Opinion – Digital Disinformation, Civic Disengagement and the Future of Democracy
As youth turn to online content rampant with disinformation, civic education is not engaging them to participate in democratic processes.
The Subsidiarity Principle in EU Environmental Law
The principle of subsidiarity in EU environmental law suggests a distinction between actions aiming for genuine environmental protection and actions aiming primarily at market integration.
Setting the Example? A Gendered Approach on Fighting Covid-19
With more women stepping into office, and with incumbent female politicians managing to remain in power, the current global health crisis could be appeased sooner rather than later.
Realist Perspectives on Trump’s Illiberal Counterrevolution
What Trump achieved in his four years as president was to expose the hypocrisy of Liberal hegemony and mark a new era of ideas and practices that have yet to be internalized.
The Complexity of Bilateral Relations
The renewal of bilateral relations research for a world of massive uncertainty and permanent change is theoretically, as well as methodologically, possible.
The Subsidiarity Principle and European Refugee Law
Subsidiarity may be a strong argument in the political debate on draft legislative proposals as it is unlikely that new asylum legislation will contain any disproportionate or unreasonable demands.
Cleaning Up China’s Air: The Effectiveness of the EEP Plan in Beijing
While it is less clear what the exact causal mechanisms are that have led to the reduction in pollution, it is evident that policy-makers have been effective at improving Beijing’s air quality.
A Call for The Epistemic Fluidity of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
There is a need to not only address the linguistic gap often found in research, but to equally seek authentic knowledge about African women’s experiences.
Opinion – The Biden Administration Confronts Peak China
The challenge facing Biden will be to figure out how to deal with a China that, like Germany in 1914 and Japan in 1941, sees its predominance slipping away just as it was nearly within its grasp.
Geopolitics and the British Empire: Halford Mackinder’s Liberal Imperialism
The story of Halford Mackinder’s electoral misadventure helps illuminate the ideological context in which geopolitics emerged and the purposes to which it was put.
