Articles

International Organisations and Global Stratification: Rethinking IR’s Cooperation Paradigm

Caroline Fehl and Katja Freistein • Nov 11 2020 • Articles

IR institutionalists have rarely accounted for the reproduction of systemic inequalities within and across institutions.

Making Sense of the 2020 US Election

Julie Norman • Nov 10 2020 • Articles

After months of divisive campaigning and days of arduous counting, Americans and the international community can view this election as one that has affirmed rather than degraded democracy.

The Art of Diplomacy: Museums and Soft Power

Marcie M. Muscat • Nov 9 2020 • Articles

Museums are international actors, exerting influence on the system, operating in accordance with a liberal institutional framework, and demonstrating their efficacy in addressing issues of global importance.

‘Politics of Gratitude’ – Bridging Ontologies: Patronage, Roles, and Emotions

Rainer Ricardo • Nov 8 2020 • Articles

Research on patronage would benefit from a dialogue with Role Theory and Emotions Theory so that IR scholars can explore more about politics of gratitude.

Socialism on the Periphery of Global Capitalism

Caio Bugiato • Nov 6 2020 • Articles

Marx and Engels paved the road to socialism and fought for it. Today, as long as there is a socialist perspective, the possibility for humanity to leave its prehistory is always real.

Fear in International Relations

Harald Edinger • Nov 1 2020 • Articles

Emotions and charged emotional relationships may permeate the international system and long outlast the initial cause for emotions, leaving self-sustaining fearful environments.

The Abraham Accords and the Palestinian Issue

Massimiliano Fiore • Nov 1 2020 • Articles

A new chapter in the Middle East has begun as agreements between Israel, Bahrain and the UAE reflect a strategic realignment against Iran and Turkey – leaving Palestinians feeling abandoned.

Brexit, Hong Kong and the Arab Spring: Voices of the People

Jeffrey Haynes • Oct 31 2020 • Articles

Demands for change, whether on the streets or via the ballot box, underline how people living in both democratic and non-democratic states want more from those in power.

Tech Giants and Competition: A Political Economy Perspective

Tommaso Crescioli • Oct 27 2020 • Articles

The goal of regulators should be minimising the preferential access to politics of tech giants given by their superior financial resources. This is not a matter of competition, but of democracy.

From Militancy to Stone Pelting: The Vicissitudes of the Kashmiri Freedom Movement

Sarmad Ishfaq • Oct 27 2020 • Articles

Amidst a breakdown in relations over Kashmir, signs are pointing towards another war between Pakistan and India.

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