A Vertically Integrated Project
In October 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted a Landmark Resolution on Women, Peace and Security (UNSCR 1325). UNSCR 1325 was intended to mark a turning point for the representation and inclusion of women in politics and peace-building; but more than twenty years later, its implementation has been limited. Women remain marginalised from many decision-making spaces; they … Read more
Building on work by other team members on the role that NGOs can play in peacebulding, Visualising Peace student Sofia Lobue has done some in-depth research using quantitative methods to explore the relative impact of foreign aid programmes delivered by the US to various recipient countries. You can read her report below.
In the reflection below, Visualising Peace student Samuel Huff continues his research into NGO involvement in peacebuilding, looking specifically at the challenges and opportunities of co-operation between NGOs and governments.
‘There is no peace without justice’. This oft-repeated mantra papers over the complex reality of peacebuilding: while post-conflict justice is essential to sustainable peace, the search for justice can sometimes prove a barrier to reconciliation and post-conflict recovery. ‘Justice’ is also as challenging to define as ‘peace’. Justice for whom? Retributive justice, or restorative justice? … Read more