Ripening Conflict in Civil Society Backchannels: The Malian Peace Process (1990–1997)
The successful resolution of ethnic conflict in Mali illustrates the role that civil society can play in creating mutually beneficial negotiations between armed groups.
How Has the Evolution of Production Chains Affected Women and Children?
Global and local production chains increase levels of precarity and informality of labour, with little legal and social protection, especially for women and children.
American Exceptionalism as a Basis for the American Consciousness
According to the rhetoric of the Puritan Fathers and Lyndon B Johnson, American power and flourishing depends on continued moral excellence.
Women, Peace and… Continued Militarism? Revisiting UNSCR 1325 and Its African Roots
Women play a valuable role in peacekeeping in African contexts. However, their participation in stereotypically gendered peace processes and structures is not enough.
Hungary’s Democratic Backsliding as a Threat to EU Normative Power
There is a significant mismatch between Hungary’s government and the core democratic values of the EU, which poses a considerable threat to the EU’s normative power.
Why China Should Re-Strategize its Wolf Warrior Diplomacy
To safeguard against repeating the ‘Century of Humiliation’ replete with domestic turmoil and Western bullying, China must cultivate new tactics in redirecting nationalism and reframing legitimacy.
Are We at War? The Politics of Securitizing the Coronavirus
Amidst calls for solidarity, referring to COVID-19 as a war decreases the potential for a coordinated global effort in responding to the challenges the pandemic poses.
Interpreting Mainstream and Alternative Media Accounts of Hong Kong’s 2019 Protests
An approach that rejects the binary opposition logic of media organisations will help observers to develop convictions that are least-influenced by the ideological agendas of others.
An Outdated Debate? Neorealism’s Limitations and the Wisdom of Classical Realism
Classical Realism proves superior to Neorealism by including the interplay between morality and power alongside that of agency and structure.
The Sound of the Egyptian Subaltern in 2011 Revolutionary Protest Songs
The analysis of music broadens the scope of Subaltern Studies within International Relations by revealing new voices and insights.
