Thinking Global Podcast – The Laid-Back Book Club (Ep.2.)
Members of the E-International Relations podcast team speak about what they have been reading recently as part of ‘The Laid-Back Book Club’.
The English School
The work of English school scholars draws attention to how international anarchy has its own unique type of order. After all, the world is not in a state of chaos despite its state of anarchy.
Interview – Saloni Kapur
Saloni Kapur explains how an English School appoach enhances our understanding of security, the implications of dehumanising terrorists, and regional cooperation on countering terrorism in South Asia.
Interview – Tristen Naylor
Tristen Naylor considers the English School research agenda, his theory of ‘international social closure’, global governance, and fieldwork at the G20 and G7.
Political (In)Security in the Middle East
Weak states are problematic because their internal politics are often violent, and their domestic insecurity often spills over to disrupt the security of neighbouring states.
The Challenges to Middle Eastern International Society: A Study in Disorder
The Middle East is in a state of flux in which power politics and threats narrow states’ security interests to within their borders, which hampers the effective functioning of a regional society.
The English School World Society Debate: A Forum Article
The political world beyond society of states plays a significant role in world politics and as such world society remains squarely on the agenda of the English School.
Introducing the English School in International Relations Theory
The English school offers insights into the potential of stabilising international society by embedding ideas not just in the minds of political and economic elites but also in the minds of ordinary citizens.
Beginner’s Textbook – International Relations Theory
A lively, readable and relevant foundational introduction to IR theory that will help students to see not only what theories are, but why they matter.
Review – Martin Wight on Fortune and Irony in Politics
This title offers a new and interesting contribution, not only for the English school, but also for the entire discipline of International Relations.
