The Situatedness of Social Practices and the Writing of Violence in IR
Asking what is the nature of the IR field amounts to questioning what IR is for and leads subsequently to exploring what is at stake in the social practices.
The Origins of the Iraq War of 2003 from an International Historical Approach
Adopting an international historical approach to the origins of the 2003 Iraq War, as opposed to an IR theory approach, presents both challenges and opportunities.
Open Your Eyes: Globalization and the Politics of Attention
Attention, action, and mobilization are needed for citizens to be more responsive to global injustices and thus responsible for a more inclusive world.
It’s a Man’s World: The Effect of Traditional Masculinity on Gender Equality
By encouraging males to become more open and discuss their masculinities, it is possible to educate them on how their social roles and responsibilities impact women.
Universal Security/Emancipation: A Critique of Ken Booth
Booth argues a simple understanding of security and power and the emancipation that he defends contains the possibility of starting the violence it seeks to eliminate.
What Is ‘Neoliberalism’, and How Does It Relate to Globalization?
Globalization and neoliberal economic policy must be considered separately, for there is neither evidence of their correlation nor of a global transition to the latter.
The Field of Security Studies: In Rude Health or a Chronic State of Disrepair?
Security Studies is in rude health, and will remain so amidst ever-changing global threats so long as scholars continue to engage with security theories critically.
Does Neoclassical Realism Provide a Compelling Approach to Military Change?
Accommodating other theories, Neoclassical Realism can explain military change through the internal characteristics and grand strategies of states.
Peru and Chile’s Ocean View Resolved Dispute
Peru v. Chile exemplifies that legalistic intervention is a peaceful and adequate method for defining borders in modern times.
Post-Race Rhetoric in Contemporary American Politics
By analysing the ongoing Ferguson protests and post-race rhetoric, America is a society still burdened by racial injustices which favour white citizens.
