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 …

This article explores the application of complexity theory to UN peacekeeping. To date,
peacekeeping has been dominated by linear models of change, assuming that conflict …

Method Consider a couple discussing where to retire. While other couples may have more,
fewer, or different concerns, in this case, theirs are limited to whether to live in a large city or …

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 …

This article explores the unintended consequences associated with the protection of
civilians (PoC) mandate in United Nations peacekeeping. Drawing primarily on two case …

The protection of civilians (PoC) has emerged over the past two decades to become one of
the core functions of United Nations peace operations. The PoC emerged as a moral …

The direct protection of civilians from the violence and harms of armed conflict is most often
understood in fixed, identity-centred terms: of what protection is, where it is located, of who …

Many commentators predicted that the impact of COVID-19 on Africa, with its high levels of
under-development and weak public health systems, will be particularly catastrophic. The …

This chapter introduces Complexity and Adaptive Peacebuilding and considers how it
contributes to the contemporary hybridity debate. Following a brief introduction to …