This is an extensively revised and updated version of a book that was originally published in
2007. In addition to bringing the text up to date in a rapidly changing region, there are …

In this book, Mathias Albert develops an ambitious theoretical framework that describes
world politics as a specific social system set within the wider political system of world society …

This study addresses the question why intergroup conflicts over scarce, renewable
resources in peripheral areas of the global South escalate into violence. In order to do so …

The proliferation of irregular armed actors which defy simplistic definition has caught public
and academic attention alike, not least in the pages of this journal. To move the debate on …

The future bioenergy crop potential depends on (1) changes in the food system (food
demand, agricultural technology),(2) political stability and investment security,(3) biodiversity …

International peace building in post-conflict societies has helped to bring armed conflicts to
an end and reduced the recurrence of war. According to some scholars, peace building has …

While jihadism appears to be on the rise in Africa, the explanations of violent extremist
groups' capacity to foment jihadi insurgencies and mobilize recruits remain poorly …

This paper draws on British Council commissioned research in response to concerns about
women's absence from senior leadership positions in higher education in South Asia. The …

Current international policy discourse routinely characterizes the condition of African states
in terms of either 'good governance', on one hand, or 'fragility'and 'failure', on the other. This …

This book examines how gendered agency emerges in peacebuilding contexts. It develops
a feminist critique of the international peacebuilding interventions, through a study of …