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The International Criminal Court’s Impact on Peacebuilding in Africa (2021)
Book Chapter
Clark, P. (2021). The International Criminal Court’s Impact on Peacebuilding in Africa. In T. McNamee, & M. Muyangwa (Eds.), The State of Peacebuilding in Africa: Lessons Learned for Policymakers and Practitioners (235-256). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46636-7_14

This chapter examines the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its intersections with two widespread domestic conflict resolution processes in Africa: national amnesties and peace negotiations. In doing so, it connects to two overarching scholarly... Read More about The International Criminal Court’s Impact on Peacebuilding in Africa.

Religion, national identity and foreign policy: The case of Eastern Christians and the French political imaginary (2020)
Book Chapter
Artaud de La Ferrière, A. (2020). Religion, national identity and foreign policy: The case of Eastern Christians and the French political imaginary. In J. Serrano Cornelio, F. Gauthier, T. Martikainen, & L. Woodhead (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Religion in Global Society. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315646435-29

Whilst the international system is often described as a secular space, the past 20 years has seen a renewed interest in religious phenomena across the social sciences. As part of this trend, many International Relations scholars have come to reconsid... Read More about Religion, national identity and foreign policy: The case of Eastern Christians and the French political imaginary.

Peaceful Change in Southeast Asia: The Historical and Institutional Bases (2020)
Book Chapter
Emmers, R., & Caballero-Anthony, M. Peaceful Change in Southeast Asia: The Historical and Institutional Bases. In T. V. Paul, D. W. Larson, H. A. Trinkunas, A. Wivel, & R. Emmers (Eds.), Oxford Handbook on Peaceful Change in International Relations (643-661). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190097356.013.39

During the 1960s and 1970s, Southeast Asia was referred to as the Balkans of Asia. The region has, however, gone through significant transformations and seen peaceful change since the end of the Cold War despite ongoing great-power interference, the... Read More about Peaceful Change in Southeast Asia: The Historical and Institutional Bases.

The monster that hid under a desk? Zimbabwe and the West (2020)
Book Chapter
Gallagher, J. The monster that hid under a desk? Zimbabwe and the West. In M. Tendi, J. McGregor, & J. Alexander (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Zimbabwean Politics. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198805472.013.23

Zimbabwe’s diplomatic relations with Britain became exceptionally fractious from about 2000. Britain’s New Labour government publicly criticized the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) party for its violent seizure of whi... Read More about The monster that hid under a desk? Zimbabwe and the West.

A postmodern neo-Marxist’s guide to free speech: Jordan Peterson, the alt-right and neo-fascism (2020)
Book Chapter
Whitham, B. (2020). A postmodern neo-Marxist’s guide to free speech: Jordan Peterson, the alt-right and neo-fascism. In C. L. Riley (Ed.), The Free Speech Wars: How Did We Get Here and Why Does It Matter? (227-238). Manchester University Press. https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526152558.00027

Jordan Peterson is a central figure in the so-called ‘culture wars’. Lumping together 'postmodern neo-Marxists', feminists, queer theorists and transgender rights activists as the ‘social justice warrior' blob he stands against, Peterson has become a... Read More about A postmodern neo-Marxist’s guide to free speech: Jordan Peterson, the alt-right and neo-fascism.

The Impact of Social Movements (2020)
Book Chapter
Fell, D. (2020). The Impact of Social Movements. In K. Templeman, Y.-H. Chu, & L. Diamond (Eds.), Dynamics of Democracy in Taiwan: The Ma Ying-jeou Years. Lynne Rienner

Travelling Theorist: Mehdi Ben Barka and Morocco from Anti-Colonial Nationalism to the Tricontinental (2020)
Book Chapter
George, N. (2020). Travelling Theorist: Mehdi Ben Barka and Morocco from Anti-Colonial Nationalism to the Tricontinental. In L. Guirguis (Ed.), The Arab Lefts: Histories and Legacies, 1950s–1970s (127-147). Edinburgh University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474454261-011

It is hard to imagine language more alarming to European and American imperialists and their allies than the terms Mehdi Ben Barka used to describe the conference he was organising. In May 1965, the Afro-Asian People‘s Solidarity Organisation elected... Read More about Travelling Theorist: Mehdi Ben Barka and Morocco from Anti-Colonial Nationalism to the Tricontinental.

