Articles

The Political Economy of Biodiversity Banking

Molly Bond • Jul 17 2015 • Articles

Monetising ecosystems, emissions, Species and global-commons in has evolved the ideology from ‘selling nature in order to save it’ to ‘saving nature in order to trade it’

Authoritarian Closeness: Gruevski, Putin and the Macedonian Political Crisis

Ljupcho Stojkovski • Jul 15 2015 • Articles

If the West’s pledge for democracy, meet Gruevski’s bad behaviour with a stern response and not with (more) concessions, the chief one being his hold onto power.

The Islamic State – One Year On

Mohammed Nuruzzaman • Jul 15 2015 • Articles

The IS can no longer be viewed as a passing phenomenon and may expand in the future – unless it is coerced into total submission or at least denied a footprint in Iraq.

‘Warm Bodies’: A ZomRomCom Discourse on Counterinsurgency

Kristina Pasko • Jul 13 2015 • Articles

The hit 2013 zombie movie ‘Warm Bodies’ offers a means of understanding counterinsurgency strategies, as well as a critique of such strategies.

Hydropower Compensation and Changing Nature-Society Relations in Laos

W. Nathan Green and Ian G. Baird • Jul 13 2015 • Articles

Compensation should not just be about restoring livelihoods to previous material levels. Compensation fundamentally alters nature-society relations in certain contexts.

A Balanced Perception of Religion in International Relations

Joanna Kulska • Jul 9 2015 • Articles

As religion is not expected to disappear, there is an urgent need to use it advantageously in making the world more secure and to make its positive potential more known.

Theory and Other Languages

Stuart Elden • Jul 9 2015 • Articles

While utilizing theory, can potentially be done only on the basis of existing translations, anything more substantive will benefit from attention to the original source.

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Occupation to (De)Legitimization?

Martin Beck • Jul 8 2015 • Articles

The (de)legitimization game has recently gained significance in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and is made sense of by critically discussing three basic assumptions.

Transforming IR Education in Japan

Misato Matsuoka • Jul 7 2015 • Articles

In recent years scholars have started to consider alternative approaches to the study of IR, while at the same time scholars in Japan are adapting how they approach the subject.

The Greek Referendum as Societal Schism

Marianna Karakoulaki • Jul 4 2015 • Articles

Regardless the Greek referendum’s turnout, Greece will not be able to avoid another austerity plan that will hinder the country’s non-existent ascent to development.

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