Is peace more likely to prevail when the peace accord includes civil society actors such as
religious groups, women's organizations, and human rights groups? This is the first …

In this ground-breaking and much-needed book, Stellan Vinthagen provides the first major
systematic attempt to develop a theory of nonviolent action since Gene Sharp's seminal The …

Participation of citizens in political decision making is a core concept of functioning
democracies. Civil society has therefore tremendously important roles to play within …

Based on extensive fieldwork in Sri Lanka, we analyze how the Liberation Tigers of Tamil
Eelam (LTTE) acquired legitimacy and how legitimation impacts civilian perceptions of the …

3 peacebuilding are related to a liberal optimism that believes that human societies can be
perfected, and a trust in institutional fixes. In many cases these 'liberal peace'interventions …

The photograph is a puzzling one. It appears to be taken from high up on a boat, with a calm
sea stretching to the background horizon. Two incomplete figures frame the central image …

In most post-conflict countries nongovernmental organizations are everywhere, but their
presence is misunderstood. In The NGO Game Patrice McMahon investigates the …

Civic engagement and the role of social actors within the framework of the nation state is
widely accepted, at least in the OECD world, in both politics and academia. The significance …

'Peace in Political Unsettlement'is a result of the academic endeavour initiated by the
Political Settlements Research Programme (PSRP) at the University of Edinburgh Law …

Nowhere in the world is the demand for peace more prominent and challenging than in
Africa. From state collapse and anarchy in Somalia to protracted wars and rampant …