In this article, we approach world politics through the lens of its manifold practices, which we
define as competent performances. Studying International Relations (IR) from the …

Focusing on the EU's relations with its periphery, this paper takes issue both with persistent
'normative'conceptions of the EU's international role in the European Studies literature and …

The idea of being civilian, military, and civilizing at the same time is undoubtedly very
seductive to the armies of academics now writing on EU military force. It is tempting to think …

The aim in this contribution is to amplify the call, articulated across a range of disciplines
relevant to international politics, for a paradigm shift that decentres the study and practice of …

Greek ethnography is commonly believed to have developed in conjunction with the wider
sense of Greek identity that emerged during the Greeks'" encounter with the barbarian" …

By now arguments about the varieties of international order abound in International
Relations. These disputes include arguments about the security mechanisms, institutions …

" The European Union (EU) perceives itself as a model for regional integration, which it
seeks to diffuse by actively promoting the development of genuine (intra-) regional economic …

In his recent article in Millennium 33, no. 3 (2005), Thomas Diez's reconsideration of the
Normative Power (NP) thesis raises a number of important questions about the European …

Is political Islam compatible with democracy? The rise of political Islam, as a force in world
politics, has prompted questions and theories concerning its nature and compatibility with …

In this new and fully revised edition Pinar Bilgin provides an accessible yet critical analysis
of regional security in the Middle East, analysing the significant developments that have …