Japan: Land of the Rising Right (2020)
Book Chapter
Surak, K. (2020). Japan: Land of the Rising Right. In B. Vormann, & M. Weinman (Eds.), The Emergence of Illiberalism: Understanding a Global Phenomenon. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429347368-15

This chapter explores the political developments in Japan under Shinzo Abe and the lessons they may hold for Brexit Britain, as well as renationalization tendencies elsewhere. Abenomics, a combination of monetary easing, fiscal stimulus, and structur... Read More about Japan: Land of the Rising Right.

The Relationship between Mainstream and Movement Parties in Taiwan: Case Studies of the New Power Party (NPP) and the Green Party Taiwan-Social Democratic Party Alliance (GPT/SDP) (2020)
Book Chapter
Fell, D., & Kwan, T. C. Y. (2020). The Relationship between Mainstream and Movement Parties in Taiwan: Case Studies of the New Power Party (NPP) and the Green Party Taiwan-Social Democratic Party Alliance (GPT/SDP). In D. Chiavacci, S. Grano, & J. Obinger (Eds.), Civil Society and the State in Democratic East Asia Between Entanglement and Contention in Post High Growth (167-185). Amsterdam University Press. https://doi.org/00.12657/38237

Since democratization began in the mid-1980s, Taiwan’s party system has been dominated by two parties, the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). However, smaller parties have at times played an important role, bringing diversit... Read More about The Relationship between Mainstream and Movement Parties in Taiwan: Case Studies of the New Power Party (NPP) and the Green Party Taiwan-Social Democratic Party Alliance (GPT/SDP).

Televised Election Debates in Multi-party Taiwan (2020)
Book Chapter
Fell, D. (2020). Televised Election Debates in Multi-party Taiwan. In J. Juárez-Gámiz, C. Holtz-Bacha, & A. Schroeder (Eds.), Routledge International Handbook on Electoral Debates. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429331824-29

When Taiwan began its democratic transition in the late 1980s, political communication was still largely monopolised by the authoritarian party state. Since then there has been a remarkable transformation in political campaigning. Televised electoral... Read More about Televised Election Debates in Multi-party Taiwan.

Liberalisms in India (2020)
Book Chapter
Bajpai, R. (2020). Liberalisms in India. In L. K. Jenco, M. Idris, & M. C. Thomas (Eds.), Handbook of Comparative Political Theory (485-503). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190253752.013.2

Liberal ideas in India are relatively understudied as liberalism, although these have been examined as part of other ideologies, such as nationalism, socialism, and secularism.This chapter offers an exploratory sketch of strands of liberalism in Indi... Read More about Liberalisms in India.

The Relationship between Humanitarian Disarmament and General and Complete Disarmament (2019)
Book Chapter
Plesch, D., & Miletic, K. (2019). The Relationship between Humanitarian Disarmament and General and Complete Disarmament. In M. B. Bolton, T. Benjamin-Britton, & S. Njeri (Eds.), Global Activism and Humanitarian Disarmament (199-224). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27611-9_7

While the current interpretation of humanitarian disarmament focuses only on the prohibition of certain types of weapons that are indiscriminate in their effects or cause unacceptable harm such as nuclear weapons, landmines, blinding laser weapons an... Read More about The Relationship between Humanitarian Disarmament and General and Complete Disarmament.

Postcolonial and Decolonial Approaches (2019)
Book Chapter
Sabaratnam, M. (2019). Postcolonial and Decolonial Approaches. In J. Baylis, S. Smith, & P. Owens (Eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations. Oxford University Press

Layered Rhetorics and Multiple Realities: China and Africa (2019)
Book Chapter
Strauss, J. (2019). Layered Rhetorics and Multiple Realities: China and Africa. In C. Hartmann, & N. Noesselt (Eds.), China's New Role in African Politics: From Non-intervention towards Stabilization. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429422393-3

This chapter reflects on the ways in which China’s official rhetoric on its approach towards and activities in Africa have developed since the mid-1950s. It suggests that there are three different ‘layers’ to this rhetoric that broadly reflect three... Read More about Layered Rhetorics and Multiple Realities: China and Africa.