Essays

American Exceptionalism as a Basis for the American Consciousness

Jojo Amoah • Jan 13 2021 • Essays

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

Nico Edwards • Jan 12 2021 • Essays

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

Dalya Soffer • Jan 12 2021 • Essays

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

David (Trace) Held III • Jan 12 2021 • Essays

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

India Wright • Jan 10 2021 • Essays

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

Oliver Clark • Jan 9 2021 • Essays

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An Outdated Debate?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

Ioannis Alexandris • Jan 5 2021 • Essays

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

Lujain Al-Meligy • Jan 1 2021 • Essays

The analysis of music broadens the scope of Subaltern Studies within International Relations by revealing new voices and insights.

Challenging Historical and Contemporary Notions of Blackness in British Writing

Alena Sahota • Dec 31 2020 • Essays

The idea of Blackness has been constantly challenged and revised by Black authors through the presentation of their own life narratives.

Everyday (In)Security: An Autoethnography of Student Life in the UK

anon • Dec 31 2020 • Essays

An undergraduate education has largely ceased to be one of ontological discovery and has instead become a process of enforcing neoliberal logic on students.

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