Young Western Women, Fandom, and ISIS
ISIS women act increasingly as internet recruiters and online jihadists as social media offer groups ample opportunities for the cultivation of para-social relationships.
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Phenomenon in Canada
Aggressive misogyny and racism towards indigenous women in Canada is a ramification of over two centuries of segregating, degrading and dehumanizing colonial projects.
Russia as Ukraine’s ‘Other’: Identity and Geopolitics
In order to heal the ethno-regional split in Ukraine, the authorities in Kiev need to change their attitude towards Russia and the Russians.
On Captain America and ‘Doing’ Popular Culture in the Social Sciences
Popular culture is a ‘doing’. This liveliness is what is lost when popular culture is reduced to a ‘thing’. It is the entire assemblage that produces political effects.
The European Union’s Neighbourhood Policy in Morocco and Azerbaijan
The democratisation strategy of the EU in Morocco and Azerbaijan favours the stability of existing power structures and has therefore been largely ineffective.
The Strange Politics of 2016 US Foreign Policy
The center of US foreign policy is to the right of Obama post bin Laden and to the left of George W. Bush. That is where you will find the leading candidates for 2016.
The Political Economy of the Cuban Reforms
Cuba, in the midst of the recent detente between Washington and Havana, will likely continue its cautious reforms towards a mixed public-private economic system.
The State of the Vatican: Past Its Use-By Date?
The Papacy took a giant step forward with Pope Benedict’s resignation, setting the precedent for shorter terms in that role. The Pope is no longer a medieval monarch.
Popular Culture and Political Identity
Images and emotions are everywhere in politics, and yet they have only recently become a serious and systematic topic of investigation in academia.
Ukraine Conflict: An Inflection Point of International Security
The global level of analysis represents a useful framework to examine a key dimension of the Ukraine conflict: the interstate proxy struggle between Russia and the West.
