The blogosphere peaked somewhere in the mid-2000s, so why would anyone start blogging in 2023?
Why Blog Now? An Introduction
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Recent Posts
The United States: Not a Failed State, but a Failing Society
Note: This post began life as an op-ed; I have amended it slightly from the version shared on Facebook to add more social scientific perspective. The United States set new single-day record for new...
Domination As a Vocation: Leadership and Covid-19 in India
This is a guest post by Manali Kumar, incoming Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). Her research focuses on prudence in statecraft, and India’s national identities and...
Race, Racism, and International Relations
This is the first post in our series on Race&IR.This is a guest post by J.P. Singh--Professor of International Commerce and Policy at the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason...
More Recent Posts
Symposium — The Most Important Emerging Theoretical Clusters in IR? Not What You Think
Editor's Note: This is a post (mostly) by Patrick Thaddeus Jackson. It is the 14th installment in our "End of IR Theory" companion symposium for the special issue of the European Journal of International Relations. SAGE has temporarily ungated all of the articles in that issue. This post refers...
Syrius Morning Linkage
If you are like me, you have been transfixed by the unfolding story on Syria, the diplomatic gambit that has forestalled an imminent military strike. Alongside this important news has been the more picayune question of a Syria intervention advocate falsely claiming her academic credentials from my...
So, you want a job in policy?
I haven't worked a "real job" since being an undergrad. However, I often get asked by undergrads for advice about preparations for real world policy jobs. I recently asked my former PhD student, Kate Kidder, a research associate at the Center for a New American Security, to provide some advice...
Symposium — Reflections on Reflexivity and Theorizing in IR
Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Cameron Thies. It is the 13th installment in our "End of IR Theory" companion symposium for the special issue of the European Journal of International Relations. SAGE has temporarily ungated all of the articles in that issue. This post responds to Stefano...
Symposium — The Ends of IR Theory: Stages of Reflexivity and Modes of Theorizing
Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Stefano Guzzini. It is the 12th installment in our "End of IR Theory" companion symposium for the special issue of the European Journal of International Relations. SAGE has temporarily ungated all of the articles in that issue. This post refers to...
How Much Would the World Pay for Biodiversity? Nothing, Really
Just a week ago, NPR's Planet Money reported: "The government of Ecuador has abandoned a plan that would have kept part of the Amazonian rainforest off limits to oil drilling. The initiative was an unusual one: Ecuador was promising to keep the oil in the ground, but it wanted to be paid for doing...
Symposium — A Response to Charlotte Epstein: Are ‘Universals’ Allowed in Poststructural IR?
Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Vivienne Jabri. It is the eleventh installment in our "End of IR Theory" companion symposium for the special issue of the European Journal of International Relations. SAGE has temporarily ungated all of the articles in that issue. This post responds to...
Symposium — Une Invitation au Lecteur
Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Charlotte Epstein. It is the ninth installment in our "End of IR Theory" companion symposium for the special issue of the European Journal of International Relations. SAGE has temporarily ungated all of the articles in that issue. This post refers to...
Blogging against the Odds
I am very pleased to join the Duck on a more formal basis. I have been posting for a bit through our dear departed leader - Dan Nexon - for some time with a focus on my cyber security work. I am particularly proud of my post making fun of James Bond’s ineptitude as a cyber warrior. I always...
Symposium — A Comment on Chris Brown’s “The Poverty of Grand Theory”
Editor's Note: This is a guest post by David Edelstein. It is the eighth installment in our "End of IR Theory" companion symposium for the special issue of the European Journal of International Relations. SAGE has temporarily ungated all of the articles in that issue. This post responds to Chris...
Symposium — The Poverty of Grand Theory, Duck Taster Edition
Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Chris Brown. It is the seventh installment in our "End of IR Theory" companion symposium for the special issue of the European Journal of International Relations. SAGE has temporarily ungated all of the articles in that issue. This post refers to...
The “End of IR Theory?” Symposium
The European Journal of International Relations-Duck of Minerva symposium on "The End of International Relations Theory?" has concluded. This is an informational post that will remain at the top of the page for the duration of the event. The symposium runs 7 September-18 September. It features...