Most literature on peacebuilding has been characterized by the intention to set resilience as
an alternative to liberal peace or as a reproduction of it, thus conflating different types of …

Recent critical perspectives on peacebuilding have sought to shed light on experiences so
far marginalized by mainstream approaches. In particular, critics have pushed …

We started thinking about the concepts of normalcy and normalization in 2016, in what
seems like a lifetime ago. Since our first work on the subject (Lemay-Hébert and Visoka …

The 'state fragility'lens is going through a major existential crisis at the moment. Traditional
state fragility indexes are increasingly seen as the extension of the privileged few's …

This article explores how local resilience is realised in post-conflict reconstruction, by
examining the redevelopment of Buddhist institutions in Cambodia. It firstly proposes three …

The 2016 US presidential election was of tremendous interest to citizens of the US, as well
as to observers around the world, with coverage being front page news for most news …

How has the local turn approach been translated within peacebuilding mission mandates?
Novelties introduced by International and Regional Organizations' strategic documents …

North Waziristan, one of the former tribal agencies of Pakistan, was brought to the spotlight
largely by militancy and terrorism. After curtailing terrorism through the military offensive, the …

This thematic issue addresses how strategic narratives affect international order. Strategic
narratives are conceived of as stories with a political purpose or narratives used by political …

Intellectuals, particularly within Western societies, occupy privileged positions which enable
them to scrutinize the actions of those in power–having the time, expertise, and resources to …