Essays

The Role of the State in Development: Re-examining Neo-Liberal Recommendations

Annemarie Detlef • Apr 26 2012 • Essays

Examining the history of development in the UK, the US, Germany and Japan brings the policy recommendations of neoliberalism into question.

Can The Military Be A-Political?

Shaun Sunil Sandu • Apr 26 2012 • Essays

Due to the nature of warfare and policy-making itself, it is almost impossible for a soldier to be a-political.

Is There a Future for Social Democracy in an Era of Globalisation?

Sean McDaniel • Apr 25 2012 • Essays

The restraints supposedly placed on social democracy by globalisation are misconceived and damaging. It has a future in the international economy, but the terms of the debate must be reconsidered.

Women’s Bodies Are Battlefields

Beth Speake • Apr 25 2012 • Essays

The targeting of women’s bodies in times of conflict has come to light as a systematic strategy which has been used by different actors in many different contexts worldwide. The current situation in Guatemala provides a pertinent case study.

Combating Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

Robin Clempson • Apr 25 2012 • Essays

Sub-Saharan Africa has failed to see solid improvements in poverty indicators. Less money spent on measuring poverty and more spent working to reduce it could be the way to progress.

Who Were the Major Victors and Losers in the Iraq War?

Charlotte Clapham • Apr 24 2012 • Essays

The Iraq War presented opportunities for several groups to thrive while others endured a terrible plight. A nuanced appreciation of these issues is necessary.

The Return of the Radical Right

Katharina Remshardt • Apr 23 2012 • Essays

After its ideological bankruptcy post-1945, the far right seems to have made a come-back across various European countries during the past three decades.

Mission Impossible: Establishing a Consensus in a Pluralist Democratic Society

anon • Apr 23 2012 • Essays

Rousseau and Rawls attempt to solve the elusive mystery of consensus in the pluralist environment of ancient and contemporary systems of democracy.

The American Fall

Erdi Anil Karaca • Apr 22 2012 • Essays

The latest Global Financial Crisis that occurred in August 2007 in the United States is seen as one of the most devastating financial crises since the implementation of Neo-liberal economic policies.

Is Liberal Interventionism Dead?

Shaun Sunil Sandu • Apr 21 2012 • Essays

Liberal interventionism is a dying trend due to two main factors. Firstly, due to the emerging norm of human rights over sovereignty, and secondly via the the realization of the extreme costs involved in intervention – both financial and geopolitical.

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