Essays

Neopatrimonialism and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria

Olusola Samuel Oyetunde • Apr 26 2022 • Essays

In the context of democratic stagnation among new democracies, the author explores the features and negative consequences of neo-patrimonialism in Nigeria.

Decolonizing Counter-terrorism: Opportunities Within Transnational Governance

Tariq Azeez • Apr 25 2022 • Essays

This essay explores how aspects of transnational governance have contributed to decolonizing counter-terrorism while tackling the underlying drivers of violent extremism.

Are Non-democracies More Susceptible to Coups than Democracies in West Africa?

Aditya Kurup • Apr 22 2022 • Essays

This essay identifies three broad reasons for coups in West Africa: ethnic fractionalization, lack of economic progress and military dominance over civilians.

China’s ‘World-Class’ Military Modernisation

Ian Seow Cheng Wei • Apr 22 2022 • Essays

China’s military modernisation and restructuring is a complex endeavour involving personalities, domestic politics, foreign relations and the economy.

Renewable Energy: Local Benefits or Marginalisation?

Ian Granit • Apr 20 2022 • Essays

(How) can small-scale rural renewable energy projects improve livelihoods of Wayuu people in rural Colombia? This essay explores this issue through the water-energy-food security nexus.

Transforming Global Food Systems: Centering Indigenous Land Returns

Fian Sullivan Sweeney • Apr 15 2022 • Essays

Greater land returns to Indigenous people and recognition of Indigenous sovereignty can address the worsening global food insecurity crises.

Citizenship Deprivation Policy in the UK and Abroad: a Postcolonial Analysis

Kate Goodfellow • Apr 10 2022 • Essays

Colonial history is still reflected in the UK citizen deprivation policy, segregating white and Muslim British citizens—it has a global impact too.

Decolonisation and Violence: What It Takes to Decolonise IR

Meindert Boersma • Apr 9 2022 • Essays

This essay seeks to understand what is envisioned for decolonizing IR. What does it take to realise this vision? Is it necessarily violent?

GDPR as a Global Standards? Brussels’ Instrument of Policy Diffusion

Marco Luisi • Apr 9 2022 • Essays

This research argues that the regulatory instrument deployed by the EU, the GDPR, does influence the behaviors of foreign companies and governments as well.

Why Is Identity Politics Failing to Curb Social Injustice?

Akshat Sogani • Apr 8 2022 • Essays

Why is identity politics failing? This essay examines the shortcomings of identity politics within caste-based politics in India and racial politics in the U.S.

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