PA-X Timeline: a Data Visualization for the Peace Agreements Database
In this post Lucy Havens retraces the work of visualizing the PA-X database. The post was first published on PaxViz, a page dedicated to sharing the story of visualizing...
The ceasefire is essential – but what should happen next for peace in Afghanistan?
Sequencing Ceasefire Agreements: First, Last or in the Middle?
In this post, Robert Forster (PSRP Research Analyst) introduces his new briefing paper, Quick Guide to Ceasefire Arrangements, and highlights recent trends in ceasefire agreements, the challenges of sequencing ceasefires,Read More
Ending the Political Transition? Analysing the Nepal elections from an inclusion...
Following a decade long Maoist insurgency (1996-2005) and the peace process that followed it, Nepal elected political representatives at all three levels of government: the local election held in threeRead More
Peacebuilding: a view from the margins
This blogpost by Dr Zahbia Yousuf (PSRP researcher, Conciliation Resources) was first published on EU-CIVCAP. Statebuilding and peacebuilding discussions increasingly emphasise inclusion as a key ingredient for peaceful states...
My Priorities As UN Special Rapporteur on Counter Terrorism: The Problem of Permanent...
This blog post by Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, PSRP researcher from the Transitional Justice Institute (TJI), University of Ulster, Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society at the University...
Myanmar's Twin Transitions: Challenges and Choices
Last week, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked police and border outposts in Rakhine State of Myanmar, stating that it was taking ‘defensive action’ for fighting against persecution...
Peacebuilding: Resilient in Crisis
This blog post by Jan Pospisil, PSRP researcher, reviews David Chandler’s new book Peacebuidling, The Twenty Years’ Crisis, 1997-2017. In his most recent volume, ‘Peacebuilding: The Twenty Years’ Crisis’,...
In Between the Local and the Liberal: ‘Inclusive Political Settlement’ in the EU’s...
In this post, Dr Jan Pospisil critically reviews the European Union’s 2016 ‘Global Strategy’. He notes that ‘conflict settlement’ has become the term under which peace- and statebuilding attempts...