Economic insecurity can fuel online backlash against feminism, as social media amplifies resentment, gender conflict, and narratives blaming women for broader problems.
Exploiting International Law for Political Persecution
The use of international legal mechanisms for political purposes raises concerns about how legal processes can be manipulated to target opponents, undermine due process, and weaken confidence in international justice.
The use of international legal mechanisms for political purposes raises concerns about how legal processes can be manipulated to target opponents, undermine due process, and weaken confidence in international justice.
When Deep Prehistory Becomes Digital Nationalism
In 2018, scholars discovered the 75,000-year-old remains of a Neanderthal woman in Shanidar Cave, Iraq.
In 2018, scholars discovered the 75,000-year-old remains of a Neanderthal woman in Shanidar Cave, Iraq.
The Grim Future of European Migration Policy
At the end of July, over the space of two days, around 72,000 people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
At the end of July, over the space of two days, around 72,000 people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
How Political Science Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Liberal Democracy
An analysis explores how political science’s relationship with liberal democracy has evolved through changing ideas and debates.
An analysis explores how political science’s relationship with liberal democracy has evolved through changing ideas and debates.
Private Education and the Limits of Uniformity
An analysis explores private education, diversity, and the challenges of creating equal opportunities through standardized approaches.
An analysis explores private education, diversity, and the challenges of creating equal opportunities through standardized approaches.
The Missing Actor in the US-Iran Conflict: The Iranian People
This absence is striking because both sides regularly claim to represent the interests of ordinary Iranians.
This absence is striking because both sides regularly claim to represent the interests of ordinary Iranians.
How Come We’re Still Asking Why Wars Endure?
An analysis explores why conflicts persist and why understanding the roots of war remains a global challenge.
An analysis explores why conflicts persist and why understanding the roots of war remains a global challenge.
Who Moves Next in the Global AI Race?
An analysis explores global competition in artificial intelligence, technological leadership, and the race for future influence.
An analysis explores global competition in artificial intelligence, technological leadership, and the race for future influence.
The Digital Confession Box: A Foucauldian Analysis of Social Media Bans
In the lively debate on under-16 social media bans, both camps risk missing precisely what it is that keeps people returning to these platforms.
In the lively debate on under-16 social media bans, both camps risk missing precisely what it is that keeps people returning to these platforms.
My Love, My Car: Inside Right-Wing Transport Policy
An analysis of how car culture shapes right-wing transport policies and debates over mobility and urban planning.
An analysis of how car culture shapes right-wing transport policies and debates over mobility and urban planning.
Good Samaritan or Good European? Norway’s Ukraine Dilemma
Norway’s support for Ukraine challenges its traditional humanitarian role as European security priorities reshape foreign aid.
Norway’s support for Ukraine challenges its traditional humanitarian role as European security priorities reshape foreign aid.
How Unelected Representatives Are Reshaping Democracy
Activists like Greta Thunberg and Patrisse Cullors can make citizens feel politically represented.
Activists like Greta Thunberg and Patrisse Cullors can make citizens feel politically represented.
Purging George Orwell’s Books Misses What Drives the Political Right
Banning George Orwell’s books won’t stop right-wing politics, but it may deepen cultural and political divisions, argues a political analyst.
Banning George Orwell’s books won’t stop right-wing politics, but it may deepen cultural and political divisions, argues a political analyst.
How the EU Normalises the Taliban Without Recognising It
The EU is expanding practical engagement with the Taliban while stopping short of formal recognition, raising difficult diplomatic and human rights questions.
The EU is expanding practical engagement with the Taliban while stopping short of formal recognition, raising difficult diplomatic and human rights questions.
Canada: A Place Where Policy Still Drives Voting
Every voter faces an impossible task. No one has time to read every party manifesto or compare every candidate.
Every voter faces an impossible task. No one has time to read every party manifesto or compare every candidate.