Drawing on international relations theory, this article seeks to both account for and analyze
the contestation that continues to surround the norm of R2P. It begins in Section I by arguing …

HANDBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 246 state”(Hinsley, 1986: 2). States define
the meaning of sovereignty through their engagement in practices of mutual recognition …

This book is a critical inquiry into sovereignty and argues that the meaning and functions
performed by this concept have changed significantly during the past decades, with …

Contemporary Russian foreign policy demonstrates a dual approach to state sovereignty,
using a Westphalian model of sovereignty outside the former Soviet region and a post …

The conventional story of sovereignty told in the discipline of International Relations (IR) tells
us that there is a “traditional” or “Westphalian” meaning of sovereignty that has prevailed …

Night on Earth is a broad-ranging account of international humanitarian programs in Central
and Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Near East from 1918 to 1930. Davide Rodogno …

Sovereignty is the vital organizing principle of modern international law. This book examines
the origins of that principle in the legal and political thought of its most influential theorist …

In 2019, the tiny West African country of the Gambia imposed a moratorium on all
deportation flights from the EU. Though West African countries are notoriously reluctant to …

The concept of legitimacy has been highly influential in policy recommendations concerning
state building in 'fragile states'. Indeed, depending on how 'legitimacy'is conceived, the …

Uzbeks fleeing their homes to avoid persecution by groups of ethnic Kyrgyz (allegedly
backed by government troops). Reports of arson, rape, and other atrocities were …