Since the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the risk of nuclear war has remained a persistent source of fear and anxiety, ...

Since the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the risk of nuclear war has remained a persistent source of fear and anxiety, particularly among children. While disarmament activists often invoke “saving children’s futures” to advocate for a global ban of nuclear weapons, this approach frequently overlooks children’s active agency in interpreting nuclear threats. This article addresses this gap by exploring children’s imaginaries of war grounded in nuclear anxiety through a qualitative visual and content analysis of 29 artworks created by youth (aged 9–18) for the UK-based charity Never Such Innocence competition (2020– 2024). Their work highlights the risks of future nuclear war, while expressing aspirations for disarmament as a long-term solution.

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The article in Regulation & Governance demonstrates how the German authority BAFA, through its implementation of the Supply ...

The article in Regulation & Governance demonstrates how the German authority BAFA, through its implementation of the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), does not resolve legal ambiguities but instead delegates decisions to companies—thereby making private governance structures in global value chains the central framework for public regulation, with far-reaching consequences for the future EU-wide implementation of the CSDDD.

In view of the eroding international order, the new INEF research programme entitled "Enabling political spaces in a multiplex ...

In view of the eroding international order, the new INEF research programme entitled "Enabling political spaces in a multiplex world", wants to emphasise that focusing on stabilising a multipolar balance of power is neither analytically nor politically sufficient for peacemaking and global development. In fact, global dynamics continue to be shaped by a multitude of politically, ideologically and culturally diverse actors, institutions and practices, and should be empirically studied in all their diversity.

In a new research article published by "Government and Opposition", Jannis Saalfeld investigates the relationship between ...

In a new research article published by "Government and Opposition", Jannis Saalfeld investigates the relationship between identity politics and left-wing populism.