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Humanitarian Intervention: The Case of the Kurds

Capitalism, Culture, Agency: Dependency Versus Postcolonial Theory

This article reads dependency alongside and against postcolonial theory in an attempt to reinvigorate and re-validate some of the insights of the former while at the same time supporting the latter’s current ascendancy in the field of Third World politics. It is argued that although dependency and post- colonial theory share some common territory — … Continue reading Capitalism, Culture, Agency: Dependency Versus Postcolonial Theory

Australia and the Birth of Israel: Midwife or Abortionist

Leave to Appeal and Leave to Commence Judicial Review in Canada’s Refugee-Determination System: Is the Process Fair?

Refuge or Asylum: A Philosophical Perspective

“A Post-Cold War Geography of Forced Migration in Kenya and Somalia”

Drawing on recent research in the Horn of Africa, emerging patterns of managing forced migration in the post-Cold War landscape are identified and analyzed. While camps continue to house refugees, tbe meaning and value of ‘refugee’ have changed dramatically since the Cold War. Efforts to prevent people from crossing political borders to seek safety are … Continue reading “A Post-Cold War Geography of Forced Migration in Kenya and Somalia”

Separation or Permeability? Bordered States, Transnational Relations, Transcultural Lives

Dark Impulses or Rational Calculation

“Feminist Geopolitics Revisited: Body Counts in Iraq”

Feminist geography and political geography still represent two solitudes within the discipline. While increased traffic between these different parts of the discipline points to a degree of intellectual engagement, there remains a paucity of feminist thought in political geography. This article examines recent scholarship on feminist political geography, with a view to applying its insights … Continue reading “Feminist Geopolitics Revisited: Body Counts in Iraq”

On UNRWA: Review Article of Milton Viorst, Reaching for the Olive Branch: UNRWA and Peace in the Middle East