Essays

Revolutionary Religion: Shia Islam and the Iranian Revolution

Nathan Olsen • Sep 3 2019 • Essays

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

Elzanne Bester • Sep 1 2019 • Essays

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?

Ari Bilotta • Aug 28 2019 • Essays

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

Jonas Skorzak • Aug 21 2019 • Essays

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

Anna Carter-Roberts • Aug 18 2019 • Essays

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.

Postcolonial Subjects and Their Responses to Metanarratives

Drishti Suri • Aug 15 2019 • Essays

Colonialist metanarratives regarding postcolonial subjects are often instrumentalised by them to advance their own agenda.

A Pluriversal Perspective on the Life and Death of the Socialist World

Mathieu Mignot • Aug 13 2019 • Essays

The concept of the pluriverse is introduced to reconcile the theorisation of Soviet communism and its downfall with the situated experiences of Soviet citizens.

Social Constructivism Vs. Neorealism in Analysing the Cold War

Chan Jun Hao • Aug 6 2019 • Essays

Constructivism better captures the agency states have via its understanding of state identity as a variable constructed in societies and through interstate interactions.

The Emergent Role of Cities as Actors in International Relations

Salome Gongadze • Aug 6 2019 • Essays

Cities are behaving as actors in contemporary international politics by mimicking diplomatic practices, organising transnational networks, and engaging with IOs.

The Colonisation of Thought in Contemporary Climate Change Governance Models

Will Bunce • Aug 1 2019 • Essays

The ontological and epistemological knowledge of indigenous communities should have an active, collaborative, and participatory role in climate change discourse.

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