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…
‘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…
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.…
This book, here displayed in an online format, explains what Quakers believe and how they practice their faith. The book is written by a committee of British Quakers, and therefore represents a more comprehensive view…
The article begins by setting out the context of Northern Ireland following the Good Friday Agreement, arguing that the region had experienced a top-down peace process conducted primarily at the level of state…
This article reconceptualizes planetary urbanization, defined as unsustainable growth of the capitalist city, which violates the spatial justice of other types of settlement, as urbicide. Lesutis argues that the…
This article focuses on the court systems in the wake of the Rwandan genocide which targeted the people responsible for the organisation of mass killings, as well as individual criminals in isolated villages. Saul…
The justice processes which took place in Rwanda following the 1994 genocide have received much press, mostly positive. But Longman, like some other authors examining the processes in retrospect, adds nuance to this…
This report highlights challenges, future prospects and opportunities with regards to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 16 for peace, justice, and strong institutions. The authors acknowledge the integrated nature…
This commentary explores the challenges that a liberal conception of peacebuilding poses to the establishment of socio-economic transitional justice, a supporting pillar for marginalised communities and a major shift…