This 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…
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…
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…
This entry to the library from The New Yorker is a collection of three short works of fiction by the South American author Jorge Luis Borges, with the first two particularly relevant as examples of ‘peace literature’:…
In this article, Kimberly Theidon shines a light on the immense emotional weight that comes with carrying out research on violence and armed conflicts. Theidon draws on her own research in Latin America, wherein she…
‘Diamonds, foreign aid and the uncertain prospects for post-conflict reconstruction in Sierra Leone’ is an article written by Andrew Grant and published in The Round Table. The article links resources extraction to…
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…
“Emancipatory peacebuilding: critical responses to (neo)liberal trends” was written by Charles Thissen as a chapter in Critical issues in peace and conflict studies: Peace, theory and pedagogy, which was edited by…