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An Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy from @universitypress.cambridge.org.

Since the start of 2024 International Theory is an open access journal.

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NEW ISSUE -

International Theory - Volume 17 - Issue 3 - November 2025 - https://cup.org/4p72taK

A Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy

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November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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#OpenAccess publication in ‪International Theory is paid for through a series of funding routes designed to ensure that every author, irrespective of their circumstances, can publish #OA.

Find out more - https://cup.org/3WG7KtY

A Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy
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November 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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A Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy
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November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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International Theory - A Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy
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October 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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You can browse all of our #OpenAccess articles here - https://cup.org/4hFh4Ih

International Theory - a Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy

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October 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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#OpenAccess publication in ‪International Theory is paid for through a series of funding routes designed to ensure that every author, irrespective of their circumstances, can publish #OA.

Find out more - cup.org/4mnYRjJ

A Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy
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International society as an ontological security provider: a framework for analysis - https://cup.org/3VTFwLU

- @jasonralph.bsky.social

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October 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Atmospheric violence: Fanon and postcolonial subjectivity - https://cup.org/46vlUCw

"Revolutionary violence in anti-colonial movements is either glorified as a liberating force or vilified as terrorism"

- Hye Yun Kang

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September 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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E. H. Carr and Alfred Zimmern: utopia, reality, and the twenty years’ crisis - https://cup.org/46t6Cya

- Tim Rood

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September 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Are international organizations agents in their own right? A plural subject perspective - https://cup.org/46xBaim

"...IO agency is not transient, but a stable and enduring feature."

- Jelena Cupać

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September 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Weighing responsibilities: the allocation of fair refugee quotas - https://cup.org/4269AY9

"...paves the way for scholars to develop determinate schemes that can identify each state’s fair share in contexts where multiple principles apply"

- Liwu Gan

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September 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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‘The Conduct of Inquiry’ in ontological security studies: scientific methodologies and their implications - https://cup.org/4pwr7CD

- Lukas Grundsfeld

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September 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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International Theory is an #OpenAccess Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy -

Volume 17 - Issue 2 - cup.org/4fIuyll

#APSA2025
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September 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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#OpenAccess from our latest issue -

Reply to ‘How (not) to advance Global IR: a rejoinder’ - cup.org/45b9yPh

- Michael Barnett & @aysezarakol.bsky.social
International Theory abstract discussing a response to criticism of the "Global IR and the Essentialism Trap" symposium, addressing four challenges and advocating for a Global IR that goes beyond Western perspectives, focusing on global order and disorder.
September 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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#OpenAccess from our latest issue -

How (not) to advance Global IR: a rejoinder - cup.org/3U5QLQk

"Our engagement with the evolving debates in Global IR seeks to fulfil the promise of a more global and diverse discipline"

- Yong-Soo Eun, Peter Marcus Kristensen & Deepshikha Shahi
International Theory abstract discussing themes from the recent International Theory Symposium on Global IR, addressing criticisms like essentialism, ethnocentrism, and other historical revisions concerning international relations.
September 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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You can browse every article in our latest #OpenAccess issue here -

International Theory - Volume 17 - Issue 2 - https://cup.org/3HFhP6r

A Journal of International Politics, Law and Philosophy
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September 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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#OpenAccess from our latest issue -

The spectre of statelessness - cup.org/42wNYDJ

"stateless people have broad prima facie moral permissions to resist the state system’s constitutive norms, practices, and institutions..."

- @lrafanell.bsky.social
International Theory abstract discussing political obligations, statelessness, and the justice system's role in protecting rights, with a focus on Hong Kong's 'Refugee Occupy' movement.
September 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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#OpenAccess from our latest issue -

Confirming, suturing and transforming international recognition: the case of world heritage - cup.org/4de49e6

- @elifkalay.bsky.social
International Theory abstract discussing the addition of the Forth Bridge on UNESCO's World Heritage List and its impact on Scotland and the United Kingdom, as well as a broader analysis of heritage sites' recognition and symbolic transformations.
September 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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#OpenAccess from our latest issue -

The ties that bind: on affective ties, power, nationalism, and competition over the global distribution of feeling - cup.org/4iM0Wnw

- Todd H. Hall & Patrick James
International Theory abstract about emotional phenomena in international politics, discussing the role of affective ties, nationalism, and identity in global systems.
August 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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#OpenAccess from our latest issue -

Negotiating racial subjection: analysing Black and Indigenous resistance from within colonial orders - cup.org/3F8FkmN

- @obrown.bsky.social & @arturochang.bsky.social
Abstract of an International Theory article discussing the need for reevaluating agency and resistance in the context of empire and colonisation, mentioning specific historical examples such as the Black Loyalists and Indigenous colonists of New Granada.
August 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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The scope of accountability of international organisations: the relevance of power, institutional structure, and salience - https://cup.org/41frS90

- Liliana B. Andonova

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August 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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#OpenAccess from our new issue -

Reply to ‘How (not) to advance Global IR: a rejoinder’ - cup.org/45b9yPh

- Michael Barnett & @aysezarakol.bsky.social
International Theory abstract discussing a response to criticism of the "Global IR and the Essentialism Trap" symposium, addressing four challenges and advocating for a Global IR that goes beyond Western perspectives, focusing on global order and disorder.
August 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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#OpenAccess from our new issue -

How (not) to advance Global IR: a rejoinder - cup.org/3U5QLQk

"Our engagement with the evolving debates in Global IR seeks to fulfil the promise of a more global and diverse discipline"

- Yong-Soo Eun, Peter Marcus Kristensen & Deepshikha Shahi
International Theory abstract discussing themes from the recent International Theory Symposium on Global IR, addressing criticisms like essentialism, ethnocentrism, and other historical revisions concerning international relations.
August 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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#OpenAccess from our new issue -

The spectre of statelessness - cup.org/42wNYDJ

"stateless people have broad prima facie moral permissions to resist the state system’s constitutive norms, practices, and institutions..."

- @lrafanell.bsky.social
International Theory abstract discussing political obligations, statelessness, and the justice system's role in protecting rights, with a focus on Hong Kong's 'Refugee Occupy' movement.
August 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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The perils of technocratic power: central bank discretion and the end of Bretton Woods revisited - cup.org/45FYSs2

- Aditi Sahasrabuddhe & Jack Seddon

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