The securitisation of migration in Western states has resulted in an array of restrictive laws
and policies that raise important questions about the relationship between protection and …

A timely and incisive assessment of what the success of populism means for democracy.
Populist movements have recently appeared in nearly every democracy around the world …

This series aims to overcome the current fragmented nature of the study of food by
encouraging interdisciplinary studies of food and serving as a meeting place for a diverse …

This groundbreaking study sets out to clarify one of the most influential but least studied of
all political concepts. Despite continual talk of popular sovereignty, the idea of the people …

How is a sense of belonging to a political community created? Rogers Smith suggests that
Stories of Peoplehood, narratives which include racial, religious, ethnic and cultural …

What can explain the strong euroscepticism of radical parties of both the right and the left?
This article argues that the answer lies in the paradoxical role of nationalism as a central …

Since the American Revolution, there has been broad cultural consensus that “the people”
are the only legitimate ground of public authority in the United States. For just as long, there …

In 2011, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1973, authorizing its
member states to take measures to protect Libyan civilians from Muammar Gadhafi's forces …

From Hugo Chávez in Venezuela to Geert Wilders in the Netherlands and Sarah Palin in the
US, populist leaders claim to offer more power to 'the people'. However, most scholars argue …

Making Political Geography is a fascinating look at how the field of political geography has
developed, and how it engages with key political issues and events, both historical and …