Academic Articles & Research Papers

1. International Relations and the European Union

This edition examines the contexts in which the European Union has reflected and affected major forces and changes in international relations (IR) by drawing on concepts such as balance of power, multipolarity, multilateralism, interdepende...

Theories of International Relations

The 5th edition of this best-selling textbook provides a systematic and comprehensive introduction to the main theoretical approaches in the study of international relations. While maintaining focus o...

Human Rights in Hong Kong – International Context

Human rights in international relations are defined by the boundaries between individual states and regions, as well as the most important theories of international relations. The assumption of their universal character often finds no refle...

La cooperación desigual. Un enfoque normativo para evaluar las relaciones China-América Latina y el Caribe

Es necesario interrogarse normativamente si la cooperación China-ALC (CCH-ALC) contribuye a un mejor balance de sustentabilidad social de los cooperantes; dados contextos de desarrollo abierto y capitalismo global. La pregunta a responder a...

O Papel da ONU e do Banco Mundial na Consolidação do Campo Internacional de Desenvolvimento

ResumoO artigo tem por objetivo resgatar o processo histórico de construção do modus operandi das práticas de desenvolvimento, destacando o papel das organizações internacionais nesse processo e como elas mobilizavam seus recursos tangíveis...

The Monroe Doctrine: Republicans’ Perspective in the Formation Years of the Versailles-Washington System

The Monroe Doctrine occupies a unique place in the US history. It became one of the key foreign policy documents of its time and provided the basis for a wide variety of interpretations of the United States’ role and goals in the internatio...

Retos y oportunidades de la Alianza del Pacífico en el actual contexto internacional convulso

Decolonising International Relations

Introduction: International Relations, Eurocentrism, and Imperialism Part I: Eurocentric Origins and Limits Chapter 1: International Relations as the Imperial Illusion or, the Need to Decolonize IR Chapter 2: International Relations Theory ...

Decolonising International Relations?

How do we ‘decolonise’ the field of International Relations? The aim to decolonise has become a widely discussed and mentioned subject across the social sciences and humanities. The article aims to discuss what 'decolonisation' might mean i...

International Law and International Relations

The disciplines of international law and international relations are inextricably linked. Both are concerned with the activities of states and with predicting how states behave and on what basis.For the international lawyer, however, the ke...

Network Analysis for International Relations

International relations research has regarded networks as a particular mode of organization, distinguished from markets or state hierarchies. In contrast, network analysis permits the investigation and measurement of network structures—emer...

Estimating the impact of between- and within-subject designs on consumer valuation experiments: the case of positive vs. negative information

IntroductionValuation experiments are an important technique for measuring preferences for products, product attributes, and the effect of information on consumer valuation. While these experimental valuation techniques are widely used, the...

Ethical Textile Consumption: Only a Question of Selflessness?

When it comes to purchase decisions for fair-trade clothing, there seems to be a gap between actions and words. Only few people buy fair trade despite stating moral concerns. Based on a survey of German consumers and the results of a behavi...

Does Civic Engagement Support Relational and Mental Health of Urban Population?

There is a general assumption that there is a relationship between civic engagement and mental health, but it has still received limited attention in empirical studies. This study provides estimates of the impact of civic engagement (measur...

A Theoretical Framework on the Determinants of Food Purchasing Behavior of the Elderly: A Bibliometric Review with Scientific Mapping in Web of Science

The past few years have seen significant demographic changes in most regions, including an increased elderly population. Subsequently, elderly citizens comprise an important market segment of consumers, with the food industry one of the mos...

Reflections on Phishing for Phools – The Economics of Manipulation and Deception

Abstract: Nobel Prize winning economists Akerlof and Shiller’s phishing for phools explains the economics behind mass deception and manipulation in market economies. While “phishing” is commonly known as a form of internet fraught, their bo...

The impact of assistance on poverty and food security in a fragile and protracted-crisis context: the case of West Bank and Gaza Strip

This paper assesses the impact of assistance on the wellbeing of Palestinian households. The impact evaluation analysis uses a difference-in-difference approach for the treatment of sample selection bias. The paper uses data from the 2013 a...

Understanding the relationship: Financial inclusion's influence on bank stability in emerging economies

This study examines the impact of financial inclusion on bank stability across 36 emerging economies, utilizing bank-level data from over 1,500 commercial banks spanning the period 2004 to 2023. Despite the recognized benefits of financial ...

The Persistent Effects of US-China Tension on Stock Market Dynamics

Political and economic conflicts between countries directly affect national economies and financial markets. These effects are not limited to the countries involved in the conflict, but also spread to other countries through trade relations...

Use of Istijrar Contract as Financing Model for Islamic Banks in Türkiye

This research examines the istijrar contract as a potential solution to the operational and Shariah compliance challenges commonly encountered in murabahah-based financing, particularly in scenarios involving continuous and repeated purchas...