Regions

To What Extent Does the ‘Working Class’ Identity in Russia and Eastern Europe Exist Today?

Sashenka Lleshaj • Aug 28 2013 • Essays

Because workers do not have the same positions, cannot develop their similar interests, and lack a representative of their class, the post-socialist period lacks a working class.

China’s Refugee Policy in Comparison

Jasmine Lam • Aug 25 2013 • Essays

In order to understand the challenges that confront refugees, broader forced migration studies in international development must integrate perspectives from international relations.

Has Genocide Jurisprudence Ended Impunity? Transitional Justice and the Case of Rwanda

Marissa Wong • Aug 22 2013 • Essays

International courts add a substantial dimension to global governance. However, global justice is still far from being realised.

The Securitisation of the Border – Are We Really Protected?

Amy Garry • Aug 20 2013 • Essays

While common to see security focus on the protection and integrity of a sovereign territory, this essay argues rather that securitisation creates a society of exclusions and insecurity.

The Nuremberg Trial: A Beautiful Idea Murdered by Ugly Facts?

Clare Santry • Aug 19 2013 • Essays

Based on different individual interests, politics, and history, the Nuremberg Trial cannot be simply seen as a beautiful idea but rather a mixture of ugly facts and practicalities.

Are Mexican Drug Cartels Transnational?

Kane Baguley • Aug 18 2013 • Essays

Mexican drug cartels have taken on many functions of the state, and should thus be analysed as political entities. Engaging with them in a political manner should help reduce violence.

The United States vs Wen Ho Lee: An Error of Cooperation, Prioritization, and Imagination

Efren R. Torres • Aug 17 2013 • Essays

The case of Wen Ho Lee supports Frederick L. Wettering’s claim that US counter-intelligence is alive, but not well.

The Need for a New European Union Energy Policy

Sebastian Mang • Aug 16 2013 • Essays

The European Union faces important energy security challenges and needs a comprehensive external energy policy which includes not only market-based but also geopolitical elements.

Machiavelli: A Proto-Pluralist?

Emil Panzaru • Aug 16 2013 • Essays

Having a negative view of human nature, emphasizing the autonomy of politics, and seeing morality as a useful image for the politician, Machiavelli is a forerunner of political realism.

Evaluating the Integration of the South African Women’s Movement

Roxanne Juliane Kovacs • Aug 14 2013 • Essays

Neither the increased number of female participants in politics nor the establishment of the National Gender Machinery has improved women’s material conditions in South Africa.

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