Peace Studies

This book examines political interventions through cultural methods, the ‘soft’ side of statebuilding, such as the preservation and promotion of certain heritage, monument building, and the repatriation of human remains and artefacts to communities in the name of making reparations for past atrociti..

Based on a wealth of sources, files and interviews, and including previously unpublished material, this book explores the foundations of the political ethics of Dag Hammarskjöld, the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, examining how they influenced his actions in several key crisis situa..

This book explores the conditions under which non-state armed groups participate in post-war security and political governance...

Reconciliation is one of the most significant contemporary challenges in the world today. In this innovative new volume, educational academics and practitioners across a range of cultural and political contexts examine the links between reconciliation and critical pedagogy, putting forward the notio..

Reconciliation is one of the most significant contemporary challenges in the world today. In this innovative new volume, educational academics and practitioners across a range of cultural and political contexts examine the links between reconciliation and critical pedagogy, putting forward the notio..

This book analyses regional interventions in African conflict spaces, by engaging with political discourse theory...

This book consists of articles and essays by Professor Herbert C. Kelman, a leading figure in the conflict resolution community and one of the most influential peace researchers...

This book analyses structural or system-generated conflicts and poses the fundamental question: 'If there are systems generating this conflict, how can they be changed?'  Showing how systems established to maintain a peaceful social order sometimes end by generating serious violence, the author disc..

This book provides a new point of departure for thinking critically and creatively about international borders and the perceived need to defend these, adopting an innovative ‘preferred future’ methodology...

This book provides a new point of departure for thinking critically and creatively about international borders and the perceived need to defend these, adopting an innovative ‘preferred future’ methodology...

As the trend has evolved, the security-development nexus has received significant attention from policymakers as a new means to address security threats...

This handbook offers a comprehensive assessment of the main legal issues and challenges concerning the application of International Human Rights Law (IHRL) in disaster situations. ..