The Non-Politics of the Responsibility to Protect Through a Securitisation Lens
For Libya, a revised securitisation framework categorises R2P as a pragmatic securitisation act-type, where non-political language justifies military action.
Humanitarianism and Securitisation: Contradictions in State Responses to Migration
When co-opted and deployed by state actors, humanitarianism is far from benign or apolitical: it has very real and dangerous effects on the lives and rights of migrants.
Kant, Doyle, and the Democratic Peace Thesis: A Postcolonial Critique
The Democratic Peace Thesis fails to incorporate a Kantian philosophy, underscoring its imperialistic underpinnings and perpetuation of international conflict.
Human Rights and Security in Public Emergencies
In states of exception, security objectives often negate human rights, but a human-rights compliant security approach can lead to better outcomes for public safety.
The Global Gag Rule, US Imperialism and the Governing of Women’s Bodies
It is important to focus on how the GGR affects the everyday lived realities of women in the Global South, as the impact goes far beyond their reproductive health.
Beyond the Humanitarian Rhetoric of Migrant Information Campaigns
By framing migration negatively, migrant information campaigns aim to change migrants’ perceptions to deter them from leaving in the first place.
Filling the Gap: The Moral Purpose of the State and the Duty to Intervene
A constructivist understanding of human rights explains sovereignty as a state’s responsibility to protect its citizens and leads to a duty to intervene internationally.
Human vs. Feminist Security Approaches to Human Trafficking in the Mediterranean
While a human security approach to combat human trafficking has gained support, a feminist security approach is required to fully protect victims of human trafficking.
Pluralist Diplomatic Relations: COVID-19 & the English School’s International Society
The COVID-19 pandemic has subjected solidarist order to pluralist transformation by stripping international summits of their performative role in diplomacy.
On African Sources of Knowledge: Studies into the Instrumentality of Ubuntu for IR
Integrating the theoretical framework of the philosophy of “Ubuntu,” originating from South Africa, has the potential to be an instrumental force in IR.
