The Case of the Western Sahara and its Struggle for Independence
The last colony in Africa, Western Sahara has been locked in a protracted struggle for independence for over forty years.
Interview – Charles King
Professor King discusses the decline of International Studies, the growth of quantitative methods in IR, and the issue of presenting research findings to wider audiences.
From the Local to the Global: The Politics of Food Systems
The struggle over food is political at all scales of the system, and this politics must be studied as the multi-scalar and complex entity it is.
Strategies for Making Large Lectures More Interactive
Active learning is what we would like students to be doing in a lecture: thinking about and engaging with the content, rather than copying slides.
Kunduz – Beyond the Battleground
The latest military operations by the Taliban in the North of Afghanistan make obvious that the group seems not to be weakened at all, but even stronger than before.
China and the ‘Thucydides Trap’
China’s rise may be bringing an end to the Gramscian notion of western hegemony and thereby creating a new kind of balance of power.
A Simple Paradigm for Noopolitics: The Geopolitics of Knowledge
The interaction between knowledge and power reformulates simple geopolitical principles that have been all-to-often forgotten by Classical Realism.
The “Peace” in China’s Peaceful Rise
The rise of China as a significant player in international politics is viewed with suspicion, and questions emerge whether it will challenge the hegemony of the U.S.
Review – International Relations Theory: Failure or Promise?
“Special Issue of The End of International Relations Theory?” in the EJIR underpins the core idea that a redefinition of IR’s conceptual tools and frameworks is needed.
Edited Collection – Restoring Indigenous Self-Determination: Theoretical and Practical Approaches
Indigenous peoples find themselves locked in power struggles with states and transnational actors who resist their claims, raising important questions in theory and practice.
