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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. (in press). 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.

Healing the scar: idealism, Africa and British policy under Blair (2009)
Journal Article
Gallagher, J. (in press). Healing the scar: idealism, Africa and British policy under Blair. African Affairs, 108(432), 435-451. https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adp024

This article examines the British government's commitment to Africa during Tony Blair's time as Prime Minister. Drawing on interviews with politicians from across the political spectrum and with officials involved in Africa policy, it shows how Briti... Read More about Healing the scar: idealism, Africa and British policy under Blair.

Norms of War in Eastern Orthodox Christianity (2009)
Book Chapter
Stoyanov, Y. (2009). Norms of War in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. In V. Popovski, G. M. Reichberg, & N. Turner (Eds.), World Religions and Norms of War (166-220). United Nations University Press