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Are international organizations using the issue of poverty reduction as a new way to approach global governmentality? This article recognizes that serious problems are involved in so approaching the idea of global governmentality, given the lack of success these strategies have. It is suggested here that such strategies operate not to improve the condition of populations but as a means for regulating states and their governments. Once states, not populations, are recognized as the main targets, it can be seen that features of governmentality are working from a distance to responsibilize state conduct through ownership, partnership, and continuous monitoring. KEYWORDS: governmentality, Foucault, poverty, PRSP, World Bank

The distinction between ontology & epistemology in the new discourse of critical terrorism studies (CTS) is investigated. The exact nature of what CTS is attempting to be critical about is explored, arguing that its approach is often overly epistemological to the neglect of the ontological. Steps by which CTS can become meaningfully critical are outlined, highlighting the need for criticism of (1) other literature in the field, (2) the discourse of terrorism in society, & (3) the extradiscursive structures (eg, of power & oppression) that produce & interact with such discourse. K. Hyatt Stewart

AbstractThis article argues for a concept of hegemony that goes beyond current usages in IR to examine its more structural aspect. First, it looks at this more structural aspect in relation to some of Gramsci's own arguments. Then it adds hegemony to the structure-agency debate. It develops the concept of hegemony in two ways – first as a mediating moment between structure and agency, second as a factor in securing the unity of structural combinations. These arguments are in turn dependent upon a scientific realist ontology that sees structure as more than just intersubjective relations. Finally, the article tries to show how this reworked concept of hegemony allows for a social theory of international relations, while respecting the specificity of the international.