Haro Karkour
@harokarkour.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in IR, Cardiff University
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🚨 Our edited volume "Discourses in Global Political Theory. Reimagining #Peace in the 21st Century Through Narratives of Belonging" has been published with Palgrave Macmillan @springer.springernature.com
With the code 💷 PALAUT you get 20% off:
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With the code 💷 PALAUT you get 20% off:
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Discourses in Global Political Theory
This book traces narratives of belonging around the globe from a political theory perspective. It highlights the context of cultural exchange
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November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🚨 Our edited volume "Discourses in Global Political Theory. Reimagining #Peace in the 21st Century Through Narratives of Belonging" has been published with Palgrave Macmillan @springer.springernature.com
With the code 💷 PALAUT you get 20% off:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
With the code 💷 PALAUT you get 20% off:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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🚨 Publication Alert 🚨
"Neoclassical Realist Theory of Populist Foreign Policy" just out with @risjnl.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1017/S026...
I explore how populism affects state behavior over time. This aims at further integrating populism scholarship into, and combining it with, IR theory.
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"Neoclassical Realist Theory of Populist Foreign Policy" just out with @risjnl.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1017/S026...
I explore how populism affects state behavior over time. This aims at further integrating populism scholarship into, and combining it with, IR theory.
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Neoclassical realist theory of populist foreign policy | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core
Neoclassical realist theory of populist foreign policy
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November 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🚨 Publication Alert 🚨
"Neoclassical Realist Theory of Populist Foreign Policy" just out with @risjnl.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1017/S026...
I explore how populism affects state behavior over time. This aims at further integrating populism scholarship into, and combining it with, IR theory.
1/9
"Neoclassical Realist Theory of Populist Foreign Policy" just out with @risjnl.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1017/S026...
I explore how populism affects state behavior over time. This aims at further integrating populism scholarship into, and combining it with, IR theory.
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My former PhD student, Zizhu Wang, published her first journal article. Check it out here: Licensing: Why is there no conceptual history of ‘international’: a semantic and translingual reinterpretation www.tandfonline.com/action/showC...
Licensing: Why is there no conceptual history of ‘international’: a semantic and translingual reinterpretation
Licensing for Why is there no conceptual history of ‘international’: a semantic and translingual reinterpretation
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October 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
My former PhD student, Zizhu Wang, published her first journal article. Check it out here: Licensing: Why is there no conceptual history of ‘international’: a semantic and translingual reinterpretation www.tandfonline.com/action/showC...
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Delighted to share my new article in Global Policy, part of the Special Issue “Re-imagining Middle Powers.” Grateful for the support of the Academy of Korean Studies, LSE IDEAS and the EUI Florence for convening the workshop that shaped this special issue.
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An Ontological Security Interpretation of Global South Middle Powers' Non‐Alignment in the Ukrainian War
This paper explores why a group of Global South middle powers has adopted stances on the Ukrainian war that diverged from the positions of the United States under President Joe Biden, the European Un...
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September 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Delighted to share my new article in Global Policy, part of the Special Issue “Re-imagining Middle Powers.” Grateful for the support of the Academy of Korean Studies, LSE IDEAS and the EUI Florence for convening the workshop that shaped this special issue.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🚨 Publication Day 🚨
'The No-Fly Zone in US Foreign Policy' is now in (online) bookstores near you - check it out here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-no-fly-z...
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'The No-Fly Zone in US Foreign Policy' is now in (online) bookstores near you - check it out here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-no-fly-z...
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September 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🚨 Publication Day 🚨
'The No-Fly Zone in US Foreign Policy' is now in (online) bookstores near you - check it out here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-no-fly-z...
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'The No-Fly Zone in US Foreign Policy' is now in (online) bookstores near you - check it out here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-no-fly-z...
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New article on Morgenthau and the 'darker side' of democratic peace with RIS 🥳
#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social -
Revisiting the ‘darker side’ of democratic peace: Morgenthau, reflexivity, and the role of scholars in times of deception - cup.org/47SPhB2
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#FirstView
Revisiting the ‘darker side’ of democratic peace: Morgenthau, reflexivity, and the role of scholars in times of deception - cup.org/47SPhB2
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#FirstView
September 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
New article on Morgenthau and the 'darker side' of democratic peace with RIS 🥳
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We are hiring in my department at Cardiff! Three positions available, closing date September 7th. I’m happy to talk with anyone interested!
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August 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
We are hiring in my department at Cardiff! Three positions available, closing date September 7th. I’m happy to talk with anyone interested!
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My new article on “Conceptual Entrapment” is out online-first with @EuroJournIR!
Proud of this one: critical concept studies, autoethnography & soft power all come together to reflect on the researcher–concept relationship.
Take a look here!
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Proud of this one: critical concept studies, autoethnography & soft power all come together to reflect on the researcher–concept relationship.
Take a look here!
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August 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
My new article on “Conceptual Entrapment” is out online-first with @EuroJournIR!
