In February 2017 Bermuda became the first jurisdiction to remove the legal right to same-sex marriage after it had been granted.
Critical theory assumes an active role in the betterment of human affairs according to the potential for freedom inherent in modernity and the identification of political alternatives.
Liberalism is not a ‘utopian’ theory describing a dream world as it was once accused of being. It provides a consistent rejoinder to realism, firmly rooted in evidence.
Forthcoming posts will include military cooperation between Britain and her neighbours, upcoming elections across Europe, and of course the ongoing saga of Brexit itself.
Realism, especially in its classical form, is far from being ready for the dustbin of the history of IR theory – as some critics suggest.
By emphasising secular reforms and de-emphasising communally specific attitudes and policy, the BJP seeks to present India as an open marketplace for the new middle class
In an age of a glooming and menacing global political landscape the contemporary trend in Greek cinema construes and articulates a ‘crisis of meaning’,
The impact of poststructuralism within IR comes from its ability to not only identify and uncover power relations that dictate political events but also make space for alternative discourses.
Nothing is gained by rejecting the isms unless we at first understand the complexity of what it is we are rejecting and then develop the critical reflection we need to move beyond them.
New relations of power may be subtler and hidden from the naked eye then we realize, or than most existing theories of international relations may account for.
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