Emancipation: Philosophical Conundrum or Objective Reality?
This essay will investigate a discourse which may shed some light on a way of assessing whether or not a Critical approach to society leaves us with an objective purpose. This will be achieved by using a direct comparison of literature within Critical Theory and the Allegory of The Cave as set out by Plato within his work The Republic.
“The Suppression of Nationhood”: Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom
To date, the United Kingdom has remained a fundamental part of the European Union. There are no significant signs that this will change in the near future, yet with so much Eurosceptic sentiment amongst its politics and people, British EU withdrawal is not an action that is at all a fantasy.
Factors of Persistent Poverty in Sierra Leone
Release from colonial rule has not benefited Sierra Leone. Ironically, it is the government’s responsibility to provide its citizens with good living conditions; in Sierra Leone, it is this same government that plays a key factor in pushing them into deeper poverty.
Can nationalism be understood as a cause of ethnic conflict?
What is it that makes divisions along ethnic lines salient to forms of opposition that can degenerate into levels of violence as extreme as genocide? What made the peaceful multi-ethnic neighborhoods of Sarajevo turn into battlefields? The short answer is the politicization of ethnicity and ethnic diversity.
Practice Theory: How The Consumer’s Limited Agency Hampers Climate Action
The limited agency of consumers hampers green choices. A force upon the practice instead of the consumer can strengthen climate action.
The Enduring Relevance of Dag Hammarskjöld’s Characterization of Peacekeeping
Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary General of the United Nations from 1953 to 1961, steered the organisation through a period which saw it develop as a peacekeeper in a mould that would set the agenda for decades to come, particularly via the publication of the “Summary Study” in 1958, which established the foundations of classical peacekeeping.
Humanitarian Intervention and Ontological Security
A state engages in humanitarian actions not just to show the world that it is compassionate and civil, but rather that it accepts its moral obligation to do so. During times of crises, a state puts its ontological security aside and acts on the needs of the disaster area. This is prevalent in the state’s speech, where it decrees that all of its measures will be acted upon quickly and for the benefit of it citizens. The humanitarian act is not a result of a past shameful action, but rather a pure and compassionate act in which the state undertakes morally
Pleading for national regulation in the aftermath of the Subprime-Crisis
In the aftermath of the banking crisis, many commentators are calling for new global regulation regimes. This essay argues that prudent banking supervision on the national level can be considered more effective than global alternatives, and is able to prevent national banks from establishing risky business practices. International regulation efforts, by contrast, have proved damaging.
The Utility of Force is Contextual
The development of nuclear weapons has had a big impact not only on strategic thinking about their use, but also on the conventional utility of force.
Iran’s Nuclear Programme and the Stability of the Middle East
A nuclear-armed Iran will inevitably recalibrate the Middle Eastern strategic order. But what are the likely impacts for stability?
