A New Era of UN Peacekeeping? The Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Africa
The implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda via Security Council Resolution 1325 has the potential to advance gender in UN peacekeeping missions in Africa.
From Bandung to R2P: Non-Western Contributions to Modern Sovereignty
Contributions of non-Western states challenge narratives about the natural expansion of international society or the construction of a solely Western global order.
On African Sources of Knowledge: Studies into the Instrumentality of Ubuntu for IR
Integrating the theoretical framework of the philosophy of “Ubuntu,” originating from South Africa, has the potential to be an instrumental force in IR.
Female Genital Cutting in Africa: The West and the Politics of ‘Empowerment’
Western models of empowerment bring only one dimension of gendered power and agency that are unlikely to have the same purchase in the Female Genital Cutting context.
“Fake It Till You Make It?” Post-Coloniality and Consumer Culture in Africa
Consumer culture exists in many African societies and it is heavily influenced by cultural assimilation.
Jus Commercium Armis: Amidst the Abyss of Arms
The ethics of the arms trade can be looked from contrasting political, economic, legal and theoretical viewpoints.
Ripening Conflict in Civil Society Backchannels: The Malian Peace Process (1990–1997)
The successful resolution of ethnic conflict in Mali illustrates the role that civil society can play in creating mutually beneficial negotiations between armed groups.
Women, Peace and… Continued Militarism? Revisiting UNSCR 1325 and Its African Roots
Women play a valuable role in peacekeeping in African contexts. However, their participation in stereotypically gendered peace processes and structures is not enough.
The Sound of the Egyptian Subaltern in 2011 Revolutionary Protest Songs
The analysis of music broadens the scope of Subaltern Studies within International Relations by revealing new voices and insights.
Local Peace Aspirations and International Perceptions of Peacebuilding in Somalia
The UN should promote a hybrid state order in Somalia, combining a limited central state with existing local governance initiatives, instead of a liberal state model.
