Ruairidh J Brown
Biographic Data
| ID | 4096543 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruairidh J Brown |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruairidh J |
| FAMILY NAME | Brown |
| SIGNATURE | BROWN R J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Forward College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5492-3132 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Floating on uncertain waters
This article gives autoethnographic sketch of teaching International Relations in Mainland China. Attention is given to the issue of ‘sensitivity’, a phenomenon typically associated with Chinese State censorship. The article will however argue that sensitivity is much more complex than a top-down State prohibition on certain topics, arguing instead that it is an opaque and continually in flux phenomenon produced by multiple actors within society.…
Covid-19 and International Political Theory
Leviathan on a leash
Sean Fleming's Leviathan on a leash offers a new and versatile theory of state responsibility. This new approach is needed, Fleming argues, due to the insufficiency of the two dominant theories of state responsibility: agential and functional. The agential theory, whilst promising a metaphysical foundation for state responsibility, fails as its analogy between the individual and the state does not hold up to scrutiny. The functional theory abando…
Neither a New Cold War nor a New Peloponnesian War
There is much pessimism as to the current state of Sino-American relations, especially since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020. Such pessimism has led to some scholars and commentators asserting that the Sino-American relationship is on the cusp of either a new Cold War or, even more alarmingly, something akin to the Peloponnesian War (via a Thucydides Trap) whereby the United States might take pre-emptive measures against China.…
The Essential Leviathan
"The Essential Leviathan: A Modernized Edition; Nancy A. Stanlick, editor; Daniel P. Collette, Associate Editor; Hackett Publishing Company; 320 pages; Paper: $14.00 £11.99; Cloth: $42.00 £34.99." published on 23 Mar 2018 by Brill
Floating on uncertain waters
This article gives autoethnographic sketch of teaching International Relations in Mainland China. Attention is given to the issue of ‘sensitivity’, a phenomenon typically associated with Chinese State censorship. The article will however argue that sensitivity is much more complex than a top-down State prohibition on certain topics, arguing instead that it is an opaque and continually in flux phenomenon produced by multiple actors within society.…
Leviathan on a leash
Sean Fleming's Leviathan on a leash offers a new and versatile theory of state responsibility. This new approach is needed, Fleming argues, due to the insufficiency of the two dominant theories of state responsibility: agential and functional. The agential theory, whilst promising a metaphysical foundation for state responsibility, fails as its analogy between the individual and the state does not hold up to scrutiny. The functional theory abando…
The Essential Leviathan
"The Essential Leviathan: A Modernized Edition; Nancy A. Stanlick, editor; Daniel P. Collette, Associate Editor; Hackett Publishing Company; 320 pages; Paper: $14.00 £11.99; Cloth: $42.00 £34.99." published on 23 Mar 2018 by Brill
Neither a New Cold War nor a New Peloponnesian War
There is much pessimism as to the current state of Sino-American relations, especially since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020. Such pessimism has led to some scholars and commentators asserting that the Sino-American relationship is on the cusp of either a new Cold War or, even more alarmingly, something akin to the Peloponnesian War (via a Thucydides Trap) whereby the United States might take pre-emptive measures against China.…
Covid-19 and International Political Theory
Leviathan on a leash
Sean Fleming's Leviathan on a leash offers a new and versatile theory of state responsibility. This new approach is needed, Fleming argues, due to the insufficiency of the two dominant theories of state responsibility: agential and functional. The agential theory, whilst promising a metaphysical foundation for state responsibility, fails as its analogy between the individual and the state does not hold up to scrutiny. The functional theory abando…
Floating on uncertain waters
This article gives autoethnographic sketch of teaching International Relations in Mainland China. Attention is given to the issue of ‘sensitivity’, a phenomenon typically associated with Chinese State censorship. The article will however argue that sensitivity is much more complex than a top-down State prohibition on certain topics, arguing instead that it is an opaque and continually in flux phenomenon produced by multiple actors within society.…
Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · China (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Computer security (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work)