Articles

What Do Chinese Youth Really Think about Gender?

Huili Meng • Aug 6 2015 • Articles

The post 90s Chinese can’t transcend the patriarchal power system, but evidence suggests that gender literacy is having a positive effect, building gender consciousness.

The Purpose of INDCs for an International Climate Agreement

Max Meulemann • Aug 5 2015 • Articles

Intended Nationally Determined Contributions are not a silver bullet to stop climate change, but they could serve as a stepping stone to a more comprehensive agreement.

Sacred Cows and the Idea of Political Economy in Southern Africa

Peter Vale • Aug 5 2015 • Articles

South African politics must move beyond narrow thinking and recognise political economy as a tool not only for sound analysis, but also for good policy-making.

Counter-terrorism: The Liberal Biopolitics of Securing Life

Ayshwarya Rajith Sriskanda Rajah • Aug 2 2015 • Articles

The Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 does not undermine liberal values and principles, because is in line with classical liberal thought on securing life.

Why Understanding Religion Matters in Post-conflict Zones

Denis Dragovic • Jul 31 2015 • Articles

Examining the doctrines of religious institutions can help understand their relation to the international community in times of conflict, peacebuilding and development.

Socio-Neuro-Biology and Prospects for Our Collective Global Future

Nayef Al-Rodhan • Jul 30 2015 • Articles

The widening range of possibilities for neurochemical enhancement demands accompanying caution in their deployment, commercialisation and regulation.

The Age of Natural Capital, and Why It Must Be Stopped

Ed Atkins • Jul 30 2015 • Articles

The processes of financialisation are not necessarily beneficial in utilitarian terms but represent something deeper: the continuation of capitalism as usual.

Asylum with Human Face: Angela Merkel, Reem Sahwil and Another Video-Gone-Viral

Joyce Marie Mushaben • Jul 28 2015 • Articles

Merkel accepts the fact that Germany must become a land of immigration and integration. The rest is up to the democratically elected lawmakers.

Who Matters in World Politics?

Laura Routley • Jul 28 2015 • Articles

One year ago a global cry that ‘Black Lives Matter’ arose in a response to black deaths in the USA. But shouldn’t black lives, not just black deaths, matter?

String of Pearls: India and the Geopolitics of Chinese Foreign Policy

Ashay Abbhi • Jul 26 2015 • Articles

At the cusp of energy security balances the diplomatic battle in the Indian Ocean has generated enough interest for the world to watch the passive stand-offs keenly.

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