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…
In this article, Margaret O’Callaghan takes a closer look at the creation of an Irish national identity in the early years of the Free State. She examines the need to establish an individual identity, separate from…
In this short piece, Buthpitiya is introducing an extremely interesting nuance in Conflict Resolution. There is a tendency for people to think that peace automatically has positive meanings and implications. In the…
This piece is a short autoethnographic description of the author – an adopted Cambodian child who grew up in Southern America – coming back to a memorial place and remembering the violence of the Khmer Rouge during the…
‘Novel Truths: Literature and Truth Commissions’ is an article that was written by Paul Gready and published by Penn State University Press in Comparative Literature Studies. Within it, Gready examines the relationship…
Aid and Violence, with Special Reference to Sierra Leone is an article written by David Keen, which investigates the relationship between international aid and violence in Sierra Leone. The author mentions three…
““Terrorism and Taboo: an anthropological perspective on political violence against civilians” is an article written by Jeffry Sluka which examines the anthropological methods of studying state violence. The author…
“Towards a Human Security Approach to Peacebuilding is a research brief written by Madoka Futamura, Edward Newman, and Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh, supported by the United Nations, considering how the concept of human…
“Demanding Sacrifice: War and Negotiation in Sri Lanka is a book written by Jeremy Armon and Liz Philipson, discussing war and peace in Sri Lanka. The authors make a comparison between the war in Sri Lanka and the…
The book Do No Harm: How Aid can Support Peace- or War? is written by Mary Anderson. It is about the complicated relationship between war and peace, and also some principles for foreign intervention in peace projects.…