Essays

Nigeria’s “Resource Curse”: Oil as Impediment to True Federalism

Vanessa Ko • Jul 20 2014 • Essays

Whilst Nigeria’s history of colonialism can partly explain the difficulties of achieving a functioning federalism, its ‘resource course’ is also a significant hindrance.

Drawing Links Between Food Security and Land Rights in an Era of Globalization

Ariana Keyman • Jul 17 2014 • Essays

With an increasing world population and changing weather patterns, governments must rapidly address concerns regarding international policy on food security.

Religion and Globalization: New Possibilities, Furthering Challenges

Daniel Golebiewski • Jul 16 2014 • Essays

The relationship between religion and globalization is complex, one with new possibilities and furthering challenges.

The ICC and Africa: Complementarity, Transitional Justice, and the Rule of Law

Thomas M. Dunn • Jul 12 2014 • Essays

The absence of preemptive and positive complementarity in the ICC’s proceedings is the largest obstacle to creating a lasting benefit for African state judicial systems.

Coalition ‘Victory’ in Iraq as a Result of the ‘Surge’ and ‘Anbar Awakening’

Adam Barr • Jul 12 2014 • Essays

The synergistic interaction between the ‘Anbar Awakening’ of 2006 and the surge of 2007 paved the way for U.S. withdrawal at the expense of a long term, stable, Iraq.

The Just War Tradition and Utopian Political Thought

Min Goo Lee • Jul 11 2014 • Essays

War is neither humane nor inhumane; it is merely human, and to elevate the phenomenon to a humane altitude is a utopian project beyond mankind’s present reach.

The Economy is Organic: Reclaiming the Post-Crisis Development Agenda

Floriane Borel • Jul 11 2014 • Essays

To correctly assess contemporary reevaluations of development theory, we must understand its origins and their effect on how the global community views development today.

A Critical Evaluation of the Concept of Human Security

Luke Johns • Jul 5 2014 • Essays

Critics of human security argue that its adoption has done little to change the behaviour of states or alleviate pressures of everyday life of the most vulnerable.

The Advantages and Limitations of Single Case Study Analysis

Ben Willis • Jul 5 2014 • Essays

Single case study analyses offer empirically-rich, context-specific, holistic accounts and contribute to both theory-building and, to a lesser extent, theory-testing.

Global Governance and the Democratic Aspect of Cross-Border Communications

Stefanie Kam • Jul 4 2014 • Essays

The technological intensification of the communication channels across the globe will trigger the need for governing the democratic aspect of cross-border communications.

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