The Globalization of International Society re-examines the development of today's society of
sovereign states, drawing on a wealth of new scholarship to challenge the landmark account …

In the five years since the first edition of Conflict and Development was published the
awareness of the relationship between conflicts and development has grown exponentially …

Recent years have witnessed a “local turn” in the study and practice of peacebuilding,
international development, and transitional justice (TJ) that has emphasized the importance …

In The Massacres at Mt. Halla, Hun Joon Kim presents a compelling story of state violence,
human rights advocacy, and transitional justice in South Korea since 1947. The “Jeju 4.3 …

It is commonly assumed that approximately 300.000 children 1 worldwide participate
actively in armed conflict. 2 The most recent comprehensive report on the use of child …

East Asia, until recently a boiling pot of massacre and blood-letting, has achieved relative
peace. A region that at the height of the Cold War had accounted for around eighty percent …

The UN human rights agenda has reached the mature age of 70 years and many UN
mechanisms created to implement this agenda are themselves in their middle-age, yet …

While international criminal courts have often been declared as bringing 'justice'to victims,
their procedures and outcomes historically showed little reflection of the needs and interests …

The conflict in Nepal (1996–2006) resulted in an estimated 15,000 deaths, 1,300
disappearances, along with other serious human rights and humanitarian law violations …

In recent years, the transitional justice field has become increasingly concerned with
ensuring meaningful participation from a wide range of actors. In response, a burgeoning …