In 2015, students at the University of Cape Town used the slogan# RhodesMustFall to
demand that a monument of Cecil John Rhodes, the empire builder of British South Africa …

The presence of failed states in the international system has increased, especially after the
end of the cold war. Recent research demonstrates that state fragility and failure are strongly …

Bioarchaeological studies are highly successful in accessing multivalent past social
identities. This study applies social identity theory to contexts of violence, developing a …

Contemporary policy-making guided by the 'liberal peace'holds that peace is necessary for
states to emerge, and that peace-building and state-building do not only go in tandem, but …

Big, unexpected changes are here to stay. Slow, incremental change has become a relic of
the past. Today's shifts come fast and big, what Darrell West calls megachanges, in which …

This study investigates the influence of rural-urban economic disparities on the survival and
tactical choices of resident terrorist groups. These disparities inflame social and ethnic group …

The chapter critiques the role of the Nigerian government in providing security for its citizens,
with a particular focus on the problems of ungoverned spaces in Nigeria's vast and untamed …

Although peace-building and state-building are increasingly used interchangeably–
particularly in policy circles–historical and theoretical considerations call their presumed …

This book chapter addresses determinants of value creation by multinational enterprises
(MNEs) in the still largely neglected research context of bottom of the pyramid (BoP) …

This book is an introduction to the uncertainties and incongruities about madness. It is aimed
at all of those who are curious about this subject whether out of general inquisitiveness or …