Proud of this one: critical concept studies, autoethnography & soft power all come together to reflect on the researcher–concept relationship.
Take a look here!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Proud of this one: critical concept studies, autoethnography & soft power all come together to reflect on the researcher–concept relationship.
Take a look here!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Really enjoyed speaking with @kieranomeara.bsky.social and Dan Drury on @e-international.bsky.social on my intellectual journey in IR: eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Thinking Global Podcast – Anthony F. Lang Jr.
Anthony F. Lang Jr. speaks about universal values, International Political Theory (IPT), normativity, ethics, Grotius and more.
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August 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Really enjoyed speaking with @kieranomeara.bsky.social and Dan Drury on @e-international.bsky.social on my intellectual journey in IR: eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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📚 Soon the results of our @dsfrieden.bsky.social supported project are out as an edited volume @hss.springernature.com
During a workshop in bautiful Erfurt @unierfurt.bsky.social we interrogated how and if narratives of belonging beyond the western nation-state can contribute to peace.
During a workshop in bautiful Erfurt @unierfurt.bsky.social we interrogated how and if narratives of belonging beyond the western nation-state can contribute to peace.
July 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
📚 Soon the results of our @dsfrieden.bsky.social supported project are out as an edited volume @hss.springernature.com
During a workshop in bautiful Erfurt @unierfurt.bsky.social we interrogated how and if narratives of belonging beyond the western nation-state can contribute to peace.
During a workshop in bautiful Erfurt @unierfurt.bsky.social we interrogated how and if narratives of belonging beyond the western nation-state can contribute to peace.
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🚨 New paper with @thorstenwojczewski.bsky.social in @cambridgecria.bsky.social: In "Theorizing populism in international relations: a classical realist perspective", we explore the prospects of IR theories, focusing on classical #realism, for studying #populism.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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June 3, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🚨 New paper with @thorstenwojczewski.bsky.social in @cambridgecria.bsky.social: In "Theorizing populism in international relations: a classical realist perspective", we explore the prospects of IR theories, focusing on classical #realism, for studying #populism.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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🚨 New Publication in International Political Sociology:
#Sociability, #Emotions, and Encounters with the Uncommon Other: World-Making at the Rokumeikan
Find the paper here (open-access):
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#Sociability, #Emotions, and Encounters with the Uncommon Other: World-Making at the Rokumeikan
Find the paper here (open-access):
academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
Sociability, Emotions, and Encounters with the Uncommon Other: World-Making at the Rokumeikan
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May 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🚨 New Publication in International Political Sociology:
#Sociability, #Emotions, and Encounters with the Uncommon Other: World-Making at the Rokumeikan
Find the paper here (open-access):
academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
#Sociability, #Emotions, and Encounters with the Uncommon Other: World-Making at the Rokumeikan
Find the paper here (open-access):
academic.oup.com/ips/article/...
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Excellent thread by @mariosrichards.bsky.social looking further into partisan patterns in deciding what’s woke. Find the associated paper with @benji9253.bsky.social, Kal Munis, and Spencer Goidel here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
April 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Excellent thread by @mariosrichards.bsky.social looking further into partisan patterns in deciding what’s woke. Find the associated paper with @benji9253.bsky.social, Kal Munis, and Spencer Goidel here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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My former PhD student, Carmen Chas’s forthcoming book. A groundbreaking study that combines International Law and Realist IR theory to excellent effect.
February 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
My former PhD student, Carmen Chas’s forthcoming book. A groundbreaking study that combines International Law and Realist IR theory to excellent effect.
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📢 New Article Alert! 📢
How does the notion of societal multiplicity in IR overlook the psychological impact of global hierarchies? Read more: @coco-journal.bsky.social
#InternationalRelations #UnevenDevelopment #Psychoanalysis #SocietalMultiplicity
doi.org/10.1177/0010...
How does the notion of societal multiplicity in IR overlook the psychological impact of global hierarchies? Read more: @coco-journal.bsky.social
#InternationalRelations #UnevenDevelopment #Psychoanalysis #SocietalMultiplicity
doi.org/10.1177/0010...
Uneven and combined desires: A psychological rethinking of societal multiplicity in world politics - Marco Vieira, 2025
This article contributes to the growing body of scholarship which claims the notion of societal multiplicity offers both a foundational ontology and novel theor...
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February 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
📢 New Article Alert! 📢
How does the notion of societal multiplicity in IR overlook the psychological impact of global hierarchies? Read more: @coco-journal.bsky.social
#InternationalRelations #UnevenDevelopment #Psychoanalysis #SocietalMultiplicity
doi.org/10.1177/0010...
How does the notion of societal multiplicity in IR overlook the psychological impact of global hierarchies? Read more: @coco-journal.bsky.social
#InternationalRelations #UnevenDevelopment #Psychoanalysis #SocietalMultiplicity
doi.org/10.1177/0010...
