scholarly journals 10th Anniversary Compendium of Peace and Conflict Studies Authors and Topics

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshia Osamba
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Ethnic Politics ◽  
International Conflicts ◽  
10Th Anniversary ◽  
Peace And Conflict Studies ◽  
Doctoral Candidate ◽  
Peace And Conflict ◽  
The Us ◽  
African Journal

Joshia Osamba is a doctoral candidate in the DCAR at NSU. He is a former Fulbright fellow (2000-2002). Prior to coming to the US he was a lecturer of history at Egerton University (Kenya). His areas of research interest are ethnopolitical conflicts, governance, international conflicts, and indigenous approaches to conflict resolution. He has published articles in the Accord African Journal in Conflict Resolution, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Journal of Intergroup Relations, and ILSA Journal of International and Contemporary Law.

scholarly journals Evolution of International Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 8-17
Author(s):  
Omar Habibal
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
International Peace ◽  
Military Studies ◽  
Peace And Conflict Studies ◽  
Power Disparity ◽  
Peace And Conflict ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Peace And Conflict Resolution

In this paper review of the International Peace literature, specifically exploring the contemporary trends that function to align International Peace theory and practice with dominant interests. I begin with a critical historical overview of the development of this field, looking at the primary influences that have shaped and continue to impact it. A variation on this, peace studies (irenology), is an interdisciplinary effort aiming at the prevention, de-escalation, and solution of conflicts by peaceful means, thereby seeking "victory" for all parties involved in the conflict. This is in contrast to military studies, which has as its aim on the efficient attainment of victory in conflicts, primarily by violent means to the satisfaction of one or more, but not all, parties involved. Disciplines involved may include philosophy, political science, geography, economics, psychology, sociology, international relations, history, anthropology, religious studies, and gender studies, as well as a variety of others. Relevant sub-disciplines of such fields, such as peace economics, may be regarded as belonging to peace and conflict studies also. This establishes a power disparity between the conflict actors and the conflict resolution theorists/ practitioners, exacerbating the distance between the two groups and privileging the latter.

scholarly journals Externe Expertise und lokale Wirklichkeit – Ambivalenzen des lokal-global-Paradigmas im Irak am Beispiel irakischer Frauenorganisationen

2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annika Henrizi
Keyword(s):  
Women Activists ◽  
Peace And Conflict Studies ◽  
Peace And Conflict ◽  
The Us ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
External Actors ◽  
External Intervention ◽  
Local Perspectives ◽  
Democratic Country

Abstract. External intervention in Iraq has been widely criticised by practitioners and academics: The armed invasion of the US and its allies in 2003 aimed at toppling the Baath Regime and transforming Iraq into a democratic country. While it succeeded in ending the Baath regime, Iraq is far from doing well concerning security, economy and political progress. This situation is often represented as at least partly due to the failure of the US to integrate local perspectives and to pay attention to local needs. Against that backdrop the paper analyses how local actors – in my case non-governmental women's organisations – perceive and interact with international actors and knowledge frameworks. My empirical data show that the assessment of external engagement from a local perspective is far more ambivalent than a binary reading of local vs. external/global as persistent in peace and conflict studies suggests. I break with this binary reading by introducing three concepts to this debate – relations, heterogeneity and assessment of external actors. Thus, I aim to draw a more nuanced picture of the role of external expertises for the Iraqi society as it is perceived by women activists.

МЕЖДИСЦИПЛИНАРНОСТЬ В ПОДГОТОВКЕ КОНФЛИКТОЛОГОВ: СОСТОЯНИЕ И ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
А. И. Стребков ◽  
А. И. Мусаев
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Full Time ◽  
The Us ◽  
Promotional Materials ◽  
Russian Universities ◽  
Educational Methodology

