New Perspectives Issue 02/2016 Out Now!
New Perspectives – 02/2016 – Out Now! We are delighted to present issue 02/2016 of New Perspectives – our subscribers have access to the full contents of the journal, which are listed and linked-to below. However, we are also very…
Ty Solomon: Prospects of critical scholarship in IR, differences between U.S. and EU academia, how to succeed as a young scholar (Part 2)
Read also the first part of the interview with Ty Solomon, which discusses emotions in politics, the affective turn in International Relations, Trump and Brexit. Ty Solomon, new member of New Perspectives’ Editorial Board, speaks to NP’s deputy editor-in-chief Jakub…
Ty Solomon: Emotions in politics, the affective turn in IR, and the success of Brexit & Trump (part 1)
Ty Solomon, new member of New Perspectives’ Editorial Board, speaks to NP’s deputy editor-in-chief Jakub Eberle. The interview was conducted on the occasion of Ty’s lecture on ‘Affect and the Arab Spring’ at the Institute of International Relations, Prague. Jakub…
Mark Galeotti: The perils of late Putinism. Not an evil genius, but a tsar
Interview by the Czech Radio. Today, we witness a fundamental change of the Putin’s regime: Russia is heading towards late putinism, where ambitious figures disappear and the more dependent and faithful emerge. Their wish to obey the ruler’s desires could…
Dissent and protest art in the 21st century
Last week saw an interesting exchange of opinions on fundamental values of being against or outside the “system”. The event’s protagonists are two artists residing in Prague. They are Oleg Vorotnikov from the art group Voina and Roman Týc from…
01/2016 Editorial – Living in Post-truth: Power/Knowledge/Responsibility
Benjamin Tallis, Editor-in-Chief Much has already been written and said about the UK’s Referendum on EU membership and on the vote in favour of Brexit. This editorial1 does not seek to rehash the many insightful analyses and heartfelt commentaries on…
Contemporary music subcultures in St. Petersburg: Snapshots of Techno and Witch House scenes
By Matyáš Viktora The author spent one semester as an exchange student of International Relations in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. He aims to analyse local underground or semi-underground subcultures through portraits and snapshots from the parties and other events. This article should…
How does Russia see the World? The debate on IMEMO Forecasts
The upcoming issue of New Perspectives will feature a forum on the second installment of the IMEMO Forecast – an analytical report on Russian foreign and security policy, geopolitics and political economy. It is already a second forum on the…
Outlook from Idomeni on the Greek-Macedonian border
by Balthazar Mandahl Forsberg In this short piece I share some of my experiences and observations from my stay in Idomeni as a volunteer. I’ll try to give a brief overview over work of independent volunteer groups in the camp…
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