How Effective is Terrorism in Exerting Political Influence: The Case of Hamas?
Terrorism as a tool to achieve political influence can be effective in short-term, but ineffective for long-term goals.
Police Brutality Against Voters? The 2017 Catalan Independence Referendum
The essay examines alleged policy brutality accusations during the Catalan independence referendum in 2017.
The European Quality of Government Index: A Critical Analysis
The original approach taken by the Quality of Governance Index in measuring public corruption has allowed for strong advances in the framing and understanding of such.
From Environmental Scarcity to ‘Rage of the Rich’ – Causes of Conflict in Mali
Through a focus on historical and contemporary causes of conflict in Mali since the 1960s, it is better understood how it came about and what is keeping it alive today.
How Far Does Anime Challenge Joseph Nye’s ‘Soft Power’ and Its Approach to Culture?
Anime provides a lens through which we can rethink Joseph Nye’s state-centered theory of soft power and its cultural assumptions.
Socialism in India: Conflicting International Outlooks?
Socialist ideology has developed and gained pertinence in Indian political thought: Two major diverging schools with differentiated international outlook exist.
Confronting Great Powers: New Zealand’s Nuclear Stance During the Cold War
Constructivism best reveals how France’s bombing of a Greenpeace protest vessel in 1982 emboldened and solidified New Zealand to pass the Nuclear Free New Zealand Act.
Humanitarianism and Securitisation: Contradictions in State Responses to Migration
When co-opted and deployed by state actors, humanitarianism is far from benign or apolitical: it has very real and dangerous effects on the lives and rights of migrants.
Wind Energy in Mexico: Who Benefits?
The wind energy project Eólica del Sur in Oaxaca, Mexico resulted in negative outcomes for indigenous peoples, and as such violated principles of environmental justice.
Narratives of Violence: The Hong Kong Protests Through Opposing Media Outlets
Two media outlets, the Guardian and the People’s Daily, are markedly different in their portrayal of violence during the 2019-20 Hong Kong protests.
