This article reviews critical responses to recent academic debates on resilience and
peacebuilding, with a focus on approaches that question the underlying logics of resilient …

Research on UN peacekeeping operations has established that operations' size and
composition affect peacekeeping success. However, we lack systematic data for evaluating …

The guiding principle of peacemaking and peacebuilding over the past quarter century has
been" liberal peace": the promotion of democracy, capitalism, law, and respect for human …

Complexity theory offers a theoretical framework for analysing how social systems prevent,
manage and recover from violent conflict. Insights from complexity suggest that for a peace …

Localization has emerged as a dominant reform paradigm guiding humanitarian,
development, and peacebuilding efforts on a global scale. It signals a commitment to shift …

UN peace missions are constantly evolving. Yet, we lack a detailed understanding of the
shifting types and objectives of peace missions beyond broad categorizations that …

Many scholars contend that United Nations peacekeeping has entered a period of transition,
but there is little consensus about the nature of this transition or where it may lead. This …

ABSTRACT UN peace operations need a new peacebuilding agenda that acknowledges
both the transboundary nature of conflict drivers and the multipolar nature of the global …

The past two decades have witnessed myriad 'turns' in peacebuilding scholarship. This
article explores these 'turns' and questions their influence on peacebuilding practice …

Today's vision of world order is founded upon the concept of strong, well-functioning states,
in contrast to the destabilizing potential of failed or fragile states. This worldview has …