What strategies can be employed to conceptualize peace? In recent years, scholars have
introduced an impressive array of “peace with adjectives” in order to make sense of some of …

Decentralization in Ukraine is lauded as the most successful of the country's reforms. The
devolution of power to local government has not been without controversy; however, as …

Climate change and its potentially violent consequences for international peace and security
have transformed the United Nations (UN) approach to Sustaining Peace. One of the …

Any vision of peace must 'grapple not only with war but also with continuums of violence and
peace that extend from the home and community to the public spaces of international …

Inclusion is seen as a 'golden standard'in conflict mediation, and multitrack peace processes
as a tool to operationalize it. However, when non-official (Track Two and Three) actors do …

This thesis highlights the ambiguous nature associated with decolonization practices within
the NGO community. It explores the underlying coloniality of the sector, power relations …