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United Nations (and League of Nations) (2009)
Book Chapter
Plesch, D. (2009). United Nations (and League of Nations). In M. Kazin, R. Edwards, & A. Rothman (Eds.), The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History. Princeton University Press

The United Nations was created in 1942 as a political military alliance and went on to create a range of global institutions including those we know today. It tried to overcome the weaknesses of the League by creating more enforcement powers. Despite... Read More about United Nations (and League of Nations).

Can Melanie Klein help us understand morality in IR? Suggestions for a psychoanalytic interpretation of why and how states do good (2009)
Journal Article
Gallagher, J. (2009). Can Melanie Klein help us understand morality in IR? Suggestions for a psychoanalytic interpretation of why and how states do good. Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 38(2), 295-316. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305829809347534

This article explores the question of why states attempt to ‘do good’ or behave morally beyond their own borders. It draws on the conceptual model developed by the psychoanalyst Melanie Klein in her work on moral development. Klein suggested that chi... Read More about Can Melanie Klein help us understand morality in IR? Suggestions for a psychoanalytic interpretation of why and how states do good.