Interview – Maria Mälksoo
Dr Mälksoo explores the ontological security and identities of the Baltic states and compares the historical memory of these states to the Russian biographical narrative.
Masculinities at the Margins: A feminist Curiosity of Gender, Militarism and War
What happens to ‘military masculinities’ and stories of war, violence and gender, if we begin to account for ‘the margins’ of war, of militaries and of masculinities?
Russian Society and the Conflict in Ukraine: Masses, Elites and Identity
The way Russians comprehend the conflict with Ukraine is fundamentally conditioned by nationalism, but this nationalism is not necessarily xenophobic and aggressive.
Symbolic Violence and Post-election USA: A Parable
The extraordinary degree of diversity in the US population can be managed with narratives and terms of discourse that lead to discontent and upheaval, or to pluralism.
Does Brexit Herald a Re-assertion of the Nation-state?
When it comes to a re-assertion of nations, states or nation-states we may not see clear or uniform patterns.
A Goal at a Time: Sports and Kosovo’s Statehood
Battling the everyday struggles of a lagging economy, it is the next goal or gold medal that Kosovo greatly relies on for the dissemination of its political voice.
Timing, Identity, and Emotion in International Relations
Timing, almost wholly ignored in IR, is a fundamental human activity – a basic means of synthesising pertinent changes for practical and political effect.
Religion in the European Union: The Neglected Variable
Despite the secularisation of European politics and other changes in the religious environment, a confessional culture still affects movement towards European unity.
Islam, National Identity and Choices of Faith in the Post-Communist Balkans
In the prevailing nationalist discourse any discoveries of faith raise the suspicion of a religious obscurantism, extra-territorial allegiances, or threats of terrorism.
Religious Identities and the Escalation of Conflict between ISIS and the West
The impact achieved by ISIS through the use of new media serves to escalate the conflicts with the West and shape the religious identities of their target audience.
