Archive for 2014

Rationality and R2P: Unfriendly Bedfellows

Robert W. Murray • Feb 22 2014 • Articles

The largest obstacles to consistent implementation and enforcement of R2P remain its flawed epistemological foundations and the enduring nature of the international system.

A Silenced Voice: Using Personal Experience to Unpack Stereotypes

Jennifer Darch • Feb 21 2014 • Articles

When people are spoken ‘about’ or ‘for’, generalisations become common. Giving the silenced a voice of their own offers a solution to this problem.

Inside the Journal: The Future of Journals

Dylan Kissane • Feb 21 2014 • Articles

CEU PSJ Editor Sergiu Gherghina looks back on his time at the journal and into the future of his journal and share his thoughts on the direction of scholarly publishing.

Inside the Journal: The Publication Process

Dylan Kissane • Feb 20 2014 • Articles

Getting published in academia is a big deal for early-career academics. Journals are often a key outlet for publishing research, lending themselves to less expansive projects.

Review – Reporting at the Southern Borders

Jairo Lugo-Ocando • Feb 20 2014 • Features

Dell’Orto and Birchfeld provide unique and compelling insights into the uncertainty, dilemmas and challenges routinely faced by journalists when reporting on immigration.

Rapid Fire: Are Political Scientists Irrelevant?

Robert W. Murray • Feb 19 2014 • Articles

The contributors to E-IR’s IR Theory and Practice blog discuss whether Nicholas Kristof’s argument surrounding the irrelevance of political scientists rings true.

The Securitization of Mali

Patrick Pitts • Feb 19 2014 • Essays

The French intervention in Mali is a testament to securitization theory’s prowess in challenging, and more significantly, critiquing modern conceptualizations of security.

Interview – Richard Ned Lebow

E-International Relations • Feb 19 2014 • Features

In this interview, Professor Lebow discusses his intellectual development, the concept of identity in IR, the drivers of conflict, and his latest research.

Inside the Journal: Sustaining and Growing the Journal

Dylan Kissane • Feb 19 2014 • Articles

Launching a journal is one thing, but sustaining interest in it and developing the audience is quite another. CEU PSJ has achieved both these things.

The Arts as Healing Power in Transitional Justice

Daniel Golebiewski • Feb 19 2014 • Essays

The arts may hold healing power in transitioning societies, as they provide a means for survivors of atrocities to deal with the past and tell their stories in a creative way.

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