International Theory

Is Human Security Part of the International Security Agenda?

Katy Edwards • Mar 25 2016 • Essays

Human security is falling short of the developmental, humanitarian impact that it had intended, despite being entrenched on the international security agenda.

Does a ‘Global Jihad’ Phenomena Exist?

Carlos Rodriguez • Mar 16 2016 • Essays

Perhaps there is a ‘Global Jihad’, but not in the perverted form hijacked by political Islam as a kind of collective aggression against the West.

Revisiting Turkey’s Protean Self vs. ‘Other’

Hossein Aghaie Joobani • Mar 14 2016 • Essays

‘Ontological insecurity’ provides a more accurate analysis of Turkey’s Europeanization project as an alternative theoretical perspective to realism and constructivism.

Forgetting Politics: The Impossibility of Humanitarian Intervention

Lisa Whitten • Mar 3 2016 • Essays

‘Humanitarian military intervention’ is critiqued as a de-politicizing discourse, with four proposals for re-politicization suggested.

The Significance of the ‘Human Security’ Paradigm in International Politics

Aydar Gazizullin • Feb 29 2016 • Essays

The topic of human security is multifaceted and demands caution when analysed in different contexts.

The Conservative Party’s Success and the ‘One Nation’ Tradition

Kasia Gilewska • Feb 27 2016 • Essays

The ‘One Nation’ tradition helped the Conservative Party break ties with the past and place itself in the centre of British politics where most of the voters are.

Why Do We Need a Gender Analysis in International Political Economy?

Francesca Melhuish • Feb 23 2016 • Essays

A gender analysis demonstrates the centrality of the differential valorisation of the masculine and the feminine to the functioning of the global political economy.

Morgenthau’s Utilitarian Version of Realism

Nicholas Pugh • Feb 20 2016 • Essays

Morgenthau’s realist doctrine is neither amoral nor bellicose because it is informed by a set of utilitarian ethics which aim to prevent major conflict via lesser evils.

Studying Gender in International Relations without Feminism?

Nadezhda Trichkova • Feb 17 2016 • Essays

Feminism challenges normative assumptions of international relations and, despite potential limitations, is essential to wider gender studies.

How Useful is Europeanisation in Explaining EU and Member State Relations?

Haoyu Zhai • Feb 16 2016 • Essays

Europeanisation is a useful but limited concept in explaining the relationship between the EU and its member states.

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