
Category: Politics & IR
Politics & IR
Revisiting Rogue States: Current Approaches and Critiques
This paper argues that using sanctions to deal with rogue states harms civilian populations more than it effectively changes the undesirable behaviour of rogue states.
Read MoreBeyond Aesthetics: The Unique Value of Literature as a Tool for Political, Social, Personal, and Communal Change
This paper demonstrates the political, social and personal impacts of literature upon society, paying particular attention to the work of Sylvia Plath, Upton Sinclair, and Henrik Ibsen.
Read MoreWhat are the long-lasting effects of a demagogic leader on a democratic government?
This paper interrogates how democracy may feed on itself when there is the threat of a demagog leader. It evaluates information from government documents, news reports, public interviews, academic theory, and expert analysis in order to assess the effects that demagogic leaders have had in democratic systems.
Read MoreCulture Wars: The Divide
Culture wars are struggles between groups with differing social beliefs and cultural values. They’ve had major consequences for the political landscape in recent years, and this paper considers possible solutions – and whether we should really be trying to stop them in the first place.
Read MoreSocial Movements and Conspiracy: The Spread of QAnon
This research paper explores the possibility that QAnon has crossed the threshold from conspiracy to social movement. It also considers the wider social implications of this shift.
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