Martin Kirsch

The multiple audiences dynamic of status (dis)satisfaction: examining China’s shifting response to the emerging global environmental regime, 1950–1972 - Zikun Yang, 2025 How does status dissatisfaction shape a state’s behavior? Existing literature suggests that mistreatment and misconception by the great powers could elicit a st...

Extremely thrilled to share that my article "The multiple audiences dynamic of status (dis) satisfaction: examining China’s shifting response to the emerging global environmental regime, 1950–1972" is now published #openaccess in @ejir.bsky.social at doi.org/10.1177/1354...! (1/n)

What's the Deal with Elites? The Role of Political Elites in Identifying Critical Situations in Ontological Security Theory Abstract. Traditionally, Ontological Security Studies (OSS) have focused on the anxieties and crises of unitary states. More recent scholarship, however, h

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“What's the Deal with Elites? The Role of Political Elites in Identifying Critical Situations in Ontological Security Theory” By M L Kirsch

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What's the Deal with Elites? The Role of Political Elites in Identifying Critical Situations in Ontological Security Theory Abstract. Traditionally, Ontological Security Studies (OSS) have focused on the anxieties and crises of unitary states. More recent scholarship, however, h

Hard to pay attention to the academy these days but do check out Martin’s excellent article on elites & ontological security @campolis.bsky.social

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I illustrate this theoretical argument by showing how a particular understanding of Britain as an island nation was crucial for the gradually increasing importance of Euroscepticism within the British Conservative Party.

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The paper argues that the level of analysis between the state and individuals, i.e., elites, is best situated to help us understand why particular crises emerge as opposed to others.

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Very happy to share that my publication 'What's the Deal with Elites' is now available with open access on Global Studies Quarterly.
In the paper, I explore the relationship between elite insecurities and critical situations in ontological security. 1/3