Land: Großbritannien
The UK must continue to face outwards, during and after Brexit
Ethnographic Peace Research: Strengths, Challenges, and Ethics
While Peace Research (PR) has always incorporated different methodological approaches, large-N studies of state-level effects have driven the policy and practice of peace intervention. Above and beyond the influence of other contributing disciplines – such as anthropology, economics, history, law, psychology, or sociology – International Relations (IR) and its dominant quantitative wing have influenced the… Ethnographic Peace Research: Strengths, Challenges, and Ethics weiterlesen
Der Gipfel globaler Verantwortung(slosigkeit): Ein Plädoyer für Nachhaltigkeit anstelle militärischer Aufrüstung
Die G7 ist sicherlich kein Hort der partizipativen Gestaltung der Welt, sondern vielmehr der elitäre Zusammenschluss sieben gleichgesinnter westlicher Industriestaaten. Mit dem bewussten Ausschluss Russlands sowie dem Fernhalten aufstrebender Mächte wie China, Indien, Brasilien oder der Türkei kontrastiert das Zusammentreffen eine sich immer stärker herausbildende, multipolare Weltordnung. Das Treffen mit verlesenen afrikanischen Staatschefs am Rande… Der Gipfel globaler Verantwortung(slosigkeit): Ein Plädoyer für Nachhaltigkeit anstelle militärischer Aufrüstung weiterlesen
2014 Right Livelihood Awards presented in Stockholm
On Monday 1 December, the 2014 Right Livelihood Awards was presented to Alan Rusbridger from the U.K., Asma Jahangir from Pakistan, Basil Fernando and the Asian Human Rights Commission (Hong Kong), and Bill McKibben from the U.S. The Award Ceremony took place in the Swedish Parliament. 2014 Awards honour courageous and effective work for… 2014 Right Livelihood Awards presented in Stockholm weiterlesen
Understanding Conflict: Research, ideas and responses to security threats
Conflict defines the contemporary era. The attacks of 9/11 still cast a long shadow over foreign and domestic policy agendas in the UK and many other countries. The 2001 attacks led to the launch of the ‘Global War on Terror‘, with invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as a host of other military interventions by… Understanding Conflict: Research, ideas and responses to security threats weiterlesen
Peace and Conflict: an Interdisciplinary Conference
The Conference of the British Conflict Research Society is an interdisciplinary event that brings together academics, practitioners and policy makers to discuss a broad range of issues relating to peace and conflict studies. We welcome abstracts of proposed papers (200-300 words) or panels (500 words) before 30th April 2014. Submissions are welcome on any theme,… Peace and Conflict: an Interdisciplinary Conference weiterlesen
Shaping Peace – Local Infrastructures and State Formation
What shapes peace? We are familiar with the top-down interventions organised around military, statebuilding and governance interventions, but what about the local infrastructures of peace that involve local agency? How does this agency create new institutions or interacts with existing ones? What are the sources of inspiration for these local infrastructures, and how do they… Shaping Peace – Local Infrastructures and State Formation weiterlesen
MA Peace and Conflict Studies (Kent, Marburg)
The University of Kent and University of Marburg are now accepting applications for the international double degree programme Peace and Conflict Studies for the 2013-2014 year. This international double award is jointly offered by the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent and the Centre for Conflict Studies at the University… MA Peace and Conflict Studies (Kent, Marburg) weiterlesen
Peace Studies (MA)
Peace Studies deals with one of the most pressing issues of the contemporary world – the challenges that confront actors in conflict and post-conflict societies. The course will reflect on the complexity of peace and peacebuilding, combining theoretical approaches with opportunities for in-depth case study research. The aim of this programme is to deconstruct… Peace Studies (MA) weiterlesen