Articles

The European Court of Human Rights and Face Veil Bans

Eva Brems • Feb 21 2018 • Articles

While face veil bans may not dramatically reduce the small number of face veil wearers in Europe, it does have a strong impact on the lifestyle of these women.

Antarctic Geopolitics and the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area

Klaus Dodds and Cassandra Brooks • Feb 20 2018 • Articles

Marine science has never been more important but making sense of it is never divorced from geopolitical imperatives to save, secure and sustain seas and oceans.

Bermuda and the Dilemma of Same-Sex Marriage

Peter Clegg • Feb 18 2018 • Articles

In February 2017 Bermuda became the first jurisdiction to remove the legal right to same-sex marriage after it had been granted.

Introducing Critical Theory in International Relations

Marcos Farias Ferreira • Feb 18 2018 • Articles

Critical theory assumes an active role in the betterment of human affairs according to the potential for freedom inherent in modernity and the identification of political alternatives.

Introducing Liberalism in International Relations Theory

Jeffrey W. Meiser • Feb 18 2018 • Articles

Liberalism is not a ‘utopian’ theory describing a dream world as it was once accused of being. It provides a consistent rejoinder to realism, firmly rooted in evidence.

Europe in 2018: Renaissance or plus Ça Change?

Patrick Bijsmans and Russell Foster • Feb 17 2018 • Articles

Forthcoming posts will include military cooperation between Britain and her neighbours, upcoming elections across Europe, and of course the ongoing saga of Brexit itself.

A Contemporary Perspective on Realism

Felix Rösch and Richard Ned Lebow • Feb 17 2018 • Articles

Realism, especially in its classical form, is far from being ready for the dustbin of the history of IR theory – as some critics suggest.

From (Communally-Based) Religion to Secularism in Indian Politics

Pratick Mallick • Feb 15 2018 • Articles

By emphasising secular reforms and de-emphasising communally specific attitudes and policy, the BJP seeks to present India as an open marketplace for the new middle class

Weirdly/Queerly Ethical: Contemporary Greek Cinema and the Crisis of Meaning

Marios Psaras • Feb 14 2018 • Articles

In an age of a glooming and menacing global political landscape the contemporary trend in Greek cinema construes and articulates a ‘crisis of meaning’,

Introducing Poststructuralism in International Relations Theory

Aishling Mc Morrow • Feb 13 2018 • Articles

The impact of poststructuralism within IR comes from its ability to not only identify and uncover power relations that dictate political events but also make space for alternative discourses.

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