The Call for a New Subject: Gender and the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Covid-19 crisis has further revealed the need for International Relations to more fully incorporate the ideas of gender and feminist theorists.
Constructivism’s Relevance to Understanding Brexit
Brexit can be understood as a result of British national identity, a product of the UK’s geography and history, which was perceived as incompatible with European identity.
A Failure of Coercion: The George W. Bush Administration and North Korea
As long as the DPRK fears for its survival, it is doubtful that any state can coerce the DPRK to abandon its nuclear weapons.
Violence and Otherness: A New Perspective on Decolonisation Beyond Fanon
One can extend Frantz Fanon’s original account of violent de-othering beyond decolonization by establishing a dialogue between Fanon and the work of Tzvetan Todorov.
What American and European Scholarship on the Iranian Revolution Has Omitted
Most accounts fail to provide an all-encompassing explanation of the revolution, however each contributes one piece of the puzzle.
When Economic Needs Trump Popular Will: The Case of the German Agenda 2010
Germany’s Agenda 2010 adversely affected citizen trust in democracy by favoring market competitiveness over democratic deliberation.
Can Islamist Movements Be Moderated Through Political Participation?
The internal power structures and dynamics of the Islamic movements determine their responses to the political opportunities and obstacles faced upon inclusion.
ISIS, Radicalization and the Gendered Online Jihad
Female foreign recruits to ISIS are an important, though often-ignored, part of the organization. All ISIS recruits contribute to state-building in gendered ways.
Is There a Right to Secession in International Law?
There is minimal and conflicting evidence in regard to the application of the right to remedial secession in practice, requiring consolidation from the ICJ.
Can Marxism in International Relations Offer Solutions to the Eco-Crisis?
Marx’s conception of nature was ecological to its core, and Marxism as an IR theory provides a possible framework to discuss global environmental policy.
