JOURNAL OF PEACE RESEARCH
Scope & Guideline
Advancing the discourse on global peace and conflict.
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Conflict Dynamics and Resolution:
The journal explores the various dimensions of conflict dynamics, including initiation, escalation, and resolution strategies. It provides insights into the processes that underlie peace negotiations, mediation efforts, and the factors influencing successful conflict resolution. - Human Rights and Security:
Research often intersects human rights issues with security studies, examining how violations of rights can lead to conflict and how security measures can impact rights. This area emphasizes the importance of ethical considerations in conflict and peacebuilding efforts. - Data-Driven Approaches:
The journal is notable for its commitment to introducing and utilizing new datasets that enhance the understanding of conflicts, peace processes, and security dynamics. This includes datasets on rebel governance, civil war mediation, and various forms of violence. - Interdisciplinary Perspectives:
The journal promotes interdisciplinary research that draws from political science, sociology, economics, and environmental studies, reflecting the complex nature of peace and conflict phenomena. - Impact of External Factors:
The influence of external actors, such as international organizations, states, and non-state actors on local and international conflicts is a recurring theme, highlighting the interconnectedness of global and local dynamics.
Trending and Emerging
- Cyber Conflict and Security:
The rise of cyber conflict as a significant area of research is evident, with studies examining the implications of cyber operations on international relations and domestic politics, highlighting the need for new frameworks to understand these dynamics. - Environmental Conflict and Cooperation:
Emerging research links environmental issues with conflict and cooperation, addressing how climate change and resource scarcity can drive violence while also exploring opportunities for collaboration through environmental initiatives. - Gender and Conflict:
The increasing focus on gender dynamics in conflict and peace processes is notable, with studies investigating the roles of women in conflict, the impact of gendered violence, and the importance of gender-inclusive peacebuilding. - Public Opinion and Political Violence:
There is a growing interest in how public perceptions shape responses to violence and conflict, including studies on electoral violence, societal reactions to terrorism, and the role of media in framing these issues. - Data Innovations and Methodological Advances:
The introduction of innovative datasets and advanced methodologies is on the rise, facilitating more robust analyses of conflict dynamics, including experimental designs and sophisticated statistical techniques.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional State-Centric Security:
Research focusing solely on state-centric security paradigms is becoming less frequent, as scholars increasingly recognize the importance of non-state actors and grassroots movements in conflict and peacebuilding. - Historical Conflict Analysis:
While historical analysis remains relevant, there is a noticeable decline in studies solely focused on historical conflicts without contemporary implications. The journal is shifting towards more immediate, data-driven analyses that address current conflicts. - Simplistic Approaches to Peacebuilding:
There is a waning interest in simplistic models of peacebuilding that do not account for the complexity of social, economic, and political factors. More nuanced approaches that consider multiple variables and stakeholder perspectives are gaining traction. - Focus on Military Solutions:
Research advocating for military solutions to conflicts appears to be decreasing, with a growing emphasis on diplomatic, humanitarian, and nonviolent strategies instead. - Homogeneous Case Studies:
There is a decline in the prevalence of case studies that do not incorporate diverse contexts or comparative analyses, as the journal encourages broader applicability and generalizability of findings.
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