Features

Review – Sexing War/Policing Gender

Federica Caso • Jun 8 2015 • Features

Åhäll’s volume explores cultural representations of female political agency and female political violence through the metanarrative of motherhood.

Review – Imperial Subjects: Citizenship in an Age of Crisis and Empire

Vanessa Andreotti • Jun 4 2015 • Features

Mooers’ book offers a refreshing revisited critique of capital and of the varied contradictions of neoliberalism and its impact on ideas of national/global citizenship.

Review – The Gatekeepers

Oren Barak • May 31 2015 • Features

Although this esteemed documentary raises important issues, the claims of its six protagonists are based on several problematic assumptions which must be questioned.

Review – US Foreign Policy and Democracy Promotion

Alessandro Badella • May 26 2015 • Features

This ready-to-use edited handbook provides a good and complete introduction to the history and evolution of US democracy promotion abroad.

Interview – Ronaldo Munck

E-International Relations • May 25 2015 • Features

Professor Munck discusses labour movement responses to neoliberal restructuring, Gramscian perspectives on Latin America, and the contemporary relevance of Marxism.

Review – Frontline Ukraine: Crisis in the Borderlands

Paul Robinson • May 20 2015 • Features

Sakwa lays out a courageous and powerful case which directly challenges the prevailing ‘blame everything on Russia’ narrative regarding the current conflict in Ukraine.

Review – Alternative and Bottom-Up Peace Indicators

Gearoid Millar • May 16 2015 • Features

While helpfully presenting the limitations of top-down evaluation and the challenges facing bottom-up approaches, this volume leaves the reader wanting a more comprehensive engagement.

Review – The Warrior, Military Ethics and Contemporary Warfare

Christopher Finlay • May 15 2015 • Features

Kaurin connects fruitfully with questions arising from asymmetrical warfare, providing particularly thoughtful reflections on the issues it poses for military education.

Interview – Jessica Stern

E-International Relations • May 11 2015 • Features

Jessica Stern discusses the strategy of ISIS, reflects on her background in Chemistry, and considers the methodological implications of researching terrorist groups.

Review – Disease Diplomacy: International Norms and Global Health Security

Nataliya Smyhora • May 10 2015 • Features

A fascinating account of changes in the International Health Regulations, this volume will surely become a key text in the growing field of health diplomacy studies.

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