Adriana Sinclair rehabilitates IR theory's understanding of law, using cases studies from American, English and international law to critically examine contemporary constructivist approaches to IR and show how a gap in their understanding of law has led to inadequate theorisation.
Johan Franzén has written a richly researched and perceptive analysis of the definitive role the Iraqi Communist Party played in the country's politics before 1979. Anyone seeking a thorough understanding of the evolution of Iraqi politics should read this book.

Researchers carrying out work in this field include: Simon Curtis, Johan Franzén, David Gill, Hussein Kassim, Lee Marsden, David Milne, and Adriana Sinclair.

Current projects include:

  • The European Commission in Question (Kassim)
  • Global Cities (Curtis)
  • Intellectual and US Foreign Policy (Milne) [please link to research project]
  • International Security (Gill)
  • Law and International Relations (Sinclair)
  • Ratings Agencies (Gill)
  • Religion and Politics (Marsden)
  • The History of Iraq (Franzén)

Recent publications:

Franzén, Johan (2011) Red Star Over Iraq: Iraqi Communism Before Saddam. Columbia University Press, London. ISBN 978-0-231-70230-0

Kassim, Hussein (2010) Air Transport and the European Union. Europeanization and its Limits, Palgrave

Marsden, Lee and Durward, Rosemary (2009) Religion, Conflict and Military Intervention. Ashgate. ISBN 9780754678717

Marsden, Lee and Savigny, Heather (2009) Media, Religion and Conflict. Ashgate. ISBN 9780754678533

Milne, David, Lynch, Timothy and Nichols, Christopher McKnight (2012) The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic History. Oxford University Press, New York

Sinclair, Adriana (2010) International Relations Theory and International Law: A Critical Introduction. CUP. ISBN 9780521116725