Towards a Queer Political Economy of Sex Work

Katy Pilcher, Nicola Smith and Mary Laing • Aug 18 2015 • Articles

Queering sex work creates room to examine the potential fluidity of gender and sexual power relations in the interactions between sex workers and their customers.

The Challenges of Equitable International Burden-sharing

Péter Marton • Aug 14 2015 • Articles

There has to be agreement among burden-sharing actors not only that a certain goal is desirable but also regarding the ways and means of achieving said end.

Review – Providing for National Security: A Comparative Analysis

Harvey M. Sapolsky • Aug 13 2015 • Features

Although there is much of value in this title, its attention to the usual suspects of big to medium powers should instead be focused on North Africa and the Middle East.

Weddings and Funerals: The Paradox in China’s Developing LGBT Community

Gang Li • Aug 12 2015 • Articles

Queer comrades should ‘come out’ again, change from being isolated individuals in closed small circles and limited groups, and form a real community.

Kurds, Democracy and a New Coalition Government

Kubilay Yado Arin • Aug 11 2015 • Articles

The Turkish election results validate the path towards a political solution to the Kurdish question and point towards further Kurdish unity in the region.

The New Generation of Chinese Feminists

Yaya Chen • Aug 9 2015 • Articles

China’s feminists have launched performances, demonstrations, and a national speaking tour, have organised workshops on different topics, recruited, trained new members.

Interview – Patrick Salmon

E-International Relations • Aug 9 2015 • Features

Patrick Salmon reflects on the value of history to policy-making, answers questions about the roles of state historians, and talks about what IR could learn from history.

Anarchism and Non-Representational Theory in the Social Sciences

Tom Smith • Aug 7 2015 • Articles

While the British cybernetics movement remained marginalized, anarchism can be viewed with more relevance in a post-representational social scientific milieu.

What Do Chinese Youth Really Think about Gender?

Huili Meng • Aug 6 2015 • Articles

The post 90s Chinese can’t transcend the patriarchal power system, but evidence suggests that gender literacy is having a positive effect, building gender consciousness.

The Purpose of INDCs for an International Climate Agreement

Max Meulemann • Aug 5 2015 • Articles

Intended Nationally Determined Contributions are not a silver bullet to stop climate change, but they could serve as a stepping stone to a more comprehensive agreement.

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