Regions

The Influence of Right Wing Politics in Britain During the 2009 European Elections

Kriti Bami • May 15 2012 • Essays

Parties that identify with being on the right of centre, who follow a Eurosceptic ideology and call for the withdrawal of Britain from the European Union show significant growth in electoral support in recent years.

The Effect of Nationalist Ideology on Violence in Yugoslavia in the 1990s

William Western • May 15 2012 • Essays

Nationalist ideology provided the moral, political and military impetus to ethnically cleanse contested territories to create a ‘fit’ between nation and state.

Judging Susceptibility to Ethnic Conflict

Charlotte Clapham • May 6 2012 • Essays

There is nothing inevitable or predictable about ethnic conflict; it is far more complicated a phenomenon than simply a foreseeable clash of ethnicities.

A Critical Analysis of Civil-Military Cooperation in Post-Taliban Afghanistan

Ramin Shirzay • May 4 2012 • Essays

Humanitarian NGO’s are suffering from a deficient civil-military cooperation approach caused by the enormous engagement of the military in relief operations.

Peace Education in Sierra Leone

Fatmata Samura • May 2 2012 • Essays

Material repairs to infrastructure are only a small part of any reconstruction effort. Education can provide an incentive for potentially aggressive parties to buy into peace.

‘Moralization’ of Technologies – Military Drones: A Case Study

Christopher Newman • May 2 2012 • Essays

It is of utmost importance that we design military robots with human priorities in mind and promote more ethical behavior on the remote battlefield.

State Competition and the Global Politics of Energy

Fehzan Rehman • May 1 2012 •

The case of the US shows that, although markets are important, state competition plays a vital and influential role in the global politics of energy.

Violence against women in Bangladesh

Caroline Wiegand • Apr 30 2012 • Essays

Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries in the world and its estimated prevalence rate of violence against women is extremely high.

The European Union’s Newest State: Iceland?

Peter Sherwood • Apr 30 2012 • Essays

The origins of the Icelandic bid for EU membership lie in a national crisis never before experienced and the purpose of membership remains a hotly disputed topic in the nation of just over 300,000.

A Child’s Search for Freedom in 21st Century America

Ericka Carolina Rodas • Apr 29 2012 • Essays

In the twenty-first century, slavery still exists in the world despite the widely accepted norm of respect for human rights. Why have some states within the United States been more successful in combatting child trafficking than others?

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