Series: New Approaches to Conflict Analysis

Counter-Terror by Proxy sheds light on a fascinating and intriguing case of illiberal practices within a liberal regime. Spanish State agencies are revealed to have colluded with mercenaries and petty criminals to target members of the Basque militant group ETA. The aim was to pressure the French Government into greater cooperation in combating Basque terrorism. This compelling work assesses the...

Human Rights and the Borders of Suffering, now newly available in paperback, argues for greater openness in the ways we approach human rights and international rights promotion. In doing so, it brings new understanding to longstanding debates. Starting with the realities of abuse rather than the liberal architecture of rights, the book casts human rights as a language for probing...

Do political cartoons predict violence? To answer this question, Ilan Danjoux examined over 1200 Israeli and Palestinian editorial cartoons to explore whether changes in their content anticipated the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada in October of 2000. Despite stark differences in political, economic, and social pressures, a notable shift in focus, style, and tone accompanied the violence. With numerous illustrations...

Proscribing Peace offers a systematic examination of the impact of proscription on peace negotiations. By introducing the concept of 'linguistic ceasefire', Haspeslagh adds to our understanding of the timing and sequencing of peace processes in the context of proscription. With relevance for more than half of the conflicts around the world in which an armed group is listed as a...

This study, available for the first time in paperback, explores the normative dimension of the evolving role of the United Nations in peace and security and, ultimately, in governance. It deals with both the UN's changing raison d'être and the wider normative context within which the organisation is located. The study looks at the UN through the window of one...