Gramscian Notions: Helpful for Research into Digital and Tech Corporations?
Analysing Big Tech as a transnational capitalist class, Gramscian thought provides an outlook on possible avenues of governance of the digital sphere.
Neo and the ‘Hacker Paradox’: A Discussion on the Securitization of Cyberspace
Characterization of hackers as ‘IT professionals’ or as ‘computer hackers’ by the state influences the dynamics of cyberspace securitization.
Tracing Hobbes in Realist International Relations Theory
Is the classification of Thomas Hobbes as a realist an oversimplification? This essay critiques the adoption of his political thought by classical and neo-realists.
Why Does Big Tech Stay Headquartered In The US?
Big Tech centres its corporate power in the US to influence the American government into advancing its interests domestically and internationally.
To Reform the World or to Close the System? International Law and World-making
A comparative investigation of two scholarly works on the development of international law in its context of the international system.
What Does Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi’s Death Mean for the Future of ISIS?
The death of the ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was an important symbolic loss, but will not determine the future and power of the group.
Neorealism: Internal Debates and Relevance to Space Militarisation
This essay explores the contention of neorealism with other strands of realist thinking, as well as applies neorealism to explain the continuing space militarisation.
No Peace Without Justice: The Denial of Transitional Justice in Post-2001 Afghanistan
The denial of transitional justice in post-9/11 Afghanistan ignored Afghan demands for meaningful truth, justice and reconciliation.
Is War A Social Construction?
It is argued that war is a social construct bound by certain a priori biases that shape the nature of social interactions and interpersonal relations.
Practice Theory: How The Consumer’s Limited Agency Hampers Climate Action
The limited agency of consumers hampers green choices. A force upon the practice instead of the consumer can strengthen climate action.
