Past events
24
Nov
2023
Interpretive International Relations: Narrative and Explanation (Ian Hall, Griffith University)
Interpretivists hold that the social world is a world of meaning. They maintain that social behaviour is best explained in terms of the meanings that actions...
27
Oct
2023
Piracy, Punishment, and Structural Hermeneutics (Matt Norton, University of Oregon)
Hermeneutics is one of the wellsprings of interpretive methods in contemporary social science. The space between biblical interpretation and the interpretation...
26
Oct
2023
Signalling a Mushroom Cloud: Explaining the Effect of Nuclear Signals on Crisis Outcomes
When does signaling with nuclear weapons help states achieve their political aims during international crises? Rather than exploring the coercive effect of the...
19
Oct
2023
Why do men support increasing women's representation in politics? Group membership and group attachment in Australia
It has been widely found that women are more likely than men to support increasing the presence of women in politics. The general argument stipulates that it...
05
Oct
2023
Appeasement as a Balancing Strategy
Virtually all models of power shifts in international politics have assumed only two actors. In such settings, when expected shifts in power are sufficiently...
28
Sep
2023
Mapping China's Influence at the United Nations
Research explains how powerful states exert influence when staffing the UN system, but how do emerging powers use international civil service contributions to...
21
Sep
2023
Political Elites, Misinformation, and Mobilisation: Evidence from Brazil
Misinformation is a growing concern among the public and political elites. Yet we still lack a good understanding of the political effects of misinformation....
