The Virtue of Being Small: An Analysis of Luxembourg’s Defence Strategy
Not only has Luxembourg prospered economically, but is has also been able to maintain its political sovereignty and territorial integrity at a very low cost.
Review – Quantum Mind and Social Science
Alexander Wendt claims the supremacy of scientific realism by establishing a synthesis between two irreconcilable ontologies: the physical and social.
Climate Ideas as Drivers of Pacific Islands’ Regional Politics and Cooperation
An ideational approach to regional politics can better inform how climate ideas have shaped the Pacific Islands in driving their regional agenda.
Student Feature – Theory in Action: Constructivism and Bhutan’s National Interests
Bhutan has developed a distinctive national identity that differentiates it from its neighbours, making it an interesting case to apply to constructivism.
Japanese ‘LGBT Boom’ Discourse and its Discontents
The separation between political queer discourse and local behaviour has long existed and the adoption of universal terminology risks rendering subjectivities invisible.
The Namelessness of Lives: What’s Not in a Name?
While our personal names shape perceptions, the labels used to describe our gendered selves and desires are radically different to different people across time and place.
Review – Security Entrepreneurs: Performing Protection in Post-Cold War Europe
The book examines the approach to security privatization taken in four Eastern European states, revealing the influence of global norms and the post-communist transition.
Norms, Norm Violations, and IR Theory
With the shift from a unipolar world to a multipolar one, understanding the interactions between strong powers and norms, norm violations, and norm shifts is important.
Norm Evolution Theory and World Politics
Despite many years of focus on this topic, scholars have not yet come to a complete understanding of how or why norms emerge and evolve or change over time.
Norm Contestation, Political Assassinations, and Targeted Killings
While democratic or liberal-democratic states have championed positive norms, they have also taken-up targeted killings which defy long-established conventions.
