The concepts of nation and state are linked in a relationship that is contradictory, inconsistent and confusing for precision-seekers.
Harry Hobbs speaks about micronations and the international system, the practices of legitimacy and sovereignty of micronations, their position in international law, and more.
Democracy in Somaliland integrates traditional figures within a bicameral legislature, without conforming to external normative demands.
Michael Butler talks about humanitarian intervention, the challenges to R2P and its relevance today, the norm life-cycle model, and the ethics of protection.
Swati Srivastava discusses the concept of hybrid sovereignty, the power of Big Tech, and the use and regulation of artificial intelligence by governing bodies.
The claims of states in the Global North to be promoting LGBTQ+ rights around the world can serve to mask those same states’ violations of the rights of LGBTQ+ people from the Global South.
The process of globalisation has potentially altered how we should understand the role of the state within International Relations – both in theory and in practice.
When you look at a map of the world all the earth’s landmasses are divided by borders. Each of these are made (and remade) through historical events reflecting the key ordering principle of our global system.
Jan Lüdert discusses normative practices of appropriateness, challenges to state sovereignty, decision-making in the United Nations, and pedagogies in international relations.
Eda Gunaydin talks about her research on the creation of post-state sovereignties by the Kurds of Rojava and the use of Western representations of women to justify interventions.
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