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World polity: anatomy of and arguments for regional and global integration (2017)
Journal Article
Beyer, C. (2017). World polity: anatomy of and arguments for regional and global integration. International journal of business and social science, 8(3), 32-50

This article is inspired by taking sort of a medical view on the international political world2. A medical view here means that first we need to understand the anatomy of the organism that we observe, i.e. the world. Secondly, we need to make some di... Read More about World polity: anatomy of and arguments for regional and global integration.

J. A. Symonds, socialism and the crisis of sexuality in fin-de-siècle Britain (2017)
Journal Article
Tyler, C. (2017). J. A. Symonds, socialism and the crisis of sexuality in fin-de-siècle Britain. History of European ideas, 43(8), 1002-1015. https://doi.org/10.1080/01916599.2017.1284141

This article analyses the theory of sexuality, personality and politics developed by the literary critic John Addington Symonds (1840-93). Sections one and two introduce Symonds’ changing reputation as a modernist theorist of ‘sexual inversion’ (homo... Read More about J. A. Symonds, socialism and the crisis of sexuality in fin-de-siècle Britain.

Warfighting for cyber deterrence: a strategic and moral imperative (2017)
Journal Article
Lonsdale, D. J. (2018). Warfighting for cyber deterrence: a strategic and moral imperative. Philosophy && Technology, 31(3), 409-429. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13347-017-0252-8

Theories of cyber deterrence are developing rapidly. However, the literature is missing an important ingredient—warfighting for deterrence. This controversial idea, most commonly associated with nuclear strategy during the later stages of the Cold Wa... Read More about Warfighting for cyber deterrence: a strategic and moral imperative.

The gathering storm: Federalization and constitutional change in the United Kingdom (2017)
Book Chapter
Lee, S. (2017). The gathering storm: Federalization and constitutional change in the United Kingdom. In R. Eccleston, & R. Krever (Eds.), The Future of Federalism : Intergovernmental Financial Relations in an Age of Austerity (124-144). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784717780.00013

This chapter provides an analysis of the changing nature of intergovernmental relations in the UK in light of its unique historical and constitutional context as a ‘state-nation’, of which England is overwhelmingly the largest component. England may... Read More about The gathering storm: Federalization and constitutional change in the United Kingdom.

Plato's legal postivism in the Laws (2017)
Journal Article
Hatzistavrou, A. (2018). Plato's legal postivism in the Laws. Jurisprudence, 9(2), 209-235. https://doi.org/10.1080/20403313.2016.1268445

In this paper, the author reassesses the place of Plato’s Laws in the history of legal thought. In virtue of the account of law that he presents in the Laws, Plato has been traditionally credited with a natural law theory of law. The author challenge... Read More about Plato's legal postivism in the Laws.

William E. Connolly's politics of complexity: a critique (2017)
Journal Article
Fear, C. (2017). William E. Connolly's politics of complexity: a critique. Review of Politics, 79(1), 73-98. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034670516000735

Copyright © University of Notre Dame 2017. In recent years, William E. Connolly has argued that the phenomenon of complexity in the physical sciences carries radical implications for political theory: namely, that political theorists should now be re... Read More about William E. Connolly's politics of complexity: a critique.

Theory of Telepathy: an Alternative Interpretation of Psychotic Experiences and Some Tips for Recovery (2017)
Journal Article
Beyer, A. C. (2017). Theory of Telepathy: an Alternative Interpretation of Psychotic Experiences and Some Tips for Recovery. NeuroQuantology an interdisciplinary journal of neuroscience and quantum physics, 15(2), 145-159. https://doi.org/10.14704/nq.2017.15.2.1039

This article looks at mental illness, in particular psychotic mental illness, such as schizophrenia, and spirituality. It argues that the phenomenon of ‘voice hearing’, which is present in schizophrenia (but also other mental illnesses) can be unders... Read More about Theory of Telepathy: an Alternative Interpretation of Psychotic Experiences and Some Tips for Recovery.

The UK as a medium maritime power in the 21st century: Logistics for influence (2016)
Book
Martin, C. (2016). The UK as a medium maritime power in the 21st century: Logistics for influence. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-01237-1

This book argues that the UK, as a post-modern globalised state, will require means to have influence over events and opponents that threaten the UK's interests in the 21st century, and that its means is the Royal Navy. However, unlike other studies,... Read More about The UK as a medium maritime power in the 21st century: Logistics for influence.

Patient's autonomy, physician's convictions and euthanasia in Belgium (2016)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2016). Patient's autonomy, physician's convictions and euthanasia in Belgium. Jahrbuch für Recht und Ethik / Annual Review of Law and Ethics, 24, 343-356

The aim of this paper is to show the inherent contradiction in the Belgian euthanasia practice. While stressing patient’s autonomy, medical professionals exhibit paternalism in deciding the patient’s fate. First, background information is provided. T... Read More about Patient's autonomy, physician's convictions and euthanasia in Belgium.