International Theory

Abstract discussing a paper on international organizations and agency. The paper critiques existing accounts, focusing on decision-making in organizations and using the UN Security Council as an example.

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Are international organizations agents in their own right? A plural subject perspective - cup.org/46xBaim

"...IO agency is not transient, but a stable and enduring feature."

- Jelena Cupać

Abstract discussing the opposition of utopianism and realism in interwar International Relations. It describes how E.H. Carr interacted with Karl Mannheim and Alfred Zimmern, including reading their works and citing Zimmern's arguments.

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E. H. Carr and Alfred Zimmern: utopia, reality, and the twenty years’ crisis - https://cup.org/46t6Cya

- Tim Rood

Abstract discussing Frantz Fanon's influence on revolutionary violence, highlighting the concept of 'atmospheric violence' as pervasive and omnipresent. It emphasizes violence's nature beyond physical acts, involving societal structures and being dynamic.

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Atmospheric violence: Fanon and postcolonial subjectivity - cup.org/46vlUCw

"Revolutionary violence in anti-colonial movements is either glorified as a liberating force or vilified as terrorism"

- Hye Yun Kang

Abstract discussing the distribution of responsibility for refugees among states. It addresses challenges in weighting different principles like liability, community, and capacity, and suggests a solution involving multiple principles to create fair schemes in complex scenarios.

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Weighing responsibilities: the allocation of fair refugee quotas - cup.org/4269AY9

"...paves the way for scholars to develop determinate schemes that can identify each state’s fair share..."

- Liwu Gan (@syracuseu.bsky.social)

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NEW ISSUE -

International Theory - Volume 18 - Issue 1 - March 2026 -

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Enemies in Agreement by Jane Vaynman
Argues that political uncertainty can drive adversaries to negotiate formal arms control agreements with their enemies.
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Entanglements in World Politics by Peter J. Katzenstein
Insights from 20th-century science offer new, unconventional approaches to better understand and navigate 21st-century world politics.
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New article! "The ethics of the international monetary system," by Constanza Guajardo. International Theory @internatltheory.bsky.social
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New Cambridge Element, The Rise of Authoritarian Middle-Powers and What It Means for World Politics, by Marie-Eve Desrosiers and Nic Cheeseman, out now! Read Open Access at
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Europe's Nuclear Umbrella by Michal Onderco
Explores how European policymakers balanced rising nuclear threats with domestic anti-nuclear movements amid collapsing arms control frameworks.
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The ethics of the international monetary system - https://cup.org/4qvVWXp

- Constanza Guajardo (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)

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New Regional Authorities by Katherine M. Beall
Explores how regional authority become a central, taken-for-granted feature of human rights and global governance.
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Don’t miss your chance to submit to the Brian Barry Prize, which closes on 28 February. This prize recognises excellence in political science and is open to scholars at all career stages.

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A Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy

Profit and Power by Ronen Palan.
Explores how MNCs use arbitrage to legally strengthen their position, minimizing obligations and maximizing wealth, power, and influence.
📚 https://cup.org/4t49TOO

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Globalizing International Relations from within: discovering globality in Chineseness in Chinese International Relations theory - https://cup.org/4jEPewo

- Chengxin Pan & Nahui Chen

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Entanglements in World Politics by Peter J. Katzenstein
Insights from 20th-century science offer new, unconventional approaches to better understand and navigate 21st-century world politics.
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New Cambridge Element, 'When Hedging Fails - Structural Uncertainty, Protective Options, and Geopolitical (Im)Prudence in Smaller Powers’ Behaviour', by Alexander Korolev, out now!

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Russia's War on Ukraine by Taras Kuzio and Michał Wawrzonek
Argues that Russian military aggression against Ukraine has been driven by imperial nationalism, nostalgia, divergence and xenophobia.
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