The European Union’s Newest State: Iceland?
The origins of the Icelandic bid for EU membership lie in a national crisis never before experienced and the purpose of membership remains a hotly disputed topic in the nation of just over 300,000.
A Child’s Search for Freedom in 21st Century America
In the twenty-first century, slavery still exists in the world despite the widely accepted norm of respect for human rights. Why have some states within the United States been more successful in combatting child trafficking than others?
Undermining Security? The Post Cold War Enlargement of NATO
The process of enlargement has been accompanied by a vigorous debate, both within academic and executive circles, especially during the 1990s.
Does Cooperation at the International Level Require Trust?
Trust is a valuable, though elusive, concept in International Politics. It is vital, not only to establish fruitful cooperation, but also because it enables actors to minimize the main feature of this realm: uncertainty.
Healthcare Governance in Britain, Germany and Sweden
Structural differences are not the sole explanatory factor in the transformation of healthcare governance. Other factors lead to common trends across very different systems.
Gaining Entrance to the Network City: Harnessing Economic Globalization in London
The failure of sustainable business projects in Hackney projects a particular geography to IPE. IPE would engage with conceptions of unevenness through units of analysis concerned with the authority of cities and networks which impact the individual citizen.
Breaking Point: the Future of China’s Economy
Following the tradition of stability, China has been unable to adequately address the fluxing social changes occurring due to massive sustained economic growth.
Hyper Globalisation, Regionalisation and the Czech Republic
Globalisation fails to adequately explain the real world situation of the Czech Republic in relation to its interactions with other EU member states and, indeed, other states throughout the world.
The Role of the State in Development: Re-examining Neo-Liberal Recommendations
Examining the history of development in the UK, the US, Germany and Japan brings the policy recommendations of neoliberalism into question.
Can The Military Be A-Political?
Due to the nature of warfare and policy-making itself, it is almost impossible for a soldier to be a-political.
