Burguieres' article is a seminal work in establishing the cultural underpinnings of the relationship between women and the "feminine" in peace studies. Burguieres tackles the issue of women's centrality in peace…
This short article engages with the possible dialogue between queer theory and mainstream International Relations (IR) theory. Sjoberg seeks to enlighten our understanding of possible interlinked understandings of…
This article analyses the nexus between theory and practical action. More specifically, Huysmans uses the term “thick signifier” to indicate a term whose definition is not implicitly given, but rather constructed; the…
This article provides an interesting analysis of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, contextualising the play as a commentary of political negotiations towards peace that were happening at the time. However, the author analyses…
This article explores the connection between peace and fertility in Aristophanes’ plays, further contributing to the research on the connection between representations of nature and visualisations of peace. Dillon also…
This article further explores the connection between women’s presence in peacekeeping efforts and the durability of said peace, giving a clear account of the efforts that have been made so far to create gender…
This article examines the nexus between security and peace, explaining how methods to achieve peace that go through military action are actually a source of insecurity for women. While Arostegui acknowledges the…
This article constitutes a pivotal point in the establishment of critical theory, and specifically feminist theory, in the field of International Relations theory. More specifically, Tickner clearly states how the lack…
This article explores the consequences of peace agreements being gender-inclusive and how this practice actively promotes gender standardization. Reid analyses a set of data from peace treaties and the implementations…
This article discusses the visualisation of peace on the artistic level, analysing how political authorities attempted to reconstruct a peaceful portrayal of Iran after the Iran-Iraq war of 1988 by using images of…