International Theory

How Does Hegemonic Masculinity Influence Wartime Sexual Violence?

Emer Campbell • Sep 2 2018 • Essays

This student essay aims to illustrate how hegemonic masculinity is constructed, maintained and legitimated through the practice of sexual violence.

Outside of Critical Theory, What Has Marxism Contributed to Understanding IR?

Rory Gillis • Aug 29 2018 • Essays

Marxism has inspired more second-image economic analysis of the international system, this has been useful in criticizing instrumental defenses of state supremacy.

The Absence of Methodology in Securitisation Theory

Karoline Färber • Aug 7 2018 • Essays

A focus on scientific ontological debates and an ambiguous theoretical conceptualisation of security prohibits the development of a consistent methodology in securitisation theory.

Is the Feminine Changing in Relation to War?

Jonathan Cooper • Aug 2 2018 • Essays

By occupying perpetual states of contestation, the gender codes of femininity and masculinity have always been changing in relation to war.

How Has the Study of International Security Changed since the Cold War’s End?

Jonathan White • Jul 25 2018 • Essays

The end of the Cold War has justified an overhaul in the traditional ontological and epistemological foundations of security studies.

Confucianism or Legalism? A Grand Debate on Human Nature and Economic Thought

Conner Peta • Jul 3 2018 • Essays

International Political Economy’s normative discussion on the state’s role in the economy can be traced back to Confucianist and Legalist debates in Ancient China.

‘Governmentality’ and ‘the International’: A Power(ful) Love Story

Floris van Doorn • Jul 3 2018 • Essays

Foucault’s conception of “governmentality” has been diluted by narrow conceptions and a view of the ‘international’ as part of “the political” instead of “the politics.”

How Do Everyday Objects and Practices Relate to IPE?

Frederico Rafael Silva • Jun 21 2018 • Essays

Studying the aspects of everyday life creates a fresh perspective on IPE that breaks from traditional assumptions about social behavior and interactions.

The Prisoner’s Dilemma in Environmental Politics: One Model to Rule Them All?

Andreï-Bogdan Sterescu • Jun 14 2018 • Essays

In International Environmental Politics the important decision-theoretic features of the climate problem or overexploitation are not exhausted by the Prisoner’s Dilemma.

The Contemporary Neoliberal State and Economic Violence

Katharina Kesztyus • May 31 2018 • Essays

Neoliberal states such as the United States and Great Britain seek to promote and enhance structural inequality within their borders by exerting economic violence.

Please Consider Donating

Before you download your free e-book, please consider donating to support open access publishing.

E-IR is an independent non-profit publisher run by an all volunteer team. Your donations allow us to invest in new open access titles and pay our bandwidth bills to ensure we keep our existing titles free to view. Any amount, in any currency, is appreciated. Many thanks!

Donations are voluntary and not required to download the e-book - your link to download is below.