The study of identities struggles to capture the moments and dynamics of identity change. A
crisis moment provides a rare insight into such processes. This paper traces the political …

The article reveals how a sharp contrast between the “turbulent 1990s” and the “stable
2000s” was constructed and exploited by Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev for shoring …

How does a security dilemma dynamic between parties deemed not to hold hostile
intentions toward each other emerge and escalate? This article investigates Russian official …

The standoff between Russia and the West over Ukraine has already obstructed cooperation
across a range of issues. Could it also affect state interaction between Norway and Russia in …

A concise illustrated study of the prolonged and bitter Russian campaigns in Chechnya from
1994 to 2009 which profoundly influenced Russia's politics, society and military. In this fully …

This chapter describes Russia's approach to the republics in that region since Vladimir Putin
came to power, and explains what the potential for mobilisation against Russian rule in the …

This pioneering book, now thoroughly updated to incorporate important research, explains
the causes of war through a sustained combination of theoretical insights and detailed case …

My interest in the theme of this research–the relationship between states and humanitarian
international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) against the backdrop of civil conflict …

Building on a discourse-theoretical reading of securitization theory, this article theorizes and
examines how two political entities can become locked in a negative spiral of identification …

This article sets out to explain national variation in the governance of fake news; it asks,
under what conditions would governments pursue securitization in order to address the …