Dr Aggie Hirst is Reader in International Relations Theory and Methods at King's College London. Situated in international political theory and critical military studies, her research focuses on play, games, and violence.

Dr Diego de Merich is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London. His research focuses on care ethics, human affect and empathy, on equalities mainstreaming in public policy, and on the ethics of international development.

Dr Joe Hoover is Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at Queen Mary University of London. His work examines questions of global ethics drawing on philosophical pragmatism and agonistic political theory.

Dr Roberto Roccu is Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy at King's College London. His research focuses on different dimensions of the impact of globalization and neoliberal restructuring on the Middle East and North Africa.

• 1: Introduction: Myth Making


• 2: Politics


• 3: Power


• 4: Ethics


• 5: Violence


• 6: Law


• 7: Money


• 8: Empire


• 9: Capitalism


• 10: States


• 11: Conclusion: Making Change