The debate between realism and idealism continues to mark the discipline of International Relations. On the one hand, realism argues that international politics is a struggle for power and a…
Resistance can take many forms. In Palestine, to exist is to resist. For the last fifty-four years Palestinians have found many inventive and innovative ways to resist the Israeli occupation,…
This article looks at the topic of the role of Yemeni women in conflict resolution in Yemen, regarding the informal and formal peace processes. This study analyses scientific literature and…
On the 25th of October 2017, Sophia, the humanoid robot created by Hanson Robotics, was declared an official Saudi citizen during the Summit on Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Saudi…
The 2015-refugee crisis fully hit Greece after years of strict austerity, challenging notions of entitlement, the role of institutions, and overall assumptions on migration. This article examines Greek asylum and…
This article examines the importance of belonging to a group that puts pressure internationally through a coalition pursuing similar goals. The process of coalition building has been central in Brazil’s…
This paper presents the behaviourist “non-normative” Peace Research (PR) tradition with two objectives. One objective is to locate this field in relation to closely related fields of research. PR specificity…
This article explores pacifist approaches to conflict resolution based on principles, justifying the pacifist standard grounded in actors’ belief systems (spiritual and ethical principles). This article gives a brief overview…
Peacebuilding has become a guiding principle of international intervention in the periphery since its inclusion in the Agenda for Peace of the United Nations in 1992. The aim of creating…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has entered into its second decade of operations and has established itself at the centre of an international criminal justice system, comprising also domestic jurisdictions…