What is Post-Democracy?
In the past months, Trudeau has survived two non-confidence votes despite just 33 per cent of Canadians approving of the Prime Minister’s leadership. This separation between the popular will and More
Tackling Toxic Masculinity through the Social Connection Model
The question of toxic masculinity and that of the patriarchy have been presented and analyzed ad nauseam. The words are in all mouths; so much so that it becomes unclear as to what meaning they actually bear in common usage. It therefore becomes all the more necessary to recognize what meaning they do bear and how they denote realities that must be addressed. This article aims to suggest a way in which we can understand these terms and the phenomena they refer to that allows both for efficient action and conceptual exploration.
Reimagining the Family: A Platonic Inquiry into Collective Liberation
Upon our first meeting, the members of this editorial team realized we would all follow the two first courses of the History of Western Political Thought sequence this year. We therefore decided to try and present an article re-actualizing a piece of historical political theory every publishing cycle. This week, we start with Plato’s seminal Republic. He probably would have disliked much of what Radical Feminism suggests. But he can’t argue anymore. So his immortal soul has to read this article and be indignant in Greek.
Sofia Vaillant Forlini, Editor, Political Theory Section
The Paradox of UNDRIP: Protecting Indigenous Rights in a Colonial Framework
Adopted by the UN on September 13th, 2007, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) serves to uphold the rights that “constitute the minimum standards for More
Developing Countries and Climate Change – Suffering the Consequences without the Benefits
An external existential threat of the nature of climate change, without a concrete aggressor nor a traditional adversarial strategy, has yet to be faced by our modern political world order. More
Reckoning with the Past: The Trials of the British Monarchy
Anti-monarchism is a thriving tradition dating back centuries and often finding global appeal. Nonetheless, the British monarchy has weathered the storm, persisting far past its political heyday, through countless scandals, More
How Has Somalia’s “Statelessness” Informed the US’ Approach to Somali State-Building?
A Push to Re-Engage in Somalia: Throughout early March, US military officials have urged both the Senate and President Biden to redeploy military forces in Somalia. The recommendation comes 14 More
Ketanji Brown Jackson and the Ideal of Judicial Independence
The first qualification of judges is often an ability to serve as an apolitical arbiter of laws and rights, insulated from the tumult of politics, at least in republics predicated More
The Flawed Logic of Nuclear Deterrence
Since the end of World War II, the concept of nuclear deterrence has grown to become a cornerstone of international relations theory. The idea that possession of weapons of mass More
Under the Shadow of Dictatorship: the Debate on Postponing the 2024 Indonesian Elections
To Delay an Election: Indonesia is only beginning to recover from the pandemic’s massive hits to its economy. As a result, an idea to delay the upcoming presidential election, currently More