The present article concerns with the modern state of things of the conflict resolution specialists’ training in the US universities. The analysis is based on the informational and promotional materials which were picked up from the 11 American universities’ websites. The aim of the analysis was the examination of the four sections, which are: the orientation of the academic program, the content of the program or the scope of the skills, the main methodology of the academic program and the educational technologies. Together with the analysis of the US universities’ academic programs the article provides the comparative analysis of these programs with the Russian academic programs. On the back of this comparative analysis the authors come to the comprehensive conclusion according to which the specialists’ training in the field of the conflict resolution and peacebuilding in the US does not have significant differences from Russian ones and is carried out within one international academic trend in regard to its main features which are: the orientation, content, educational methodology and technologies. The key distinction of the Russian training from the American one is that the Russian academic tradition does have the core subject matter around which the whole academic program is being developed and which is the conflict. This subject matter is being taken in its entirety and the conflict resolution is considered as the closing stage of the conflict studies specialists’ training whereas the academic programs of the US universities embrace the conflict resolution as the subject matter of the academic training and therefores leaves beyond the scope of the training both the theory of the conflict and the forms practice of its manifestation in a number of the programs. The letter is peculiar to both short-term academic programs and the full-time two-year academic programs as it is accepted in the educational space of the Russian Federation. Furthermore, the authors of the article make up the conclusion of the coinciding major educational methodology which guides the academic programs of the American and Russian universities and which is developed on the principles of the interdisciplinarity.

Range of Modern Military Operations: From Diversification to Synergy

2013 ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
M. Shishatskii
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
International Security ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
International Conflicts ◽  
Points Of View

Changed nature of international conflicts over the last decade has led to the doctrinal evolution of US, NATO, EU as well as of other key actors in the sphere of international security. Most of the recent doctrines are characterized by the intention to develop capacities for implementing the full range of military and other operation within the broader approaches to security. The author focuses on the main features of different actors’ contemporary points of view on conflict resolution.

A culture of peace and leadership education

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erich P. Schellhammer
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Education ◽  
Leadership Studies ◽  
Conflict Studies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
World Community ◽  
Effective Leaders ◽  
Peace And Conflict Studies ◽  
Peace And Conflict ◽  
Culture Of Peace ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the connections between the principles of a culture of peace and leadership education. It argues that leadership should be informed by the values of a culture of peace. This, in turn, compels leadership education to teach mindsets, values and competencies aligned with a culture of peace. Design/methodology/approach The paper explores the evolution of leadership theory within the context of an increasingly complex world. It then uses United Nations materials to identify principles for a culture of peace as it is now widely acknowledged by the world community. Identifying correspondence between both theoretical realms the paper identifies peace leadership education goals that are supported by established peace organizations and by philosophical and psychological scholarship. Findings The paper establishes a direct link between the values of a culture of peace and leadership that is adequate as well as successful to address the complexity of today’s world. It also identifies key principles that need to be adopted by leadership education to prepare students to become effective leaders. The paper also explores essential educational tools for leadership educators. Practical implications The theoretical framework presented in this paper can be used to adjust leadership education to give practical guidance for aspiring leaders. It is also useful for peace and conflict studies programmes interested in developing peace leaders. Originality/value The interrelationship between leadership studies and peace and conflict studies constitutes a new field of academic inquiry. The present paper is one of the first in the field and is intended to further establish this new disciplinary orientation.

Bridging the gap between cyberwar and cyberpeace

2021 ◽  
Vol 97 (6) ◽  
pp. 1727-1747
Author(s):  
Joe Burton ◽  
George Christou
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Security Studies ◽  
Cyber Warfare ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Conflict Studies ◽  
Critical Security Studies ◽  
Peace And Conflict Studies ◽  
Peace And Conflict ◽  
Conceptual Debate

Abstract The conceptual debate around the term cyber warfare has dominated the cybersecurity discipline over the last two decades. Much less attention has been given during this period to an equally important question: what constitutes cyber peace? This article draws on the literatures in peace and conflict studies and on desecuritization in critical security studies, to suggest how we might begin to rearticulate the cybersecurity narrative and shift the debate away from securitization and cyberwar to a more academically grounded focus on desecuritization and cyber peace. It is argued that such a move away from a vicious circle where states frame cybersecurity predominantly within a national security narrative and where they seek to perpetually prepare for cyberwar, to a virtual cycle of positive cyber peace, is not only a desirable, but a necessary outcome going forward. We assert that this is particularly important if we are to avoid (continuing) to construct the very vulnerabilities and insecurities that lead to the prioritization of offence and destruction in cyberspace, rather than transformative, human-centred development in information and communications technology innovation.

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