Enduring Stark Utopia: A Polanyian Reading of the Global Political Economy
The work of Karl Polanyi illuminates the link between socio-political outcomes that resulted from the economic crashes of 1929 and 2008.
The Call for a New Subject: Gender and the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Covid-19 crisis has further revealed the need for International Relations to more fully incorporate the ideas of gender and feminist theorists.
Violence and Otherness: A New Perspective on Decolonisation Beyond Fanon
One can extend Frantz Fanon’s original account of violent de-othering beyond decolonization by establishing a dialogue between Fanon and the work of Tzvetan Todorov.
Can Islamist Movements Be Moderated Through Political Participation?
The internal power structures and dynamics of the Islamic movements determine their responses to the political opportunities and obstacles faced upon inclusion.
ISIS, Radicalization and the Gendered Online Jihad
Female foreign recruits to ISIS are an important, though often-ignored, part of the organization. All ISIS recruits contribute to state-building in gendered ways.
Critical Reflections on Ethnicity and Colourism in Africa and the Diaspora
Colourism in African communities has evolved from colonialism, slavery and racial hierarchies and affects both those with dark and light skin in negative ways.
Eating Last and the Least: Analysing Gender in Global Hunger
The level of coordination between international and national actors is a critical determinant of global hunger rates for women.
A Geostrategic Explanation of India-Myanmar Bilateral Relations since the 1990s
Bilateral relations between India and Myanmar in the post-Cold War era are governed and defined by geostrategic interests more so than by identity and ideology.
Is the Military a Masculinised Expression of Society?
The military is representative of an international political landscape in which masculinity is considered natural and superior to feminine traits.
Revisiting Wendt: An Argument for the Normativity of Wendtian Constructivism
While Wendt does not offer a comprehensive ethical framework, he does have a normative side where he offers a goal to strive towards and a moral way for state to act.
