Green theory allows a broader perspective on our common interests and emphasises choices made within the ecological boundaries of climate change, rather than the political boundaries of economic advantage.
The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, an instrument of UNESCO, highlights the complexities and politics of cultural protections.
A survey is made of at least a sample, a method of data collection (e.g., a questionnaire) and individual questions or items that become data that can be analyzed statistically.
Ethnography is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. It explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject of the study.
Interviews and focus groups are commonly used methods in Politics and International Relations research.
Resources to give a broad overview of how distinctions between Positivism, Post-Positivism and Interpretivism shape important decisions on how (and which) methods and approaches are used by researchers.
The three key actors of International Relations – nation-states, international organisations and individuals – were all in place by 1945 and they still encompass the basic shape of how we make sense of the world today.
When you look at a map of the world all the earth’s landmasses are divided by borders. Each of these are made (and remade) through historical events reflecting the key ordering principle of our global system.
Levels of Analysis are the building blocks that are faced by all students and academics when they seek to build an analysis.
The presence of civil society organisations has become increasingly relevant within the global system, changing its nature due to their involvement and activism across a range of areas.