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Blog post from me and Sebastián Ronderos about our latest article on affect and discourse theory
💻 | NEW BLOG POST
Sebastián Ronderos and Emmy Eklundh share the key points from their recent JLP article on affect in discourse theory
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Sebastián Ronderos and Emmy Eklundh share the key points from their recent JLP article on affect in discourse theory
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Studying affect: Four methodological suggestions
Sebastián Ronderos and Emmy Eklundh summarise their recent Journal of Language and Politics article 'Studying affect through discourse theor
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February 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Blog post from me and Sebastián Ronderos about our latest article on affect and discourse theory
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The pre-publication version of the first article of my @LeverhulmeTrust Major Research Fellowship on law and war theorised through Hegelian lenses is now available open access in Hegel Bulletin.
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Hegel’s First Attempt to Re-Philosophize Natural Law: Undistorted Intuition, Dead Laws and Ethical Life in ‘On the Scientific Ways of Treating Natural Law’ | Hegel Bulletin | Cambridge Core
Hegel’s First Attempt to Re-Philosophize Natural Law: Undistorted Intuition, Dead Laws and Ethical Life in ‘On the Scientific Ways of Treating Natural Law’
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January 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The pre-publication version of the first article of my @LeverhulmeTrust Major Research Fellowship on law and war theorised through Hegelian lenses is now available open access in Hegel Bulletin.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Now out at Current Psychology (with dozens of co-authors): The COVID-19 pandemic was stressful for everyone, but women disproportionately bore its emotional burdens. However, this gender gap was not the same everywhere. Why did it vary? link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧵
Gender inequality and cultural values in explaining gender differences in positive and negative emotions: A comparison of 24 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic - Current Psychology
The coronavirus pandemic posed a major challenge to mental health. Existing evidence shows that COVID-19 is related to poor emotional well-being, particularly among women. However, most work on the su...
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January 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Now out at Current Psychology (with dozens of co-authors): The COVID-19 pandemic was stressful for everyone, but women disproportionately bore its emotional burdens. However, this gender gap was not the same everywhere. Why did it vary? link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧵
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New article with Sebastián Ronderos in the Journal of Language and Politics on how we can use discourse theory to study affect. If you can’t access it, let me know.
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Studying affect through discourse theory | John Benjamins
Abstract
This article presents a methodological argument for examining the affective dimensions of political identity
formation, with a pivotal focus on the role of practice. Grounded in a psychoanaly...
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January 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
New article with Sebastián Ronderos in the Journal of Language and Politics on how we can use discourse theory to study affect. If you can’t access it, let me know.
www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour...
www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour...
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In the olden days Twitter helped me create a network of mentors/mentees with women and minority scholars. If we knew each other there or have just met here and you think your work on transitional/epistemic justice, norms, could benefit from my thoughts, let me know. It's my favorite kind of work.
December 16, 2024 at 10:43 AM
In the olden days Twitter helped me create a network of mentors/mentees with women and minority scholars. If we knew each other there or have just met here and you think your work on transitional/epistemic justice, norms, could benefit from my thoughts, let me know. It's my favorite kind of work.
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🙋♂️I've got an article in the new issue of Millennium: Journal of International Studies.
It's about the intimate relationship between liberalism and war and you can find it published open access through the link below.
It's about the intimate relationship between liberalism and war and you can find it published open access through the link below.
December 10, 2024 at 2:39 PM
🙋♂️I've got an article in the new issue of Millennium: Journal of International Studies.
It's about the intimate relationship between liberalism and war and you can find it published open access through the link below.
It's about the intimate relationship between liberalism and war and you can find it published open access through the link below.
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Please join us for an what I hope will be an interesting discussion on academic freedom and professional associations!
November 28, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Please join us for an what I hope will be an interesting discussion on academic freedom and professional associations!
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We live in anti-theoretical times. All the more reason to share this short but insightful piece by @HaroKarkour on the value of much maligned IR theory to the contemporary age. #Realism #Trump #Morgenthau #Carr #Niebuhr.
We live in anti-theoretical times. All the more reason to share this short but insightful piece by @HaroKarkour on the value of much maligned IR theory to the contemporary age. #Realism #Trump #Morgenthau #Carr #Niebuhr.
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November 27, 2024 at 9:18 AM
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We live in anti-theoretical times. All the more reason to share this short but insightful piece by @HaroKarkour on the value of much maligned IR theory to the contemporary age. #Realism #Trump #Morgenthau #Carr #Niebuhr.
We live in anti-theoretical times. All the more reason to share this short but insightful piece by @HaroKarkour on the value of much maligned IR theory to the contemporary age. #Realism #Trump #Morgenthau #Carr #Niebuhr.
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I’ll be chairing a fantastic seminar this coming Wednesday on an extremely timely topic. Please join us in person or online. Follow link to register. bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 25, 2024 at 11:56 AM
I’ll be chairing a fantastic seminar this coming Wednesday on an extremely timely topic. Please join us in person or online. Follow link to register. bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...