Interview – Wendy Brown
Professor Brown discusses neoliberalism’s threat to democracy, how capital and religious violence subvert sovereignty, and expounds on the state of critical theory.
Post-Truth, Complicity and International Politics
Apparently, we live in ‘post-truth’ times. But is this anything new? Is it more than a passing meme? And what might it mean for students and scholars of International Relations?
The Postcolonial Perspective: Why We Need to Decolonize Norms
Normation, normalization and nomos shift the focus from treating a norm as given to considering its initial constitution, to account for the form that a norm takes.
International Relations Theory
The approaches in IR theory each possess a legitimate, yet different, view. They offer a means by which to attempt to understand a complex and frequently changing world.
Online Resources – Poststructuralism
A collection of resources introducing, and exploring, poststructuralism and how it relates to International Relations
What the Peculiar Case of the Kurdistan Region Can Teach Us about Sovereignty
Examining how the process of ‘becoming a state’ works allows analysts to better capture the complex dynamics in Iraq and the nature of sovereignty as a discourse.
Is Poststructuralism a Useful IR Theory? What About Its Relationship to Historical Materialism?
The quality of our critique of world politics and our ability to change it is at stake. It seems a good idea to give conversation a try.
IR ♥ ID
The proliferation of IR works dealing with identity has led some to charge that the concept has become devoid of analytical meaning. This view is mistaken. Concepts needn’t be overly coordinated in order to be useful.
A Post-Structuralist Agenda for Development?
The deconstructive approach is similar to the agenda propounded by post-development analysts, but if anything it is more inclusive. Development should be considered as a continual process of improvement rather than as a final goal
Review – The End of Certainty
Distinguished Professor of International Relations Stephen Chan criticizes current analyses of international developments as being based primarily on western systemic models that steadily impose a cultural monopoly on the field.
