New Book – Varieties of European Subsidiarity: A Multidisciplinary Approach
By tracing the location of authority at different levels of European governance this book examines the pressures for effective decision-making despite the changing policy preferences of governments.
Interview – Katsiaryna Shmatsina
Katsiaryna Shmatsina outlines the key factors behind current protests in Belarus, their potential for success, and developments in Belarus’ foreign policy.
Call for Contributors – Decolonizing Politics and Theories from the Abya Yala
We seek contributors for a forthcoming book on ‘Decolonizing Politics and Theories from the Abya Yala’, focused in the study of Latin America.
LGBTQ+ History Month Interviews
To celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month we asked previous contributors to E-IR whether they think the discipline of IR has made important strides to equally incorporate LGBTQ+ perspectives, ideas and histories.
Review – Rights as Weapons: Instruments of Conflict, Tools of Power
Clifford Bob presents the ways in which multiple actors use human rights to advance their agendas, both liberal and illiberal.
Interview – Jamie Hagen
Jamie Hagen discusses the importance of LGBTQ+ History Month, the role of queer theory in IR and challenges faced by women and LGBTIQ+ folks in Northern Ireland.
Review – Discordant Democracy: Noise, Affect, Populism and the Presidential Campaign
Justin Patch argues that sound (particularly noise) needs to be at the center of our understanding of democracy.
Interview – Bann Seng Tan
Bann Seng Tan talks to us about forms of democracy promotion through foreign aid, what makes it effective and the impact of COVID-19.
Review – Shields of the Republic: The Triumph and Peril of America’s Alliances
In her perceptive look at America’s alliance system since WWII, Rapp-Hooper argues that these defensive security guarantees were remarkably successful in deterring aggression.
Interview – Siba N’Zatioula Grovogui
Siba N. Grovogui discusses the importance of Black history for IR, sovereignty and Eurocentrism, Guinea and international law and his new book Beyond Eurocentrism and Anarchy.
