Student Book Features: American Politics
The organisation of the various organs of government in the US can seem impenetrable. The books featured here provide an accessible route into US politics and foreign policy.
Review – Security, Risk and the Biometric State
Following the events of 9/11, biometrics has received considerable attention. Muller makes an important contribution to the debate and raises new questions to consider within the security discourse.
Review – Mao, Stalin and the Korean War
Through reconstruction of conversations between Soviet, Chinese, and North Korean diplomats, Shen Zhihua provides a vivid account of the origins and course of the Korean War from the Communist side.
Student Book Features: Four Ways into Political Philosophy
Buying a good textbook to help navigate any subject is essential. Each of the texts discussed here brings students to the discipline via a different route.
Review – The Untold Story of the People of Azad Kashmir
Despite it’s certain shortcomings, there are few books that prove as illuminating as this excellent tome. It is likely to remain an important contribution to the literature for many years to come.
Review – The Philosophy of Sociality
Raimo Tuomela explicates the concept of “us” and what it means to act as group. What Tuomela does in this book is to examine an old idea and reveal what we understood by it all along.
Review – Nuclear Energy and Global Governance
Trevor Findlay’s Nuclear Energy and Global Governance is a very well-researched manuscript that deals with the drivers and the constraints of a possible global nuclear energy revival.
Review – Turkey and the European Union
Do issues of identity matter in international politics? Selcen Öner provides a comprehensive overview of how the issue of European identity has been a key aspect in the process of Turkey’s EU membership bid.
Review – Wars of Plunder
Wars of Plunder attempts to broaden the commonly accepted explanations and considers more complex reasons for the prevalence of violence in resource rich areas.
Interview – Bas de Gaay Fortman (Part One)
This is the first part of a series of exclusive interviews with Professor Bas de Gaay Fortman about his book ‘Political Economy of Human Rights: Rights, Realities and Realization,’ conducted by e-IR’s Maysam Behravash.
