The local turn in peace research emphasises the crucial role of cultural context and
culturally determined conceptualisations of conflict, security and peace. It emerged as a …

The frequent failure of international peace missions and the 'crisis of the liberal peace'led to
the promotion of a local or cultural turn in peace research and work that focuses on the role …

Ethnographic peace research (EPR) is best defined not as a specific methodology for data
collection, but as an approach to peace research that allows a particular depth of insight and …

Peacebuilding scholarship has not responded adequately to critiques of peacebuilding
practice. This failure results from two related problems; an implicit assumption of a …

ABSTRACT While Peace Studies has always incorporated different research
methodologies, large-N quantitative methods and state-level findings have dominated the …

Dynamics of peace and conflict emerge in the complex non-linear circulation of influence
across scales, from the local to the global and back. Recently proposed methodologies for …

This article explores the role of war related attractions as an infrastructure for peace,
particularly in post conflict areas. Emphasis is given to war museums and their narratives …

For 50 years positive peace has served as an aspirational goal for many scholars and
practitioners of peace. However, much recent scholarly literature evidences a substantial …

Since the downfall of Suharto dictatorial regime in 1998, Indonesia has witnessed the
upsurge of various Islamist groups that have in turn potentially threatened the country’ s …

Since the downfall of Suharto's authoritarian government in 1998, Indonesia has witnessed
a variety of violent conflicts, intergroup tensions and Islamist radicalism, which in turn pose …