Between Pepe and Beyoncé: The Role of Popular Culture in Political Research
Popular culture can act both as an analogous tool for political scientists and as a mirror for public attitudes.
Is the European Union’s Institutional Architecture in Multiple Crisis?
The multiple crises facing the EU are not isolated incidents, but are complex and interconnected issues developed over the course of the EU’s history.
Compassionate Warfare, a Hard Promise to Keep: COIN in Iraq and Afghanistan
Despite the emphasis on winning “hearts and minds,” Counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan have not achieved their objectives.
To What Extent is the Realist School of IR Theory Useful for Policymakers?
Due to contrasting aims of IR theory and practice, the processes drastically differ and limit the extent to which theory can be applied to practicing world politics.
Obama and ‘Learning’ in Foreign Policy: Military Intervention in Libya and Syria
‘Learning’ as an analytical framework shows how Obama’s decision-making towards the Gaddafi and Assad regimes was informed by past US interventions.
Revolutionary Religion: Shia Islam and the Iranian Revolution
The Iranian revolution of 1979 can be considered as Islamic, yet we must recognize the socioeconomic conditions and existing political movements which fostered change.
Can Soldiers Refuse to Fight? The Limitations of Just War Theory
Orthodox Just War Theory only holds soldiers morally accountable for how they conduct warfare. By doing so, it denies the right to refuse participation in unjust wars.
Should the Rome Statute Include the Crime of Ecocide?
The crime of ‘Ecocide’ is analysed within the context of the Vietnam War, suggesting that it should be added to the Rome Statute.
Resisting Necropolitics: Reconceptualizing Agency in Mbembé and Agamben
Mbembé’s “living dead” and Agamben’s “bare life” should be reconceptualized as performative acts in line with Butler’s theory, allowing for agency and acts of resistance.
Australia: Challenges to the Settler State’s Pursuit of Transitional Justice
Australia presents a unique set of challenges in the case of a settler state adopting transitional justice as a means of reconciliation with its Aboriginal population.
