This text analyzes the notion that Peace Studies should be viewed as a new critical perspective through which literature can be studied, much like feminism, racial, or queer studies. In particular, the article offers…
This article examines the notion of peace studies as a discipline that is dominated by female scholars and aims to examine this phenomenon. It notes a correlation between sexism and militarism and identifies the…
This text investigates Samuel Beckett’s novel Murphy as a potentially pacifist text. Published in 1938, Murphy is an avant-garde novel whose eponymous protagonist, an unemployed Irishman in London, finds pleasure only…
This academic article argues for an examination into the “intersectionality” of peace as a means of better understanding the dynamics of power structures and identities with regards to peacebuilding efforts. The text…
Drawing on feminist peace and conflict studies, this article situates peace in the everyday as an ontological disruption to traditional peace studies. This ‘microsociology’ of peace can be seen as a mundane experience…
This text views peace operations through the lens of governance where the distribution of aid and resources is employed to both reinforce the values of the liberal peace and portray them as being universally applicable…
This text by John Mearsheimer is a foundational theoretical work in the field of International Relations and outlines the inherently conflictual nature of great power politics. The piece explores the enduring nature of…
This short journal piece introduces the “Liberal Peace Theory”, the concept of how peace is formed and maintained between liberal states in the international system, and critically examines its foundational pillars.…
This article undoubtedly has an informative value, as it is one of the few publications that delve into the history and characteristics of the connection between religion and feminism in Islam. However, one has to be…
This article explores legal requirements for transgender people seeking asylum. It is an interesting article to question the extent of how legal systems mirror cultural paradigms, and what space queer voices are…