Europe

How have Russia and France Dealt With the Issue of “race”?

Anastasija Malachova • Oct 13 2012 • Essays

Migrant workers in France (particularly from North Africa and Asia) have been discriminated in the job market as well as in different social aspects of life such as housing.

The Medical Gaze Between the Doctor, the Patient, and the State

Zeynep Balcioglu • Oct 11 2012 • Essays

Implementation of neoliberal policies in Turkey’s health sector binds both the doctors and the patients to perform as homo-economicuses, strategically structuring their relationship.

What Makes Post-Conflict Situations Particularly Susceptible to Corruption?

Kathryn Harvey • Oct 9 2012 • Essays

Broadly speaking, a combination of weak societal structures, fragile governmental institutions and unstable economic systems contribute to creating a chaotic environment conducive to corruption.

‘Operation Artemis’: The efficiency of EU peacekeeping in The Congo

Michael Koenig • Oct 5 2012 • Essays

Operation Artemis illustrates that the EU has the capabilities to successfully execute mandates, if the EU member states are willing and agree upon foreign policy actions.

Is an Ethical Foreign Policy Good Domestic Politics for a Governing Party?

Yasmin Lane • Oct 3 2012 • Essays

Ethical foreign policy has been set up and practised in an overly-ambitious way which has caused the public to hold disproportionate expectations towards the governing party.

Can the South Caucasian States Establish Themselves as Independent Actors?

anon • Oct 2 2012 • Essays

Treating the South Caucasus as one defined region is very credulous, which consequently runs the risk of blurring the complexities of regional policy-making.

Why the UK PREVENT Strategy Does Not Prevent Terrorism

Erik Eriksen • Sep 25 2012 • Essays

The UK’s reliance on a Prevent Strategy of counterterrorism is likely to prove counter-productive, as it alienates the individuals whose support is needed. For this reason, it must be discarded.

How Does Terrorism Lend Itself to Constructivist Understanding?

Janani Krishnaswamy • Sep 18 2012 • Essays

Constructivist theories are best suited to analyze how identities and interests change over time, which is essential in understanding the diverse state responses to transnational terrorism.

Is the European Union a Superpower?

Andrew Clarke • Sep 16 2012 • Essays

The European Union functions as a powerful and influential actor in the global order. The Eurozone crisis, however, has meant a significant loss of credibility and prestige for the institution.

Interests and Influences within Russia’s Foreign Policy

Evelina Vilkaite • Sep 14 2012 • Essays

It could be argued that Russian foreign policy is based on the belief that Russia still has the right to impose its interests on the post-communists states as if they still were Moscow’s satellites.

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