Ethnic Nationalism and the Challenge of Achieving Sustainable Peace in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian government’s pursuit of ethnic dominance and maintaining ethnic federalism poses a serious threat to Ethiopia’s long-term peace and stability.
Interpreting Indigenous Peacebuilding Civil Society Organisations
Frameworks of ‘problem-solvers’ and ‘autonomous political activists’ underline the contrasting ways in which the impact of indigenous CSOs upon peacebuilding are evaluated.
Interview – Roger Mac Ginty
Roger Mac Ginty discusses peacebuilding, everyday practices and peace, and the field of peace and conflict studies.
Interview – Daniela Nascimento
Daniela Nascimento explains the concept of new humanitarianism and the differing impacts of humanitarian aid in global conflicts.
Understanding Peacebuilding: An Issue of Approach Rather than Definition
The complexity or difficulty in understanding peacebuilding derives from the multiple approaches articulated for addressing a conflict’s root causes.
Interview – Georgi Engelbrecht
Georgi Engelbrecht talks about his role as a Senior Analyst for International Crisis Group, the Bansamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, next year’s elections in the Philippines and conflict in Southeast Asia.
Pluriversal Peacebuilding: Peace Beyond Epistemic and Ontological Violence
Pluriversal peace may play important roles in navigating inevitable conflicts in the shared pursuit of a world in which different ways of knowing and being can coexist.
Opinion – Are Peacemakers Really Blessed?
Premature awards to Henry Kissinger, Aung San Suu Kyi and Abiy Ahmed indicate that ‘God’ and the Nobel Committee don’t always keep the same standards.
Interview – Chamindra Weerawardhana
Chamindra Weerawardhana discusses decolonial intersectional feminist epistemology, transfeminist politics, LGBTIQ+ rights in South Asia, activism and decolonising peacebuilding.
Interview – Kon K. Madut
Kon Madut outlines how ethnic politics has impacted governance in South Sudan, the potential for a ‘sustainable peace’, challenges to promoting reproductive health, and the upcoming 2022 elections.
