interpretation.
Noopolitik in the Arctic
The Arctic Game is much more significant than a mere geopolitical race between a fractured NATO, Russia and China. It will reveal the maturity, or lack thereof, of all its players.
Polish Public Diplomacy
Polish public diplomacy has adopted means of strategic communication and demonstrates a strong belief in the importance of perceptions, images and brands in international politics.
The Role of Progress in Mill’s Argument in ‘On Liberty’?
While progress does have a role in ‘On Liberty’, it is significantly less than the role of liberty. Used to underpin Mill’s argument, progress is treated as a value-laden principle, erected to justify liberal ideology.
Public Life and Pussy Riot in Putin’s Russia
The persecution of Pussy Riot was meant to delineate the acceptable boundaries of behavior to the Russian population. And thus the system drags itself forward, looking more and more absurd every week.
Egypt’s Many Game-Changers: Identifying the Drivers of Change
Egypt’s political future hangs precariously in the balance. Shrouded in obscurity and uncertainty, the transitional path to a democratic, civilian state is difficult and vastly complicated.
ASEAN and the European Union: Lessons in Integration
The experiences of ASEAN-EU integration have clarified some hard truths. Both organisations should take each other more seriously and recognise the differences and similarities between their respective regions and organisational structures.
Green on Blue: The Rot Before the Storm
Green on blue attacks herald a new phase in the US/NATO pacification of Afghanistan. They trigger sensitivities around the extent to which the Afghanistan intervention has created real and enduring change.
The Implications of The Rise of China on Australian Foreign Policy
The key implication of the rise of China is how to manage the new regional order, one in which Australia has an advantage in resources, but is disadvantaged as a regional outsider
