Articles

Can Social Media Help Develop Politically Active Global Communities?

Britta Baumgarten • May 16 2017 • Articles

Social media provides new forms of, and tools for, activism but its potential to build a global community of politically active citizens should not be overestimated.

Portugal and the EEC Accession: Informal Practices and Arrangements

Pedro Ponte e Sousa • May 14 2017 • Articles

An assessment of the role of informal actors/procedures/rules in international relations, with a particular focus on the accession to the European institutions.

Brexit: The 1975 and 2016 Referenda Compared

Philip Towle • May 14 2017 • Articles

If the past is any guide opinion will continue to swing as the effects of BREXIT unfold but these effects are as obscure as those of the decision to remain were in 1975.

(In)Security: From Thick Signifier to Empty Signifier

Ana Isabel Rodríguez Iglesias • May 14 2017 • Articles

The in(security) of the minors is at stake in a semantic and practical power struggle among different actors such as the US, the UN, NGOs, countries of origin and the minors themselves.

Railing Relations from the UK to China

Kerry Brown • May 13 2017 • Articles

In perspective, a train carrying freight from the UK to the eastern side of China shows that such a link is possible, but whether it can be sustainable is another matter.

Dispelling Nationalism as Immaculate Conception

Jiun Bang • May 13 2017 • Articles

The existing nationalist discourse can be mapped to an electric circuit, thus at times it seems nationalism operates almost like Immaculate Conception.

Balkan Schrodinger’s Cat: The Case of Macedonian Democracy

Julija Brsakoska Bazerkoska • May 12 2017 • Articles

Urgent reforms on systemic rule of law issues and the restoration of freedom of expression need to occur in order to determine the future of Macedonian democracy.

A Critical Geopolitical Analysis of Elite’s Responses to Terrorist Attacks

Ana Isabel Rodríguez Iglesias • May 12 2017 • Articles

Critical analysis is a valuable geopolitical framework to deconstruct, embody and historicize the features of the polarized world emerging from the Paris attacks.

What I Learned Fending off Wild Camels in Pamukkale (A Travelogue)

Patricia Sohn • May 11 2017 • Articles

Fieldwork teaches you to appreciate the similarities of individuals and communities across the globe.

Why Race Matters: Examining ‘Terrorism’ Through Race in International Relations

Amal Abu-Bakare • May 9 2017 • Articles

All marginalised voices should be heard and made clear in our discussions of terrorism and how to counter it in the future.

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