The main theoretical approaches to IR have all built on emotional states: realists emphasize fear, institutionalists trust, Marxists greed, constructivists affect. But only recently have scholars sought to explore the effects of emotional states.
Any question about whether the west should intervene in Syria is a fairly moot point when considering history. Although it may not be immediately recognisable, we have been intervening for some time.
Feminist posturing, worried about the unintended consequences and racism of FEMEN’s unrest, leave no space for those women who may feel empathetic towards Amina Tyler and towards FEMEN.
Nelson Mandela’s true followers will be those who return to the concerns of the people – the poor and homeless South Africans who are still waiting for democracy to improve their lives. In these leaders his name will live on.
Åsa Ekvall investigates the strong correlation between gender equality and violent conflict and finds that although causality is difficult to prove there is still value in examining the link between the two.
Feminist IR is preoccupied with the study of suffering, exploitation and vulnerabilities. A new approach should draw upon posthumanism to include joy, amusement and heartfelt positivity.
For a western politics professor, it is natural to try to keep your eyes open for differences in everyday life under communist rule in Shanghai. Yet aside from the internet censorship, there is little that leaves one worried.
History enables us not only to understand why the international has the shape it now possesses, but also, how historicizing the international identifies what is left outside dominant historiographical rationality.
It is strange that we vest in a piece of machinery the moral blame that belongs to humans, and alarming that faith in technology and the power of numbers is leading us down a dangerous path.
While at one level the contemporary ‘urban transition’ in the Global South offers scope for advancing gender equality, barriers to female empowerment remain widespread, especially among the urban poor.
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