Ben Meiches outlines the benefits of rethinking the hegemonic discourse on genocide, and the potential importance of exploring the intersections of biology and IR.
For all the complexity of the international system, the neurochemical underpinnings of human nature are significant determinants of action across circumstances.
The widening range of possibilities for neurochemical enhancement demands accompanying caution in their deployment, commercialisation and regulation.
There is more politics in the “neuro” than there is “neuro” in politics. Political theory must not abstain from drawing on neuroscientific results where appropriate.
Comprehending that the ways we acquire knowledge are culturally mediated would be a profound step in softening rigid categories of “otherness” in our globalized world.
Scholars are paying more and more attention to emotion and affect. New developments in the field of neuroscience can accelerate the progress of emotion research in IR.
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