Researchers
Dr. Rita
Abrahamsen (rra@aber.ac.uk) Rita
Abrahamsen is Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Politics,
University of Wales, Aberystwyth. She is the author of Discipling
Democracy: Development Discourse and Good Governance in Africa, and her
recent publications include 'The Power of Partnerships in Global Governance', Third
World Quarterly (2004); and 'Blair's Africa: The Politics of Securitizaton
and Fear', Alternatives (2005).
Professor
Michael C. Williams (mjw@aber.ac.uk) Michael
C. Williams is Professor in the Department of International Politics, University
of Wales, Aberystwyth. He is the author of The Realist Tradition and
the Limits of International Relations, and his recent publications include
'Words, Images, Enemies: Securitization in International Politics', International
Studies Quarterly (2003); and 'What is the National Interest?: The
Neoconservative Challenge in International Relations', European Journal of
International Relations (2005).