Browsing National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies by Date Published
Now showing items 1-20 of 60
-
A crisis of criticality? Reimagining academia in international peacebuilding
Intellectuals, particularly within Western societies, occupy privileged positions which enable them to scrutinize the actions of those in power – having the time, expertise, and resources to analyse motives, expose lies, ... -
The role of school culture in teacher professional development for peace education: The case of three schools in post-conflict Aceh, Indonesia
This thesis aims to explain the relations between the practice of school culture and teacher professional development for peace education, particularly in a post-conflict society in Indonesia. The thesis arises from the ... -
Defending a castle under siege: A critical examination of the British counter-extremism in schools strategy
This thesis offers a critical analysis of the underlying logic of Britain’s counter-extremism in schools strategy. It begins with a foundational concern regarding the emphasis placed on countering ideology in countering ... -
The Emergence and Intensification of Hydropolitical Conflict Intentionality in Aotearoa-New Zealand
Environmental security literature has devoted a significant amount of attention to the nexus between resource abundance and conflict. Important research has assessed this relationship by focusing on non-renewable resource ... -
‘No Spy Waihopai’: How does Praxis Inform the Theories of Pragmatic Nonviolence?
This research attempts to analyse whether the praxis of a failed nonviolence campaign informs Gene Sharp’s pragmatic nonviolence theories. It summarises the theory into an eleven point checklist, and then outlines the ... -
Presidential Statements and US use of Force
Studies examining the relationship between the public statements political leaders use in times of international disputes and a state’s dispute behaviour have traditionally focused on hostile statements used by political ... -
Faa Samoa: Peacebuilder or Peacebreaker? Understanding Samoa's Domestic Violence Problem: A Peace and Conflict Perspective.
Over the past 30 years, Samoa has been a model example of peace and stability throughout the Pacific region. The fusion of traditional (fono o matai and faamatai) and western institutions (Westminster style of democracy) ... -
Envisioning an Anarcho-Pacifist Peace: A case for the convergence of anarchism and pacifism and an exploration of the Gandhian movement for a stateless society
The primary aim of peace and conflict studies is to build a world that is free from the suffering that results from violence in all of its forms. No political theories pursue this more than pacifism and anarchism: pacifism ... -
Nothing about us, without us: The pursuit of inclusive and accessible positive peace
People with disabilities are the largest minority in the world; a minority that continues to face high instances of direct, structural and cultural violence during times of peace, as well as during times of conflict and ... -
The Hidden Potential of the Palestinian Resistance in Israel: A Grounded Theory Study on Resistance among Palestinian Activists in Israel
After nearly seventy years of adopting the same tools of protest, either by taking part in the Israeli political system through participation in elections or practicing cultural resistance, Palestinian activists feel that ... -
Authoritarian Politics and the Outcome of Nonviolent Uprisings
This thesis examines how the internal dynamics of authoritarian regimes influence the outcome of mass nonviolent uprisings. Although research on civil resistance has identified several factors explaining why campaigns ... -
Peace, violence, and the everyday in the Maoist conflict in Junglemahal, India
At the local level, violent conflict and peace are part of ordinary people’s everyday life. During a conflict, local people are faced with everyday challenges that constantly require making choices and taking action, some ... -
The Success of Online Activism in China: A Comparative Case Study
The aim of this study is to determine what drives the success of online-supported social movements in China. Research into understanding the rising phenomenon of online activism remains limited to date. While scholarship ... -
Owning Peace: Assessing the Impact of Local Ownership of Police Reforms on Post-conflict Peace
In the aftermath of armed conflict the (re) establishment of well-functioning and legitimate security institutions is touted as fundamental for the development of sustainable peace. Post-conflict police reform, often carried ... -
Fanohge Famalåo’an & Fan’tachu Fama’lauan: Women Rising Indigenous Resistance to Militarization in the Marianas Archipelago
This project examines how Indigenous women nonviolently resist the invisible and visible sexist and environmental politics of everyday and expanding militarization by the United States in the Marianas Archipelago. As ... -
Military Order Disobedience: An Analysis of Personal and Political Transformation
The discipline of Peace and Conflict Studies attempts, in part, to understand the origins of conflicts and to propose strategies of intervention aimed at transforming the attitudes of the conflicting parties. However, ... -
The Theory and Practice of Emancipatory Counterterrorism
In response to the 9/11 attacks, the US declared a global war on terror to fight and stop terrorists. Immediately, the Global War on Terror was dominated by the use of military force and violence, and replete with nefarious ... -
War, Identity, and Inherited Responsibility in Sino-Japanese Relations
Groups in conflict develop different and often contesting interpretations of the past, particularly if that history involves a violent injustice. How both perpetrator and victimised groups deal with their past history is ... -
Arts, Peacebuilding and Decolonization: A Comparative Study of Parihaka, Mindanao and Nairobi
In the last two decades, research on the ‘power of the arts’ in building peace has increased to a level where one can legitimately make the claim that there now exists an emerging, or perhaps even a resurgent, academic ... -
Social Justice Narrative and the Mainstreaming of Fair Trade Globalisation within the market or alternative globalisation: assessing the radical hiding in plain view
Fair Trade faces challenges of both growth and placement within or beside a global system that is increasingly dominated by vertically integrated corporate players, certification labelling and the marketing of ethical ...