Articles

How Movie References Can Make Teaching Theories More Accessible

Lukas K. Danner • May 24 2016 • Articles

The different time periods in the trilogy ‘Back to the Future’ have been valuable for bringing concepts in courses such as IPE and IR Theory to life.

Bremain or Brexit? Graduate Students as ‘Multipliers’

Günter Walzenbach • May 23 2016 • Articles

If turnout is below 60%, Brexit is most likely to happen, while a turnout above 60% will work in favour of Bremain. A major component in this calculation is the behaviour of younger voters.

Global Climate Change Finance

Simone Lucatello • May 23 2016 • Articles

In a complex panorama, the global financial architecture for climate change is an evolving issue, where actors and rules are constantly engaging in transformation.

Environment and International Politics: Linking Humanity and Nature

Simon Dalby • May 23 2016 • Articles

Given the speed of global transformations and the failures to integrate ecology into larger concerns the question of ‘who speaks for Earth?’ is a pressing issue for IR.

The Politics of Performance: Gender Identity in Cosplay

Katarina Birkedal • May 22 2016 • Articles

The study of cosplay is important as it informs the study of gender performance and popular culture narratives.

The Spectrum of Critical Humanism(s)

Carolin Kaltofen • May 21 2016 • Articles

The current state of posthuman IR is better described as that of different, less-anthropocentric, world views – many of which do not speak to each other.

Ukraine and Russia: Wars Over the Past

David R. Marples • May 20 2016 • Articles

Regions of Ukraine have their own singular histories and what is lacking is a unifying narrative and common “heroes” during a time of prolonged crisis.

Saudi Arabia and Iran: The Battle for Hegemony the Kingdom Cannot Win

James M. Dorsey • May 20 2016 • Articles

The complex relationship between the Al-Sauds and Wahhabism creates policy dilemmas for the Saudi government on multiple levels.

A Matter of the Heart: The Silent Killer of the Most Vulnerable People

David Luu • May 20 2016 • Articles

The increase in cardiovascular diseases represents an imminent threat to the most vulnerable populations, particularly women, children, displaced people and migrants.

“I Am African, I Am Not a Virus”

Judy Kuriansky • May 19 2016 • Articles

It’s time to dignify and put into action the words “there is no health without mental health” as a humanitarian imperative.

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