Review – How the West Came to Rule: The Geopolitical Origins of Capitalism
Using fresh theoretical tools and analysis to challenge the received wisdom of capitalist development, this title will be of considerable use to a variety of scholars.
View ArticleReview – Globalisation and the Critique of Political Economy
An impressive contribution to debates over how to interpret Marx which speaks authoritatively on issues such as Marx's supposed Eurocentrism.
View ArticleReview – The Global Transformation
A well-researched and ground-breaking work that sets the pace for a new scholarly programme which finally takes the nineteenth century transition seriously within IR.
View ArticleInterview – Giorgio Shani
Professor Shani offers his take on human security and post-coloniality, religion in the context of current developments in the West, the economic crisis and post-liberalism.
View ArticleReview – Connected Sociologies
As sociology’s imagined European centre comes apart, Bhambra's book will remain a vital text for those wishing to understand where we have been and where we are going to.
View ArticleEU-Morocco Negotiations on Migrations and the Decentring Agenda in EU Studies
Negotiations on migration are the locus of asymmetrical contestation between people and their free movement; an asymmetry that is constantly questioned and/or redefined.
View ArticleDo Contemporary Practices of Schooling Reinforce Colonial Relations of Power?
Contemporary practices of schooling reflect ethnocentrism as universal truth, reinforcing power relations that resulted from colonial rule by maintaining binaries.
View ArticleReview – Frantz Fanon: Philosopher of the Barricades
Peter Hudis' book is a concise yet rich contribution to the literature on the life and work of Frantz Fanon, which convincingly demonstrates Fanon's continued relevance.
View ArticleInterview – Ida Danewid
Ida Danewid discusses internationalism and the politics of solidarity, the 'Black Mediterranean', the Grenfell Tower fire, and diversifying and decolonising the academy.
View ArticleEurocentrism and the Construction of the ‘Non-West’
The rearticulations of spatio-temporal hierarchies that temporarily situate Europe ahead of everyone enables the reproduction of Eurocentrism as a system of knowledge.
View ArticleInterview – Tamás Peragovics
Tamás Peragovics discusses his PhD research on the normalization process between the US and China, Chinese foreign policy and the Western-centrism of IR.
View ArticleInterview – Zeynep Gülşah Çapan
Zeynep Gülşah Çapan talks about postcolonial approaches, the abyssal line, the decolonisation of international relations and the curriculum, and the process of unlearning.
View ArticleInterview – Jonna Nyman
Jonna Nyman discusses the 'energy security paradox', energy securitisation, her fieldwork in China and current research that seeks to understand security beyond the West.
View ArticleHow, if at all, Does Hierarchy Exist Both in the Theory and Practice of IR?
IR theoretical perspectives are governed by Western principles, thus constructing a hierarchy that places the West as the core analytical entity within the discourse.
View ArticleReview – Routledge Handbook of Postcolonial Politics
This handbook challenges the disciplinary fortress of IR and opens up a world of investigatory possibilities by equating post-colonial politics with global politics.
View ArticleInterview – Pınar Bilgin
Pınar Bilgin explores her research on international political sociology, postcolonial thought and critical security studies, particulalry in relation to the Global South.
View ArticleInterview – Yolande Bouka
Yolande Bouka discusses the importance of Black History Month, anti-black racism and how to decolonise IR, female agency in warfare and transitional justice in Rwanda.
View ArticleBlack History Month Interviews
To celebrate Black History Month we asked former interviewees whether they think the discipline of IR has made important strides to equally incorporate people of colour.
View ArticleReview – Globalisation and the Critique of Political Economy
An impressive contribution to debates over how to interpret Marx which speaks authoritatively on issues such as Marx's supposed Eurocentrism.
View ArticleReview – The Global Transformation
A well-researched and ground-breaking work that sets the pace for a new scholarly programme which finally takes the nineteenth century transition seriously within IR.
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