International Women’s Day Interviews
To celebrate International Women’s Day we asked previous contributors where they see the most exciting research/debates on gender and equality and their hopes for the future of IR.
Interview – Dimitris Skleparis
Dimitris Skleparis discusses the securitisation of migration, and resultant policy focusses and discourses on migration throughout Europe.
Interview – Mark Manantan
Mark Manantan talks about the links between the disciplines of international relations and media communication, cybersecurity cooperation and cyber diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific.
Interview – Tom Le
Tom Le explores the meaning of militarism, military recruitment strategies in Japan, and the US presence and security in East Asia.
Interview – Kai Michael Kenkel
Kai Michael Kenkel talks about shifts in UN peacekeeping missions and the role of the UN and member states, as well as Brazil’s role in the global order.
Interview – Akezhan Kazhegeldin
Stephen M. Bland interviews Akezhan Kazhegeldin, the second Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (1994–1997), who now lives in exile and campaigns for democracy and human rights in Kazakhstan.
Interview – Anne Phillips
Anne Phillips reflects on the interactions between Western feminist movements and those in the Global South, the notion of equality as applied to immigrants, and multiculturalism amidst today’s globalised world.
Interview – Julia Leser
Julia Leser discusses the concept of affect in knowledge production in politics, the ethnography of states, and how ‘wolf politics’ can help explain the re-emergence of the far right in Eastern Germany.
Interview – Georgi Engelbrecht
Georgi Engelbrecht talks about his role as a Senior Analyst for International Crisis Group, the Bansamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, next year’s elections in the Philippines and conflict in Southeast Asia.
Interview – Ivy Kwek
Ivy Kwek discusses her research on major policy debates in Malaysia, her work with the Malaysian Ministry of Defence, and how Malaysia’s foreign policy can promote greater integration within ASEAN.
