The RCIR is hosting a debate on the 'methods turn' and its implications for theorising 'the international'. The first piece is provided by Professor Anna Leander of the Copenhagen Business School, and emerges from a Roundtable held in the Department of War Studies, King's College London, and including Claudia Aradau, Didier Bigo, Vivienne Jabri, Anna… Continue reading RCIR Debate on Theory and Methods in IR
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Podcast: Prof. Karin Fierke at RCIR
Political Self Sacrifice: Agency, Body and Emotion in International Relations In this podcast, following from her talk at RCIR, Professor Karin Fierke discusses with Dr. Peter Busch (War Studies, KCL) her latest book: Political Self Sacrifice: Agency, Body and Emotion in International Relations, published by Cambridge University Press, for more information please click here. This event took… Continue reading Podcast: Prof. Karin Fierke at RCIR
Body/Politic and the Illumination of Human Suffering
Author: K.M. Fierke, University of St. Andrews Why write a book on a topic so macabre as Political Self Sacrifice? The beginnings were simple enough. I was puzzled by the significance of two distinct words, ‘suicide’ terrorist and martyr - words with two very different meanings, yet used interchangeably to refer to human bombs. But… Continue reading Body/Politic and the Illumination of Human Suffering
RCIR: Research Centre in International Relations 