Calls for justice and reconciliation in response to political catastrophes are widespread in
contemporary world politics. What implications do these normative strivings have in relation …

Resilience refers to the ability of individuals, groups and societies to withstand and recover
from external shocks. This pioneering book-length comparative study examines resilience …

It is time for International Relations (IR) to join the relational revolution afoot in the natural
and social sciences. To do so, more careful reflection is needed on cosmological …

To what extent are global rule-of-law norms, which external actors promote in post-conflict
states, localized? Who decides whether global standards or local particularities prevail …

In studying the global spread and implementation of liberal norms, scholars have moved
from linear notions of norm diffusion and promotion to an emphasis on norm contestation …

Covering three fundamental governance transitions historically characteristic of modern
states—the provision of security, the building of capacity, and the deepening of inclusion …

Recent years have seen the EU criticised for its naïve idealism, in particular in its failure to
counter Russia's increasingly assertive manoeuvres. While Russia is presented as an …

How do international audiences perceive, and respond to, gender equality reforms in
autocracies? For autocrats, the post-Cold War rewards associated with democracy create …

The article analyses the EU's approach for democracy promotion in Tunisia and Egypt in the
wake of the Arab uprisings. Contrary to arguments that focus either on the EU institutions …

Civil society organizations are facing increasing political restrictions all over the world.
Frequently, these restrictions apply to the foreign funding of NGOs and thus curtail the space …