Features

Review – Faith-Based Organizations at the United Nations

Daniel Golebiewski • Apr 16 2015 • Features

Addressing a marked gap in IR literature, Haynes provides a timely account of how religious organizations play an increasingly important role in international affairs.

Review – Informal Ambassadors

Kristin Hoganson • Apr 10 2015 • Features

Cooper makes a solid case for the mediating roles these cultural ambassadors played in elite circles, but at times her evaluation of their importance can seem stretched.

Interview – Minqi Li

E-International Relations • Apr 7 2015 • Features

Professor Li discusses crises of the global economy, the significance of ecological limits to growth, and the imperative for an alternative socialist world system.

Review – Sexualities in World Politics

Federica Caso • Apr 5 2015 • Features

A timely collection that reflects the contemporary zeitgeist of LGBT politics, raises important disciplinary questions, and promises to open up new dialogue within IR.

Edited Collection – Caliphates and Islamic Global Politics

E-International Relations • Apr 5 2015 • Features

This collection addresses common questions about Political Islam, Islamic State/ISIS, and challenges common understandings on the issue of Islam and democracy.

Review – Christian Approaches to International Affairs

Tanya Schwarz • Apr 1 2015 • Features

Despite its faults, Troy’s book is still an important intervention into debates focusing on how religion should be integrated into IR.

Review – North Korea and Northeast Asian Regional Security

Benjamin Habib • Mar 24 2015 • Features

Shen’s edited book presents a good collection of regional perspectives on the security problems posed by a nuclear North Korea during the late-Kim Jong Il period.

Interview – Santiago Zabala

E-International Relations • Mar 23 2015 • Features

Professor Zabala shares his insights on the irrelevance of nationality, the continuing relevance of Marx, and explains how Hugo Chávez bears similarities to Barack Obama.

Review – Democracy, Revolution and Geopolitics in Latin America

Thomas Muhr • Mar 18 2015 • Features

This outstanding volume is a crucial contribution to the ongoing paradigmatic struggle over how to make sense of the revolutionary transformations of Latin America.

Review – Following the Leader

Francis Grice • Mar 13 2015 • Features

Lampton’s book provides fascinating new information and perspectives on modern China’s political system, but for existing scholars and students of Chinese politics.

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