The Politics of Endurance: Sanctions Resilience in Cuba and Iran
Regimes in Cuba and Iran have sustained sanctions resilience through economic reforms, including neoliberal policies, and ideologically driven nationalist discourses of resistance.
Identity politics
Beyond Apocalypse: Securitization and Exceptionalism in Environmental Politics
The securitization of environmental crises rarely results in extraordinary political measures due to the risks associated with mobilising such actions.
An Embodiment, a Bridge and a Tribute: Conceptualisations from Beyond the Border
Border art re-conceptualises the US-Mexico border by engendering an aesthetic experience fractured from the hierarchical and hegemonic ‘distribution of the sensible’.
Why Do Some Social Movements Succeed While Others Fail?
Recent research points to the role of resource dependence and local knowledge in activists’ success, and their engagement in either persuasive or disruptive tactics.
Colombia and Chile: How Parties and Ideologies Affect LGBTQ+ Identities
While Chile and Colombia have unique political landscapes, the recent emergence of leftist leaders indicates a shifting societal acceptance of LGBTQ+ people.
The Cambodian Genocide: Operationalizing Violence Through Ideology
The case of the Cambodian Genocide suggests that ideology does not only motivate but potentially supplements rational motives in operationalizing wide-scale violence.
Malaysian Language Policy: The Impact of Globalization and Ethnic Nationalism
In Malaysia, globalization has made English more important, yet without undermining the status of Malay. Ethnic nationalism also has little impact on its language policy.
Institutionalised and Ideological Racism in the French Labour Market
Until a critical re-evaluation of the egalitarian approach of French Republicanism is undertaken, the racial hierarchies in labor market will persist.
Trump‘24 or Before: Militias and the Marketplace of Masculinity
Masculinity as an antidote to insecurity may result in militia members taking rallying cries like “Trump ‘24 or Before” literally and further perpetrating violence.
Russia and the “Near Abroad”: (Re)producing Identities through Foreign Policy
The practices of Russian foreign policy serve to call into being a “near abroad” with a certain identity and instantiate a particular construction of Russian identity itself.