Geopolitics of Land Borders Closure in West Africa
This article discuss how a border policy of a particular country shaped the economic, political and security of the neigbouring countries. Border in the era of globalization, it is beyond a mere geographical demarcation that separates one country from ...
A. M. Maigari +3 more
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The political dimension of dance : Mouffe’s theory of agonism and choreography [PDF]
In order to support this argument, I will first turn to the quasi-transcendental philosophical trajectory developed by the French philosopher, Jacques Derrida, before then turning to examine post-foundational politico-philosophical thought, which ...
Petrović, Goran
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New cod war of words:'Cod is God' versus 'sod the cod'—Two opposed discourses on the North Sea Cod Recovery Programme [PDF]
New insights into the North Sea Cod Recovery Programme (CRP), initiated in 2003 by the European Commission to reverse the long-term decline in cod stocks, are presented using discourse analysis.
Banister +26 more
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International Relations Theory in Flux in View of China’s ‘Peaceful Rise’
This paper will first explore some essential theoretical backgrounds, which contribute to the understanding of the theory of hegemonic stability (a core strand of IPE theory) with a view to examine some empirical challenges of US hegemonic power after ...
Gordon Cheung
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Disarming charisma? Mayoralty, gender and power in Medellín, Colombia [PDF]
The ‘Urban Century’ has seen a rise in power of cities, and the emergence of city mayors as significant political actors both nationally and globally. The power of city mayors, which unifies pragmatic, techno-managerial leadership with the authority and ...
Maclean, Kate
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Power Polarity In The Far Eastern World System, 1025 BCAD 1850: Narrative And 25-Year Interval Data
Power polarity in the Far Eastern macro-social system is assessed at twenty five year intervals 1050 BC-AD 1850. Consistent with analysis of Indic system data, there is no support for the theory that the normal world-system power configuration is ...
David Wikinson
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Neorealism’s Power and Restraint: A Tribute to Waltz on his 100th Birthday
Kenneth Waltz constructed a pure theory of international politics by isolating structural from unit-level causes. Today’s return of great-power politics signals the persistent relevance of Waltz’s notion of patterns and regularities driven by structural-
Randall Schweller
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Multilateralism and The Question of U.S. Leadership Amid The Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has had major implications on the global economy, international politics and societies. Even though the pandemic is a global issue, states have turned inwards, proposed national solutions and have failed to coordinate a global ...
Çağla Mavruk Cavlak
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ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
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The end of the ‘new world order’? security governance and US imperialism after 9/11 [PDF]
The concept of global governance has emerged as a key theoretical approach since the 1990s. Applied to the transformation of international security, it has suggested a shift from the state-dominated bipolar system of the Cold War era to a new multipolar ...
Krahmann, E
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