International Theory

The United States and the Status Quo: Is Hegemonic Satisfaction Innate?

Tom Barber • Nov 26 2017 • Essays

This essay seeks to refine Organski’s Power Transition Theory by decoupling the dominant state from the world system it embodies.

Ya Basta! A Case for Social Movements in Critical Norm Research

Antony Martel • Nov 25 2017 • Essays

A critical approach to norms opens a new avenue for the field to study the contributions of social movements to International Relations.

Taming the ‘Wild West’: The Role of International Norms in Cyberspace

Elizabeth Thomas • Nov 13 2017 • Essays

An social constructivist analysis of emergent cyber-security norms illustrates the process of norm construction in the international security realm.

Can We Ever Fully Secure “My” Spaces?

Lucia Lucchini • Sep 30 2017 • Essays

The question of security is ever topical, and this essay addresses the ‘my’ of spaces and how we can conceptualise them.

Authoritarian Difussion and the Failure of the “Colour Revolutions” to Spread

Davide Giordanengo • Sep 28 2017 • Essays

Can the concept of “Authoritarian Difussion” explain the unsuccessful spread of the colour revolution and the repressive measures that illiberal regimes have taken after?

A Constructivist Approach to Analysing Somalia’s State Failure

Carolina Mañoso Gimeno • Aug 17 2017 • Essays

If an effective solution is to be found for Somalia’s deep problems, it needs to be consistent with the Somali identity so that Somalis can be part of a lasting solution.

Transatlantic Sovereignty Games: What Makes the US and the EU ‘Hang Together’?

Katarina Rebello • Jun 15 2017 • Essays

Drawing on an analytical framework based on ‘sovereignty games’ this essay explores the roles of money in (re)constructing relations between the USA and the EU.

Post-structuralist ‘critique’ and How It Treats Power in Global Politics

Harry Darkins • Jun 8 2017 • Essays

Post-structuralists introduce the possibility of viewing international politics from a different starting point, outside the constrains of traditional paradigms.

The Aesthetics of Revolt: Emerging Political Subjectivities in the Arab Spring

Samuel Singler • May 12 2017 • Essays

Aesthetic forms of revolt live on in the collective memory as well as in their material forms, and continue to provide a repertoire for subsequent political action.

The Alleged Failure of Multilateralism in Syria: Beyond a Realist Trap

Thomas Dayer • May 11 2017 • Essays

Earlier in history, multilateralism was deemed a ‘realist necessity’. In the current era, it is reshaped through battles of values.

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