Borders as Violence: From Territorial Lines to Distributed Practices

Manish Jung Pulami and Saroj Kumar Aryal • Sep 18 2025 • Articles

Recognizing borders as distributed violence allows scholars to reimagine sovereignty, governance, and order in ways that move beyond the Westphalian template.

What is Decolonial Praxis?

Decolonial Praxis is finding a common cause to fight together against the oppressors, and it is acting from solidarity with other people and groups.

The Mexicali Committee in Solidarity with Palestine as a Case of Decolonial Praxis

Solidarity movements between oppressed groups are crucial for putting pressure to governments and for demanding an immediate stop to the Palestinian genocide.

The Relationship Between Indigenous Communities and the University: Camellones Chontales

Indigenous researchers occupy a unique epistemological space that necessitates critical reflection on their multifaceted identity and responsibilities.

Reflections on Quantitative Analysis in Religion and International Relations

Peter S. Henne • Sep 3 2025 • Articles

Quantitative analysis can reveal aspects of religion and international relations that qualitative and interpretive approaches cannot.

Revisiting and Resharing the Idea of an Integrated Justice Approach to Land Reform

Cynthia Embido Bejeno • Aug 4 2025 • Articles

Integrating economic, cultural, and political dimensions in research, policy, and practice can be more effective in advancing land and gender justice.

Opinion – The Future of German Feminist Foreign and Development Policy

Karoline Färber • Apr 21 2025 • Articles

If Germany’s new coalition moves away from a distinctly feminist foreign policy approach, it would mean they will move away from a commitment to social transformation.

Is “Backwardness” a Problematic Concept of Uneven and Combined Development?

H. P. Gia Nguyen • Mar 21 2025 • Articles

Backwardness, (re)understood as self-perceived backwardness, is an important concept without which Uneven and Combined Development’s explanation of historical change is incomplete.

Opinion – The Geopolitics of Moldova’s Wine Industry

Wilder Alejandro Sánchez • Feb 12 2025 • Articles

Moldova’s decoupling from dependence on Russia for wine trade ultimately made the wine industry more resilient by the time the war in Ukraine commenced.

Opinion – Syrian Comedy post-Assad

Noor Suwwan • Jan 27 2025 • Articles

The fall of Assad marked the end of an era for remarkable Syrian comedy that was produced within the context of unfreedom.

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