A wide range of critical theorists is used in the study of international politics, and until now there has been no text that gives concise and accessible introductions to these figures. Critical Theorists and International ...

This book traces the transformations in European security since the end of the Cold War, analysing NATO and the EU enlargement and the impact of this on the reconfiguration of European security. The author examines the ...

Democracy is a deeply contested concept: historically, complex debates have revolved around the meaning of democracy and the plausibility of different ‘models of democracy.’ However, democracy’s conceptual contestability ...

For many decades the European Union (EU) has been accused of being a ‘technocratic’ actor. But do technocratic assumptions play a part in the EU’s new ‘normative’ and ‘symbolic’ policy agendas, such as its democracy promotion ...

This thesis explores the challenges posed to democratic legitimacy by current practices of EU counter-terrorism policing. It is concerned with the increasing amount of international cooperation between police and, to a ...