Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution

In this study of struggles for ethnoterritorial autonomy, Bethany Lacina explains regional elites decision whether or not to fight for autonomy, an...

In May 1992 political and social tensions in the former Soviet Republic of Tajikistan escalated to a devastating civil war, which killed approximat...

Peace and Conflict is a biennial publication that provides key data and follows trends in national and international conflicts ranging from isolate...

Joint Winner of the Amaury Talbot Prize for African Anthropology 2014 Analyses the experiences of exile and return of Nuer women and men of all a...

One of the seventeen critical infrastructures vital to the security of the United States, the water supply system remains largely unprotected from ...

A sweeping and theoretically original analysis of the India-Pakistan rivalry from 1947 to the present. Since their mutual independence in 1947, In...

A sweeping and theoretically original analysis of the India-Pakistan rivalry from 1947 to the present. Since their mutual independence in 1947, In...

Researchers, activists, and educators draw inspiration from the radical thought of Lorenzo Milani to invite readers to explore the intricacies, log...

The author offers a rare window into the real world of UN peacekeeping missions in Côte dIvoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Democratic Republic...

Corporations in conflict zones and their provision of security are particularly relevant for understanding whether private actors are increasingly ...

In order to help the understanding of international campaigning activities of Non-Governmental Organisations, Tepe analyses the domestic politics o...

Understanding Collective Political Violence offers a unique view on contemporary processes of violent political mobilization across continents: Afr...

A Critical Humanitarian Intervention Approach explores ways of reconceptualising security in terms of Ken Booth's Theory of World Security. This ap...

Studies of Northern Ireland's ex-combatants ignore religion, while advocates of religious interventions in transitional justice exaggerate its infl...

In civil war the causal mechanism on recruitment of combatants is complicated because armed groups interact for context-based strategic. This book ...

This book provides a critical analysis of the reintegration challenges facing ex-combatants. Based on extensive field research, it includes detaile...

The increased targeting of civilians by militants raises serious and profound questions for policy-makers. Examining conflict in Northern Ireland, ...

Survival, the bi-monthly publication from The International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a leading forum for analysis and debate of internat...

Crisis Communication is an in-depth examination of recent tragedies and natural disasters that have occurred around the globe.The book covers three...

Through case-analysis and cross-sectional assessment of eleven countries this collection explores the most deeply divided societies in the world in...

By highlighting the scope and limitations of local NGO agencies, this book presents a unique perspective of the relationship between peacebuilding ...

McDowell and Braniff explore the relationship between commemoration and conflict in societies which have engaged in peace processes, attempting to ...

This book studies how religion influences the way people in Colombia remember a massacre of 79 civilians that occurred in a Catholic church in 2002...

We know of the blood and tears provoked by the projects of transformation of the world through war or revolution. Starting from the essay published...

A lively, first hand account of the ideas and activities of women and men in anti-war, anti-militarist and peace movements. The author looks at the...

Martin Luther King Jr. is known for famous speeches such as I Have a Dream, and his ability to inspire the people of the United States to demand eq...

Do international institutions really contribute to building a lasting peace? As diplomats, practitioners with these institutions, and experts on th...

The twenty-­first century has brought with it a shift from the notion of human security being located in secure national borders to the need to sec...

A lively, first hand account of the ideas and activities of women and men in anti-war, anti-militarist and peace movements. The author looks at the...

Based on original empirical research, this book explores retributive and gender justice, the potentials and limits of agency, and the correlation o...

This book evaluates the extent to which post-conflict reconstruction has addressed problems of horizontal inequalities through country case studies...