The Case of the International Monetary Fund and the 2008 Global Financial Crisis
The IMF presents a conflict between narrative and policy advice strategy. Has this international financial institution learned lessons from the 2008 Global Crisis?
Perpetuating the Single Reality – the Culture of Rwanda’s Genocide Memorials
Rwanda’s national genocide memorials have proved detrimental to their stated goal of memorialization, undermining the process for the Rwandan people.
Spaces of Exception and Refusal? The Borderzone of Mexico/US
The Mexico/US borderzone is both a space of exception and refusal, rooted in a history of racial discourse and capitalist supremacy.
The United States and the Status Quo: Is Hegemonic Satisfaction Innate?
This essay seeks to refine Organski’s Power Transition Theory by decoupling the dominant state from the world system it embodies.
The Nuclear Weapons Anachronism: A Historical Perspective
With the existence of international norms on the prohibition of other WMD, why has one not emerged for nuclear weapons?
Hezbollah: At the Crossroads of Religion and Politics
Hezbollah is at a crossroads in Syria, where its web of identities is in danger of coming undone.
Ya Basta! A Case for Social Movements in Critical Norm Research
A critical approach to norms opens a new avenue for the field to study the contributions of social movements to International Relations.
Taming the ‘Wild West’: The Role of International Norms in Cyberspace
An social constructivist analysis of emergent cyber-security norms illustrates the process of norm construction in the international security realm.
The Effect of the Intervention in Libya on the International Debate about Syria
The intervention in Libya was seen by non-Western states as a dangerous legal precedent undermining the status state sovereignty had been given under international law.
Gender and Violence: Feminist Theories, Deadly Economies and Damaging Discourse
Violent hegemonic masculinity harms women and girls, men and boys, as well as transgender and gender queer groups. Feminist theories need to become more inclusive.
