There is an emerging consensus that women's participation in peace negotiations
contributes to the quality and durability of peace after civil war. However, to date, this …

Bringing armed conflicts to an end is difficult; restoring a lasting peace can be considerably
harder. Reclaiming Everyday Peace addresses the effectiveness and impact of local level …

The idea of studying peace has gained considerable traction in the past few years after
languishing in the shadows of conflict for decades but how should it be studied? The Peace …

This article introduces PA-X, a peace agreement database designed to improve
understanding of negotiated pathways out of conflict. PA-X enables scholars, mediators …

In Wars of Law, Tanisha M. Fazal assesses the unintended consequences of the
proliferation of the laws of war for the commencement, conduct, and conclusion of wars over …

Wars impose tremendous costs on societies and the question of how to end them is of
foremost importance. Several hundred books and scientific articles have been written on …

Once a set of civil war actors reach a final peace agreement, a number of different
implementation sequences are possible as the negotiated provisions are put into practice …

Human security refers in its broadest sense to the protection of individuals from harm.
Human Security: Theory and Action explores the theory and application of concepts central …

Attaining durable peace (DP) after a civil war has proven to be a major challenge, as many
negotiated agreements lapse into violence. How can negotiations to terminate civil wars be …

Approximately one-quarter of civil war peace agreements contain some reference to gender,
prompting the question of whether or not gender provisions within peace agreements are …