This report consists of a literature review and analysis of the existing research concerning
'countering violent extremism'. This multifaceted report demonstrates the complexity of …

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of international diplomacy,
covering both theory and practice. This second edition has been revised and updated, with …

2 Power, Information Technology, and International Relations Theory brought about a new
realization of the destructive impact of human technological capabilities. Hans Morgenthau …

After 9/11 state actors in different parts of the world and to various degrees decided to give
security and counterterrorism measures priority over human rights and fundamental …

Extremism and terrorism are thought to go hand in hand in civil wars. Yet do they? Are rebel
groups with more extreme goals more likely than moderate ones to use terrorism, as …

To the extent that polities interact across linguistic boundaries, international relations are
also inter-lingual relations. Since relations and practices are given meaning in language, it …

This article argues that spokespersons who claim to speak on behalf of a social group
cannot escape the structural problem of delegation whereby speaking in someone's name …

This article considers the relationship between two processes—conflict resolution and
counterterrorism—which conceptually share many common points, yet in practice do not …

A political project will be considered legitimate if the narrative that frames it is. This article
explores the legitimizing function of narratives as well as the ways in which the narrative …

The notion of conflict prevention (CP) has a general appeal to most scholars within conflict
research. It implies that we might be able to avoid destructive conflicts through external …