Colonialist metanarratives regarding postcolonial subjects are often instrumentalised by them to advance their own agenda.
The concept of the pluriverse is introduced to reconcile the theorisation of Soviet communism and its downfall with the situated experiences of Soviet citizens.
Constructivism better captures the agency states have via its understanding of state identity as a variable constructed in societies and through interstate interactions.
Cities are behaving as actors in contemporary international politics by mimicking diplomatic practices, organising transnational networks, and engaging with IOs.
The ontological and epistemological knowledge of indigenous communities should have an active, collaborative, and participatory role in climate change discourse.
International relationships should be viewed across a spatial plane, rather than a temporal one, to better conceptualise borders and nomadic subjects.
The logic of the non-proliferation regime and the choice to proliferate can be explained by the theoretical fusion of biopolitics and necropolitics.
Prevailing understandings of the “family ideal” within International Relations continue to marginalize queer identities at the local, national and international level.
Decolonial feminism enhances our understanding of global affairs by exposing coloniality in knowledge production—advancing its goals of social and individual liberation.
Postcolonial approaches offer a more holistic and nuanced explanation of world politics than most IR theories, but it would be misplaced to describe them as “better”.
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