Reviews

Review – Power to the People

Akritas Kaidatzis • Mar 22 2023 • Features

Mark Tushnet and Bojan Bugaric offer a compelling alternative to traditional understandings of populism by choosing to forego political neutrality in their analysis.

Review – Western Sahara

R. Joseph Huddleston • Mar 14 2023 • Features

Zunes and Mundy offer a detailed narrative of the origins and implications of the conflict, but the roles and impacts of some third-party actors remain under-explored.

Review – Building States

Martin Duffy • Mar 4 2023 • Features

Muschik provides an in-depth account of UN efforts to decolonise and state-build post-World War II, offering rare insight into the role of non-state actors.

Review – Coup

Angus McNelly • Feb 21 2023 • Features

This is a compelling analytical account of the 2019 political crisis in Bolivia, but would benefit from further detail on the international factors that played a role.

Review – The Atlantic Realists

Felix Rösch • Feb 5 2023 • Features

Matthew Specter attempts to broaden our understanding of the history of international relations, but fails to classify the theoretical schools to which key actors belong.

Review – Media Freedom

Douglas A. Van Belle • Jan 27 2023 • Features

Damian Tambini provides a useful approach to analysing media freedom in the modern age, but it is plagued by a dearth of conceptual clarity.

Review – Empires of Eurasia

Joseph MacKay • Jan 12 2023 • Features

Mankoff’s geographical focus captures the dynamics of the region well, though this highlights the usual traits and his analysis would benefit from more local insight.

Review – War Through Italian Eyes

Richard Bosworth • Dec 30 2022 • Features

Alexander Henry provides a scintillating new perspective on the experiences of the Italian armed forces under Mussolini, albeit one that warrants further exploration.

Interview – Karlo Basta

E-International Relations • Dec 23 2022 • Features

Karlo Basta talks about the importance of recognising multinational states as a discrete subject and the processes of political economy and symbolic politics within them.

Review – Mobility, Mobilization, and Counter/Insurgency

Bintu Zahara Sakor • Dec 19 2022 • Features

Agbiboa presents a paradigm that highlights the overlooked role played by mobilities and provides an important contribution for policymakers and researchers of conflict.

Please Consider Donating

Before you download your free e-book, please consider donating to support open access publishing.

E-IR is an independent non-profit publisher run by an all volunteer team. Your donations allow us to invest in new open access titles and pay our bandwidth bills to ensure we keep our existing titles free to view. Any amount, in any currency, is appreciated. Many thanks!

Donations are voluntary and not required to download the e-book - your link to download is below.

Subscribe

Get our weekly email