Why do states often refuse to yield to military threats from a more powerful actor, such as the
United States? Why do they frequently prefer war to compliance? International Relations …

Theorizing is a process through which we refine knowledge, producing a concentration of
insights into international affairs. This nature of theory explains why theory is a prime …

This was not an easy book to write, as readers will probably guess. Its subject matter is
rarely uplifting, and is often dispiriting. Given our backgrounds in the disciplines of …

Guided by the Uses and Gratifications 2.0 approach, this study examines the role played by
three classes of affordances (ie modality, agency, and interactivity) in explicating the …

This article starts from the observation that International Relations scholars do not agree on
what they mean by theory. The declining popularity of grand theory and the celebration of …

The literature on dignity in international politics can be analytically evaluated based on three
key themes:(a) historical, conceptual, and political underpinnings;(b) international law and …

This contribution discusses how international friendship affects the making and conduct of
foreign policy, an angle that is largely neglected in the FPA and IR literature. Yet because …

This collection of essays seeks to theorize the politics of the COVID-19 pandemic in
international relations (IR). The contributions are driven by questions such as: How can …

This article analyses the role of the African Union (AU) during the Libyan crisis of 2011. It
addresses the question of why the AU has not played a central conflict manager role in that …

The 'emotional turn'within the social sciences and humanities attracts increasing scholarly
attention. Political Science, traditionally emphasising the 'rational'public sphere rather than …