Search Results - "International studies review (Malden, Mass.)"

A Foreign Policy Analysis Perspective on the Domestic Politics Turn in IR Theory by Kaarbo, Juliet

“…Over the last 25 years, there has been a noteworthy turn across major International Relations (IR) theories to include domestic politics and decision-making…”
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Practice Approaches to the Digital Transformations of Diplomacy: Toward a New Research Agenda by Hedling, Elsa, Bremberg, Niklas

“…Abstract As a growing number of diplomatic practices take new digital forms, research on digital diplomacy is rapidly expanding. Many of the changes linked to…”
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Field Research: A Graduate Student's Guide by Irgil, Ezgi, Kreft, Anne-Kathrin, Lee, Myunghee, Willis, Charmaine N, Zvobgo, Kelebogile

“…Abstract What is field research? Is it just for qualitative scholars? Must it be done in a foreign country? How much time in the field is “enough”? A lack of…”
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Role Theory, Narratives, and Interpretation: The Domestic Contestation of Roles by Wehner, Leslie E., Thies, Cameron G.

“…This article assesses the possibilities for the development of foreign-policy role theory using the concepts of traditions and dilemmas from the interpretive…”
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Resilience and International Politics: Premises, Debates, Agenda by Bourbeau, Philippe

“…Resilience has gained substantial traction in international politics of late. This scholarship has sparked debates concerning the meaning of resilience and how…”
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The Forum: Global Challenges to Democracy? Perspectives on Democratic Backsliding by Bartels, Larry M, Daxecker, Ursula E, Hyde, Susan D, Lindberg, Staffan I, Nooruddin, Irfan

“…Abstract There is a widespread perception that we are witnessing a period of democratic decline, manifesting itself in varieties of democratic backsliding such…”
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Socializing Warlord Democrats: Analyzing Violent Discursive Practices in Post-Civil War Politics by Sjöstedt, Roxanna, Kovacs, Mimmi Söderberg, Themnér, Anders, Persson, Henrik

“…Abstract Across the world, so-called warlord democrats (WDs) – former military or political leaders of armed groups who subsequently enter formal electoral…”
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What Best Explains Successful Protest Cascades? ICTs and the Fuzzy Causes of the Arab Spring by Hussain, Muzammil M., Howard, Philip N.

“…It has been 15 years since the last wave of democratization. But as a region, North Africa and the Middle East were noticeably devoid of popular democracy…”
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Sanctions Sometimes Smart: Targeted Sanctions in Theory and Practice by Drezner, Daniel W.

“…This essay reviews the literature and origins of the targeted sanctions framework. The development of smart sanctions has solved many of the political problems…”
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Theorizing States' Emotions by Sasley, Brent E.

“…This article starts from the assumption that emotions are inherently part of life in the international system, but that this is not as well reflected in the…”
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From Cyber-Bombs to Political Fallout: Threat Representations with an Impact in the Cyber-Security Discourse by Cavelty, Myriam Dunn

“…The link between cyberspace and national security is often presented as an unquestionable and uncontested "truth." However, there is nothing natural or given…”
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FORUM: IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS NO WORD (FOR IT): TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND EARLY SOVEREIGNTY by Lopez, Julia Costa, De Carvalho, Benjamin, Latham, Andrew A, Zarakol, Ayse, Bartelson, Jens, Holm, Minda

“…It is difficult to overstate the importance of the concept sovereignty for international relations (IR). And yet, understanding the historical emergence of…”
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Understanding Why and How Civilians Resort to Self-Protection in Armed Conflict by Jose, Betcy, Medie, Peace A.

“…The absence and limitations of civilian protection efforts have contributed to civilians in conflict zones adopting a variety of strategies to protect…”
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Chinese Visions of World Order: Post-hegemonic or a New Hegemony? by Callahan, William A.

“…Lately, there has been increasing interest among international relations (IR) scholars in Chinese thought, both as an alternative to Eurocentric IR, and…”
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Insurgency and Inaccessibility by Tollefsen, Andreas Forø, Buhaug, Halvard

“…A widely held belief within policy and practice contends that rough terrain and other physical obstacles to power projection hinder public surveillance, lower…”
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The Long Road to Public Diplomacy 2.0: The Internet in US Public Diplomacy by Cull, Nicholas J.

“…The United States has a long history of deploying new technology as a mechanism for public diplomacy (the conduct of foreign policy by engagement with foreign…”
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Political Marginalization, Climate Change, and Conflict in African Sahel States by Raleigh, Clionadh

“…This article discusses the probability of increased communal conflict in African states due to the "political vulnerability" of groups to climate change. From…”
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Peacekeeping as Conflict Containment by Beardsley, Kyle, Gleditsch, Kristian Skrede

“…A rich literature has developed focusing on the efficacy of peacekeeping operations (PKOs) in a temporal sense—asking whether the periods following a…”
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Between Statecraft and Humanism: Diplomacy and Its Forms of Knowledge by Constantinou, Costas M.

“…Diplomacy is concomitant with humanity's highest hopes and deepest frustrations. Complex global problems demand—but might not receive—deep understanding,…”
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Forum: Interlingual Relations: Approaches, Conflicts, and Lessons in the Translation Of Global Politics by Caraccioli, Mauro J, Wigen, Einar, Lopez, Julia Costa, Cheney, Amanda, Subotic, Jelena

“…At stake in this forum are the politics of translation in the study of global politics. More specifically, the following interventions aim to consider the ways…”
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