Articles

What Will They Do Tomorrow? Post-apocalyptic Fiction and the Social Contract

Claire Curtis • Feb 3 2013 • Articles

In creating states of nature, the postapocalyptic narrative acknowledges that we decide how to live together and the kinds of rules we might choose.

Academic Territory and the Limits of IR

Robert W. Murray • Feb 2 2013 • Articles

It is often said that IR has become a complex and diverse field of study. With this expansion has come unclear limits as to what does, or does not, fall within the parameters of the field.

Apocalyptic Imagination: Sekaikei Fiction in Contemporary Japan

Motoko Tanaka • Feb 1 2013 • Articles

The lack of communities in Japanese apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic genre fiction of the 2000s highlights the insecurities of male youth in contemporary Japanese society.

The Silenced Women of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Dylan Kissane • Feb 1 2013 • Articles

The CEFAM class on gender is a new addition to the course this year. To illustrate the silencing of women in international discourse, the civil war in Congo was used as a central case.

Whatever Happened to Ozone Layer Politics?

Brian J. Gareau • Jan 29 2013 • Articles

Despite the successes of the Montreal Protocol, the challenges facing global environmental governance have intensified over the last two decades due to changes in rules and attitudes.

War, Peace and a New World Paved with Good Intentions through Sport

Grant Jarvie • Jan 29 2013 • Articles

Sport as a form of public diplomacy or social intervention has often been overlooked. However, it can help with reconstruction, resolution and reconciliation, playing a vital role in progress.

Game of Thrones and State Behavior

W. Alejandro Sanchez • Jan 28 2013 • Articles

The Game of Thrones TV show and novels have become appealing to scholars as they touch on theoretical concepts and issues central to IR, and feature parallels to real-world events.

Cutting the Gordian Knot: Two Addictions at the Root of Our Climate Change Problem

Morten Tonnessen • Jan 27 2013 • Articles

No matter how we approach climate change, it is crucial that other central environmental concerns, including nature conservation, are not sacrificed in the process of phasing out fossil fuels.

The IR Theory Game

Dylan Kissane • Jan 25 2013 • Articles

Students usually find theory the part of courses they enjoy least. The challenge, then, is to make theory accessible, to give the students something to do, rather than just something to listen to.

Extend the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program

Reshmi Kazi • Jan 23 2013 • Articles

Failure of the world’s largest nuclear weapons states to continue bilateral nuclear cooperation will send an unnerving signal to the world community and increase the global risk of nuclear terrorism.

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