Global Ethics

Liberal Peacebuilding and the Road to Hybrid Emancipatory Peace in Colombia

Anna Wall • Jul 31 2018 • Essays

A Hybrid peacebuilding model that includes liberal and grassroots civil society actors, without the liberal subsuming the indigenous, is imperative for durable peace.

International Relations Theory Will Be Intersectional or It Will Be… Better

Alexander Stoffel • Jul 31 2018 • Essays

Intersectional discourses participate in the construction of the very subject whose emancipation they claim to facilitate

The Development-Security Nexus: An Exploitative Past and Present

Riley Barrett • Jul 24 2018 • Essays

The nexus between development and security is a timeworn institution with a Eurocentric history that proves exploitative for non-Western peoples.

Confucianism or Legalism? A Grand Debate on Human Nature and Economic Thought

Conner Peta • Jul 3 2018 • Essays

International Political Economy’s normative discussion on the state’s role in the economy can be traced back to Confucianist and Legalist debates in Ancient China.

‘Governmentality’ and ‘the International’: A Power(ful) Love Story

Floris van Doorn • Jul 3 2018 • Essays

Foucault’s conception of “governmentality” has been diluted by narrow conceptions and a view of the ‘international’ as part of “the political” instead of “the politics.”

Security Council Resolution 1325’s Impact on Kosovo’s Post-Conflict Framework

Effrosyni Chantzi • May 11 2018 • Essays

In line with the agenda set by Security Council Resolution 1325, Kosovo has worked to integrate gender equality into its post-conflict peace-building efforts.

The Depiction of Climate Change as a Threat Multiplier and How It Hinders Action

Laura Ningelgen • May 11 2018 • Essays

Framing climate change as a security threat has little potential to combat the effects of climate change correctly while supporting climate action.

Security State Logic and Neoliberal Splendor: The Treasure Trove Border

Gabrielle Wolf • Feb 22 2018 • Essays

The United States has created a paradoxical border with Mexico by restricting the flow of people while at the same time encouraging the free-flow of goods and capital.

Anti-Smuggling Operations in the Central Mediterranean

Thomas Dayer • Feb 9 2018 • Essays

This essay addresses the challenges raised by the uncertainty of the legal framework and the dubious practices of operations dealing with migrant smuggling into the EU.

The Possibility of a Cosmopolitan World Order: An Optimistic View of History

Nathan Olsen • Dec 9 2017 • Essays

A cosmopolitan world order underpinned by democracy is both a possible and a necessary outcome for international relations.

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