The discipline of political science has developed an active research program on the
development, operation, spread, and impact of international legal norms, agreements, and …

While the recent IR “narrative turn” has greatly improved our understanding of how
narratives influence state policy choices, we need to deepen our understanding of how …

Dominant narratives-from the Cold War consensus to the War on Terror-have often served
as the foundation for debates over national security. Weaving current challenges, past …

In this chapter, students will learn about constructivist approaches to security. Constructivism
has become an increasingly prominent theoretical approach to International Relations since …

" Climate change is increasingly recognized as a security issue. Yet this recognition belies
contestation over what security means and whose security is viewed as threatened. Different …

International Security Studies (ISS) has changed and diversified in many ways since 1945.
This book provides the first intellectual history of the development of the subject in that …

The rise of China and other great powers raises important questions about the persistence
and stability of the'liberal international order'. This book provides a new perspective on these …

We are living at a time when people appear to have become more aware of the power of
narratives in international politics. Understanding how narratives exercise power is therefore …

How do political authorities build support for themselves and their rule? Doing so is key to
accruing power, but it can be a complicated affair. The European Union, as a novel political …

Affect and emotion are key elements of our lived experience as human beings but currently
play little role in how we theorize actorhood in international relations. We offer six …