arbiter
JournalsPricingAccount

Imperial Boomerangs: Transnational and Transtemporal Dimensions of Contemporary Conflict Configurations

Johanna Grabert et al.

Millenium: journal of international studies2025https://doi.org/10.1177/03058298251365975article
ABDC B
Weight
0.37

What the paper says

Building on the growing body of literature engaging with the concept of the boomerang, this paper synthesises this literature and suggests an analytical framework of three strands of imperial boomerangs: the governing boomerang, the boomerang of imperial subjectivities, and the material boomerang. Thus, the paper addresses debates around empire and imperialism as well as temporalities in historical International Relations. It offers a fresh lens, emphasising the boomerang’s transtemporal and transnational dimensions in order to make sense of contemporary conflict configurations in imperial metropoles. To illustrate the different strands and how they converge with each other as well as their interplay with global politics, we look at the politics in and around a site within the urban space of Berlin, Germany. This paper shows that illuminating imperial boomerangs is insightful for understanding the ‘imperial terrain’ and ‘imperial presence’ in contemporary conflict configurations.

1 citation

Open paper page →

Cite this paper

https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/03058298251365975

Or copy a formatted citation

@article{johanna2025,
  title        = {{Imperial Boomerangs: Transnational and Transtemporal Dimensions of Contemporary Conflict Configurations}},
  author       = {Johanna Grabert et al.},
  journal      = {Millenium: journal of international studies},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/03058298251365975},
}

Paste directly into BibTeX, Zotero, or your reference manager.

Flag this paper

Imperial Boomerangs: Transnational and Transtemporal Dimensions of Contemporary Conflict Configurations

Flags are reviewed by the Arbiter methodology team within 5 business days.

Evidence weight

0.37

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.16 × 0.4 = 0.06
M · momentum0.53 × 0.15 = 0.08
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

† Text relevance is estimated at 0.50 on the detail page — for your query’s actual relevance score, open this paper from a search result.