Does Cooperation at the International Level Require Trust?
Trust is a valuable, though elusive, concept in International Politics. It is vital, not only to establish fruitful cooperation, but also because it enables actors to minimize the main feature of this realm: uncertainty.
Healthcare Governance in Britain, Germany and Sweden
Structural differences are not the sole explanatory factor in the transformation of healthcare governance. Other factors lead to common trends across very different systems.
Gaining Entrance to the Network City: Harnessing Economic Globalization in London
The failure of sustainable business projects in Hackney projects a particular geography to IPE. IPE would engage with conceptions of unevenness through units of analysis concerned with the authority of cities and networks which impact the individual citizen.
Breaking Point: the Future of China’s Economy
Following the tradition of stability, China has been unable to adequately address the fluxing social changes occurring due to massive sustained economic growth.
Hyper Globalisation, Regionalisation and the Czech Republic
Globalisation fails to adequately explain the real world situation of the Czech Republic in relation to its interactions with other EU member states and, indeed, other states throughout the world.
The Role of the State in Development: Re-examining Neo-Liberal Recommendations
Examining the history of development in the UK, the US, Germany and Japan brings the policy recommendations of neoliberalism into question.
Can The Military Be A-Political?
Due to the nature of warfare and policy-making itself, it is almost impossible for a soldier to be a-political.
Is There a Future for Social Democracy in an Era of Globalisation?
The restraints supposedly placed on social democracy by globalisation are misconceived and damaging. It has a future in the international economy, but the terms of the debate must be reconsidered.
Women’s Bodies Are Battlefields
The targeting of women’s bodies in times of conflict has come to light as a systematic strategy which has been used by different actors in many different contexts worldwide. The current situation in Guatemala provides a pertinent case study.
Combating Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa has failed to see solid improvements in poverty indicators. Less money spent on measuring poverty and more spent working to reduce it could be the way to progress.
