Theories Archive
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Ukraine: Putin’s postmodern moment and the politics of truth
Posted on March 11, 2014“Two and two makes five,” wrote Fyodor Dostoevsky in his Notes from the Underground. Increasingly disillusioned in the 1860’s with western philosophy’s narratives of truth and progress, for Dostoevsky these ... -
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Egypt: A 19th Century Answer to a 21st Century Question
Posted on July 25, 2013In the last few weeks, the world media has reacted with shock at the clashes in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, which resulted in the ousting of President Mohammed Morsi and the ... -
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Kenneth Waltz: A Tribute
Posted on May 14, 2013Yesterday brought the sad news that one of the pioneering scholars of International Relations, Kenneth Waltz, had died at the age of 88, as a result of medical complications associated ... -
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Welcome back to the Medieval World
Posted on April 26, 2013Immanuel Kant wrote in the late 18th century that his was an age of enlightenment. If he were alive today it is likely that he would have to adjust his ... -
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Is Democracy good for economic growth? Part III
Posted on November 27, 2012So, economic development precipitates the growth of a middle class, which, in turn, ferments political reform, best manifested through democratisation. But does this transition promote further growth? The answer is ... -
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Is Democracy Good For Economic Growth? Part II
Posted on October 8, 2012Three weeks ago I argued that democracy often inhibits the economic growth of developing states. This is because democracy generally results in the diffusion of economic decision making throughout the ... -
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Is Democracy Good For Economic Growth? Part I
Posted on September 15, 2012As the world becomes increasingly fearful of the economic crisis which has emerged within the Eurozone, it seems poignant to contrast the fate of Greece, the home of democracy, and ...