Review – Treading on Hallowed Ground
Inspired by the much-commented on resurgence of religion in IR, the contributors of this volume see something unusual about counterinsurgency operations when hallowed ground is involved.
Review – The Migration Industry
Gammeltoft-Hansen and Nyberg Sørensen’s volume expertly weaves together case studies which offer a contextualised account of roles, conflicts & practices in the migration industry.
Review – The NGO Factor in Africa
Maurice Amutabi questions the role of NGOs in Africa and is critical of their existence. However, this review challenges his perspective to reveal contradictions with the arguments made.
Review – Militarism and International Relations
Stavrianakis and Selby’s collection successfully incorporates many diverse perspectives on militarism which affirm their claim that a return of militarism to central IR debates is indeed needed.
Review – Great Games, Local Rules
Cooley offers a broad perspective of competing and complementary interests that intersect in Central Asia, while simultaneously providing depth of analysis on the ground.
Review – New Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century
Pamment offers a meticulous reassessment of public diplomacy, but he falls short in critically interrogating the broader structural issues that have shaped new public diplomacy.
Review – Poverty Reduction in a Changing Climate
While an essay collection on the climate-poverty nexus has the potential to fill a gap, problems with presentation and organization ultimately mean that Dulal’s volume does not live up to its potential.
Review – Volatile Social Movements
While lacking in methodological justification, Rinehart’s systematic analysis of four terrorist organizations illustrates the role of charismatic leadership in pushing once peaceful groups to embrace violence.
Review – Changing Norms Through Actions
Ramos’ research is empirically rich and theoretically innovative, using social psychology to argue that the more costly an intervention is, the more contingent sovereignty becomes.
Review – The Routledge Handbook of European Security
Despite some problems, this volume systematically captures and delineates the complexity that makes up the structures and outcomes of European security institutions.
