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Critical theorists and international relations

, 2009
A wide range of critical theorists is used in the study of international politics, and until now there has been no text that gives concise and accessible introductions to these figures.

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INFRASTRUCTURAL CONCEALMENT: Everyday Festival Economies and Riverine Ecologies in Kolkata

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Urban infrastructures are often celebrated within marketized development logics for their promise of equitable access while concealing ecological harm. This article examines whether and how ecological degradation is integral to infrastructural modernization, showing how infrastructures that promise improvement and inclusion simultaneously ...
Debapriya Chakrabarti, Deljana Iossifova, Alexandros Gasparatos   +2 more
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Is colonial heritage negative or not so much? Debating heritage discourses and selective interpretation of Kulangsu, China. [PDF]

Built Herit, 2022
Wei R, Wang F.
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EVICT, NEGLECT, OR INVEST? Community Power and the Politics of Urban Informality Governance in Jakarta

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Why do some informal neighborhoods receive public investment while others are neglected or evicted? This article addresses the inconsistent governmental responses to informal settlements in Jakarta, Indonesia, during the democratic period. State actions range from violent evictions to tolerance and community‐led improvements.
Kadek Wara Urwasi
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A Critique of Colonialism and Modern Aid in Africa: What Would Skinner Say? [PDF]

Behav Soc Issues, 2022
Smilak NR, Putnam RF.
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12. Postcolonialism

, 2016
This chapter examines postcolonial approaches to International Relations (IR) and their foregrounding of the history and politics of colonialism in the making of the modern world. It first considers the concerns, issues, and preoccupations highlighted by
Shampa Biswas
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GOVERNING INFORMALITY: Eviction, Recognition, and Legal Ambiguity in Kampung Akuarium, Jakarta

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Informal settlements in Jakarta have long been governed through cycles of tolerance, eviction, and selective recognition. Rather than resulting from the absence of planning, informality is often produced through spatial regulations, legal ambiguity, and political intervention.
EKA PERMANASARI, DIAN NOSTIKASARI, AMAL BARRE   +2 more
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Introduction: Diversity and Disciplinarity in International Relations Theory

, 2016
This text argues that theory is central to explaining International Relations (IR) and that the discipline of IR is much more relevant to the world of international relations than it has been at any point in its history.
Steve Smith
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NEGATIVE ASSETS: Settler Colonialism, Speculative Urbanism, and the Moral Economy of Smallholding on Nairobi's Real Estate Frontier

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract The expansion of Nairobi's real estate frontier into its peri‐urban hinterlands creates new opportunities and new dilemmas for smallholder families whose land is skyrocketing in value. Instead of taking the opportunity to become urban rentiers, many smallholders across Nairobi's peripheries are selling their inherited ‘ancestral’ plots in ...
Peter Lockwood, Smith Ouma, Tom Gillespie   +2 more
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War, armed forces and society in postcolonial perspective

, 2012
What can postcolonialism tell us about international relations? What can international relations tell us about postcolonialism? In recent years, postcolonial perspectives and insights have challenged our conventional understanding of international ...
Barkawi, Tarak
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