Non-State Actors / IGOs

Have International Financial Institutions Improved?

Franziska Wehinger • Aug 3 2013 • Essays

The International Financial Institutions have moved from an ideologically driven approach to one that is more peace-sensitive, promising greater stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Creating Balance in Reconstruction States

Kenneth C Upsall • Aug 1 2013 • Essays

A successful transition from post-conflict society to developing state requires balancing punitive justice with the need for the conflicting parties to reconcile their differences.

Are IFIs Adapting to Post-Conflict Environments?

Wim van Doorn • Jul 4 2013 • Essays

In their rhetoric, the World Bank and the IMF seem to be fully committed to the demands of post-conflict settings, but in practice, the record of the last fifteen years is mixed.

Ideas and Materials in IR

Abigail Temperley • Jul 3 2013 • Essays

An examination of Great Britain’s acceptance into the European Economic Community in 1973 rekindles the agent-structure conversation in international relations.

Habermas, Dialogue, and Change in the International System

Camille Marquis • Jun 28 2013 • Essays

Habermas argues that the nature of dialogue can yield positive change, but can his theory apply to conversations in international organizations?

Is the World Bank Partisan?

Katerina Wolpert Grassi • Jun 21 2013 • Essays

The World Bank is fundamentally partisan, not just because of the mercantilist argument that everything in the political is partisan, but also in terms of realist arguments of self-interest and national gains.

The United States’ Need to Ratify the Rome Statute

Sydney McKenney • May 17 2013 • Essays

By refusing to ratify the Rome Statue, the US shrinks from its international obligations, disrespects the law of nations, and fails to play a role in advancing international law.

Protection and Promotion of Multilingualism in the EU

Shannon Hall • May 15 2013 • Essays

Those who are fluent in the “official” languages of the EU will benefit from the promotion of multilingualism, but minority language speakers and those who are monolingual will suffer.

Is the Single Market the Core of EU Integration?

Christopher Grundy • Apr 24 2013 • Essays

The role of the Single Market in EU integration is hotly debated. It plays a vital role, yet numerous factors have grown prominent in the last decade and are now of equal importance.

The Failure of the EU’s Human Rights Policy

Jessica Williams • Apr 12 2013 • Essays

Although the European Union prides itself on being a defender of human rights, its policies are often deeply flawed and there is a disparity between its internal and external policies.

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