Identity Politics

Europe’s Biggest Eurosceptics: Britain and Support for the European Union

Ryan J. Bain • Feb 3 2020 • Essays

Euroscepticism remains higher in the United Kingdom in contrast to their continental peers, as reflected in its referendum to leave the European Union.

Dealing with Myanmar’s Past: A Call for a Truth Commission

Laura Huchet • Dec 29 2019 • Essays

The creation of a truth commission in Myanmar will address the country’s past and help overcome the current democratic deadlock without sacrificing past progress.

Decolonising World Politics: Anti-Colonial Movements Beyond the Nation-State

Yatana Yamahata • Dec 15 2019 • Essays

Nationalism does not determine an anti-colonial movement’s success because it does not capture the transnational and intersectional nature of colonial legacies.

Terrorism and the End of Western Hegemony: A Gramscian Perspective

Chloé LALA- -GUYARD • Oct 24 2019 • Essays

Terrorists’ organizations are counter-hegemonic strategy that pose a threat to US hegemony, and these non-state structures operate along the Gramscian model.

Gender and Security: Redefining the ‘State’ and a ‘Threat’

anon • Sep 28 2019 • Essays

Using a gender perspective, the dominant definitions of the ‘state’ and a ‘threat’ are re-defined to better understand security today.

Terrorism as Controversy: The Shifting Definition of Terrorism in State Politics

Ziyanda Stuurman • Sep 24 2019 • Essays

Political motives inform many definitions of terrorism, which are often irregularly applied, harming counter-terrorist initiatives.

Between Pepe and Beyoncé: The Role of Popular Culture in Political Research

Omer M. Manhaimer • Sep 18 2019 • Essays

Popular culture can act both as an analogous tool for political scientists and as a mirror for public attitudes.

Australia: Challenges to the Settler State’s Pursuit of Transitional Justice

Anna Carter-Roberts • Aug 18 2019 • Essays

Australia presents a unique set of challenges in the case of a settler state adopting transitional justice as a means of reconciliation with its Aboriginal population.

The Coloniality of Gender and the Politics of Difference

Aleksandra Kusnierkiewicz • Jun 29 2019 • Essays

Decolonial feminism enhances our understanding of global affairs by exposing coloniality in knowledge production—advancing its goals of social and individual liberation.

Does Presentism Work? An Evaluation of the Memory Politics of Fidesz

Eszter Solyom • Jun 7 2019 • Essays

The theory of presentism sheds light on the subject of collective memory and memory politics, especially in the case of Hungary’s Fidesz party.

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