Peace is studied in many different disciplines. This resource enables users to compare approaches in Classics, Comparative Literature, English, Film Studies, History, IR, Psychology, Social Anthropology, Sustainable Development…
Mission StatementThis article discusses the impact of ethnic conflict in Myanmar on the country’s language and education policies through data gathered over nine months of fieldwork in 2011. The article begins by contextualising the…
In this article, Mary Amanda Stewart reflects on how classroom activities centred around the refugee experience informed her teaching of refugee students during an English language summer literacy program. Stewart…
This blog entry by Philip V. Bohlman discusses the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Bohlman begins by discussing how ‘Stefania’, the song entered for the competition by…
This article by Raymond Cohen aims to shed light on the influence of language and culture on conflict resolution. Cohen carries this out by exploring and comparing the vocabulary of conflict resolution in English,…
This chapter discusses the role of language and its relationship to peacebuilding, peacekeeping and consolidating peace in Africa. Specifically, the chapter looks at Cameroon’s language policies and the ways in which…
This article offers a reformulation of the concept of resilience. Marie E. Berry brings into question the neo-liberal and individualised idea(l)s of resilience, especially considering conflictual areas where survivors…
In this article, the authors evoke that self-care and compassion are crucial yet overlooked aspects of Gender-Based-Violence (GBV) research practice. First and foremost, they call for institutional change to enhance…
In this article, Reinisch examines the motivations and ideology of teenagers and young adults involved in dissident republican activity with a focus on Na Fianna Éireann, a dissident republican youth organization in…
In this chapter, Richard Parfitt examines the use of music by different nationalist factions in Ireland during a period of intense revolutionary activity and civil unrest between 1913 and 1921. He analyses music’s…
This article examines the role that the popular Irish sporting organization, the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), played in the construction of an Irish identity and promotion of ‘Irishness’ during the Gaelic…