Archive for 2014

Generous Hearts and Stubborn Minds

Mukesh Kapila • Nov 10 2014 • Articles

The military might of Sudan regime would not prevail as long as the women of Nuba have the generosity to share their last gourd of beer with a stranger in distress.

Syrian Refugee Women in Lebanon: Gendering Violence through Johan Galtung  

Ellie Swingewood • Nov 10 2014 • Essays

By utilising gender as a key conceptual tool of analysis, different dimensions of the impact of the Syrian conflict on displaced populations can be examined.

Evaluate the Role of Utopian Thinking in Green Political Thought

Lucile Cremier • Nov 10 2014 • Essays

As a mode of thinking, ‘Utopia’ is a crucial part of Green political thought and a mark of its distinctiveness.

How Have Austerity Measures Undermined Peruvian Women’s Reproductive Rights?

Sophia Gore • Nov 10 2014 • Essays

Under the guise of women’s ‘empowerment’ and and ‘rights to ones own body,’ Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori disguised the economic ideology of the regime.

Winds of Change to Winds of War

Anil Sigdel • Nov 9 2014 • Articles

Just 25 years ago the world believed in the definitive victory of liberalism, freedom, democracy and peace. However, the post-Berlin Wall journey has not fulfilled that ideal.

Drones vs. Snowball Fights: The Contested Battlegrounds of Information Warfare

Lars Klein • Nov 9 2014 • Articles

In Syria and Iraq now, the US and its allies are faced with a situation in which they are neither in control of the battlefield, nor of the war’s narratives.

Four Waves of Lebanese Feminism

Rita Stephan • Nov 7 2014 • Articles

The women’s rights movement is connected to the Lebanese social space and reflects its shifts, while receiving and selecting theories, models and practices from the West.

Interview – Kathleen Hicks

E-International Relations • Nov 6 2014 • Features

Dr. Kathleen Hicks, Henry A. Kissinger Chair and director of CSIS talks about US defense planning, the campaign against ISIL, NATO and Ukraine, and the role of gender in national security circles.

Professor on the Run

Dylan Kissane • Nov 6 2014 • Articles

Some of the most important work that a professor can do to assure high quality of their work is to head outside and put one foot in front of the other on the road.

Popular Culture & the Representation of Women’s ‘Agency’ During Indian Partition

Arpita Roy • Nov 5 2014 • Essays

From popular culture in India, we can identify examples of the strategic deployment of women’s agency. Discussions of agency are necessary for feminist resistance.

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