A Potential Shift in the Political Undertones of Professional Wrestling
Jinder Mahal’s case could usher a paradigm shift for the pro-wrestling industry, but only time would tell how long this atypical political correctness shall last.
Multiculturalism at the Crossroads: Learning Beyond the West
The goal of multiculturism is to improve on peace, tolerance, and respect across differences whether small or great no matter where one begins or where one is going.
Afro-pessimism, Fugitivity, and the Border to Social Death
Fugitivity might indeed function as a figure of thought that enables us to better appreciate fugitive practices of survival and resistance in the face of social death.
A Post/Decolonial Geography beyond ‘the Language of the Mouth’
Nurturing a political and ethical consciousness attuned to people and relationships is an approach useful for navigating the entangled histories of colonialism.
EU-Morocco Negotiations on Migrations and the Decentring Agenda in EU Studies
Negotiations on migration are the locus of asymmetrical contestation between people and their free movement; an asymmetry that is constantly questioned and/or redefined.
‘Ungoverned Spaces?’ The Islamic State’s Challenge to (Post-)Westphalian ‘Order’
To what extent can we maintain that the Westphalian ‘order’ is stable and lasting given the recurring evidence of the existence of ‘rogue,’ ‘weak,’ or ‘failed’ states?
Palestine in Britain: Sovereignty and Diplomacy After Balfour
Palestinians should move to express freedom and dignity through an extended notion of sovereignty that will not be mediated by statist diplomatic practices.
The #LondonIsOpen Campaign: Desecuritizing Brexit?
The #LondonIsOpen Campaign shows us that there is not just one viable model of Brexit and that alternative approaches exist and are being forged right now.
Review – Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move
An engaging book that doesn’t retreat into narrow theoretical discussions, and whose engaging narrative is enriched with fieldwork observations and real-life stories.
Interview – Juliane Hammer
Professor Hammer addresses Islamic studies, theology, feminism, gender violence, queer theory and how these areas relate to borders, borderlands and border thinking.
