International Theory

Democratic Agonism: Conflict and Contestation in Divided Societies

Kathryn Harvey • Oct 20 2012 • Essays

By choosing to ignore an agonistic approach, democratic politics in Turkey has in fact exacerbated the antagonistic potential existing in society.

Personality in Foreign Policy Decision-Making

Caitlin Smith • Oct 16 2012 • Essays

Can personality be used to explain Israeli foreign policy during the 1982 Lebanon War, and can it contribute to our understanding of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict?

How have Russia and France Dealt With the Issue of “race”?

Anastasija Malachova • Oct 13 2012 • Essays

Migrant workers in France (particularly from North Africa and Asia) have been discriminated in the job market as well as in different social aspects of life such as housing.

What are the Key Elements of the Neo-Neo Debate?

Dominykas Broga • Oct 12 2012 • Essays

It is true that traditionalists’ theories fail to bridge over all relevant issues their theories could but it is still the balance of power and state interests that drives world politics

The Medical Gaze Between the Doctor, the Patient, and the State

Zeynep Balcioglu • Oct 11 2012 • Essays

Implementation of neoliberal policies in Turkey’s health sector binds both the doctors and the patients to perform as homo-economicuses, strategically structuring their relationship.

The Importance of Ideas in Foreign Policy

Matthew Bamber • Oct 11 2012 • Essays

‘Ideas’ analysis highlights the role of social discourse in constituting the national interest, and how this changes the national interest across time and space.

The Role of Progress in Mill’s Argument in ‘On Liberty’?

Luke Corden • Oct 8 2012 • Essays

While progress does have a role in ‘On Liberty’, it is significantly less than the role of liberty. Used to underpin Mill’s argument, progress is treated as a value-laden principle, erected to justify liberal ideology.

Are Human Rights Universal?

Joe Derry-Malone • Oct 4 2012 • Essays

As has been seen in Latin America, human rights violations are neither formulaic nor predictable. They are far from universal, as their accessibility is currently limited. Nations must accept their moral obligations to promote human rights.

The Difference Principle: Inconsistency in Rawlsian Theory?

Wen Zha • Sep 23 2012 • Essays

Why does the difference principle as outlined by John Rawls in “A Theory of Justice” and “The Law of Peoples” seem to demand less in the international than in the domestic case?

How Far Was Institutional Failure the Cause of the Credit Crunch Crisis?

Connie Lynn Musallam • Sep 16 2012 • Essays

The claim that institutional misconduct was the cause of the financial crisis is only partly correct. Both Neo-Realism and Liberalism led up to the financial crisis.

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