The fourth edition of this innovative textbook introduces students to the main theories in
international relations. It explains and analyzes each theory, allowing students to …

This article explores affective, embodied encounters between military and civilian bodies in
the everyday as choreography of war. It argues that by paying attention to the intersecting …

Angelina Jolie's high-profile visit to NATO in 2018 signals a move to brand the alliance's
strategic narrative within the language of celebrity through engagement with popular culture …

Videogames matter and they matter for international politics. With popular culture
increasingly acknowledged as a valuable site for opening up new ways of interrogating …

Recent years have witnessed a “vernacular turn” in critical security scholarship centered on
everyday constructions of (in) security. In this article, I advance this turn by arguing for …

Contemporary representations of environmental futures often feature apocalyptic scenarios,
particularly in film and popular culture. However, these dire warnings have seemingly been …

This article analyzes the two general elections in 2015 that followed the local and
presidential elections a year earlier. These elections illustrate how a predominant party …

This article considers how using poetry in research allows novel ways of thinking about
problems in conflict and peace research. Specifically, this article draws from the epic poem …

Military videogames play an important role in violent actors' communication strategies, and
while scholars have attempted to theorize their significance, too much attention is devoted to …

In recent years, growing concern in international relations to offer a more inclusive and
active learning experience has led to the increased use of practical exercises, visual …